SPARC: To Perform a Custom JumpStart Installation

1. Use Table 21–1 to ensure that the system on which you intend to install Solaris 8 is correctly set up for a custom JumpStart installation.

   Table 21–1 SPARC: Task Map: Setting Up a System for a Custom JumpStart Installation

   	Task			Description		For instructions, go to
   	Back up existing Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) files			If a previous Solaris 1.x release (SunOS 4.x) is installed on the system, you can convert or merge some Solaris 1.x files into Solaris 8 files. You can use begin and finish scripts to convert or merge the files.		Solaris Transition Guide
   	Check if the system is supported			Check the hardware documentation to see if the system is supported in Solaris 8.		Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide
   	Decide how to upgrade the system if a previous version of Solaris installed on it			If a previous release of Solaris is installed on the system, you need to determine how to upgrade the system. Make sure you know what to do before and after you upgrade a system, as planning will help you set up your profiles, begin scripts, and finish scripts.		Chapter 11, Using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program
   	Check if the system has enough disk space for the Solaris 8 software			Optional. There are many considerations when planning disk space, such as deciding which software group you want to install.
   	Preconfigure system configuration information			Optional. You can use the sysidcfg file or the name service to preconfigure installation information (for example, locale) for a system so you won't be prompted to supply the information during the installation.		Chapter 7, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information
   	Prepare the system for custom Jumpstart installation			You need to do some initial work to set up the system before you can install Solaris 8 software with custom JumpStart.		Chapter 18, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
   	Set up the system to install over the network			For network installations only To install a system from a remote Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CD image, you need to set up the system to boot and install from an install or boot server.		Chapter 8, Preparing to Install Solaris Software From the Network

2. If the system is part of a network, make sure an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is plugged into your system.

3. If you are installing a system connected through a tip(1) line, make sure your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

   Otherwise, the character installation interface displays incorrectly. To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty(1) command.

4. If you are using the system's CD-ROM drive to install the Solaris 8 software on the system, insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition into that system's CD-ROM drive.

5. Do you intend to use a profile diskette to perform a custom JumpStart installation?

   • If no, go to the next step.

   • If yes, insert the profile diskette into the system's diskette drive.

6. Boot the system.

   • If the system is new, out–of–the–box, turn on the system.

   • If you want to install or upgrade an existing system, shutdown the system, then type:

     ok boot cdrom:net - install [[url:ask]] [[dhcp]] [[nowin]]

   cdrom	Specifies to boot from a CD.  For systems with older EEPROMs, replace cdrom with sd(0,6,2) to boot from the system's CD-ROM.
   net	Specifies to boot from an install server on the network.
   url	Specifies the location of the custom JumpStart files. You can specify a URL for files located in the following places:  Local media file://jumpstart_dir_path/compressed_filename NFS server nfs://server_name:IP_address/jumpstart_dir_path/compressed_filename HTTP server http://server_name:IP_address/jumpstart_dir_path/ compressed_filename&proxy_info If you placed a sysidcfg file in your configuration archive, you must specify the IP address of the server that contains the archive. For example: http://131.141.2.32/jumpstart/config.tar If your configuration archive is on an HTTP server that is behind a firewall, you must use a proxy specifier during boot. You do not need to specify an IP address for the server that contains the archive. You must specify an IP address for the proxy server. For example:  http://www.shadow.com/jumpstart/ config.tar&proxy=131.141.6.151
   ask	Specify that the installation program prompt you to enter the location of the configuration archive after the system boots and connects to the network.  If you bypass the prompt by pressing enter, the installation program interactively configures the network paramaters. The installation program then prompts you for the location of the configuration archive. If you bypass the prompt by pressing enter, the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program begins.
   dhcp	Specify to use a DHCP server to obtain network installation information needed to boot the system..  If you do not specify to use a DHCP server, the system uses the /etc/bootparams file or the name service bootparams database.
   nowin	Specifies not to begin the X program. You do not need to use the X program to perform a custom JumpStart installation, so you can save time by using the nowin option.

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   SPARC only –

   The system checks hardware and system components and your SPARC based system boots. Booting lasts several minutes.

   For more information about displaying the ok prompt, refer to System Administration Guide, Volume I.

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7. Have you preconfigured the system configuration?

   • If yes, go to the next step.

   • If no, when prompted, answer the questions about system configuration.

   After booting, the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program might prompt you to provide configuration information about the system.

8. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software.

   After the installation is finished, a log of how the Solaris 8 software was installed on the system is saved in a file, as shown in Table 21–2.

   Table 21–2 SPARC: Installation Log Locations

   If the system was installed using the	The location of the log file is
   Initial installation option	Before the system reboots: /a/var/sadm/system/logs/install_log After the system reboots: /var/sadm/system/logs/install_log
   Upgrade option	Before the system reboots: /a/var/sadm/system/logs/upgrade_log After the system reboots: /var/sadm/system/logs/upgrade_log

9. Do you want to add packages to the Solaris 8 software you already installed?

   • If no, stop, you're done.

   • If yes, go to the next step.

10. Log in to the installed system and become superuser.

11. Insert the CD that contains the packages you want to add into the system's CD-ROM drive.

    Solaris Volume Manager automatically mounts the CD.

12. Use the pkgadd(1M) command to add the package or packages you want:

    # /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d device_name pkgid

    where device_name is the path to the CD that contains the software you want to add to the installed system and pkgid is the name of the software package you want to add to the installed system (SUNWaudio, for example).

13. Verify that the package was installed correctly:

    # /usr/sbin/pkgchk -v pkgid

    If the package was installed correctly, a list of installed files is displayed. If not, an error message is displayed.

SPARC: When Does a System Match a Rule?

During a custom JumpStart installation, JumpStart attempts to match the system being installed to the rules in the rules.ok file from the first rule through the last. A match occurs when the system being installed matches all the system attributes defined in the rule. As soon as a system matches a rule, JumpStart stops reading the rules.ok file and begins to install the system based on the matched rule's profile.