Method C: Booting From the CD-ROM on the Boot Server

Use this procedure to set up the boot server, boot the host system from the boot server console window, and disable Solaris Resource Manager.

For Sun Enterprise 10000 systems, "boot server" refers to the SSP, "host system" refers to the domain, and "console window" refers to the netcom window (see the netcon(1M) man page in the Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.2 Reference Manual in the Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.2 Collection).

To Set Up the Boot Server

1. Insert the Solaris CD into the CD-ROM drive on the boot server.

   After the CD is inserted, it will take about 1 minute for Volume Manager to mount the CD-ROM.

2. Log in to the boot server as superuser.

3. Change directories to the /Tools directory on the CD:

   # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.X/Tools

4. Execute the share(1M) command in the console window:

   # share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s0

5. Set up the host system as an install client:

   # ./add_install_client host_name sun4u

   The add_install_client(1M) command should share the CD across the net.

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   Note -

   If the /etc/nsswitch.conf file contains a DNS entry in its host list, you could receive the following message:

   Error: host_name does not exist in the NIS ethers map.

   If you receive this message, remove the DNS entry in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file, add the host_name to the ethers map if the name is not already in the map, and rerun the add_install_client(1M) command.

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6. Exit the superuser level.

To Boot the System From the Network

1. Open a host system console window and drop down to the OpenBoot^TM PROM prompt, ok.

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   Note -

   For Sun Enterprise 10000 systems, a host system console window refers to a netcon(1M) window. This implies that the bringup(1M) command has been successfully executed for the host system.

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2. Boot the host system from the network:

   ok boot net

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   Note -

   You should have an alias (usually net) in OpenBoot PROM for the proper network interface. Use that alias with the boot(1M) command, as shown in the previous example. Otherwise, you must type in the complete OpenBoot PROM device path. If you specify an alias (or path) that does not describe the proper network interface, the boot command will fail.

   If an alias does not exist for a network interface that is on the same subnet as the boot server, you can create one by typing:

   ok nvalias net device_path

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   The boot net command starts the suninstall utility. This utility prompts you to provide site and platform-specific information.

   For more information about the suninstall utility and instructions specific to the Sun Enterprise 10000, refer to the Solaris 7 Sun Hardware Platform Guide in the Solaris 7 on Sun Hardware Collection or the Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide in the Solaris 8 on Sun Hardware Collection.

   Table 4-3 Information for the suninstall Utility

   Set the network information	Select the appropriate level of information you want to provide. If you select any option other than None, the suninstall utility displays a series of dialogs that request configuration information. Provide that information.
   Solaris Interactive Installation	Quit suninstall by pressing F5.

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   Note -

   Do not install the Solaris operating environment at this time.

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   After quitting suninstall, the host system shell prompt should appear.

3. Mount the normal root file system disk device:

   # mount /dev/dsk/device-name /a

4. Use a text editor such as vi to edit the /etc/system file on the normal root file system:

   # vi /a/etc/system

5. Comment out the line that sets initclass to SHR.

   Note that the comment character in this file is an asterisk (*).

   * set initclass="SHR"

6. Unmount the normal root file system:

   # umount /a

7. Reboot the system from the normal root file system disk device:

   # init 0 # boot devalias

   where devalias is the name of the normal root file system disk device.

   Your system will now boot with Solaris Resource Manager disabled.