Preparing to Add OS Services

When you use the smosservice add command to add OS services, you must type the platform, mediapath, and cluster of each diskless client platform that you want to support. Therefore, you must first do some high-level work to determine the following for each diskless client:

• Platform – You designate the diskless client platform in the format of instruction_set.machine_class.Solaris_os_version. For example, sparc.sun4u.Solaris_8. The following are the possible platform options:

  instruction_set	machine_class	Solaris_os_version
  sparc	sun4usun4msun4csun4d	Solaris_8Solaris_2.7Solaris_2.6
  i386	i86pc	Solaris_8Solaris_2.7Solaris_2.6

• Media path – The full path to the CD–ROM or network image that contains the operating system that you want to install for the diskless client. For example, /net/install_files.

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  Note –

  If you are loading OS services from the Solaris 8 software CDs, the Solaris 8 operating environment is delivered on multiple CDs. However, the Diskless Client Management software does not support this multiple CD distribution. You must run the scripts that are found on the Solaris 8 software CDs (and optional Language CD) to:

  1. Create an install image on a server. For information on setting up an install server, refer to the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

  2. Load the required OS services from the image.

  The scripts are as follows:

  • CD 1 of 2 – /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/setup_install_server

  • CD 2 of 2 – /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/add_to_install_server

  • Language CD – /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/add_to_install_server

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• Cluster – Depending on the configuration of the diskless client, you can specify one of four clusters that contain the Diskless Client functionality: SUNWCXall, SUNWCall, SUNWCprog, or SUNWCuser. You must use the same cluster for diskless clients that run the same operating environment on the same machine (SPARC or IA).

  For example, to set up the following diskless clients:

  • sparc.sun4m.Solaris_8

  • sparc.sun4u.Solaris_8

  • sparc.sun4d.Solaris_8

  Specify the SUNWCXall cluster for each diskless client because the machine that runs sun4u requires SUNWCXall. In addition, diskless clients that run the same operating environment (in this situation, Solaris_8) on the same machine must use the same cluster.

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  Note –

  If you are using a sun4u machine, or if you are using a machine with an accelerated 8-bit color memory frame buffer (cgsix), you must specify SUNWCXall as the cluster.

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