I got most of the jumpstart elements worked out, but tftp seems to causing some issues. In this example my jumpstart server is actually a solaris 10 x86 vm on an esx cluster. Hi all, i am installing a solaris 9 server using custom jumpstart. Generate realistic looking test data for your sql server. Sun microsystems solaris jumpstart technology is used to automate the installation of the solaris operating system and other associated software on multiple nodes of a network. I can use jumpstart install with dhcp and get a static ip address assigned by dhcp server before solaris 10 u3.
Jumpstart setup verifying settings on jumpstart client understanding which interface will be used for jumpstart installation sparc when we do a jumpstart installation, the client sends out rarp requests to the jumpstart boot server to get an ip address corresponding to one of its network interfaces mac address. Solaris 10 jumpstart the interactive installer server fault. These methods are objectives for exam cx310012 and are covered in chapter 21, overthenetwork installation and jumpstart. This article presents stepbystep procedures for creating a jumpstart server using the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms. Where there are differences in the setup or in the installation, this book calls attention to those differences. It provides flexible unattended installation allowing system administrators to categorize machines on their network and install different system components or even versions of os based on the category to which a system belongs. This document describes how to use a linux machine as a jumpstart server to install a solaris machine. This means you cannot simply use the cd as the source for the installation. This document provides the steps and explanations necessary to set up a jumpstart server for the solaris 10 os on a sun x86x64 machine, along with configuring jumpstart for two or more clients. Can i setup both on a single machine sparc or x86 or do i need a separate sparc and x86 machine to jumpstart a sparc respectively a x86 client.
I have a working x86 machine with solaris 10 installed. So, here are my notes on installing and configuring a solaris 10 jumpstart server. The process has been well documented if i use a solaris x86 machine to drive it and use the available scripts. If not already configured, the following should be added to the dhcp. Suninstall, an interactive open windows installation program, can be used to install the solaris 8 software but it does not support installation of. Solaris 10 x86 jumpstart server 807557 jul 10, 2006 3. Jumpstart is used to manage operating system installation in many information technology environments corporate and otherwise where solaris operating system computers are widely used. As far as i know the architecture of a wanboot server doesnt matter, as long as the correct. There is an explanation of why this may be necessary sometimes in the troubleshooting section of some of the sun jumpstart pdfs. Installing solaris 8 installing and maintaining solaris. I introduced the procedure to setup jumpstart server on solaris 11. Ive already created the folders to install the server.
Jumpstart offers a way to install solaris using network over multiple server with similar of different configurations. Jumstart configuration files for a given client i am keen to undertake this and set up a jumpstart server without the need for using solaris. In this example we will be installing an ultra 2 machine. I am having a problem trying to jumpstart a new blade with solaris 10. To perform an installation or upgrade with the custom jumpstart program and with grub. If the system is part of a network, ensure that an ethernet connector or similar network adapter is attached to your system. Also, there is no dhcp, coz in a produciton envrioment there wont be any dhcpsecurity reasons. This topic describes how to set up an oracle solaris environment for use in bmc server automation provisioning.
An interesting use of solaris 8 on a pc laptop is for use with the jumpstart technology. During a jumpstart installation, an install server provides all the data and services to perform the installation, while a boot server provides a copy of the solaris 9 operating system. The client actually boots off a solaris image stored on the install server the boot image is mounted on the client via nfs. Here is a step by step howto guide to install solaris over network. Solaris x86 jumpstart install on pe 1750 dell community. Setting up the os image directory i will be using a solaris 10 iso image to setup the os image directory. Installing solaris 10 and basic zone setup duration. The jumpstart is pretty neat nfsbased installation process for solaris available for both ultrasparc and x86. The ultimate solaris jumpstart troubleshooting guide the.
It has never been so easy to install, reinstall, or restore a server before. In installing solaris 8 on a gaggle of 1750s, i found that the lsimptsl driver for the onboard lsi53c1030 scsi controller caused the solaris installation program to crash spectacularly followed by an immediate reboot if a network boot image was used. The instructions below are based on using a redhat 7. As i am as a contractor, i am more on the road than in my own office, so i need a laptop, and preferably with solaris installed, as i am focusing on suns products and applications. I also have a 280r on the same network which is the installtftpconfig server for jumpstart. Solaris 10 0508 jumpstart install failing on v40z server. Heres how to use jet and jumpstart to build either sparc or x86 hardware. However, popular packages are updated frequently and by subscriber request, more up to date packages may be also be present for other versions of solaris. Stress your tables, invoke stored procs and use the data for. The jumpstart machine gives it a valid ip, and the process of sending the flash image begins. When a client is booting under jumpstart, it first needs to contact a boot server so that the client can set its basic network parameters via rarp and bootp and download the network boot code via tftp. It can provide easier installation minor setup on central server, then one command on an installation client system to start it installing.
The setup details for this post are as shown in the diagram. Installing oracle solaris 11 by using ai transitioning. This procedure will only work for installing solaris 8. Its time to setup client data and boot up the client for auto installation, see the other parts of this series, x86 client setup jumpstart with dhcp on an solaris 11 machine 23. I set up all servers, install server, boot server, and profile server on a single machine. Ai is replacement for jumpstart server which was exists in the previous version of solaris.
Solaris 11 has deprecated jumpstart and introduced automated installer do you have any practical exposure using ai. See setting up an oracle solaris 11 system as an oracle solaris 10 jumpstart server in transitioning from oracle solaris 10 jumpstart to oracle solaris 11 automated installer. Using solaris jumpstart with the solaris 10 os for x86x64. Currently there are four versions of solaris 11, in order of release date, they are solaris 11 express 201010. How to configure a solaris 10 jumpstart server and client. Earlier version of solaris require the linux kernel to be modified in order to work. If you have difficulties installing or using the product, please join the users mailing list to get a helping hand. First mount the solaris 10 image and then copy the solaris 10 os image into the exportinstall directory. How to configure automated installer on solaris 11.
The automated installer is used to automate the installation of oracle solaris 11 on x86 and sparc architecture over the network. So you will have to setup a separate boot server, on the same subnet as the client. Jumpstart and jet jumpstart enterprise toolkit are used to provision solaris systems locally and across a network. The idea is to install solaris in an virtual environment sun virtual box running on a pc amd, configure a jumpstart server, and have a sun ultra 60 sparc64 installed via the jumpstart server. Also, note that this book describes automating solaris installations on both x86 and sparc systems. We will be using the cdrom drive of the install server lito as the installation image.
Setting up solaris provisioning documentation for bmc. The check script validates the syntax of the rules file and the profile files. Package names that are nonbold andor with no version number, are not currently available for this version of solaris. The general network configuration, server setup, and custom jumpstart setup is essentially the same across solaris releases. Solaris 9 jumpstart tftp problems oracle community. You can use either architecture to build any other architecture. I used an existing sparc system as my jumpstart server. Solaris 7 network installationcustom jumpstart installing solaris over the network, involves a series of steps that must be taken before the actual installation. Before a jumpstart client can use a configuration provided by a jumpstart server, you must run the check script to produce a file called rules. Using solaris jumpstart with the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms. The jumpstart will serve solaris 10 to x86 machines with pxe boot. Hi all, im trying to setup a jumpstart on ultra 5 running solaris 9. Building a jumpstart server with solaris 10 update 10 x64.
Setup jumpstart with dhcp on an solaris 11 machine. I need to setup a solaris wanboot and a solaris jumpstart server for both sparc and x86 architectures. Jumpstart server configuration solaris 10 the moron. As of solaris 8, the software installaion now comes on two cds plus the languages cd. I have made a flash image of its hard disk, and i have store thar flar on another machine. Use this procedure to install the solaris os for an x86 based system with the grub menu. I have a b1600 shelf with 5 b100ns and 1 loadbalancing blade. With solaris 10, can i use jumpstart to partially define the system and have the installer then prompt the user for anything else. Jumpstart is supported in solaris 10 and earlier versions. The solaris 8 software 1 of 2 cd contains the majority of the solaris packages, the jumpstart serverclient tools and examples, the solaris 8 miniroot used to boot the jumpstart. For anyone attempting to do a jumpstart install of solaris x86 on a poweredge 1750, you may find the following info useful.
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