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Oracle Solaris 11 Express Automated Installer Guide Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
1. Automated Installer Overview
2. Setting Up an AI Install Server
4. Specifying Installation Instructions
5. Configuring the Client System
8. Automated Installations That Boot From Media
A. Troubleshooting Automated Installations
System Administration Commands installadm(1M)
NAME
installadm - Manages automated installations on a
network
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/installadm
installadm create-service [-b <property>=<value>,...]
[-f <bootfile>] [-n <svcname>] [-i <dhcp_ip_start>
-c <count_of_ipaddr>] [-s <srcimage>] <targetdir>
installadm delete-service [-x] <svcname>
installadm list [-n <svcname>] [-c] [-m]
installadm enable <svcname>
installadm disable <svcname>
installadm add-manifest -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
[-c <criteria=value|range> ... | -C <criteria.xml>]
installadm delete-manifest -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
installadm set-criteria -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
-a|-c <criteria=value|range> ... | -C <criteria.xml>
installadm create-client [-b <property>=<value>,...]
[-t <imagepath>] -e <macaddr> -n <svcname>
installadm delete-client <macaddr>
installadm help [<subcommand>]
DESCRIPTION
The automated installer (AI) is used to automate the
installation of the Oracle Solaris OS on one or more
SPARC and x86 systems over a network. The
installations can differ in architecture, packages
installed, disk capacity, and other parameters.
The minimal configuration necessary to use the
automated installer is to have one system as the
server and one client on which to install. On the
server, you set up an installation service, which
is associated with manifests, or specifications,
for specific x86 installations or SPARC installations.
Manifests can include information such as a target
device, additional packages, partition information,
and other parameters. When the client boots, a
search is initiated for a manifest that matches the
client's machine specifications. When a matching
manifest is found, the client is installed with the
Oracle Solaris release according to the specifications
in the manifest file.
Use the installadm create-service command to set up
an install server and create an install service.
An install service is a network entity that specifies
the parameters for a particular type of installation.
These specifications are defined in XML manifest
files.
The automated installer uses AI ISO images to create
the install services. An AI ISO image is a collection
of software in a single file. This image is unpacked
when an install service is created and used to create
a net image that enables client installations.
Once an install server and an installation service are
set up, you can install the Oracle Solaris release to a
client on the network, per the default specifications
in the install service, by booting the client system.
If you want to perform various types of installations
in a network, you can create and manage additional
install services tailored for each type of
installation by using the installadm create-service
command. For example, you can set up an install
service that installs the Oracle Solaris OS to x86
clients and a service that installs the Oracle Solaris
OS to SPARC clients.
If you have clients with varying machine specifications,
you can manually create or modify manifests so that the
manifests cover those specific machine specifications.
Then, you can use the installadm add-manifest command
to add your new manifests to an install service. You can
also use add-manifest to specify criteria to be used in
determining which manifest should be selected for an
installation. You can change criteria already associated
with a manifest with the installadm set-criteria command.
If you want a specific client to use a specific
install service, you can associate a service to a
client by using the installadm create-client command.
The installadm utility can be used to accomplish the
following tasks:
- Set up install services
- Set up installation images
- Set up or remove clients
- Add or delete manifests
- Specify or modify criteria for a manifest
- Enable or disable install services
- List install services
- List manifests for an install service
SUBCOMMANDS AND OPTIONS
The installadm command has the subcommands and options
listed below. Also, see EXAMPLES below.
installadm
Displays command usage.
installadm create-service [-b <property>=<value>,...]
[-f <bootfile>] [-n <svcname>] [-i <dhcp_ip_start>
-c <count_of_ipaddr>] [-s <srcimage>] <targetdir>
Creates an install service.
The command provides the following functionality:
- Takes an AI ISO image (<srcimage>), unpacks it,
and sets up a net image in a target directory
(<targetdir>. The net image enables client
installations.
- Creates an install service and makes it
available on the network.
Note the following specifications:
- For SPARC install services, the first install
service created on an install server is the
service that will be used for all client
installations that use the install server. If
you want a client to use a different
install service from this install server, you
must use the installadm create-client command
to create a client-specific configuration.
- By default, both a net image and an install
service are created.
- If an existing install service name is provided,
that existing service is used.
- If the -s option is not used, and the
<targetdir> contains a valid net image, then a
new install service is created with the
existing net image.
- If the -i option and the -c option are used,
and a DHCP server is not yet configured, a DHCP
server is configured.
- If an already-configured DHCP server exists,
that DHCP server is updated.
- If DHCP is running on a remote system, updates
can happen through secure shell. User must
provide authentication.
-b <property>=<value>,...
For x86 clients only, sets a property value
in the service-specific menu.lst file in /tftpboot.
Use this option to set boot properties that are
specific to this service. This option can accept
multiple property=value pairs.
-f <bootfile>
Uses this boot file for the install service. If
boot file doesn't exist, it is created. If this
option is not specified, a boot file is created
with a default name.
-n <svcname>
Uses this install service name instead of default
service name.
Note: If the -n option is not used, a unique name
for the install service is automatically assigned
using the format,
"_install_service_<port_number>".
For example, if the port number that installadm
selected for an install service is 46510, and
the -n option was not used to provide a custom
name for the install service, then the install
service name will be "_install_service_46510."
-i <dhcp_ip_start>
Sets up a new DHCP server. The IP addresses,
starting from dhcp_address_start, are set up.
-c <count_of_ipaddr>
Sets up a total number of IP addresses in the
DHCP table equal to the value of the
count_of_ipaddr. The first IP address is the
value of dhcp_ip_start that is provided by the
-i option.
-s <srcimage>
Specifies location of AI ISO image to use for
setting up the install service.
<targetdir>
Required: Specifies location to set up net image.
installadm delete-service [-x] <svcname>
Deletes an install service. Accomplishes the
following:
- Removes install service from the network.
- Stops the web server that is running for this
install service.
- Removes the manifest files and web server
configuration for this install service.
-x Deletes the install service and also removes the
associated target net image.
<svcname>
Required: Specifies the install service name.
installadm list [-n <svcname>] [-c] [-m]
Lists all enabled install services on a server.
-c
Lists the clients of the install services on a local
server.
-m
Lists the manifests associated with the install ser-
vices on a local server.
-n <svcname>
Lists information about the specific install service
on a local server. Or, if the -c option is speci-
fied, lists the client information associated with
the specified install service. Or, if the -m option
is specified, lists the manifests associated with
the specified install service.
installadm enable <svcname>
Enables a specified install service. Also,
enables the web server associated with the
service.
<svcname>
Required: Specifies the name of the install
service to be enabled.
installadm disable <svcname>
Disables a specified install service. Also,
disables the web server associated with the
service.
<svcname>
Required: Specifies the name of the install
service to be disabled.
installadm add-manifest -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
[-c <criteria=value|range> ... | -C <criteria.xml>]
Associates manifests with a specific install
service, thus making the manifests available on
the network, independently from creating a
service. When publishing a non-default manifest,
it is required to associate criteria either via
criteria entered on the command line (-c) or
via a criteria XML file (-C).
-m <manifest>
Required: Specifies the path name of the manifest
to add.
-n <svcname>
Required: Specifies the name of the install
service this manifest is to be associated with.
-c <-c <criteria=value|range> ...>
Optional: Specifies criteria to be associated with the
added non-default manifest. When publishing a default
manifest, criteria must not be specified. When
publishing a non-default manifest, criteria must be
specified.
-C <criteria.xml>
Optional: Specifies the path name of a criteria
XML file containing criteria to be associated with the
added non-default manifest. When publishing a default
manifest, criteria must not be specified. When
publishing a non-default manifest, criteria must be
specified.
installadm delete-manifest -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
Deletes a manifest that was published with a
specific install service.
-m <manifest>
Required: Specifies the name of an AI manifest
as output by installadm list with -n option.
-n <svcname>
Required: Specifies the name of the install
service this manifest is associated with.
installadm set-criteria -m <manifest> -n <svcname>
-a|-c <criteria=value|range> ... | -C <criteria.xml>
Updates criteria of an already published manifest.
Criteria can be specified via the command line or
or via a criteria xml file. Criteria must be
specified with one of the mutually exclusive
options, -a, -c, or -C.
-m <manifest>
Required: Specifies the name of a manifest.
-n <svcname>
Required: Specifies the name of the install
service this manifest is associated with.
-c <-c <criteria=value|range> ...>
Optional: Specifies criteria to replace all existing
criteria for the manifest.
-a <-a <criteria=value|range> ...>
Optional: Specifies criteria to be appended to the
existing criteria for the manifest. If the criteria
specified already exists, the value/range of that
criteria is replaced by the specified value/range.
-C <criteria.xml>
Optional: Specifies the path name of a criteria
XML file containing criteria to replace all existing
criteria for the manifest.
installadm create-client [-b <property>=<value>,...]
[-t <imagepath>] -e <macaddr> -n <svcname>
Accomplishes optional setup tasks for a specified
client, in order to provide custom client
settings that vary from the default settings used
by the installadm create-service command. Enables
user to specify a non-default service name and
image path for a client:
- Specifies installation service for that client.
- Sets up DHCP macro, if it doesn't exist.
-b <property>=<value>,...
For x86 clients only, sets a property value
in the client-specific menu.lst file in /tftpboot.
Use this option to set boot properties that are
specific to this client. This option can accept
multiple property=value pairs.
-e <macaddr>
Required: Specifies a MAC address for the client.
-n <svcname>
Required: Specifies the install service for client
installation.
-t <imagepath>
Specifies the path of the net image to be used with
automated installer.
installadm delete-client <macaddr>
Deletes an existing client's specific service
information that was previously set up using the
installadm create-client command.
<macaddr>
Required: Specifies a MAC address for the client.
installadm help [<subcommand>]
Displays the syntax for the installadm utility.
<subcommand>
If subcommand is provided, the command provides
the syntax for that subcommand.
CRITERIA FILES
A criteria XML file allows you to specify criteria for a
manifest by passing the file to the add-manifest or
set-criteria commands. Criteria can be specified as a
value or a range, by using the following tags.
For a criterion with a specific value:
<ai_criteria_manifest>
<ai_criteria name=XXXX>
<value>yyyy</value>
</ai_criteria>
</ai_criteria_manifest>
where XXXX is the name of the criterion (e.g. MAC, IPV4,
MEM, or ARCH) and yyyy is the value of the criterion.
For a criterion with a range:
<ai_criteria_manifest>
<ai_criteria name=XXXX>
<range>
yyyy1
yyyy2
</range>
</ai_criteria>
</ai_criteria_manifest>
where XXXX is the name of the criterion (e.g. MAC, IPV4,
or MEM) and yyyy1 and yyyy2 are the lower and uppper
bounds of the range.
Multiple criteria may be specified in the file between
the <ai_criteria_manifest> and </ai_criteria_manifest>
tags.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Set up an install server and an install
service for the first time. The command includes a
starting IP address and total count of IP addresses,
in order to configure the DHCP server.
Example% # installadm create-service -n 0906x86 \
-i 10.6.68.201 -c 5 -s \
/export/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-x86.iso \
/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86
In this example, the terminal displays the progress
as follows:
Setting up the target image at
/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86 ...
Registering the service 0906x86._OSInstall._tcp.local
Creating DHCP Server
Created DHCP configuration file.
Created dhcptab.
Added "Locale" macro to dhcptab.
Added server macro to dhcptab - line1-x4100.
DHCP server started.
Added network macro to dhcptab - 10.0.0.0.
Created network table.
copying boot file to
/tftpboot/pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris-1
Service discovery fallback mechanism set up
The AI ISO image is at
/export/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-x86.iso. The command
sets up a net image and an install service that is
based on the AI ISO image.
The installation net image is created in the
/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86 target directory.
This net image enables client installations.
The progress display shows that the install service,
named 0906x86, is created.
A boot file is created, also named 0906x86,
under /tftpboot. The client will get this file name
through DHCP. The command also creates a link from
the net image at /export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86
to a web server that is running on port 5555.
The DHCP server and macro is created. The starting
IP address is 0.6.68.201. Five IP addresses are
allocated for clients. The command results
identify the macro as dhcp_macro_0906x86.
Example 2: Use the following sample command to set
up a client that references a specific install service
and a specific net image location.
The install service and net image should already exist.
# installadm create-client -b "console=ttya" \
-e 0:e0:81:5d:bf:e0 -t \
/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86 -n 0906x86
In this example, the terminal displays the
following output:
---
Setting up X86 client...
Service discovery fallback mechanism set up
Detected that DHCP is not set up on this server.
If not already configured, please create a DHCP macro
named 0100E0815DBFE0 with:
Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.6.68.29
Boot file (BootFile) : 0100E0815DBFE0
If you are running the Solaris DHCP Server, use the
following command to add the DHCP macro,
0100E0815DBFE0:
/usr/sbin/dhtadm -g -A -m 0100E0815DBFE0 -d \
:BootSrvA=10.6.68.29:BootFile=0100E0815DBFE0:\
GrubMenu=menu.lst.0100E0815DBFE0:
Note: Be sure to assign client IP address(es) if needed
(e.g., if running the Solaris DHCP Server, run pntadm(1M)).
----
In this example, the command creates a
client-specific setup for the system with MAC address
of 0:e0:81:5d:bf:e0.
This client will use the install service previously
set up, named 0906x86, and the net image at
/export/aiserver/osol-0906-ai-x86.
Using the -b option, the command sets the console
value, <console=ttya>, in the client-specific
menu.lst file in /tftpboot.
As shown above, this command outputs the name of
the client-specific macro, 0100E0815DBFE0,
and its values that need to be added to the DHCP
server. If you have a Sun DHCP server, create the
above macro on your DHCP server by running the dhtadm
command from the output on your DHCP server.
The pntadm(1M) command may need to be called if you
set up a Sun DHCP server and client IP addresses
need to be assigned. See the pntadm(1M) manpage for
more information.
On systems which support graphic interfaces, the
DHCP Manager may be used instead of the dhtadm or
pntadm commands. See the dhcpmgr(1M) manpage for more
information.
Example 3: Use the following sample command to replace
the default manifest for an existing install service,
service_092910, with a custom manifest, my_manifest.xml.
The manifest contains a name attribute, name="default",
which designates it as the default manifest.
# installadm add-manifest -m my_manifest.xml \
-n service_092910
Example 4: Use the following sample command to list the
install services on a local server:
# installadm list
In this example, the terminal displays the following output:
Service Name Status Arch Port Image Path
------------ ------ ---- ---- ----------
svc-2008-11 off x86 45602 /export/server/osol-0811-ai-x86
svc-2009-06 on x86 45601 /export/server/osol-0906-ai-x86
svc-bld-127 on x86 45603 /export/server/osol-b127-ai-x86
Example 5: Use the following sample command to list the
clients for a specific install service of a local server:
# installadm list -c -n svc-2009-06
In this example, the terminal displays the following output:
Service Name Client Address Arch Image Path
------------ -------------- ---- ----------
svc-2009-06 01:C2:52:E6:4B:E1 x86 /export/server/osol-0906-ai-x86
Example 6: Use the following sample command to list the man-
ifests associated with a specific install service on a local
server:
# installadm list -m -n svc-2009-06
In this example, the terminal displays the following output:
Manifest Criteria
-------- --------
devpublisher.xml arch = i86pc
ipv4 = 010.000.002.015
mac = 01:C4:51:E6:4B:E6 - 01:C4:51:E6:4B:E9
mem = 2048 MB
Example 7: Use the following sample command to add manifest1
to svc1 with a criteria of MAC address equaling
"aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff":
# installadm add-manifest -m manifest1 -n svc1
-c MAC="aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"
Example 8: Use the following sample command to add manifest2
to svc1 with a criteria of an IPv4 range between 10.0.2.100
to 10.0.2.199:
# installadm add-manifest -m manifest2 -n svc1
-c IPV4="10.0.2.100-10.0.2.199"
Example 9: Use the following sample command to add manifest3
to svc1 with a criteria of 2048MB memory or greater and an
architecture of i86pc:
# installadm add-manifest -m manifest3 -n svc1
-c MEM="2048-unbounded" -c ARCH=i86pc
Example 10: Use the following sample command to append to
the criteria of manifest2 of svc1, a criterion of 4096MB
memory or greater:
# installadm set-criteria -m manifest2 -n svc1
-a MEM="4096-unbounded"
Example 11: Use the following sample command to replace the
criteria of manifest2 of svc1 with the criteria specified by
the file, /tmp/criteria.xml:
# installadm set-criteria -m manifest2 -n svc1
-C /tmp/criteria.xml
See the CRITERIA FILES section for more information on the
contents of the criteria xml file.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | install/installadm |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | None / Under Development |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
pntadm(1M), dhcpmgr(1M), attributes(5)
Oracle Solaris Automated Installer Guide on
http://docs.sun.com/
Getting Started with Oracle Solaris on
http://docs.sun.com/
Last Changed October 12, 2010
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