Create an Install Server

Because the groups need to install Solaris 8 software over the network, you make server-1 an install server for both groups. You use the setup_install_server(1M) command to copy the images on the CDs labeled Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition, Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition, Solaris 8 Languages SPARC Platform Edition, and Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition to the server-1 local disk (in the /export/install directory).

Also, because you must copy the Solaris 8 Software CD images to an empty directory, you copy the images to separate directories (the sparc_8 and ia_8 directories).

You insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition into the CD-ROM drive attached to server-1:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/sparc_8

You insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition into the CD-ROM drive attached to server-1:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/ia_8