test

Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide

Installing Solaris Flash Archives on a Boot Environment

This section provides the procedure for using Solaris Live Upgrade to install Solaris Flash archives that are stored on the following:

Note –

For examples of the correct syntax for paths that are associated with archive storage, see archive_location Keyword.

Installing a Solaris Flash archive overwrites all files on the new boot environment except for shared files.

To use the Solaris Flash installation feature, you need to have installed the master system and to have created the Solaris Flash archive. For more information about Solaris Flash, see Chapter 19, Solaris Flash Installation Feature (Topics). To create a Solaris Flash archive, see the following procedures:

To Install a Solaris Flash Archive on a Boot Environment (Character Interface)

  1. From the Solaris Live Upgrade main menu, select Flash.

    The Flash an Inactive Boot Environment menu is displayed.

  2. Type the name of the boot environment where you want to install the Solaris Flash archive and the location of the installation media:


    Name of Boot Environment: Solaris_9
Package media: /net/install-svr/export/Solaris_9/latest

  3. Press F1 to add an archive.

    An Archive Selection submenu is displayed.


    Location            - Retrieval Method
<No Archives added> - Select ADD to add archives

    This menu enables you to build a list of archives. To add or remove archives, proceed with the following steps.

    1. To add an archive to the menu, press F1.

      A Select Retrieval Method submenu is displayed.


      HTTP
NFS
Local File
Local Tape
Local Device

    2. On the Select Retrieval Method menu, select the location of the Solaris Flash archive.

      Media Selected 

      Prompt 

      HTTP 

      Specify the URL and proxy information that is needed to access the Solaris Flash archive. 

      NFS 

      Specify the path to the network file system where the Solaris Flash archive is located. You can also specify the archive file name. 

      Local file 

      Specify the path to the local file system where the Solaris Flash archive is located. 

      Local tape 

      Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Solaris Flash archive is located. 

      Local device 

      Specify the local device, the path to the Solaris Flash archive, and the type of file system on which the Solaris Flash archive is located.  

      A Retrieval submenu is displayed, similar to the following example, which depends on the media you selected.


      NFS Location:

    3. Type the path to the archive, as in the following example.


      NFS Location: host:/path/to archive.flar

    4. Press F3 to add the archive to the list.

    5. (Optional) To remove an archive from the menu, press F2.

    6. When the list contains the archives that you want to install, press F6 to exit.

  4. Press F3 to install one or more archives.

    The Solaris Flash archive is installed on the boot environment. All files on the boot environment are overwritten, except for shareable files.

    The boot environment is ready for activation. See To Activate a Boot Environment (Character Interface).

To Install a Solaris Flash Archive on a Boot Environment (Command-Line Interface)

  1. Log in as superuser.

  2. Type:


    # luupgrade -f -n BE_name -s os_image_path -a archive
    -f

    Indicates to install an operating system from a Solaris Flash archive.

    -n BE_name

    Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be installed with an archive.

    -s os_image_path

    Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image. This directory can be on an installation medium, such as a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, or it can be an NFS or UFS directory.

    -a archive

    Path to the Solaris Flash archive when the archive is available on the local file system. The operating system image versions specified with the -s option and the -a option must be identical.

    Example 36–7 Installing Solaris Flash Archives on a Boot Environment (Command-Line Interface)

    In this example, an archive is installed on the second_disk boot environment. The archive is located on the local system. The operating systems versions for the -s and -a options are both Solaris 9 releases. All files are overwritten on second_disk except shareable files.


    # luupgrade -f -n second_disk \
-s /net/installmachine/export/Solaris_9/OS_image \
-a /net/server/archive/Solaris_9

    The boot environment is ready to be activated.

To Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Profile (Command-Line Interface)

This procedure provides the steps to install a Solaris Flash archive or differential archive by using a profile.

If you added locales to the profile, make sure that you have created a boot environment with additional disk space.

  1. Log in as superuser.

  2. Create a profile.

    See Table 36–2 for a list of keywords that can be used in a Solaris Live Upgrade profile.

  3. Type:


    # luupgrade -f -n BE_name -s os_image_path -j profile_path
    -f

    Indicates to install an operating system from a Solaris Flash archive.

    -n BE_name

    Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded.

    -s os_image_path

    Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image. This directory can be on an installation medium, such as a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, or it can be an NFS or UFS directory.

    -j profile_path

    Path to a profile that is configured for a flash installation. The profile must be in a directory on the local machine.

    The boot environment is ready to be activated.

    Example 36–8 Install a Solaris Flash archive on a Boot Environment With a Profile (Command-Line Interface)

    In this example, a profile provides the location of the archive to be installed. 

    # profile keywords         profile values
# ----------------         -------------------
 install_type              flash_install
 archive_location          nfs installserver:/export/solaris/flasharchive/solarisarchive

    After creating the profile, you can run the luupgrade command and install the archive. The -j option is used to access the profile. 


    # luupgrade -f -n second_disk \
-s /net/installmachine/export/solarisX/OS_image \
-j /var/tmp/profile

    The boot environment is then ready to be activated. To create a profile, see To Create a Profile to be Used by Solaris Live Upgrade.

To Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Profile Keyword (Command-Line Interface)

This procedure enables you to install a Solaris Flash archive and use the archive_location keyword at the command line rather than from a profile file. You can quickly retrieve an archive without the use of a profile file.

  1. Log in as superuser.

  2. Type:


    # luupgrade -f -n BE_name -s os_image_path -J 'profile'
    -f

    Indicates to upgrade an operating system from a Solaris Flash archive.

    -n BE_name

    Specifies the name of the boot environment that is to be upgraded.

    -s os_image_path

    Specifies the path name of a directory that contains an operating system image. This directory can be on an installation medium, such as a DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, or it can be an NFS or UFS directory.

    -J 'profile'

    Specifies the archive_location profile keyword. For the keyword values, see archive_location Keyword.

    The boot environment is ready to be activated.

    Example 36–9 Installing a Solaris Flash Archive By Using a Profile Keyword (Command-Line Interface)

    In this example, an archive is installed on the second_disk boot environment. The -J option and the archive_location keyword is used to retrieve the archive. All files are overwritten on second_disk except shareable files. 


    # luupgrade -f -n second_disk \
-s /net/installmachine/export/solarisX/OS_image \
-J 'archive_location http://example.com/myflash.flar'