After performing the required prerequisite tasks for using AI, plus any optional customization tasks, you are ready to install the client system. The installation begins when you boot the client system over the network.
Boot a SPARC client as follows:
Bring the system to the ok OBP prompt, then boot the system.
ok boot net:dhcp - install
If you are not using DHCP, use this command:
ok setenv network-boot-arguments host-ip=client-ip, router-ip=router-ip,subnet-mask=subnet-mask,hostname=hostname, file=wanboot-cgi-file
When you use the network-boot-arguments variable, the SPARC client does not have DNS configuration information. Ensure that the AI manifest that is used with the client specifies an IP address instead of a host name for the location of the IPS package repository, and for any other URI in the manifest.
Boot the system.
ok boot net - install
See Installing a SPARC Client in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems for a list of the events that occur during a SPARC client installation.
Perform a PXE boot of an x86 client as follows:
Boot the client system.
When the client boots, instruct the firmware to boot from the network by typing the specific key sequence when the firmware screen (BIOS or UEFI) is displayed.
For information about UEFI firmware support on x86 platforms, seeBooting Systems With UEFI and BIOS Firmware From the Network in Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
When the GRUB menu is displayed, select the second entry (Automated Install), then press Return to install that image.
Oracle Solaris 11.2 Text Installer and command line Oracle Solaris 11.2 Automated Install
See Installing an x86 Client in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems for a list of the events that occur during an x86 client installation.
For examples of a different types of installation scenarios, see Automated Installer Use Cases in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .