Follow this procedure to create a profile diskette for x86 based systems, which involves:
Making a copy of the Configuration Assistant diskette (the copied boot diskette has a PCFS file system)
Copying sample custom JumpStart installation files into the diskette's root directory (JumpStart directory)
This procedure assumes that the system is running Volume Management. For detailed information about managing CDs without Volume Management, see the System Administration Guide.
Log in as root on an x86 or SPARC based system that has a diskette drive.
Insert the Configuration Assistant diskette into the diskette drive.
Make sure Volume Management knows about the diskette.
# volcheck |
Copy the Configuration Assistant diskette image to the system's hard disk.
# dd if=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 of=boot_image |
boot_image |
Is the file name where the Configuration Assistant diskette image is copied. You can specify an absolute path name. |
For example, the following command would copy the boot diskette to the boot_save file.
dd if=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 of=boot_save |
Manually eject the Configuration Assistant diskette.
Find a blank diskette (or a diskette that can be overwritten) that you can use for a profile diskette and insert it into the diskette drive.
Any previous information on the diskette will be overwritten when you make it into a profile diskette.
Make sure Volume Management knows about the diskette.
# volcheck |
This step will overwrite any data on the diskette.
# fdformat -d -U |
Copy the Configuration Assistant diskette image from the system's hard disk to the formatted diskette.
# dd if=boot_image of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 |
The boot_image variable should be the same as in Step 4.
Eject the diskette.
# eject floppy |
Insert the copied boot diskette back into the diskette drive.
Make sure Volume Management knows about the diskette.
# volcheck |
Determine your next step based on where the Solaris CD is located.
You only need to perform the rest of the steps if you want to copy example custom JumpStart files from the Solaris CD. You are already done creating the profile diskette.
Change directory to the Misc directory on the Solaris CD image.
# cd Solaris_2.6/Misc |
Copy the example custom JumpStart files into the root directory (JumpStart directory) of the profile diskette.
# cp -r jumpstart_sample/* /floppy/floppy0/. |
The files you just copied are only example custom JumpStart files. You must update the files for your own site.
File names on PCFS file systems can be only 11 characters long (an 8-character file name and a 3-character extension). When copying JumpStart installation files to a diskette for x86 systems, be aware that the file transfer may truncate file names.
When using a profile diskette, all the custom JumpStart installation files must be in the root directory of the diskette.
You have completed creating a profile diskette. Now you can update the rules file and create profiles on the profile diskette to perform custom JumpStart installations. To continue, go to "Creating the rules File".