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Solaris 1.x to 2.x Transition Guide

Chapter 10 Setting Up a Solaris 2.6 Server to Support SunOS Release 4.x Diskless/Dataless Clients

This chapter outlines how to set up a Solaris 2.6 system as a server for SunOS release 4.x diskless/dataless clients by using the discover4x, install4x, and convert4x programs.

Make sure you have read Chapter 3, Converting a SunOS 4.x System to the Solaris 2.6 Environment, if you are setting up a Solaris 2.6 server for SunOS release 4.x clients on a Solaris 2.6 network.

Adding SunOS Release 4.x Support to a Solaris 2.6 Server

This section explains how to prepare a Solaris 2.6 server so it can serve SunOS release 4.x diskless and dataless clients.

Note -

Ensure that all system data has been restored before you use the commands in this procedure. The /export file system is particularly important because it contains client information. See Chapter 3, Converting a SunOS 4.x System to the Solaris 2.6 Environment.

Some sites will need to continue using SunOS release 4.x clients after the server has been upgraded to Solaris 2.6 software. For instance, Sun-3(TM) systems cannot run Solaris 2.2 or later software and must continue to use the SunOS release 4.x software.

When a SunOS release 4.x /export partition is set up on a server running Solaris 2.6 software, it is referred to as multiple OS operation. Multiple OS operation enables the server to continue serving SunOS release 4.x clients while it runs the Solaris 2.6 operating environment.

The multiple OS operation package is called SUNWhinst and includes three programs that you will need to run to set up a SunOS release 4.x /export directory on a Solaris 2.6 server. The three programs are:

Before beginning any of these installation procedures, ensure that the SUNWhinst package is properly loaded. Use the pkginfo(1) command to generate a list of installed packages and then check the list to ensure that all necessary packages were installed, including the SUNWhinst package.

For details on adding and removing packages, see System Administration Guide.

Running discover4x

discover4x analyzes the support that remains for SunOS release 4.x clients after the server has migrated to the Solaris 2.6 operating environment.

As superuser (root), type the following.

# discover4x

The discover4x program runs from 1 - 60 seconds, depending on the amount of software examined.

discover4x may report messages such as the following.

Setting up proto root for sun4c arch

Updating server databases to include sun4c sunos 4.1.2 support

Support for sun4c clients must be added using install4x, if \

           sun4c clients are served by this machine.

If your site has completed a custom Solaris 2.6 installation that changed the location of the /export directory, discover4x examines that directory if you invoke it with the directory name as a single argument. For instance, if the /export software is stored in /clients directory, use the following command. 

# discover4x /clients

Setting Up the CD-ROM Drive for install4x

Run the install4x program on a server with the Solaris 2.6 operating environment using one of the three procedures listed in the following section.

Insert the SunOS release 4.x CD into the CD-ROM drive before you proceed.

Using a Local CD-ROM Drive

If you are running install4x on a system with a local CD-ROM drive, after you install the CD into the drive, Volume Management automatically mounts the CD directory on /cdrom/volume1/s0.

Using a Remote CD-ROM Drive (Solaris 2.6 Software)

If install4x is to use a CD-ROM drive on a remote system running the Solaris 2.6 operating environment, after you install the CD into the drive, Volume Management automatically mounts the CD directory on /cdrom/volume1/s0. Then type the following command.

# share -F nfs -o ro /cdrom/volume1/s0

If you are not sharing other NFS systems at boot time, you need to invoke the mountd(1M) and nfsd(1M) daemons.

Type the following commands on the local system. 

# mkdir /cdrom

# mount -F nfs -o ro cd-host:/cdrom/volume1/s0 /cdrom

Using a Remote CD-ROM Drive (SunOS Release 4.x Software)

If install4x is to use a CD-ROM drive on a remote system that is running the SunOS release 4.x software, type the following as superuser on the remote system.

# mkdir /cdrom

# mount -t hsfs -r /dev/sr0 /cdrom

Once you have typed the previous commands, edit the /etc/exports and insert the following line. 

/cdrom -ro

Then type the following command on the remote system. 

# exportfs /cdrom

Type the following commands on the local system. 

# mkdir /cdrom

# mount -F nfs -o ro cd-host:/cdrom /cdrom

Running install4x

After you use one of the previous procedures, the CD is mounted on /cdrom. Now invoke install4x by typing the following command.

# /usr/sbin/install4x -m /cdrom/volume1/s0 -e /export

If the -m option is not specified, the following prompt is displayed. 

Enter name of directory where the 4.1* cd is mounted [/cdrom]:

If the -e option is not specified, the following prompt is displayed. 

Enter name of export directory [/export]:

As before, if your site has customized the location of the /export directory, you can direct install4x to load software to a different directory by specifying additional arguments, as in the following command.

# /usr/sbin/install4x -m /cdrom -e /clients

Choosing Software to Load

install4x displays the Install Main Menu shown here. 


         *** 4.1* Install Main Menu ***

Choose an Architecture (then select modules to load):
                
                                       Modules

                               Selected         Loaded

[a] sun4.sun4c.sunos.4.1.2         8               0
[b] sun4.sun4.sunos.4.1.2          8               0
[c] sun4.sun4m.sunos.4.1.2         7               0

or begin the loading process for all selected modules:

   [L] Load selected module            +----------------------+
                                       |  Disk Usage:         |
or abort without loading any modules   |     0K Selected      |
                                       |   53634K Free        |
   [Q] Quit without loading            +----------------------+
 
Type any bracketed letter to select that function.

Type ? for help.

The Install Main Menu screen presents several options. The first set (labeled here as a, b, and c) is used to specify the architecture for which software is to be loaded. Other options enable the user to direct software loading to begin (L), quit the program (Q), or ask for help (?).

After you choose each appropriate architecture, the program displays the Module Selection.


Select sun4.sun4c.sunos.4.1.2 modules:
+[a] R proto root......240K  |  [o]   User_Diag...........6352K
+[a] R proto root......240K  |  [o]   User_Diag...........6352K
+[b] R usr...........26240K  |  [p]   Manual..............7456K
+[c] R Kvm............4832K  | +[q] D TLI...................48K
+[d] R Install.........936K  |  [r] D RFS..................912K
 [e] D Networking.....1040K  |  [s] D Debugging...........2928K
 [f] D System_V.......4008K  |  [t]   SunView_Programmers.1840K
 [g] D Sys............5288K  |  [u]   Shlib_Custom........1376K
 [h] C SunView_Users..2664K  |  [v]   Graphics............1784K
 [i]   SunView_Demo....512K  | +[w]   uucp.................608K
+[j]   Text............712K  | +[x]   Games...............3136K
 [k]   Demo...........4264K  |  [y]   Versatec............5960K
 [l] C OpenWin_Users.25936K  |  [z]   Security.............312K
 [m] C OpenWin_Demo...4288K  |  [A]   OpenWindows_Progr..10200K
 [n] C OpenWin_Fonts..7840K  |

Module     + = already loaded        R = Required    C= Common
Legend:   ** = selected for loading  D = Desirable   Others opt

Select [a-A] or a Quick-Pick Option:      +-------------------+
 [1] All Req'd Modules [4] All Opt Moduls | Disk Usage:       |
 [2] All Desr'ble  Mod  [5] All Modules   |    0K Selected    |
 [3] All Common Modules                   |   53634K Free     |
or [D] (done) to return to the main scrn  +-------------------+

Packages already loaded are shown on the Module Selection screen with a plus sign (+) before the selection letter (that is, in the previous screen the packages associated with letters a, b, c, d, j, q, w, and x are already loaded). Note that loading packages for one architecture may cause those packages to show as being loaded for other architectures since many packages are shared.

Select modules to load by typing the associated character that is shown in brackets. Pressing the key associated with a module toggles the selection status (that is, will select or deselect the module, depending on its previous status). Modules selected to be loaded have asterisks (**) displayed before the selection character. You can reload modules already present by answering Y or y when asked to confirm the apparent redundancy.

SunSoft has determined which software must be loaded for a release to operate normally (shown with R to the right of the selection letter), which software is commonly loaded (shown as C), and which software should be loaded (shown as D).

Additionally, the Module Selection screen readily enables you to pick groups of modules to be loaded. When you enter a 1, it marks all required modules for loading. When you enter a 2, it marks all recommended modules. When you enter a 3, it marks all commonly loaded modules. When you enter a 4, it marks all optional modules. When you enter a 5, it marks all modules shown on the Module Selection screen.

Return to the Install Main Menu by typing D.


            *** 4.1* Install Main Menu ***

 Choose an Architecture (then select modules to load):

                                 Modules
                           Loaded      Selected

[a] sun4.sun4c.sunos.4.1.2    8           0
[b] sun4.sun4.sunos.4.1.2     8           0
[c] sun4.sun4m.sunos.4.1.2    7           0

or begin the loading process for all selected modules:

 [L] Load selected modules                   +-------------------+
                                             |  Disk Usage:      |
or abort without loading any modules:        |    0K Selected    |
                                             |   53634K Free     |
[Q] Quit without loading                     +-------------------+

Type any bracketed letter to select that function.
Type ? for help.

By typing L on the Install Main Menu, you can load all selected modules. Output similar to the following is displayed. 


Installing module `proto root' [size: 248K]
        in directory /export/exec/proto.root.sunos.4.1.2 ...

Updating server databases ...

Press any key to continue:

Running convert4x

convert4x updates the Solaris 2.6 server with information about all SunOS release 4.x clients. The following files and directories are updated when you run convert4x:

Before running convert4x, make certain that the Ethernet addresses are entered in the /etc/ethers file for the clients you are converting. This is necessary because convert4x invokes the rpc.rarpd(1m) daemon.

As Superuser, run convert4x by typing the following command.

# /usr/sbin/convert4x

Optionally, you can specify a single fully qualified path to the location to an alternate client hierarchy. By default, convert4x looks in /export.

As convert4x runs, it displays information on the screen about the actions taken by the script. It warns you if there are any discrepancies in client information. If there is insufficient information for a given client, convert4x reports the error and exits.

If the convert4x is successful for existing clients, you do not have to add them again using Solstice Host Manager.