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Sun Update Connection - Enterprise Bare Metal Installation Guide
Book Information
Preface
Chapter 1 Installing the Bare Metal Installation Server
BMI (Overview)
BMI Prerequisites
Network Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
Installing the BMI Software
Install Sun Update Connection – Enterprise
To Install Sun Update Connection – Enterprise
Install Software Dependencies
Red Hat
SUSE
Install the BMI Software
To Install the BMI Software
Configure the BMI Server Environment
To Configure the BMI Server Environment
Upload the Restart Script
To Upload the Restart Script
Set Up the Environment For the BMI Server
To Create a BMI Admin User Account
To Create a BMI Policy File and Profiles
Upgrade the BMI Software
Chapter 2 Using the Bare Metal Installation Server
Starting the BMI Server
To Start the BMI Server
Setting Up Your Environment
To Configure BMI Channels
To Configure IA-32 Channels
To Configure AMD-64 Channels
To Configure IA-64 Channels
To Configure Solaris Software Channels
Creating or Provisioning Machines
Before You Begin
To Install a Linux Distribution or the Solaris OS
Reprovisioning Servers
To Reprovision a Server
Editing Files
Before You Begin
To Edit the netboot File
To Edit the Kickstart or the YaST Files
Using BMI in Customized Environments
Template Files
BMI Template Directories
BMI Server Macros in Template Files
Host Files
Customizing Files
Customizing Template Files
Customizing Host Files
To Create Customized Template Files
Maintaining Customization
Troubleshooting
Appendix A Appendix A
Supported Distributions
Installation Distributions
Provisioning Distributions
Glossary
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