How to Install the Solaris OS on the Target Host (Browser Interface)

The following task includes a likely subset of variables for you to change when you install the OS onto a target host.

Steps

1. In the Common Tasks section of the N1 SPS browser interface, select OS Provisioning.

2. On the OS Provisioning Common Tasks page, click Provision OS in the Solaris Images section.

3. Navigate to the Solaris folder that contains the provision component.

   For example, /com/sun/n1osp/autogen-biss1-jet/provision/

4. Select the Solaris provisioning component name.

   For example, Solaris_9.standard

5. On the Component Details page, click the Run action next to the Provision_start:Install procedure.

6. Choose variables to use for this plan.

   • To use an existing variables set, select a name from the drop-down menu in the component name row of the Plan Parameters table.

   • To change values in an existing variables set, click Select from List in the component name row of the Plan Parameters table.

     1. Click the Edit button in the column for the variables set to change.

     2. Verify and change variables as needed.

        A list of variables, their descriptions, and default values is in Appendix B, Solaris Profile Component Variables.

     3. When all values are correct, click the Save button.

     4. Select the variables set that you just saved from the drop-down menu in the component name row of the Plan Parameters table.

   • To create a new variables set, click Select from List in the component name row of the Plan Parameters table.

     1. Click Create Set.

     2. Type a name for the variables set.

     3. Verify or change variable values.

        Although there are many variables that you might modify, you are likely to change only a few. The variable names and prompts in the Component Variables list should enable you to provide appropriate input for the variables. A list of variables, their descriptions, and default values is in Appendix B, Solaris Profile Component Variables.

     4. When all values are correct, click the Save button.

     5. Select the variables set that you just saved from the drop-down menu in the component name row of the Plan Parameters table.

7. Select the target host on which to provision the OS.

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   Tip –

   The target host should have a host name that ends in -target.

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8. Click Run Plan (includes preflight).

   When the plan completes and the Solaris image is installed on the target host, you need to login to the target host. The password for the root user is newroot.

Troubleshooting

If you are provisioning the Solaris 10 1/06 OS for x86 based systems, and the installation fails, verify that the /tftpboot/I86PC.Solaris_10–1 folder exists on the boot and install server. If the folder does not exist, create the folder, then reprovision the target host.