To Create a Boot Server on a Subnet With a DVD Image

1. On the system you intend to make the boot server for the subnet, log in and become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   The system must have access to a remote current Solaris release disc image, which is normally the install server. If you use a naming service, the system should also be in a naming service. If you do not use a naming service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.

2. Mount the Solaris DVD from the install server.

   # mount -F nfs -o ro server_name:path /mnt

   server_name:path

   Is the install server name and absolute path to the disc image

3. Create a directory for the boot image.

   # mkdir -p boot_dir_path

   boot_dir_path

   Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied

4. Change to the Tools directory on the Solaris DVD image.

   # cd /mnt/Solaris_11/Tools

5. Copy the boot software to the boot server.

   # ./setup_install_server -b boot_dir_path

   -b

   Specifies to set up the system as a boot server

   boot_dir_path

   Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied

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   Note –

   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.

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6. Change directories to root (/).

   # cd /

7. 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.

Example 5–5 Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet (DVD)

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_11/Tools
# ./setup_install_server -b /export/home/dvdsparc
# cd /
# umount /mnt

Continuing the Installation

After you set up the boot server, you must add the client as an installation client. For information about how to add client systems to install over the network, see Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a DVD Image.

See Also

For additional information about the setup_install_server command, see install_scripts(1M).