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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
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)
After you create an install server and, if necessary, a boot server, you must set up each system that you want to install from the network. Each system that you want to install needs to find the following:
An install server
A boot server if it is required
The sysidcfg file if you use a sysidcfg file to preconfigure system information
A name server if you use a naming service to preconfigure system information
The profile in the JumpStart directory on the profile server if you are using the custom JumpStart, a feature of Oracle Solaris, installation method
Use the following add_install_client procedure for setting up install servers and clients. Also, see the example procedures for the following:
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters for a SPARC client, see Example 5-3.
If your install server and client are on the same subnet, see Example 5-4.
If your install server and your client are not on the same subnet and you are not using DHCP, see Example 5-5.
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters for x86 clients, see Example 5-6.
If you want to use a specific serial port to display output during the installation of an x86 based system, see Example 5-7.
For more options to use with this command, see the man page, add_install_client(1M).
After you create an install server, you must set up each system that you want to install from the network.
Use the following add_install_client procedure for set up an x86 client to install from the network.
Before You Begin
If you have a boot server, make sure you have shared the install server installation image and started the appropriate services. See “To Create a SPARC Install Server With SPARC or x86 DVD Media” Step 6.
Each system that you want to install needs to find the following items.
Install server
Boot server if it is required
sysidcfg file if you use a sysidcfg file to preconfigure system information
Name server if you use a naming service to preconfigure system information
The profile in the JumpStart directory on the profile server if you are using the custom JumpStart installation method
Note - Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
Host name
IP address
Ethernet address
For more information on naming services, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
# ifconfig -a grep ether ether 8:0:20:b3:39:1d
# cd /install_dir_path/Solaris_10/Tools
Specifies the path to the Tools directory
# ./add_install_client -d -s install_server:install_dir_path \ -c jumpstart_server:jumpstart_dir_path -p sysid_server:path \ -t boot_image_path -b "boot-property=value" \ -e ethernet_address client_name platform_group
Specifies that the client is to use DHCP to obtain the network install parameters. If you use the -d only, the add_install_client command sets up the installation information for client systems of the same class, for example, all SPARC client machines. To set up the installation information for a specific client, use the -d with the -e option.
For x86 clients, use this option to boot the systems from the network by using PXE network boot. The output of this option lists the DHCP options you need to create on the DHCP server.
For more information about class-specific installations by using DHCP, see Creating DHCP Options and Macros for Oracle Solaris Installation Parameters.
Specifies the name and path to the install server.
install_server is the host name of the install server.
install_dir_path is the absolute path to the Oracle Solaris DVD image.
Specifies a JumpStart directory for custom JumpStart installations. jumpstart_server is the host name of the server on which the JumpStart directory is located. jumpstart_dir_path is the absolute path to the JumpStart directory.
Specifies the path to the sysidcfg file for preconfiguring system information. sysid_server is either a valid host name or an IP address for the server that contains the file. path is the absolute path to the directory containing the sysidcfg file.
Specifies the path to an alternate boot image if you want to use a boot image other than the one in the Tools directory on the current Oracle Solaris release net installation image, CD, or DVD.
x86 based systems only: Enables you to set the value of a boot property variable that you want to use to boot the client from the network. The -b option must be used with the -e option.
See the eeprom(1M) man page for descriptions of boot properties.
Specifies the Ethernet address of the client that you want to install. This option enables you to set up the installation information to use for a specific client, including a boot file for that client.
The nbp. prefix is not used in boot file names. For example, if you specify -e 00:07:e9:04:4a:bf for an x86 based client, the command creates the boot file 010007E9044ABF.i86pc in the /tftpboot directory. However, the current Oracle Solaris release supports the use of legacy boot files with the nbp. prefix.
For more information about client-specific installations by using DHCP, see Creating DHCP Options and Macros for Oracle Solaris Installation Parameters.
Is the name of the system to be installed from the network. This name is not the host name of the install server.
Is the platform group of the system to be installed. For more information, see Platform Names and Groups in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
Example 5-3 SPARC: Adding a SPARC Install Client on a SPARC Install Server When Using DHCP (DVD)
The following example illustrates how to add an install client when you are using DHCP to set installation parameters on the network. The install client is named basil, which is an Ultra 5 system. The file system /export/home/dvdsparc/Solaris_10/Tools contains the add_install_client command.
For more information on how to use DHCP to set installation parameters for network installations, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).
sparc_install_server# cd /export/home/dvdsparc/Solaris_10/Tools sparc_install_server# ./add_install_client -d basil sun4u
Example 5-4 Adding an Install Client That Is On the Same Subnet As Its Server (DVD)
The following example illustrates how to add an install client that is on the same subnet as the install server. The install client is named basil, which is an Ultra 5 system. The file system /export/home/dvdsparc/ contains the add_install_client command.
install_server# cd /export/home/dvdsparc/Solaris_10/Tools install_server# ./add_install_client basil sun4u
Example 5-5 Adding an Install Client to a Boot Server (DVD)
The following example illustrates how to add an install client to a boot server. The install client is named rose, which is an Ultra 5 system. Run the command on the boot server. The -s option is used to specify an install server that is named rosemary, which contains Oracle Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD image in /export/home/dvdsparc.
boot_server# cd /export/home/dvdsparc/Solaris_10/Tools boot_server# ./add_install_client -s rosemary:/export/home/dvdsparc rose sun4u
Example 5-6 x86: Adding a Single x86 Install Client on an x86 Install Server When Using DHCP (DVD)
The following example illustrates how to add an x86 install client to an install server when you are using DHCP to set installation parameters on the network.
The -d option is used to specify that clients are to use the DHCP protocol for configuration. If you plan to use PXE network boot, you must use the DHCP protocol.
The -e option indicates that this installation will only occur on the client with the Ethernet address 00:07:e9:04:4a:bf .
The -s option is used to specify that the clients are to be installed from the install server that is named rosemary.
This server contains Oracle Solaris Operating System for x86 Platforms DVD image in /export/home/dvdx86.
x86_install_server# cd /export/boot/dvdx86/Solaris_10/Tools x86_install_server# ./add_install_client -d -e 00:07:e9:04:4a:bf \ -s rosemary:/export/home/dvdx86 i86pc
The previous commands set up the client with the Ethernet address 00:07:e9:04:4a:bf as an installation client. The boot file 010007E9044ABF.i86pc is created on the installation server. In previous releases, this boot file was named nbp.010007E9044ABF.i86pc.
For more information on how to use DHCP to set installation parameters for network installations, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).
Example 5-7 x86: Specifying a Serial Console to Use During a Network Installation (DVD)
The following example illustrates how to add an x86 install client to an install server and specify a serial console to use during the installation. This example sets up the install client in the following manner.
The -d option indicates that the client is set up to use DHCP to set installation parameters.
The -e option indicates that this installation will occur only on the client with the Ethernet address 00:07:e9:04:4a:bf.
The -b option instructs the installation program to use the serial port ttya as an input and an output device.
Use this set of commands to add the client.
install server# cd /export/boot/dvdx86/Solaris_10/Tools install server# ./add_install_client -d -e "00:07:e9:04:4a:bf" \ -b "console=ttya" i86pc
For a complete description of the boot property variables and values you can use with the -b option, see the eeprom(1M) man page.
If you are using a DHCP server to install the x86 based client over the network, configure the DHCP server and create the options and macros that are listed in the output of the add_install_client -d command. For instructions about how to configure a DHCP server to support network installations, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).
x86 based systems: If you are not using a DHCP server, you must boot the system from a local Oracle Solaris OS DVD or CD.
See Also
For additional information about the add_install_client command, see install_scripts(1M).