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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)
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)
B. Installing or Upgrading Remotely (Tasks)
SPARC: Using the Installation Program to Install or Upgrade From a Remote DVD-ROM or CD-ROM
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.
In the following procedure, the remote system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM is identified as remote system. The system that is the client to be installed is identified as client system.
The Volume Manager mounts the disc.
For DVD media, type:
remote system# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
For CD media, type:
remote system# cd /cdrom/cdrom0
For DVD media, type:
remote system# ./add_install_client \ client_system_name arch
For CD media, type:
remote system# ./add_install_client -s remote_system_name: \ /cdrom/cdrom0 client_system_name arch
The name of the system with the DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive
The name of the machine you want to install
The platform group of the machine you want to install, for example sun4u. On the system that you want to install, find the platform group by using the uname -m command.
client system: ok boot net
The installation begins.
If you are using DVD media, follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. You are finished.
If you are using CD media, the machine reboots and the installation program begins. After the Welcome panel, the Specify Media panel appears with Network File System selected. Proceed to Step 7.
The Specify Network File System Path panel appears and the text field contains the installation path.
client_system_ip_address:/cdrom/cdrom0
remote system# cd /
remote system# share
remote system# unshare absolute_path
Is the absolute path shown in the share command
In this example, slice 0 and slice 1 are unshared.
remote system# unshare /cdrom/cdrom0 remote system# unshare /cdrom/cdrom0
When you export a Oracle Solaris Languages CD, an installer window appears on the machine where the CD-ROM is mounted. Ignore the installer window while you install the Oracle Solaris Languages CD. After you complete the installation of the Oracle Solaris Languages CDs, close the installer window.