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Solaris 8 Installation Supplement

Chapter 8 Installing Web Start Flash Archives

This chapter provides the procedures for installing Web Start Flash archives onto clone machines. You can use any of the Solaris installation methods to install Web Start Flash archives.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With the Solaris Web Start 3.0 Installation Method

This section provides the procedure for using the Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method on the Solaris 8 Installation CD to install Web Start Flash archives. This section supplements Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide and Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide.

The Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method on the Solaris 8 Installation CD enables you to install Web Start Flash archives stored on the following:

How to Install a Web Start Flash Archive With the Solaris Web Start 3.0 Installation Method

  1. Begin the Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation as described in Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide and Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide.

  2. On the Specify Media panel, select the location of the Web Start Flash archive.

    The Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation prompts you to proceed, depending on the media you selected.

    Media Selected 

    Prompt 

    CD 

    Insert the CD where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Network File System 

    Specify the path to the network file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    HTTP 

    Specify the URL and proxy information needed to access the Web Start Flash archive. 

    Local tape 

    Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

  3. On the Select Flash Archives panel, select one or more Web Start Flash archives to install.

  4. On the Additional Flash Archives panel, you can select to install layered Web Start Flash archives by specifying the media where another archive is located. If you do not want to install additional archives, select None.

  5. On the Flash Archives Summary panel, confirm the selected archives and click Next to complete the installation.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With the Interactive Installation Program

This section provides the procedure for using the Interactive Installation Program on the Solaris 8 1 of 2 CD to install Web Start Flash archives. You can only install Web Start Flash archives with the character-based version of the Interactive Installation Program. This section supplements Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

The character-based Interactive Installation program on the Solaris 8 1 of 2 CD enables you to install Web Start Flash archives that are stored on the following:

How to Install a Web Start Flash Archive With the Interactive Installation Program

  1. Begin the character-based Solaris Interactive Installation by either booting from the Solaris 1 of 2 CD or from a Solaris 1 of 2 CD image on the network. Boot by using the - w argument to begin the character-based Interactive Installation Program.

    • Boot from CD:


      ok boot cdrom - w

    • Boot from a Solaris 1 of 2 image:


      ok boot net - w

  2. On the Flash Archive Retrieval Method screen, select the location of the Web Start Flash archive.

    The Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation prompts you to proceed, depending on the media you selected.

    Media Selected 

    Prompt 

    HTTP 

    Specify the URL and proxy information needed to access the Web Start Flash archive. 

    Network File System 

    Specify the path to the network file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Local file 

    Specify the path to the local file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Local tape 

    Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Local device 

    Specify the local device, the path to the Web Start Flash archive, and the type of file system on which the Web Start Flash archive is located.  

  3. On the Flash Archive Selection screen, you can select to install layered Web Start Flash archives by selecting New. If you do not want to install additional archives, select Continue to complete the installation.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With a Custom JumpStart Installation

This section provides the procedure for using the custom JumpStart installation method to install Web Start Flash archives. This section supplements Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

The custom JumpStart installation program allows you to install Web Start Flash archives stored on the following:

How to Install a Web Start Flash Archive With a Custom JumpStart Installation

  1. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart rules file.

    For detailed instructions about creating custom JumpStart files, refer to “Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations” in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

  2. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart profile file.

    1. Set the value of the keyword install_type as flash_install.

    2. Add the path to the Web Start Flash archive by using the new archive_location keyword.

      For details about the archive_location keyword, refer to archive_location Keyword.

    3. Specify the file system configuration.

      The Web Start Flash archive extraction process does not support auto-layout of partitions.

    4. (Optional) If you want to install layered Web Start Flash archives onto the clone machine, add one archive_location line for each archive that you want to install.

    Note –

    From the existing list of custom JumpStart keywords in “Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations” in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide, the only keywords valid when you install a Web Start Flash archive are:

    • fdisk (IA only)

    • filesys – You cannot set the filesys keyword to the value auto.

    • install_type (required)

    • partitioning – You can only set the partitioning keyword to the values explicit or existing.

  3. On the install server, add the clients that you are going to install with the Web Start Flash archive.

    For detailed instructions, refer to “Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network” in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

  4. Perform the custom JumpStart installation on the clone machines.

    For detailed instructions, refer to “Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation” in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

archive_location Keyword

When you use the custom JumpStart installation method to install a Web Start Flash archive, you must include a new custom JumpStart keyword in the profile file. The new keyword is archive_location and the syntax for the keyword is:

archive_location retrieval_type location

The values of retrieval_type and location depend on where the Web Start Flash archive is stored.

NFS Server

If the archive is stored on an NFS server, use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.


archive_location nfs server_name:/path/filename

In this command line:

Examples:


archive_location nfs golden:/archives/usrarchive

Or


archive_location nfs://golden/archives/usrarchive

HTTP Server

If the archive is stored on an HTTP server, use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.


archive_location http server_name:port path/filename optional_keywords

In this command line:

When you are retrieving a Web Start Flash archive from an HTTP server, you can use several optional keywords.

Table 8–1 Optional Keywords to Use With retrieval_type HTTP

Keywords 

Value Definitions 

auth basic username password

If the archive is located on an HTTP server that is password protected, you must include the username and password that you need to access the HTTP server in the profile file.

Note –

The use of this authentication method in a profile that is intended for use with custom JumpStart is risky, as unauthorized users might have access to the profile file that contains the password.

timeout min

The timeout keyword enables you to specify, in minutes, the maximum length of time that is allowed to pass without receipt of data from the HTTP server before the connection is closed, reopened, and resumed from the point where the timeout occurred. If you specify a timeout value of 0 (zero), the connection is not reopened because of inactivity.

If a time-out reconnection occurs, the Web Start Flash installation utilities attempt to resume at the last known position in the archive. If the Web Start Flash installation utilities cannot resume at the last known position, the retrieval restarts from the beginning of the archive and the data retrieved prior to the timeout is discarded. 

proxy host:port

The proxy keyword allows you to specify a proxy host and proxy port. You can use a proxy host to retrieve a Web Start Flash archive from the other side of a firewall. You must supply a proxy port when you specify the proxy keyword.

Examples:


archive_location http silver /archives/usrarchive auth basic user1 secret timeout 5

Or:


archive_location http://user1:secret@silver/archives/usrarchive timeout 5

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

In this command line:

Examples:


archive_location local_tape /dev/rmt/0n 5

Or:


archive_location local_tape 0n 5

Local Device

You can retrieve a Web Start Flash archive from a local device if you stored the Web Start Flash archive on a file system-oriented, random-access device, such as a diskette or a CD-ROM. Use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.

Note –

You can retrieve an archive from stream-oriented devices, such as tape, by using the syntax for local tape. 


archive_location local_device device path/filename file_system_type

In this command line:

Examples:

To retrieve an archive from a local hard drive that is formatted as a UFS file system:


archive_location local_device c0t0d0so /archives/$HOST

To retrieve an archive from a local CD-ROM that has an HSFS file system:


archive_location local_device c0t0d0so /archives/usrarchive

Local File

You can retrieve an archive that you stored in the miniroot from which you booted the clone system as a local file. When you perform a custom Jumpstart installation, you boot the system from a CD-ROM or NFS-based miniroot. The installation software is loaded and run from this miniroot. Therefore, a Web Start Flash archive that you stored in the CD-ROM or NFS-based miniroot is accessible as a local file. Use the following syntax for the archive_location keyword.


archive_location local_file path/filename

In this command line:

Examples:


archive_location local_file /archives/usrarchive

Or:


archive_location local_file:/archives/usrarchive