SUMMARY: How to set up a boot server in Solaris 2.8 ?
From: Tony Magtalas (ttk67_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/28/05
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:03:14 -0700 (PDT) To: Sun Managers List <sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org>
Many thanks to the following individuals:
Anatoliy Lisovskiy
Laurence Moughan
Tormey Dave
Matthew Stier
Tim Evans
Kalyan Manchikanti
Rodrigo Javier Hernandez Egnen
The answer is:
Go to the Tools directory of Solaris 8 CD1 and run:
./setup_install_server -b /export/install
It takes about 45 min, and requires ~250 MB of
diskspace. The script will assume there is nothing
underneath /export/install directory (which is the
holding place for the Solaris 8 boot software)
Sun has also a document ID 70955 at sunsolve.sun.com
which provides a very comprehensive explanation of the
Jumpstart process. Other people refer to the man page
of the "setup_install_server" command. Make sure you
use the flag "-b" (make a boot server), and specify
a directory where you want the script to copy all the
necessary software from Solaris 8 CD#1
You need to have a Sun Spectrum service contract in
order to access this document.
Some people were confused between the "boot server"
and "jumpstart server". I only need to set up a boot
server.
The following is my original inquiry and some
replies for your perusal
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My Original query:
Hi there,
I would like to set up a system to be a boot server.
It is currently running Solaris 2.8.
I have the original CD's.
Thanks,
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Replies:
Subject: RE: How to set up a boot server in Solaris
2.8 Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:06:53 -0700
From: "Anatoliy Lisovskiy" <fox@genesyslab.com>
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-2701/6mibjioda?q=install+server&a=view
Anatoliy Lisovskiy
Senior Unix Administration, Engineering Systems
Support
Genesys Telecom Labs, an Alcatel company
---- From: "Laurence Moughan"<Laurence.Moughan@aerlingus.com> http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/advsearch.do?collection=all&max=10&language=en&queryKey1=70955 Document Audience: SPECTRUM Document ID: 70955 Title: JumpStart[TM] software: Overview, Configuration and Deployment Update Date: Thu Apr 14 00:00:00 MDT 2005 Products: Solaris, Software Technical Areas: JumpStart, Install, Administration --------------- From: "Tormey, Dave" <Dave.Tormey@analog.com> setup_install_server -b Man setup_install_server ----------------- From: "Matthew Stier" <Matthew.Stier@us.fujitsu.com> Add the '-b' flag when running 'setup_install_server'. [It is documented in the script.] ------------------ From: Kalyan.Manchikanti@harrisbank.com man setup_install_server Kalyan Manchikanti Senior Unix Administrator Open Systems Services - US 312-461-3046 (Desk) ----------------------------- From: "Tim Evans" <tkevans@tkevans.com> Boot server for what? Doing Jumpstart installs? If so, look at the scripts in the Tools directory of CD #1. Tim Evans, TKEvans.com, Inc. | 5 Chestnut Court tkevans@tkevans.com | Owings Mills, MD 21117 http://www.tkevans.com/ | 443-394-3864 http://www.come-here.com/News/ | --------------------------------------------- From: "Rodrigo Javier Hernandez Egnen" <rodrigo.hernandez@telefonicamoviles.cl> Hi TOny: If you want to configure only a boot Server, you can do follow these steps: 1) Insert CD1 of Solaris 8 into your "boot server" 2) Copy CD to local disk (i.e. to /export/install) # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Tools # ./setup_install_server /export/install 3) Insert CD2 of Solaris 8 4) Copy CD2 to same directory in your local disk (/export/install) # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools # ./add_to_install_server /export/install 5) Add MAC Address of your Client to /etc/ethers file on your "Boot Server" # echo "0:3:ba:1c:10:cd Client_Name" >> /etc/ethers 6) Add IP Address of your Client to /etc/hosts file on your "Boot Server" # echo "192.168.1.2 Client_Name" >> /etc/hosts 7) Exec add_install_client to configure on your server the client information # cd /export/install/Solaris_8/Tools # ./add_install_client Client_Name sun4u 8) Boot your client over the network boot net That's it. Good Luck and Cheers. Rodrigo Hernandez Egnen System Engineer Movistar Chile ----------------------------------------------- From: "Anatoliy Lisovskiy" <fox@genesyslab.com> go to Solaris_8/Tools directory on CD and run add_install_server _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagers
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