PXE/DHCP Solaris Jumpastart onto non-Sun x86 based machines...

From: Noelle Milton Vega (nmvega_at_ComputingArchitects.Com)
Date: 11/24/05

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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 15:54:51 -0500

    Hi:
     
    TIA
     
    I had to bite the bullet ...
     
    Im trying to setup jumpstart to hands-off build Solaris onto x86
    machines, but not the x86 variety that are from Sun (lets say they
    are from Dell)... This makes a difference because there is no
    serial access until later on (when the machine is running Solaris).
     
    Anyway my question is, how do I tell inetboot or nbp not
    to menu-prompt me for which type of installation I want
    (i.e. Solaris Interactive, Custom Jumpstart, etc).
     
    I believe its a "boot-args" variable in the relevant
    /tftpboot/01MAC.bootenv.rc file.
     
    I've tried the following values with no success:
     
      setprop boot-args "- install nowin"
      setprop boot-args "net:dhcp - install"
      setprop boot-args "net - install"
     
    Maybe my sintax is incorrect or maybe there is another way to do it
    completely (i.e. get rid of that pesky menu).
     
    My sysidcfg, btw, file looks good, but here it is just in case.
     
    =============================================
    # ----------------------------------------------
    # Do not edit the values of any of the
    # directives below unless you know what
    # you are doing, and it is necessary.
    # ----------------------------------------------
    name_service=NONE
    system_locale=en_US
    timezone=US/Eastern
    timeserver=localhost
    terminal=vt100
    root_password="************"
    security_policy=NONE

    #network_interface=primary {dhcp protocol_ipv6=no}
    network_interface=primary {netmask=255.255.255.0 protocol_ipv6=no}

    keyboard=test:us101 {
            dev=/dev/vt00
            kbdfile=us101.kbd
            KbdChksum=0x100cef96
    }
     
    display=test:SUNWxf86.ati {
            ddxHandler=ddxSUNWxf86.ati.so.1
            ddxInitFunc=SUNWxf86Init
    }
     
    pointer=test:ps22b {
            csize=0
            emulTimeout=25
            buttons=3
            strmod=vuid2ps2
            ddxInitFunc=ddxSUNWmouseProc
            ddxHandler=ddxSUNWmouse.so.1
            dev=/dev/kdmouse
            ptrfile=ps22b3be025.ptr
            PtrChksum=0x45cafda9
    }
     
    monitor=test:ati {
            device=SUNWxf86.ati
            res=1024x768
            defdepth=8
            size="15-inch (38cm)"
            board=3:9:0/ati.xqa
            monitor=pnp/edidgen.vda
            dpix=85
            dpiy=85
            desktop=1024x768
            DisplayChksum=0x3d487a31
            hz=75
            dcm=Adapter
    }
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