How to Add a Diskless Client in the Solaris 10 OS

Use this procedure to add a diskless client after you have added OS services. Unless otherwise noted, this procedure includes general information for both SPARC based and x86 based systems.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Add the diskless client.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i ip-address -e ethernet-address -n client-name -x os=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris_version -x root=/export/root/client-name -x swap=/export/swap/client-name -x swapsize=size -x tz=time-zone -x locale=locale-name

   add

   Adds the specified diskless client.

   --

   Identifies that the subcommand arguments start after this point.

   -i ip-address

   Identifies the IP address of the diskless client.

   -e ethernet-address

   Identifies the Ethernet address of the diskless client.

   -n client-name

   Specifies the name of the diskless client.

   -x os=instruction-set.machine-class..Solaris_version

   Specifies the instruction architecture, machine class, OS, and the Solaris version for the diskless client.

   -x root=root=/export/root/client-name

   Identifies the root (/) directory for the diskless client.

   -x swap=root=/export/root/client-name

   Identifies the swap file for the diskless client.

   -x swapsize=size

   Specifies the size of the swap file in Mbytes. The default is 24 Mbytes.

   -x tz=time-zone

   Specifies the time-zone for the diskless client.

   -x locale=locale-name

   Specifies the locale to install for the diskless client.

   For more information, see the smdiskless(1M) man page.

3. (Optional) Continue to use the smdiskless add command to add each diskless client.

4. Verify that the diskless clients were installed.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless list -H host-name:898 --

Example 7–5 SPARC: Adding Diskless Client Support to a SPARC Based System

This example shows how to add Solaris 10 sun4u diskless client, starlite, from the server bearclaus.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i 172.20.27.28 -e 8:0:20:a6:d4:5b 
-n starlite -x os=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_10 -x root=/export/root/starlite 
-x swap=/export/swap/starlite -x swapsize=128 -x tz=US/Mountain 
-x locale=en_US

# /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless list -H starlite:898 --
Loading Tool: com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from line2-v480:898
Login to line2-v480 as user root was successful.
Download of com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from line2-v480:898 was 
successful.
Platform
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i386.i86pc.Solaris_10                                                           
sparc.sun4us.Solaris_10                                                         
sparc.sun4u.Solaris_10                                                          
i386.i86pc.Solaris_9                                                            
sparc.sun4m.Solaris_9                                                           
sparc.sun4u.Solaris_9                                                           
sparc.sun4us.Solaris_9

Note that the smdiskless list -H command output lists both SPARC based and x86 based systems.

Example 7–6 x86: Adding Diskless Client Support to an x86 Based System in the Solaris 10 OS

This example shows how to add a Solaris 10 x86 based diskless client, mars, from the server bearclaus.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i 172.20.27.176 -e 00:07:E9:23:56:48
-n mars -x os=i386.i86pc.Solaris_10 -x root=/export/root/mars 
-x swap=/export/swap/mars -x swapsize=128 -x tz=US/Mountain 
-x locale=en_US