Boot Disk Not Found
If the boot disk is not found during an automated installation, verify the book disk and modify the AI manifest.
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Select the boot device explicitly in SPARC OBP or in the x86 BIOS.
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Reboot the system.
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Log in to the system being installed.
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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
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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"/>
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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.