Use this procedure if your system is not equipped to use an installation media. This type of installation performs a minimal installation only of the solaris-auto-install package. You must manually add the larger package as an additional step.
Before You Begin
An AI setup must already be configured. For instructions, see Configuring an AI Server in Automatically Installing Oracle Solaris 11.4 Systems.
You must also download the AI boot image that corresponds to the client's platform as described in How to Prepare for a Text Installation.
Ensure that your role has the appropriate rights profiles to perform this procedure. See Using Rights Profiles to Install Oracle Solaris.
For example:
aiserver$ installadm create-service -n service-name -s boot-image
Make sure to include the full path to boot-image.
For more information about install services, see Working With Install Services in Automatically Installing Oracle Solaris 11.4 Systems.
# boot net:dhcp
For example, some systems use F12.
The GRUB menu displays the options of using either the text installer or the automated installer to install the operating system.
After some time, the Installation Menu appears:
1 Install Oracle Solaris 2 Shell 3 Terminal type (currently sun-color) 4 Reboot Please enter a number [1]:
For a description of these installation screens and the type of information that is required, see Text Installer Panels.
Caution - Do not interrupt an installation that is in progress. An incomplete installation can leave a disk in an indeterminate state. |
To view the log contents, go to /var/log/install/install_log after the system reboot is completed.
# pkg install solaris-desktop # pkg install solaris-large-server