Converting an AutoClient System to a Standalone System

If you convert an AutoClient system to a standalone system, you will be required to provide the following information:

An install server is a system on the network that provides a Solaris CD image (either from a CD-ROM drive or a copy on hard disk) for other systems to install from. A boot server is a system that provides the programs and information a client needs to boot. A profile server is a system that contains JumpStart files for systems to perform a custom JumpStart installation.

If you plan to convert an AutoClient system to a standalone system, you should backup any system data that you might need later because the client's root area (/export/root/client_name) gets removed during the convert(for example, cron jobs and calendar data), and then halt the system before completing the convert operation on the server.

How to Convert an AutoClient System to a Standalone System

This procedure assumes that the install server, boot server, and profile server are already set up. For more information on these tasks, see SPARC: Installing Solaris Software.

1. Start Host Manager from the Solstice Launcher and select the name service, if not done already.

   See "Starting Host Manager"for more information.

2. Select an AutoClient system from the Host Manager main window.

3. Choose Convert to Standalone from the Edit menu.

   The Convert window is displayed.

4. Fill in the system information.

   If you need information to complete a field, see Table 6-7 or click on the Help button to see the field definitions for this window.

5. Click on OK.

   You will see the following message the first time you use the Convert option in a work session. Subsequent use of the convert option will not generate this message during the same work session.

   

6. Click on Convert when you are ready to continue.

7. Choose Save Changes from the File menu when you are ready to do the conversion.

8. Boot your standalone system.

Example of a Completed Convert to Standalone Window

The following shows an example of a completed Convert window for converting an AutoClient system to a standalone system.

Verification

To verify all the systems have been converted, make sure the status line at the bottom of the main window says "All changes successful."

Example of a Command-Line Equivalent for Converting an AutoClient System to a Standalone System

The following command is equivalent to using Host Manager to convert an AutoClient system to a standalone system. Note that in this example, the boot server, install server, and profile server are also set. (Any remote system must be minimally set up as a managed system.)

% admhostmod -x type=STANDALONE -x install=Y \
-x installpath=cable:/cdrom/cdrom0/s0 \
-x os=sparc.sun4c.Solaris2.5 \
-x bootpath=cable:/boot_dirs/boot_sun4c \ -x
postmod=postmodscript
-x profile=cable:/jumpstart/install_sample rogue 

In this example,