The sample JumpStart script is no longer required to suppress the NFSv4 prompt

For the Solaris 10 release, a sample JumpStart script, set_nfs4_domain, was provided on media to prevent being prompted during a JumpStart installation. This script suppressed the NFSv4 prompt during installation. This script is no longer required. Starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release, use the sysidcfg keyword, nfs4_domain that suppresses being prompted. The set_nfs4_domain script no longer works to suppress a prompt.

If you have non-global zones installed and the new nfs4_domain keyword exists in the sysidcfg file, the first boot of a non-global zone sets the domain. Otherwise, the Oracle Solaris interactive installation program is displayed and you are prompted to provide a domain name before the boot process completes.

Providing Auto Registration, a feature of Oracle Solaris, information in the sysidcfg file keeps JumpStart installations hands-off

Auto Registration is new in the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release. When you install or upgrade your system, configuration data about your system is, on rebooting, automatically communicated through the existing service tag technology to the Oracle Product Registration System. This service tag data about your system is used, for example, to help Oracle enhance customer support and services.

If you include the auto_reg keyword in the sysidcfg file prior to the installation or upgrade, the installation can remain completely hands-off. However, if you do not include the auto_reg keyword, you will be prompted to provide your support credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration during the installation or upgrade.

Selecting a keyboard language in the sysidcfg file prevents a prompt

If your keyboard is not self-identifying and you want to prevent being prompted during your JumpStart installation, select the keyboard language in your sysidcfg file. For JumpStart installations, the default is for the U.S. English language. To select another language and its corresponding keyboard layout, set the keyboard keyword in your sysidcfg file.

• sysidcfg File Keywords in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

• For man pages, see:

  • sysidtool(1M)

  • sysidcfg(4)

If you have non-global zones, use Live Upgrade, a feature of Oracle Solaris to upgrade

You can upgrade a system that has non-global zones installed with JumpStart, but Live Upgrade is the recommended program to upgrade. JumpStart might require extensive upgrade time, because the time required to complete the upgrade increases linearly with the number of installed non-global zones.

A Flash Archive, a feature of Oracle Solaris, cannot contain non-global zones

If you use a Flash Archive to install, an archive that contains non-global zones is not properly installed on your system.

For general information about creating non-global zones, see System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones.

SPARC: Additional hardware requirements

Refer to your hardware documentation for any additional requirements for your platform that might be required to complete a JumpStart installation.