To Prepare to Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Custom JumpStart Installation

1. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart rules file.

   For detailed instructions about creating custom JumpStart files, refer to Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks).

2. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart profile file.

   For examples of Solaris Flash archive profiles, see “Profile Examples”.

   1. Set the value of the keyword install_type as flash_install.

   2. Add the path to the Solaris Flash archive by using the new archive_location keyword.

      Refer to “archive_location Keyword” for details about the archive_location keyword.

   3. Specify the file system configuration.

      The Solaris Flash archive extraction process does not support auto-layout of partitions.

   4. (Optional) If you want to install an additional Solaris Flash archive on the clone system, add one archive_location line for each archive that you want to install.

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   Note -

   From the existing list of custom JumpStart keywords in Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks), the only keywords valid when you install a Solaris Flash archive are the following:

   • fdisk (IA only).

   • filesys – You cannot set the filesys keyword to the value auto.

   • install_type (required).

   • partitioning – You can only set the partitioning keyword to the values explicit or existing.

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3. On the install server, add the clients that you are installing with the Solaris Flash archive.

   For detailed instructions, refer to “Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a DVD Image” or “Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image”.

4. Perform the custom JumpStart installation on the clone systems.

   For detailed instructions, refer to “SPARC: To Perform an Installation or Upgrade With the Custom JumpStart Program”.