Before you set up your diskless client environment, ensure that you have the required disk space available for each diskless client directory.
In previous Solaris releases, you were prompted about diskless client support during the installation process. Starting with the Solaris 9 release, you must manually allocate an /export file system either during installation or create it after installation. See the following table for specific disk space requirements.
Table 6–7 Disk Space Recommendations for Solaris OS Servers and Diskless Clients
Server OS/Architecture Type |
Directory |
Required Disk Space |
---|---|---|
Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC based OS server |
/export |
5 to 6.8 Gbytes |
Oracle Solaris 10 x86 based OS server |
/export |
5 to 6.8 Gbytes |
Oracle Solaris 10 SPARC based diskless client |
/export |
Reserve 200 to 300 Mbytes per diskless client. |
Oracle Solaris 10 x86 based diskless client |
/export |
Reserve 200 to 300 Mbytes per diskless client. |
Disk space recommendations can vary, depending on the Oracle Solaris release that is installed. For specific information about the disk space recommendations in the current Solaris release, see Disk Space Recommendations for Software Groups in Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.