Insert this option before the -B option to perform a custom JumpStart, a feature of Oracle Solaris, installation.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install 
-B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

url|ask

Specifies the location of the custom JumpStart files or prompts you for the location. Insert either option with the install option.

• url - Specifies the path to the files. You can specify a URL for files that are located in the following places:

  • Local hard disk

    file://jumpstart_dir_path/compressed_config_file

    For example:

    kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install file://jumpstart/config.tar 
    -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
    module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

  • NFS server

    nfs://server_name:IP_address/jumpstart_dir_path/compressed_config_file

    For example:

    kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install myserver:192.168.2.1/jumpstart/config.tar 
    -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
    module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

  • HTTP server

    http://server_name:IP_address/jumpstart_dir_path/
    compressed_config_file&proxy_info

    • If you placed a sysidcfg file in the compressed configuration file, you must specify the IP address of the server that contains the file, as in the following example:

      kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install http://192.168.2.1/jumpstart/config.tar 
      -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
      module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

    • If you saved the compressed configuration file on an HTTP server that is behind a firewall, you must use a proxy specifier during boot. You do not need to specify an IP address for the server that contains the file. You must specify an IP address for the proxy server, as in the following example:

      kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install http://www.shadow.com/jumpstart/config.tar&proxy=131.141.6.151 
      -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
      module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

url|ask (continued)

• ask - When used with the install option, specifies that the installation program prompt you to type the location of the compressed configuration file after the system boots and connects to the network. If you use this option, you are not able to do a completely hands off JumpStart installation.

  If you bypass the prompt by pressing Return, the Oracle Solaris installation program interactively configures the network parameters. The installation program then prompts you for the location of the compressed configuration file.

  The following example performs a custom JumpStart and boots from a network installation image. You are prompted to input the location of the configuration file after the system connects to the network.

  kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot install ask 
  -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
  module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Insert this option before the -B option to instruct the installation programs to use a DHCP server to obtain network installation information that is needed to boot the system. If you do not specify to use a DHCP server by typing dhcp, the system uses the /etc/bootparams file or the naming service bootparams database. For example, you would not specify dhcp if you wanted keep a static IP address.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot dhcp 
-B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Insert this option before the -B option to perform a text-based installation in a desktop session.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot - text 
-B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Insert this option before the -B option to perform a text-based installation in a console session.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot - nowin 
-B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Use this argument with the -B option to instruct the system to use a serial console, such as ttya (COM1) or ttyb (COM2).

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot -B console=ttya 
install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Use this argument with the -B option to enable or disable Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) or Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) devices and Direct Memory Access (DMA) during the installation.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot -B ata-dma-enabled=0 
install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Use this argument with the -B option to enable or disable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI ) power management.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot -B acpi-enum=0 
install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive

Use this argument with the -B option to enable or disable DMA for CD or DVD drives during the installation.

kernel /Solaris_10_x86/multiboot -B atapi-cd-dma-enabled=0
install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot
module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive