Add OS Services

A Solaris OS server is a server that provides operating system (OS) services to support client systems. By using Host Manager, you can add support for an OS server or convert a standalone system to an OS server.

For each platform group and Solaris release that you want to support, you must add the particular OS service to the OS server. For example, if you want to support SPARC Sun4m systems running the Solaris 7 release, you must add Sun4m/Solaris 7 OS services to the OS server. You would also still need to add OS services to support SPARC Sun4c systems or x86 systems running the Solaris 7 release, because they are different platform groups.

You must have access to the appropriate Solaris CD image to add OS services.

Although Host Manager enables you to add support for diskless clients running the SunOS 4.0 and compatible releases, you cannot add SunOS 4.0 and compatible OS services using Host Manager. You must use the install4x commands to add OS services to an OS server, and then use Host Manager to add support for the SunOS 4.0 and compatible client.

Adding OS Services to a Server When the OS Services Have Been Patched

When adding OS services to an OS server, you may see error messages saying that you have inconsistent versions of the OS running on the server and the OS that you are trying to add. This message occurs when the installed version of the OS has packages that were previously patched and the OS services being added do not have those packages patched (because the patches have been integrated into the packages).

For example, you may have a server that is running the Solaris 7 release or compatible versions; you may also have additional OS services loaded on this server, including the Solaris 2.6 SPARC Sun4m OS services that have been patched. If you try to add the Solaris 2.6 SPARC Sun4c OS services from a CD-ROM to this server, you could get the following error message

Error: inconsistent
revision, installed package appears to have been patched resulting 
in it being different than the package on your media. You will need 
to backout all patches that patch this package before retrying the 
add OS service option.
 

Remove OS Services

OS services can be removed from an OS server using Host Manager. For instance, if you no longer want to support SPARC Sun4m systems running the Solaris 7 or compatible versions, you can remove these OS services from the server using Host Manager.