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Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide
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Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to OS Provisioning
OS Provisioning Overview
OS Provisioning Process Overview
OS Provisioning Command Overview
Hardware and OS Requirements for Systems to be Provisioned
RAM and Disk Space Requirements
Supported Operating Systems for Provisioning
Chapter 2 Provisioning UNIX Operating Systems
UNIX OS Provisioning Overview
Supported UNIX Operating Systems
UNIX OS Provisioning Process
Provisioning the Solaris 10 Operating System
To Provision the Solaris 10 OS
Managing UNIX OS Distributions
Copying OS Distributions and Flash Archives
To Copy an OS Distribution From ISO Files
To Copy a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack OS Distribution from ISO Files
To Copy an OS Distribution From CDs or a DVD
To Create a Flash Archive
To Copy a Flash Archive to the Management Server
To Delete an OS Distribution
Managing OS Profiles
Creating, Listing, and Modifying OS Profiles
Default OS Profiles
Best Practices for Modifying Default OS Profiles
To List the Available OS Profiles
To Create an OS Profile
To Clone an Existing OS Profile
To Modify an OS Profile
To Modify the Default Solaris OS Profile for a Sun Fire V40z or a SPARC V440 Server
To Modify a Solaris 9 OS Profile for a Sun Fire V20z Server With a K2.0 Motherboard
To Delete an OS Profile
Installing the UNIX OS on Managed Servers
Deploying OS Profiles
To Load an OS Profile on a Server or a Server Group
To Initiate Network Boot Manually
Chapter 3 Provisioning Windows Operating Systems
Windows OS Provisioning Process Overview
Windows Image Server Requirements
Supported Windows Operating Systems
Supported Windows Hardware Platforms
Creating Windows Distributions
To Set Up a Windows Image on the Windows RIS Server
To Create a Windows OS Distribution
To Create a Windows OS Profile
To Modify a Windows OS Profile
Installing the Windows OS on Managed Servers
To Load a Windows OS Profile
Potential Issues Related to Provisioning Windows OS
Chapter 4 Working with Diskless Clients
Diskless Client Overview
Diskless Client Provisioning Process Overview
Configuring the Diskless File System
To Configure a Link to a Solaris Diskless Client Image
To Create a Diskless Client Profile
Installing Diskless Clients
To Install a Diskless Client
To Install a Group of Diskless Clients
Managing Diskless Clients
Uninstalling Diskless Clients
Viewing Diskless Client Profiles
Chapter 5 Managing Packages, Patches, and RPMs
Introduction to Managing OS Updates
Installing Custom OS Updates
Installation Script Overview
Installing Multiple Solaris Packages
Managing OS Updates
To Copy an OS Update
To Copy a Custom OS Update
To Load an OS Update on a Server or a Server Group
To List the Available OS Updates
To List the OS Updates Installed on a Managed Server
To Delete an OS Update
To Uninstall an OS Update From a Managed Server
To Uninstall an OS Update on a Server Group
Chapter 6 Managing Firmware SP, BIOS, and ALOM Updates
Managing Firmware Updates (Overview)
Managing Firmware Updates (Tasks)
To Copy a Firmware Update
To Load a Firmware Update on a Server or a Server Group
To List the Available Firmware Updates
To List the Firmware Updates Installed on a Managed Server
To Modify Firmware Update Information
To Delete a Firmware Update
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