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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 an Install Server With DVD Media
To Create an Install Server With SPARC or x86 DVD Media
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)
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. A boot server contains enough of the boot software to boot systems from the network, and then the install server completes the installation of the Oracle Solaris software.
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters or your install server or client is on the same subnet as the install server, you do not need a boot server. Proceed to Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a DVD Image.
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 - 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 have access to a remote current Oracle 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.
# mount -F nfs -o ro server_name:path /mnt
Is the install server name and absolute path to the disc image
# mkdir -p boot_dir_path
Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied
# cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./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
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.
# cd /
# 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 5-2 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 Oracle 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_10/Tools # ./setup_install_server -b /export/home/dvdsparc # cd / # umount /mnt
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).