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Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 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)
Task Map: Installing From the Network With CD Media
Creating an Install Server With SPARC or x86 CD Media
SPARC: How to Create an Install Server With SPARC or x86 CD Media
Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a CD Image
To Create a Boot Server on a Subnet With a CD Image
Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image
How to Add Systems to Be Installed From the Network With add_install_client (CDs)
Installing the System From the Network With a CD Image
SPARC: How to Install the Client Over the Network (CDs)
x86: How to Install the Client Over the Network With GRUB (CDs)
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)
The install server contains the installation image needed to install systems from the network. You must create an install server to install the Oracle Solaris software on a system from the network. You do not always need to set up a separate boot server.
Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release, only a DVD is provided. Oracle Solaris Software CDs are no longer provided.
See Installing the System From the Network With a DVD Image.
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters or your install server and client are on the same subnet, you do not need a separate boot server.
If your install server and your client are not on the same subnet and you are not using DHCP, you must create separate boot servers for each subnet. You could create an install server for each subnet; however, install servers require more disk space.
The system must include a CD-ROM drive and be part of the site's network and naming service. If you use a naming service, the system must already be in a naming service, such as NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP. If you do not use a naming service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.
Note - This procedure assumes that the system is running Solaris Volume Manager. If you are not using Solaris Volume Manager to manage media, refer to System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems.
Note - Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
# mkdir -p install-dir
Specifies the directory where the CD image is to be copied
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./setup_install_server install-dir-path
Note - The setup_install_server command indicates whether you have enough disk space available for the Oracle Solaris Software disc images. To determine available disk space, use the df -kl command.
# share | grep install-dir-path
Using the share command, add this entry to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file.
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 -d "install server directory" install-dir-path
# svcs -l svc:/network/nfs/server:default
# svcadm enable svc:/network/nfs/server
# ps -ef | grep nfsd
# /etc/init.d/nfs.server start
# shareall
# cd /
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./add_to_install_server install-dir-path
# cd /
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./add_to_install_server install-dir-path
# cd /
Patching a file might be necessary if a boot image has problems. For step-by-step procedures, see Chapter 7, Patching the Miniroot Image (Tasks).
After you set up the install server, you must add the client as an installation client. For information about how to add client systems to install over the network, see Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image.
If you are not using DHCP, and your client system is on a different subnet than your install server, you must create a boot server. For more information, see Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a CD Image.
Next Steps
If you are using DHCP or the install server is on the same subnet as the system to be installed, you do not need to create a boot server. Proceed to Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image.
If you are not using DHCP and the install server and the client are on a different subnet, you must create a boot server. Proceed to Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a CD Image.
See Also
For additional information about the setup_install_server and the add_to_install_server commands, see install_scripts(1M).