Custom JumpStart Installation Launches the Interactive Installation Program

Description:

If the installation program detects an invalid parameter or parameter value in a shared profile or in host properties, the hands-off installation terminates. Then, the interactive installation program launches so you can correct the problem or otherwise continue with the installation.

This scenario occurs if you provide an invalid parameter value. For information about custom JumpStart keywords, see "Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks)" in Solaris 9 Installation Guide.

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The custom JumpStart keywords correspond to the Change Manager parameters, but the names are different. The Change Manager parameters begin with the base_config_ string, but the content part of the string matches closely to the custom JumpStart keyword names. To see a description of the Change Manager parameters, see Chapter 10, Creating Shared Profiles and Host Properties (Reference).

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Cause:

The installation program detects the parameter problem, but cannot correct it. The custom JumpStart installation cannot continue, so it launches the interactive installation program.

Solution:

To correct the problem, review the parameters and parameter values for the managed host that failed to perform the custom JumpStart installation.

Ensure that the parameters and parameter values are correct. See Chapter 10, Creating Shared Profiles and Host Properties (Reference) for a description of the parameters specified in shared profiles and by host properties.

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Be careful when copying the encrypted root password from /etc/shadow to the shared profile. Do not include the colon (:) field delimiters as part of the base_config_sysidcfg_rootpw property value.

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If you find the problem and correct it, restart the initial installation.

If you do not find the problem, review the parameters and parameter values in the shared profile or in the host properties.

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Note -

If you are installing only one managed host, you might continue with the interactive installation. This solution is not advisable unless you are installing just one managed host with a simple software stack.

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