On the system you intend to make the boot server for the subnet, log in and become superuser.
The system must have access to a remote Solaris 9 disc image, which is normally the install server. If you use a name service, the system should also be in a name service. If you do not use a name service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.
Mount the Solaris DVD from the install server.
# mount -F nfs -o ro server_name:path /mnt |
Is the install server name and absolute path to the disc image
Create a directory for the boot image.
# mkdir -p boot_dir_path |
Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied
Change to the Tools directory on the Solaris DVD image.
# cd /mnt/Solaris_9/Tools |
Copy the boot software to the boot server.
# ./setup_install_server -b boot_dir_path |
Specifies to set up the system as a boot server
Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied
The setup_install_server command indicates whether you have enough disk space available for the images. To determine available disk space, use the df -kl command.
Change directories to root (/).
# cd / |
Unmount the installation image.
# umount /mnt |
You are now ready to set up systems to be installed from the network. See Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a DVD Image.
The following example illustrates how to create a boot server on a subnet. These commands copy the boot software from the Solaris DVD image to /export/home/dvdsparc on the local disk of a boot server named crystal.
# mount -F nfs -o ro crystal:/export/home/dvdsparc /mnt # mkdir -p /export/home/dvdsparc # cd /mnt/Solaris_9/Tools # ./setup_install_server -b /export/home/dvdsparc # cd / # umount /mnt |