Sun Control Station--AllStart Module

AllStart Module

817-3605-11

Contents

1. Introduction

Creating a Payload

Creating a Profile

Specifying a Client

Enable or Disable a Client

Installing a Payload and Profile to a Client

Importing a New Client into Sun Control Station

General information

Task Progress dialog

2. AllStart Features

Deleting a File

Adding a Distribution

Modifying a Distribution

Deleting a Distribution

Adding a Payload

Sun Java Desktop System payload

Red Hat payload

Viewing a Payload

Modifying a Payload

Deleting a Payload

Adding a Profile

Sun Java Desktop System profile

Disk Partition Information

Client Configuration Information

X Window Configuration

Custom Script Options

Red Hat profile

Disk Partition Information

Authentication Information

X Window Configuration

Custom Script Options

Viewing a Profile

Modifying a Profile

Deleting a Profile

Adding a Client

Add a New Client

Add a New AutoDiscovery Client

Add a Managed Host as a Client

Import a List of Clients

XML Format for a List of Clients

Enabling a Client

Disabling a Client

Viewing a Client

Modifying a Client

Deleting a Client

Building a Client

Viewing the Build Status of a Client

Viewing DCHP Information

Modifying the DCHP Settings

Add New DHCP Information

Modify DHCP Information

Delete DHCP Information

AutoDiscovery Function

Configuring a Client for AutoDiscovery

Specify Range of IP Addresses

Create an AutoDiscovery Client

Enable the AutoDiscovery Client

Netboot the Host Machine

Registering your Sun JDS software

Selecting your AllStart preferences

3. Customized Kernels and Troubleshooting Issues

Using a Customized Kernel

Required Device Drivers for Sun Fire V60x and Sun Fire V65x Servers

Ethernet Driver

Customizing the Configuration Files

Troubleshooting

Terminal Windows

Problems at Boot Stage

Issues with the DHCP server or the PXE boot

Resolution 79

Install process hangs after pxelinux.0 has been loaded

Resolution 80

Possible problem in client configuration

Resolution 81

Build process hangs while kernel is booting

Resolution 81

Problems at Installation

Re-building an Allstart Client

Interrupting Serial-Console Output While Building a Sun JDS Client

Kernel Parameters on Sun JDS Clients

Building a Sun JDS Client

Frame-Buffer Problems

Resolution 84

X11 Configuration Problem

Resolution 85

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