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Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide
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Preface
Chapter 1 Overview of Solaris 8 Installation
System Types: Server and Standalone
Ways to Install Solaris Software
Chapter 2 Disk Space Planning
Guidelines
Disk Space Recommendations for Software Groups
Chapter 3 Organization of Solaris 8 CDs
CDs for Solaris 8
Organization of the Solaris 8 Installation English CD
SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation English SPARC Platform Edition CD
IA: Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition CD
Organization of the Solaris 8 Software CDs
SPARC: Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs
IA: Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition CDs
Organization of the Solaris 8 Languages CD
Organization of the Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition CD
Chapter 4 Preconfiguring System Configuration Information
Ways to Preconfigure System Configuration Information
Guidelines for Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File
Types of Keywords: Dependent and Independent
Syntax Rules of the sysidcfg File
SPARC: Example sysidcfg File
IA: Example sysidcfg File
To Create a sysidcfg Configuration File
Preconfiguring With the Name Service
To Preconfigure the Locale Using NIS
To Preconfigure the Locale Using NIS+
SPARC: Preconfiguring Power Management Information
Chapter 5 Using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program
Ways to Upgrade a System
Upgrade With Disk Space Reallocation
Frequently Asked Questions About Upgrading
Upgrading From Solaris 8 or a Solaris 8 Update: the Patch Analyzer
Analyzing the Patches
To Run the analyze_patches Script
To Review the Patch Analyzer Output
SPARC: Upgrading a System
SPARC: To Get Started
SPARC: To Back Up the System
SPARC: To Plan for Upgrading
SPARC: Using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program
SPARC: To Get Started
SPARC: To Identify the System
SPARC: To Install the Solaris 8 Software
SPARC: To Add a Software Package With pkgadd
SPARC: Example
SPARC: To Clean Up After Upgrading
IA: Upgrading a System
IA: To Get Started
IA: To Plan for Upgrading
IA: Using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program
IA: To Get Started
IA: To Identify the System
IA: To Install the Solaris 8 Software
IA: To Add a Software Package With pkgadd
IA: Example
IA: To Clean Up After Upgrading
Chapter 6 Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
Custom JumpStart Scenario
What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation
Task Map: Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
Creating a Profile Server
To Create a JumpStart Directory on a Server
Allowing All Systems Access to the Profile Server
Creating a Profile Diskette
Requirements
SPARC: To Create a Profile Diskette
IA: To Create a Profile Diskette
Creating the rules File
What Is a rules File?
Syntax of the rules File
Syntax of a Rule
Rule Keywords and Values
Sample rules File Contents
To Create a rules File
Creating a Profile
What Is a Profile?
Syntax of Profiles
Syntax of Profile Keywords and Values
backup_media Profile Keyword
boot_device Profile Keyword
client_arch Profile Keyword
client_root Profile Keyword
client_swap Profile Keyword
cluster Profile Keyword (Adding Software Groups)
cluster Profile Keyword (Adding or Deleting Clusters)
dontuse Profile Keyword
IA: fdisk Profile Keyword
filesys Profile Keyword (Mounting Remote File Systems)
filesys Profile Keyword (Creating Local File Systems)
geo locale Profile Keyword
install_type Profile Keyword
isa_bits Profile Keyword
layout_constraint Profile Keyword
locale locale_name Profile Keyword
num_clients Profile Keyword
package Profile Keyword
partitioning Profile Keyword
root_device Profile Keyword
system_type Profile Keyword
usedisk Profile Keyword
How the Size of swap Is Determined
How the System's Root Disk Is Determined
To Create a Profile
Sample Profiles
Mounting Remote File Systems and Adding and Deleting Packages
Specifying Where to Install File Systems
IA: Using the fdisk Keyword
Reallocating Disk Space for an Upgrade
Testing a Profile
Ways to Test a Profile
Overview of Testing a Profile
Syntax of pfinstall
To Test a Profile
Example-Testing a Profile
Validating the rules File
Syntax of check
To Validate the rules File
Chapter 7 Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features
Creating Begin Scripts
What Is a Begin Script?
Possible Uses of Begin Scripts
Important Information About Begin Scripts
Creating Derived Profiles With a Begin Script
Creating Finish Scripts
What Is a Finish Script?
Possible Uses of Finish Scripts
Important Information About Finish Scripts
Adding Files With a Finish Script
Adding Packages or Patches With a Finish Script
Customizing the Root Environment With a Finish Script
Setting a System's Root Password With a Finish Script
SPARC: Creating Disk Configuration Files
SPARC: To Create a Disk Configuration File
SPARC: Example
IA: Creating Disk Configuration Files
IA: To Create a Disk Configuration File
IA: Example
Using a Site-Specific Installation Program
Custom JumpStart Environment Variables
Chapter 8 Creating Custom Rule and Probe Keywords
Probe Keywords
What Is a Probe Keyword?
Probe Keywords and Values
Creating a custom_probes File
What Is a custom_probes File?
Syntax of the custom_probes File
Syntax of Function Names in custom_probes
Example of a custom_probes File
Example of a Custom Probe Keyword Used in a rules File
To Create a custom_probes File
Validating the custom_probes File
Syntax of check
To Validate the custom_probes File
Chapter 9 Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network
Task Map: Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network
Servers Required for Network Installation
Network Installation Commands
Creating an Install Server and a Boot Server
To Create an Install Server
SPARC: Example--Creating an Install Server
To Create a Boot Server on a Subnet
SPARC: Example--Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet
Setting Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network
To Set Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network With add_install_client
SPARC: Example--Adding Systems to Be Installed Over the Network With add_install_client
Chapter 10 Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation
Installing Solaris Using Custom JumpStart
SPARC: To Perform a Custom JumpStart Installation
SPARC: When Does a System Match a Rule?
IA: To Perform a Custom JumpStart Installation
IA: When Does a System Match a Rule?
Chapter 11 Example of Setting Up and Installing Solaris Software With Custom JumpStart
Sample Site Setup
Create an Install Server
Create a Boot Server for Marketing Systems
Create a JumpStart Directory
Share the JumpStart Directory
SPARC: Create the Engineering Group's Profile
IA: Create the Marketing Group's Profile
Update the rules File
Check the rules File
SPARC: Set Up Engineering Systems to Install Over the Network
IA: Set Up Marketing Systems to Install Over the Network
SPARC: Boot the Engineering Systems and Install Solaris 8 Software
IA: Boot the Marketing Systems and Install Solaris 8 Software
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting
Setting Up Network Installations
Booting a System
Error Messages
General Problems
Booting a System Over the Network
Error Messages
General Problems
Installing Solaris 8 (Initial)
Installing Solaris 8 (Upgrade)
General Problems
Appendix A Platform Names and Groups
Appendix B Locale Values
Glossary
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