Commands You Should Know About

The following commands and actions enable network installation.

setup_install_server

A script that copies all or part of the Trusted Solaris CD onto a server's local disk. This enables you to perform network installations from the install server's disk. See the setup_install_server(1M) man page for more information.

add_install_client

A script that adds client information to a boot server. See the man page add_install_client(1M) for details.

Host Manager

A graphical user interface that is available from the Solstice_Apps folder. You can use Host Manager to specify client information for network installation.

mount

A command that shows mounted file systems, including the Trusted Solaris CD file system. See the mount(1M) page for more information.

uname -m

A command for determining a workstation's platform group (for example, sun4m). This information is required during network installation. See the uname(1) man page for more information.

reset

A command for resetting the terminal settings and display. It is sometimes useful to use reset before booting. Or, if you boot and see a series of error messages about I/O interrupts, press the L1 or STOP and A keys at the same time, and then enter reset at the ok or > PROM prompt.

banner

A command for displaying workstation information, such as model name, Ethernet address, or memory installed. Available only from the ok or > PROM prompt.