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Create an Install Server |
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You can create an install server by copying the Solaris CD to the server's hard disk (setup_install_server command) or by mounting the Solaris CD from its CD-ROM drive. |
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Create Boot Servers |
If you want to install systems over the network that are not on the same subnet as the install server, you must create a boot server on the subnet to boot the systems. Use the setup_install_server -b command to create a boot server. | "How to Create a Boot Server on a Subnet " | |||||
Set Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network |
Using Solstice Host Manager Host Manager provides an easy-to-use, graphical user interface that enables you to add network installation information about a system to the name service, so the system can be installed over the network. You should use this tool if you want to use the NIS or NIS+ name service to store the network installation information. | "How to Set Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network With Host Manager" | |||||
Using the add_install_client Command The add_install_client command provides a command-line way to add network installation information about a system to an install or boot server's /etc files, so the system can install over the network. | "How to Set Up Systems to be Installed Over the Network With add_install_client" | ||||||