You can install Solaris software over the network from any install server on the network. However, a system that needs to use an install server on another subnet requires a separate boot server on its own subnet. A boot server contains enough of the boot software to boot systems over the network, and then the install server takes over to install the Solaris software.
On the system that will be the boot server for the subnet, log in and become root.
This system must have a local CD-ROM drive or have access to a remote Solaris CD image. The system must also be in the NIS or NIS+ name service. (If your site doesn't use the NIS or NIS+ name service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.)
This procedure assumes that the system is running Volume Management. For detailed information about managing CDs without Volume Management, see the System Administration Guide, Volume I.
Determine your next step based on where you want to access the Solaris CD image from.
You must use the Solaris CD image of the same release and platform type that is being used to install the systems.
Change directory to the Tools directory on the Solaris CD image.
# cd Solaris_2.7/Tools |
Copy the boot software to the boot server by using the setup_install_server command.
# ./setup_install_server -b boot_dir_path |
Specifies that the system will be set up as a boot server. |
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boot_dir_path |
Specifies the directory where the boot software will be copied. The directory must be empty. |
The setup_install_server command indicates if you do not have enough disk space to copy the platform dependent information. Use the df -kl command to determine available disk space.
The following example creates a boot server on a subnet by copying the boot software from the Solaris CD image to /export/install/boot on the system's local disk.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.7/Tools # ./setup_install_server -b /export/install/boot |
The boot server is now set up to boot supported systems on a subnet. To continue, go to "Setting Up Systems to Be Installed Over the Network".