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

You can install a full archive for an initial installation or a differential archive for an update. You can use the custom JumpStart installation method or use Solaris Live Upgrade to install an archive on an inactive boot environment.

• For an overview of a full or differential archive, see Chapter 17, Solaris Flash (Overview and Planning).

• For procedures about installing an archive on an inactive boot environment by using Solaris Live Upgrade, see To Install a Solaris Flash Archive With a Profile (Command-Line Interface).

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.

   From the existing list of custom JumpStart keywords in Table 28–2, the only keywords valid when you install a Solaris Flash archive are the following:

   Table 26–2 Solaris Flash Archive Keywords

   Keyword	Initial Installation	Differential Archive
   (required)archive_location	X	X
   fdisk (x86 only)	X	X
   filesys Note – You cannot set the filesys keyword to the value auto.	X
   forced_deployment		X
   (required)install_type	X	X
   local_customization	X	X
   no_content_check		X
   no_master_check		X
   root_device	X	X

   1. Set the value of the keyword install_type to one of the following types.

      • For a full archive installation, set the value to flash_install

      • For a differential archive installation, set the value to flash_update

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

      For details about the archive_location keyword, refer to 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.

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.