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Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Information Library |
Part I Planning to Install Over the Network
1. Where to Find Oracle Solaris Installation Planning Information
2. Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks)
3. Preconfiguring With a Naming Service or DHCP
Part II Installing Over a Local Area Network
4. Installing From the Network (Overview)
5. Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks)
Task Map: Installing From the Network With DVD Media
Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a DVD Image
To Create a Boot Server on a Subnet With a DVD Image
Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a DVD Image
To Add Systems to Be Installed From the Network With add_install_client (DVD)
Installing the System From the Network With a DVD Image
SPARC: To Install the Client Over the Network (DVD)
x86: To Install the Client Over the Network With GRUB (DVD)
6. Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks)
7. Patching the Miniroot Image (Tasks)
8. Installing Over the Network (Examples)
9. Installing From the Network (Command Reference)
Part III Installing Over a Wide Area Network
11. Preparing to Install With WAN Boot (Planning)
12. Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
13. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
14. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Examples)
The install server contains the installation image needed to install systems from the network. You must create an install server to install the Oracle Solaris software on a system from the network. You do not always need to set up a boot server.
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters or your install server and client are on the same subnet, you do not need a boot server.
If your install server and your client are not on the same subnet and you are not using DHCP, you must create separate boot servers for each subnet. You could create an install server for each subnet. However, install servers require more disk space.
Note - This procedure assumes that the system is running the Volume Manager. If you are not using the Volume Manager to manage media, refer to System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems.
Note - Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
The system must include a DVD-ROM drive and be part of the site's network and naming service. If you use a naming service, the system must already be in a service, such as NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP. If you do not use a naming service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.
# mkdir -p install_dir_path
install_dir_path specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied.
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./setup_install_server install_dir_path
Specifies the directory where the DVD image is to be copied
# share | grep install_dir_path
Specifies the path to the installation image where the DVD image was copied
Using the share command, add this entry to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 -d "install server directory" install_dir_path
# svcs -l svc:/network/nfs/server:default
If the nfsd daemon is online, continue to Step d. If the nfsd daemon is not online, start it.
# svcadm enable svc:/network/nfs/server
# ps -ef | grep nfsd
If the nfsd daemon is running, continue to Step d. If the nfsd daemon is not running, start it.
# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start
# shareall
# cd /
Patching a file might be necessary if a boot image has problems. For step-by-step procedures, see Chapter 7, Patching the Miniroot Image (Tasks).
Example 5-1 SPARC: Creating an Install Server With a DVD
The following example illustrates how to create an install server by copying the Oracle Solaris DVD to the install server's /export/home/dvd directory. This example assumes that the install server is running the current Oracle Solaris release.
# mkdir -p /export/home/dvd # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools # ./setup_install_server /export/home/dvd
If you need a separate boot server, make the install server available to the boot server.
Using the share command, add this entry to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 -d "install server directory" /export/home/dvdsparc
Check if the nfsd daemon is online. If the nfsd daemon is not online, start it and share it.
# svcs -l svc:/network/nfs/server:default # svcadm enable svc:/network/nfs/server # shareall # cd /
After you set up the install server, you must add the client as an installation client. For information about how to add client systems to install over the network, see To Add Systems to Be Installed From the Network With add_install_client (DVD).
If you are not using DHCP, and your client system is on a different subnet than your install server, you must create a boot server. For more information, see Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a DVD Image.
See Also
For additional information about the setup_install_server and the add_to_install_server commands, see install_scripts(1M).