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Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

Creating an Install Server With DVD Media

You must create an install server to install the Solaris software on a system from the network. If systems that you are installing are not in the same subnet as the install server and you are not using DHCP, you must do one of the following:

To Create a SPARC Install Server With SPARC or IA DVD Media

SPARC only –

You cannot use a SunOS 4.1.x system as an install server.

Note –

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

  1. On the SPARC system that is to become the install server, become superuser.

    The system must include a DVD-ROM drive and be part of the site's network and name service. If you use a name service, the system must also be in the NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP name service. If you do not use a name service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.

  2. Insert the Solaris 8 DVD into the system's drive.

  3. Create a directory to contain the boot image.


    # mkdir -p install_dir_path

    install_dir_path

    Specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied 

  4. Decide if you want to copy the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's hard disk.

    • If yes, continue.

    • If no, go to Step 8.

  5. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc:

    • For SPARC DVD media: 


      # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools

    • For IA DVD media: 


      # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools

  6. Copy the disc in the drive to the install server's hard disk by using the setup_install_server command:


    # ./setup_install_server install_dir_path

    install_dir_path

    Specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied 

    Note –

    The setup_install_server command indicates whether or not there is enough disk space available for the Solaris 8 Software disc images. To determine available disk space, use the df -kl command.

  7. Eject the Solaris 8 DVD.

  8. Decide if you want to patch the files that are located in the miniroot (Solaris_8/Tools/Boot) on the net install image that was created by setup_install_server.

    • If no, continue.

    • If yes, use the patchadd -C command to patch the files that are located in the miniroot.

  9. Decide if you need to create a boot server.

Example 11–1 SPARC: Creating a SPARC Install Server With a SPARC DVD

The following example illustrates how to create an install server by copying the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's /export/home/s8dvdsparc directory: 


# mkdir -p /export/home/s8dvdsparc
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./setup_install_server /export/home/s8dvdsparc
Example 11–2 SPARC: Creating an SPARC Install Server With an IA DVD

The following example illustrates how to create an install server by copying the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's /export/home/s8dvdia directory: 


# mkdir -p /export/home/s8dvdia
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./setup_install_server /export/home/s8dvdia

To Create an IA Install Server With SPARC or IA DVD Media

Note –

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

  1. On the IA system that is to become the install server, become superuser.

    The system must include a DVD-ROM drive and be part of the site's network and name service. If you use a name service, the system must also be in the NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP name service. If you do not use a name service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.

  2. Insert the Solaris 8 DVD into the system's drive.

  3. Create a directory to contain the boot image.


    # mkdir -p install_dir_path

    install_dir_path

    Specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied 

  4. Decide if you want to copy the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's hard disk.

    • If yes, continue.

    • If no, go to Step 8.

  5. Change to the Tools directory on the mounted disc:

    • For IA DVD media: 


      # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s2/Solaris_8/Tools

    • For SPARC DVD media: 


      # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools

  6. Copy the disc in the drive to the install server's hard disk by using the setup_install_server command:


    # ./setup_install_server install_dir_path

    install_dir_path

    Specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied 

    Note –

    The setup_install_server command indicates whether or not there is enough disk space available for the Solaris 8 Software disc images. To determine available disk space, use the df -kl command.

  7. Eject the Solaris 8 DVD.

  8. Decide if you want to patch the files that are located in the miniroot (Solaris_8/Tools/Boot) on the net install image that was created by setup_install_server.

    • If no, continue.

    • If yes, use the patchadd -C command to patch the files that are located in the miniroot.

  9. Decide if you need to create a boot server.

Example 11–3 Creating an IA Install Server With an IA DVD

The following example illustrates how to create an install server by copying the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's /export/home/s8dvdsparc directory: 


# mkdir -p /export/home/s8dvdsparc
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s2/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./setup_install_server /export/home/s8dvdsparc
Example 11–4 Creating an IA Install Server With a SPARC DVD

The following example illustrates how to create an install server by copying the Solaris 8 DVD to the install server's /export/home/s8dvdia directory: 


# mkdir -p /export/home/s8dvdia
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./setup_install_server /export/home/s8dvdia