Performing a Net-Install of the Solaris Environment Over the qfe Interface

Updating the Solaris Archive to Use the qfe Interface

This section is only applicable if you are installing the Solaris operating environment on a net-install client system over the Quad FastEthernet (qfe) interface.

The Solaris CD-ROM cannot be used to perform a net-install since it is a read-only medium. Therefore, the Solaris CD image archive is required so you can update certain software files.

1. Determine the directory where the CD image is located on the boot server.

   For example, if the Solaris software is located within a directory named DIR, change to the /etc directory of the client's root partition by typing:

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   # cd DIR/export/exec/kvm/<archive_of_arch>/etc
   

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2. Search the name_to_major file for Quad FastEthernet (qfe) entries.

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   # grep qfe name_to_major
   qfe 119

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   If this file already has a Quad FastEthernet (qfe) entry, skip to Step 4.

3. If the name_to_major file does not contain a FastEthernet (qfe) entry, use a text editor to add an entry for the Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter device (qfe).

   If the major device number for the last file entry is n then use n+1 for the qfe channel major device number. As shown in the example below, if the last entry for the major device number is 108, use 109 for the qfe device.

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   . . .
   audiocs 108
   qfe 109
   

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4. Check the driver_aliases file for the qfe line required by the adapter.

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   # grep 'SUNW,qfe qfe' driver_aliases
   

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   If this line already exists in the driver_aliases file, you can skip to Step 6. Otherwise, you will need to add this line to the file before installing the adapter.

5. Using a text editor, add the following line to the end of the driver_aliases file.

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   SUNW,qfe qfe

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6. Insert and mount the Sun Quad FastEthernet 2.0 CD-ROM.

   • If your system is running Volume Manager, it should automatically mount the CD-ROM to the /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0 directory.

   • If your system is not running Volume Manager, mount the CD-ROM as follows:

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     # mkdir -p /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0
     # mount -F hsfs -r /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0
     

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7. Copy the qfe driver from the CD-ROM to the client's root partition.

   In the steps below, replace DIR with the directory where the Solaris CD image is located on the boot server system.

   1. For the Solaris 2.4 operating system, type:

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      # cp /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0/Sol_2.4/SUNWqfed/reloc/kernel/drv/qfe \ 
      DIR/export/exec/kvm/<archive_of_arch>/kernel/drv
      

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   2. For the Solaris 2.5 operating system, type:

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      # cp /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0/Sol_2.5/SUNWqfed/reloc/kernel/drv/qfe \ DIR/export/exec/kvm/<archive_of_arch>/kernel/drv
      

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   3. For the Solaris 2.5.1 operating system, type:

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      # cp /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0/Sol_2.5.1/SUNWqfed/reloc/kernel/drv/qfe \ 
      DIR/export/exec/kvm/<archive_of_arch>/kernel/drv
      

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   4. For the Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97 operating system, type:

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      # cp /cdrom/sun_quadfast_2_0/Sol_2.5.1_hw_497/SUNWqfed/reloc/kernel/drv/qfe \ 
      DIR/export/exec/kvm/<archive_of_arch>/kernel/drv
      

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8. Unmount and eject the CD-ROM as follows:

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   # cd /
   # umount /cdrom
   # eject cdrom
   

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9. On the client system, perform the tasks listed in the section "Booting the System".

10. Complete the Solaris client installation.

    Refer to your Solaris documentation for detailed instructions.

11. Install the software drivers from the Sun Quad FastEthernet 2.0 CD-ROM that came with the Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter.

    See "Installing the Driver Software" for more information.

12. Reboot the system.

    Refer to the Solaris 2.x Peripheral's Handbook for more information.