SUMMARY: problems with jumpstart

From: Hardy, Andy (ahardy_at_cellops.com)
Date: 07/29/03

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    To: "'sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org'" <sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org>
    Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:02:48 +0100
    
    

    Apologies for this very late summary, but the problem has only just been
    solved.

    Thanks to the following people for all their ideas & help:

    * Harry Hoffman
    * Jonathan V Hays
    * Darren Dunham
    * Ralf van Dooren
    * Dan Burton
    * Allen Wooden

    There were a number of problems with my jumpstart configuration, which were
    changed as follows:

    * When specifying DNS as the name_server, in the sysidcfg file, I had
    to have a "finish script" in order to stop the installation becoming
    interactive. This then needed to be referenced within the rules file.
    * The location of the profile, as specified in the rules file, needed
    to be relative to the location of the sysidcfg file.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Hardy, Andy
    > Sent: 26 June 2003 13:34
    > To: Sun Managers Mailing List (E-mail)
    > Subject: problems with jumpstart
    >
    > When I try & "boot net - install" the jumpstart client, the
    > installation on the client, is not non-interactive.
    > Does anyone have any idea whether there is something wrong with my
    > configuration, or is there a trick that I have missed, to allow for a
    > non-interactive client install ?
    >
    > I have built one server (hostname "white"), to be the boot, install
    > & config server.
    > I have populated the relevant files with the clients details. ie.
    > /etc/hosts & /etc/ethers.
    > The server is running Solaris 8 & has the latest patch cluster
    > installed.
    > The clients name is "firewall_new"
    >
    > After running the add_install_client script as follows:
    >
    > ./add_install_client -e <MAC address of client> -i <IP address of client>
    > -s white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 -c
    > white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 -p
    > white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/sysidcfgdir
    > firewall_new.cellops.com sun4u
    >
    > I get the following output:
    >
    > cleaning up preexisting install client "firewall_new"
    > removing firewall_new from bootparams
    > removing /etc/bootparams, since it is empty
    > removing /tftpboot/inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_8-1
    > updating /etc/bootparams
    > copying inetboot to /tftpboot
    >
    > I run the check script & get a rules.ok file in return
    >
    > All the relevant files seem to be ok:
    >
    > /etc/bootparams
    >
    > firewall_new
    > root=white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
    > install=white:/scratch/jumpstart_imag
    > es/firewall01 boottype=:in
    > sysid_config=white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/sysidcfgdir
    > install_config=white:/scr
    > atch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 rootopts=:rsize=32768
    >
    > sysidcfg file
    >
    > # sysidcfg file for firewall installs #
    > timezone=GB
    > timeserver=localhost
    > system_locale=en_GB
    > name_service=OTHER {domain_name=cellops.com name_server=<DNS
    > server>.cellops.com(<IP address>)}
    > network_interface=primary {hostname=firewall_new ip_address=172.16.128.130
    > netmask=255.255.240.0 protocol_ipv6=no default_route=<IP address of
    > default route>}
    > root_password=8N3tfXD96hH5R
    > security_policy=NONE
    > terminal=vt100
    > timezone=GB
    >
    > firewall_class
    >
    > # Configuration of default firewall installation #
    > install_type initial_install
    > system_type standalone
    > partitioning explicit
    > filesys c0t0d0s0 2048 /
    > filesys c0t0d0s1 1024 /swap
    > filesys c0t0d0s3 1024 /var
    > filesys c0t0d0s7 10 /unassigned
    > cluster SUNWCXall add
    > package SUNWadm5u add
    > package SUNWadm5r add
    > package SUNWsadmc add
    > package SUNWsadmo add
    > package SUNWsadml add
    > package SUNWadmsm add
    > package SUNWmd add
    > package SUNWmdg add
    > package SUNWmdn add
    >
    > I have searched high & low for ideas of how to fix this problem, before
    > posting this message.
    >
    > Your help would be very much appreciated
    >
    > Andy
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