Create a Boot Server on a Subnet

You can install Trusted Solaris software over the network from any install server on the network. However, a workstation using an install server on another subnet requires a separate boot server on its own subnet.

If the boot server and the install server are the same workstation, skip this procedure. The install server is the boot server. Go to "Reboot the Install Server".

1. Follow Step 1 in "Create an Install Server".

2. Determine your next step based on whether the boot server uses a local CDROM drive or an NFS mount of a Trusted Solaris CD image.

   If the Boot Server Uses ...	Then ...
   Local CDROM drive	Insert the Trusted Solaris CD into the drive. Go to Step Step 3.
   NFS mount of a Trusted Solaris CD image	As root, mount -F nfs -o ro server_name:path /mnt where server_name:path is the host name and absolute path to the Trusted Solaris CD image. cd /mnt Go to Step Step 6.

3. As root, at label admin_low, allocate the CDROM drive.

   The device should be allocated at the label admin_low and mounted.

   Do you want cdrom_n mounted: (y,n)? y

4. Check that the setup_install_server command is in the profile shell.

   # clist -p | grep setup_install_server It should display: /cdrom/cdrom0/setup_install_server: all

   If the command is not available, place the command in the profile before continuing. See "To Add a Command to a Role's Profile" and "To Verify That a Command is in a Role's Profile" for the full procedure.

5. Change directory to the Trusted Solaris image.

   # cd /cdrom/cdrom0

6. As root, at label admin_low, use the setup_install_server command with the -b option to set up a separate boot server for the subnet.

   The setup_install_server -b command copies all supported platform information to the local disk.

   # ./setup_install_server -b boot_dir_path

   In this command,

   -b

   Specifies that the workstation will be set up as a boot server.

   boot_dir_path

   Specifies the directory where the platform information will be copied. You can substitute any directory path.

   For example, the following command copies platform information from the mounted Trusted Solaris CD to the /export/bootdir/ts7_sparc directory on the boot server:

   # ./setup_install_server -b /export/bootdir/ts7_sparc

   The workstation is now configured as a boot server.

7. After all boot servers are installed, as secadmin at label admin_low, remove the /cdrom/cdrom0/setup_install_server script from the Custom Root Role.

   For the procedure, see "To Remove a Command from a Role's Profile".