Boot Disk Not Found

If the boot disk is not found during an automated installation, verify the book disk and modify the AI manifest.

1. Select the boot device explicitly in SPARC OBP or in the x86 BIOS.

2. Reboot the system.

3. Log in to the system being installed.

4. Identify the device to be used during the installation. The device is can be identified by the SYS/HDD* receptacle name or the CTD disk name as displayed in the format command.

5. Modify the /system/volatile/ai.xml manifest and replace the "boot_disk" value. For example:

   <disk_keyword key="SYS/HDD1" name_type="receptacle"/>  
   

   <disk_keyword key="c0t5000CCA012B2A254d0" name_type="ctd"/> 
   

6. Refresh the installation service.

   # svcadm clear auto-installer
   

Related to this issue, when you are installing in UEFI mode, the boot disk cannot be located even if a disk is specified in the AI manifest's target boot_disk section. This limitation in UEFI installation means that if nothing is installed on the system yet, you cannot use the boot_disk section in the manifest to identify a boot disk. As a workaround, use a derived manifest specify an alternative installation target disk.