Create an Install Server

Because the groups need to install Solaris 8 software from the network, you make server-1 an install server for both groups. You use the setup_install_server(1M) command to copy the images to the server-1 local disk (in the /export/install directory). Copy the images from the Solaris 8 Software CDs and the Solaris 8 Languages CD or from the Solaris 8 DVDs.

You must copy the image from the disc to an empty directory, in these examples, the sparc_8 and ia_8 directories.

Example 27–1 Copying the Solaris 8 CDs

Insert the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1#  mkdir -p /export/install/sparc_8
server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/sparc_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./add_to_install_server /export/install/sparc_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Languages SPARC Platform Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Tools
server-1# ./add_to_install_server /export/install/sparc_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform EditionCD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1#  mkdir -p /export/install/ia_8
server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/ia_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./add_to_install_server /export/install/ia_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition CD in the CD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1# cd /CD_mount_point/Tools
server-1# ./add_to_install_server /export/install/ia_8

Example 27–2 Copying the Solaris 8 DVDs

Insert the Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition DVD in the DVD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1 and type the following commands:

server-1# mkdir -p /export/install/sparc_8
server-1# cd /DVD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/sparc_8

Insert the Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition DVD in the DVD-ROM drive that is attached to server-1and type the following commands:

server-1#  mkdir -p /export/install/ia_8
server-1# cd /DVD_mount_point/Solaris_8/Tools
server-1# ./setup_install_server /export/install/ia_8