To Create the JumpStart Setup for SPARC Architecture

The following procedure only provides the information on JumpStart setup required in the context of the N1 Provisioning Server environment. For details on JumpStart setup see the documentation for Solaris 9. You can set up a JumpStart installation server in several ways. The following procedure is only one example.

Steps

1. Logon to the image server as superuser.

2. Insert the Solaris 9 DVD on the image server.

3. Create a directory to contain the DVD image.

   Example:

   mkdir -p /images/s9u5s

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   Note –

   This document assumes the Solaris distribution is available at /images/s9u5s (for SPARC) and /images/s9u5x (for x86).

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4. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc.

   Example:

   cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Tools

5. Copy the DVD image in the drive to the installation server's hard disk.

   Example:

   ./setup_install_server /images/s9u5s

6. Verify that the path to the installation server's image is shared appropriately.

   share | grep /images/s9u5s

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   Note –

   If the path is displayed and anon=0 is displayed in the options, proceed to the next step. If the path is not displayed or you do not have anon=0 in the options, continue with this step.

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   1. Make the installation server available to the boot server by adding this entry to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.

      share -F nfs -o rw,anon=0 -d "install server directory" /images/s9u5s

   2. Make sure the installation server's directory path is correctly shared.

      ps -ef | grep nfsd

      If the nfsd daemon is not running, start it.

      /etc/init.d/nfs.server start

      If the nfsd daemon is running, share the installation server.

      shareall

7. Change directories to root by typing cd /.

8. Eject the Solaris 9 DVD.