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Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
Part I Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Options
1. Overview of Installation Options
Part II Installing Using Installation Media
2. Preparing for the Installation
5. Automated Installations That Boot From Media
6. Unconfiguring or Reconfiguring an Oracle Solaris instance
Part III Installing Using an Install Server
7. Automated Installation of Multiple Clients
8. Setting Up an Install Server
10. Provisioning the Client System
11. Configuring the Client System
12. Installing and Configuring Zones
13. Running a Custom Script During First Boot
14. Setting Up Oracle Configuration Manager For Use By AI Client Systems
16. Troubleshooting Automated Installations
Check the Installation Logs and Instructions
SPARC Network Booting Errors and Possible Causes
x86 Network Booting Errors and Possible Causes
Start Installation After Booting Without Initiating an Installation
Use one of the following methods to boot the installation environment without starting an automated installation. When the client is booted, a menu displays as shown in Start Installation After Booting Without Initiating an Installation. Use this menu to examine or install the system.
Use the following command to boot a SPARC client over the network without starting an automated installation:
ok boot net: dhcp
Do not specify the install flag as a boot argument.
Use the following command to boot a SPARC client from media without starting an installation:
ok boot cdrom
Do not specify the install flag as a boot argument.
For x86 installations that boot over the network, the following GRUB menu displays:
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 Text Installer and command line Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 Automated Install
The default entry, “Text Installer and command line,” boots the image without starting a hands-free automated installation.
Make sure the entry does not have the install=true boot property specified in its kernel line.
If you boot an x86 system from media and do not want to start an installation, edit the GRUB menu and remove the install=true boot property from the kernel line of the entry you want to boot.
In general for x86 installations, if the install=true boot property is specified in the kernel line of the GRUB entry you are booting from, the installation automatically starts. If you want to boot your x86 based system without initiating an automated installation, check that the GRUB boot entry does not specify the install=true boot property. If the property is specified, edit the kernel line of boot entry and remove the property.