Archive Stored on a Local Tape

If the archive is stored on a tape, use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.

archive_location local_tape device position

device

The name of the tape drive where you stored the Solaris Flash archive. If the device name is a canonical path, the Solaris Flash installation utilities retrieve the archive from the path to the device node. If you supply a device name that is not a canonical path, the Solaris Flash installation utilities add /dev/rmt/ to the path.

position

Designates the place on the tape drive where you saved the archive. If you do not supply a position, the Solaris Flash installation utilities retrieve the archive from the current position on the tape drive. By specifying a position, you can place a begin script or a sysidcfg file on the tape drive before the archive.

Example 8–4 Archive Stored on a Local Tape

archive_location local_tape /dev/rmt/0n 5

archive_location local_tape 0n 5