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Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations     Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Information Library
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Preface

Part I Planning to Install Over the Network

1.  Where to Find Oracle Solaris Installation Planning Information

2.  Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks)

3.  Preconfiguring With a Naming Service or DHCP

Part II Installing Over a Local Area Network

4.  Installing From the Network (Overview)

5.  Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks)

6.  Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks)

7.  Patching the Miniroot Image (Tasks)

8.  Installing Over the Network (Examples)

9.  Installing From the Network (Command Reference)

Part III Installing Over a Wide Area Network

10.  WAN Boot (Overview)

11.  Preparing to Install With WAN Boot (Planning)

WAN Boot Requirements and Guidelines

Web Server Software Requirements and Guidelines

Server Configuration Options

Storing Installation and Configuration Files in the Document Root Directory

Storing Configuration and Security Information in the /etc/netboot Hierarchy

Customizing the Scope of the WAN Boot Installation

Specifying Security and Configuration Information in the /etc/netboot Directory

Sharing Security and Configuration Information in the /etc/netboot Directory

Storing the wanboot-cgi Program

Digital Certificate Requirements

WAN Boot Security Limitations

Gathering Information for WAN Boot Installations

12.  Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)

13.  SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)

14.  SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Examples)

15.  WAN Boot (Reference)

Part IV Appendixes

A.  Troubleshooting (Tasks)

B.  Installing or Upgrading Remotely (Tasks)

Glossary

Index

Gathering Information for WAN Boot Installations

You need to gather a wide variety of information to configure your network for a WAN boot installation. You might want to write down this information as you prepare to install over a WAN.

Table 11-2 and Table 11-3 are worksheets to record the WAN boot installation information for your network.

Table 11-2 Worksheet for Collecting Server Information

Information Needed
Notes
Install server information:
  • Path to the WAN boot miniroot on install server

  • Path to the JumpStart files on the install server

WAN boot server information:
  • Path to the wanboot program on the WAN boot server

  • URL of the wanboot-cgi program on the WAN boot server

  • Path to the client's subdirectory in the /etc/netboot hierarchy on the WAN boot server

  • (Optional) File name of the PKCS#12 certificate file

  • (Optional) Host names of any machines other than the WAN boot server that are required for WAN installation

  • (Optional) IP address and TCP port number of the network's proxy server

Optional server information:
  • URL of the bootlog-cgi script on the logging server

  • IP address and TCP port number of the network's proxy server

Table 11-3 Worksheet for Collecting Client Information

Information
Notes
IP address for the client's subnet
IP address for the client's router
IP address of the client
Subnet mask for the client
Host name for the client
MAC address of the client