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Solaris Advanced Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview of Installing Solaris
Maybe You Don't Need to Install
Installing Standalone Systems and Servers
Methods for Installing Solaris Software
Installing Over the Network
Requirements for a Totally Automated Installation
Chapter 2 Performing an Interactive Installation
SPARC: How to Perform an Interactive Installation
x86: How to Perform an Interactive Installation
Chapter 3 Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation
SPARC: How to Perform a Custom JumpStart Installation
x86: How to Perform a Custom JumpStart Installation
Chapter 4 Upgrading a System
Ways to Upgrade a System
Upgrade With Disk Space Reallocation
Frequently Asked Questions About Upgrading
What to Do Before Upgrading
What to Do After Upgrading
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Setting Up Network Installations
Booting a System
Error Messages
General Problems
Booting a System Over the Network
Error Messages
General Problems
Installing Solaris (Initial)
Installing Solaris (Upgrade)
Error Messages
General Problems
Chapter 6 Preconfiguring System Configuration Information
Choose a Method for Preconfiguring
Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File
Syntax Rules
SPARC: Example sysidcfg File
x86: Example sysidcfg File
How to Create a sysidcfg Configuration File
Preconfiguring With the Name Service
How to Preconfigure Locale Using NIS
How to Preconfigure Locale Using NIS+
Preconfiguring Power Management Information
Chapter 7 Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network
Task Map: Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network
Servers Required for Network Installation
Network Installation Commands
Creating an Install Server and Boot Servers
How to Create an Install Server
Example-Creating an Install Server
Where to Go Next
How to Create a Boot Server on a Subnet
Example-Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet
Where to Go Next
Setting Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network
How to Set Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network With Host Manager
Where to Go Next
How to Set Up Systems to be Installed Over the Network With add_install_client
SPARC: Example: Adding Systems to Be Installed Over the Network With add_install_client
Where to Go Next
Chapter 8 Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
Overview
What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation
Task Map: Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
Creating a Profile Server
How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Server
Where to Go Next
Enabling All Systems to Access the Profile Server
How to Enable All Systems to Access the Profile Server
Where to Go Next
Creating a Profile Diskette
x86: How to Create a Profile Diskette
Where to Go Next
SPARC: How to Create a Profile Diskette
Where to Go Next
Creating the rules File
What Is the rules File?
When Does a System Match a Rule?
Important Information About the rules File
How to Create the rules File
Where to Go Next
Rule Examples
Rule Keyword and Rule Value Descriptions
Creating a Profile
What Is a Profile?
Important Information about Creating Profiles
How to Create a Profile
Where to Go Next
Profile Examples
Mounting Remote File Systems and Adding and Deleting Packages
Specifying Where to Install File Systems
x86: Using the fdisk Keyword
Reallocating Disk Space for an Upgrade
Profile Keyword and Profile Value Descriptions
backup_media Profile Keyword
boot_device Profile Keyword
client_arch Profile Keyword
client_root Profile Keyword
client_swap Profile Keyword
cluster Profile Keyword (Adding Software Groups)
cluster Profile Keyword (Adding or Deleting Clusters)
dontuse Profile Keyword
fdisk Profile Keyword
filesys Profile Keyword (Mounting Remote File Systems)
filesys Profile Keyword (Creating Local File Systems)
install_type Profile Keyword
isa_bits Profile Keyword
layout_constraint Profile Keyword
locale locale_name Profile Keyword
num_clients Profile Keyword
package Profile Keyword
partitioning Profile Keyword
root_device Profile Keyword
system_type Profile Keyword
usedisk Profile Keyword
How the Size of Swap Is Determined
How the System's Root Disk Is Determined
Testing a Profile
Ways to Test a Profile
How to Test a Profile
Where to Go Next
Example-Testing a Profile
Validating the rules File
How to Validate the rules File
Where to Go Next
Chapter 9 Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features
Creating Begin Scripts
What Is a Begin Script
Important Information About Begin Scripts
Ideas for Begin Scripts
Creating Derived Profiles With Begin Scripts
Creating Finish Scripts
What Is a Finish Script
Important Information About Finish Scripts
Ideas for Finish Scripts
Adding Files With a Finish Script
Adding Packages and Patches
Customizing the Root Environment With a Finish Script
Setting the System's Root Password With a Finish Script
SPARC: Creating Disk Configuration Files
SPARC: How to Create Disk Configuration Files
Where to Go Next
Example
x86: Creating Disk Configuration Files
x86: How to Create Disk Configuration Files
Where to Go Next
Example
Using a Site-Specific Installation Program
Appendix A Planning Disk Space
Basic Considerations for Disk Space Planning
Software Group Space Recommendations
Appendix B Solaris CD Layout
Appendix C Platform Names and Groups
Appendix D Sample Custom JumpStart Setup
Sample Site Setup
Create an Install Server
Create a Boot Server for Marketing Systems
Create a JumpStart Directory
Share the JumpStart Directory
Create the Engineering Group's Profile
Create the Marketing Group's Profile
Update the rules File
Check the rules File
Set Up Engineering Systems to Install Over the Network
Set Up Marketing Systems to Install Over the Network
Boot the Engineering Systems and Install Solaris Software
Boot the Marketing Systems and Install Solaris Software
Appendix E Locale Values
Appendix F x86: Preserving Existing Operating Systems and User Data
Glossary
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