JUMPSTART INSTALLATION ON SOLARIS x86 MACHINE
Anil Shenoy
INTRODUCTIONWhat is it? - a custom mode during installation of
Solaris Where is it used? - on servers Why? - automated
installation on many computers at the same time An example? -
installation of Solaris on 100 systems, 70 are SPARC for
engineering group and 30 are X86 for marketing group
JUMPSTART INSTALLATION SCENARIO
1.Create a jumpstart installation server
Create an installation directory on the server run
setup_install_server command - populate the installation directory
with solaris_10 tools
2.Create the client configuration files
Create sysidcfg file Create rules file Create a begin script
Create a profile file Create a finish file Run the check script and
validate the rules and profile
3.Share the installation and configuration directories
Edit the dfstab file Start the nfs server Share the directories
Verify file sharing
4.Create the client tftpboot files
Using add_install_client command Enabling a preboot execution
environment(pxe) by creating a macro that defines boot file and
boot server ip
5.Configure and Run the DHCP Server- server name and IP -
network address - IP of server - ethernet addresses of the clent -
GUI=/usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr
a.Rundhcpmgr: SelectConfigure asaDHCPServer andclickOK.
b.TheDHCP ConfigurationWizard appears: c.SelectTextFiles
andclickNext
d.Verifythe storagepathand clickNext
.e.Selecta nameserviceand clickNext
f.Verifythe lease informationand clickNext.
g.Verifythe DNSdomain informationand clickNext.
BootSrvA, the IP address of the boot (TFTP) server Trival FTP
BootFile, the filename of the NBP executable located on the boot
server,downloaded via TFTP, and executed by PXE. PXE is an envi' to
boot computers using n/w interface independent of data storage
devices or existing OS
Final clean up
In /tftpboot/menu.lst = - install dhcp
Task map before going for a hands-off Jumpstart installation
PrecautionsDetermine if you need to preserve an existing
operating system and user data. Check if the system has enough disk
space for the Solaris software. Prepare the system for custom
JumpStart installation -sysidcfg,rules,profile Prepare optional
custom JumpStart featuresbegin,finish scripts or files Prepare to
install the Solaris software from the network boot Perform an
installation or upgrade
Post InstallationThe following are the log files for the
JumpStart installation: /var/sadm/system/logs/ - install_log -
begin_log - finish_log - sysidtool.log
THANK YOU
