Setting Up an Install Client

On the install server, use the installadm create-client command to associate a particular client with a particular install service.

The installadm create-client command requires the following information:

• MAC address for the client

• Name of the install service for the client to use for installation

For x86 clients, you can optionally specify boot properties.

Setting Up an x86 Client

The following example associates the x86 client with MAC address 0:e0:81:5d:bf:e0 with the s11-x86 install service. The DHCP configuration output by this command must be added to the DHCP server. If this DHCP configuration is not done, the client cannot boot the s11-x86 install service.

# installadm create-client -n s11-x86 -e 0:e0:81:5d:bf:e0
No local DHCP configuration found. If not already configured, the
following should be added to the DHCP configuration:
    Boot server IP      : 10.80.239.5
    Boot file           : 0100E0815DBFE0

You can also view the results of the installadm create-client command in the /etc/netboot directory. This listing shows install service files for this client only. Lines in the menu.lstfile are broken for readability.

# cd /etc/netboot
# ls -l
lrwxrwxrwx  Aug 26 08:27 0100E0815DBFE0 -> ./s11-x86/boot/grub/pxegrub
-rw-r--r--  Aug 26 08:27 menu.lst.0100E0815DBFE0
drwxr-xr-x  Aug 26 08:26 s11-x86

# cat menu.lst.0100E0815DBFE0
default=0
timeout=30
min_mem64=0
title Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 Text Installer and command line
        kernel$ /s11-x86/platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B 
install_media=http://$serverIP:5555//export/auto_install/s11-x86,install_service=s11-x86,
install_svc_address=$serverIP:5555
        module$ /s11-x86/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive

title Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 Automated Install
        kernel$ /s11-x86/platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B install=true,
install_media=http://$serverIP:5555//export/auto_install/s11-x86,install_service=s11-x86,
install_svc_address=$serverIP:5555,livemode=text
        module$ /s11-x86/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive

Setting Up a SPARC Client

The following example associates the SPARC client with MAC address 00:14:4f:a7:65:70 with the s11-sparc install service.

# installadm create-client -n s11-sparc -e 00:14:4f:a7:65:70

The DHCP server does not require configuration since the SPARC wanboot-cgi boot file has already been configured by create-service. See Create an AI Install Service.

Deleting a Client From a Service

Use the installadm delete-client command to delete a client from an install service.

# installadm delete-client macaddr

You do not need to specify the service name since a client can be associated with only one install service.