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Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

SPARC: Using the Solaris Web Start Program to Install or Upgrade From a Remote DVD-ROM or CD-ROM

If you want to install the Solaris operating environment on a machine or domain that does not have a directly attached DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, you can use a drive attached to another machine. Both machines must be connected to the same subnet. Use the following instructions to complete the installation.

To Install or Upgrade From a Remote DVD-ROM and CD-ROM

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. Identify a system that is running the Solaris operating environment and has a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive.

    In these commands, this system is identified as host1.

  2. On the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, insert the Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition DVD or the Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD in the drive.

    The Volume Manager mounts the disc.

  3. On the system that is to be the client, check to see if this system is a client of another server.


    host2# bpgetfile

    • If the bpgetfile command returns an empty screen, proceed to Step 4.

    • If the system is a client of a server other than one you are installing from, remove the system as a client with the following procedure.

    1. Log in to the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive.

    2. Change to the directory that was reported by the bpgetfile command, for example:


      host2# cd /export/solaris/s9

    3. Remove that system as a client.

      host2# .rmclient line1–u5

  4. On the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, check the /etc/dfs/dfstab file to see if you need to export the DVD or CD.


    host1# more /etc/dfs/dfstab

    • If the following lines are in the file, proceed to Step 6:


      share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s0
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s1

    • If the lines are not in the file, continue.

  5. Export the Solaris 8 DVD or the Solaris 8 Installation CD.


    host# share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s0
host# share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s1

  6. Change directories to the DVD or CD.


    host1# cd /cdrom/en_icd_sol_release_sparc /s0

    release

    Is the software release, for example, s8 for the Solaris 8 release 

  7. Add the machine that you want to install as a client of the system that has the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive. 


    host1# ./add_install_client -s host1:/cdrom/cdrom0/s0 host2 arch

    host1

    The name of the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive 

    host2

    The name of the machine you want to install  

    arch

    The platform group of the machine you want to install, for example sun4u. On the system that you want to install, find the platform group by using the uname -m command.

  8. Boot the machine that you want to install. 


    ok boot net

    The Solaris Web Start installation begins.

  9. Type system configuration information if needed.

    • If you preconfigured all of the system configuration information, you are not prompted to enter any configuration information. Proceed to Step 10.

    • If you did not preconfigure the system configuration information, type system configuration information.

    The machine reboots and the Solaris installation program begins. After the Welcome panel, the Specify Media panel appears with Network File System selected.

  10. On the Specify Media panel, click Next.

    The Specify Network File System Path panel appears and the text field contains the installation path.

    host1_ip_address:/cdrom/cdrom0/s0

  11. On the machine where the DVD or CD is mounted, change directories to root.


    host1# cd /

  12. Unshare the Solaris 8 DVD or Solaris 8 Installation CD. 


    host1# unshare /cdrom/en_icd_sol_release_sparc/s0
host1# unshare /cdrom/en_icd_sol_release_sparc/s1

    release

    The software release, for example s8 for the Solaris 8 release  

  13. Eject the Solaris 8 DVD or Solaris 8 Installation CD. 


    host1# eject cdrom

    • If you are using a DVD, you are finished.

    • If you are using CDs, continue.

  14. Insert the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD in the CD-ROM drive.

  15. Export the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD. 


    share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s0
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/cdrom0/s1

  16. On the machine that you are installing, continue the Solaris installation by clicking Next.

  17. If the Solaris Web Start program prompts you to insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD, repeat Step 12 through Step 16 to unshare the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD and to export and install the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD.

  18. If the Solaris Web Start program prompts you to insert the Solaris 8 Languages CD, repeat Step 12 through Step 16 to unshare the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD and to export and install the Solaris 8 Languages CD.

    When you export the Solaris 8 Languages CD, an installer window appears on the machine where the CD-ROM is mounted. Ignore the installer window while you install the Solaris 8 Languages CD. After you complete the installation of the Solaris 8 Languages CD, close the installer window.