SPARC: To Create a Profile Diskette

This procedure assumes that the system is running Volume Manager. If you are not using Volume Manager to manage diskettes and CDs, refer to System Administration Guide, Volume I for detailed information about managing removable media without Volume Manager.

1. Log in as superuser on a SPARC based system to which a diskette drive is attached.

2. Insert a blank diskette (or one that can be overwritten) into the diskette drive.

3. Mount the diskette:

   # volcheck

4. Does the diskette already have a UFS (UNIX file system) on it?

   • If you don't know, examine the contents of the file /etc/mnttab on the system for an entry like this:

     /vol/dev/diskette0/scrap /floppy/scrap ufs suid,rw,largefiles,dev=1740008 927147040

     Did you find an entry?

   • If yes, go to Step 7.

   • If no, go to the next step.

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   Caution -

   Formatting erases all data on the diskette.

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5. Format the diskette:

   # fdformat -U

6. Create a UFS on the diskette:

   # newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0

7. Do you want to copy examples of custom JumpStart files to your JumpStart directory?

   • If no, stop; you are done creating a JumpStart directory on your profile diskette.

   • If yes, use the decision table below to determine what to do next.

   If you want to copy the examples from	Then
   The Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD	Insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition into the server's CD-ROM drive.  Volume Manager automatically mounts the CD.
   An image of the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD on a local disk	Change directory to the location of the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD image. For example:  cd /export/install

8. Copy the example custom JumpStart files into the JumpStart directory on the profile diskette:

   # cp -r media_path/Solaris_8/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* jumpstart_dir_path

   where media_path is the path to the CD or image on the local disk and jumpstart_dir_path is the path to the profile diskette where you want to place the example custom JumpStart files.

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   Note -

   You must place all custom JumpStart installation files in the root (/) directory on the diskette.

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   For example, the following command copies the contents of jumpstart_sample on the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD to the root (/) directory on a profile diskette named scrap:

   cp -r /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/Solaris_8/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* /floppy/scrap

9. Update the example JumpStart files on the profile diskette so they work in your environment.

10. Eject the diskette:

    # eject floppy

    You have completed creating a profile diskette. You can now update the rules file and create profiles on the profile diskette to perform custom JumpStart installations. To continue, go to "Creating the rules File".