Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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For instructions on how to install the operating system from the network, refer to the
Solaris 10 6/06 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
. You can obtain this guide
at:
http://docs.sun.com/
JumpStart Server Installation
You can use a JumpStart™ server to install the OS. A JumpStart server consists of
several components:
■
Install client – The target system to be installed or upgraded.
■
Boot server – The network providing a failsafe operating system to the installing
client.
The boot image is architecture independent, providing basic operating system
services to all hardware supported by that operating system release. The Boot
Server provides RARP, TFTP and bootparam services.
■
Configuration server – A system that helps client systems determine unique
profile information.
Partition sizes, lists of software components to install, begin and finish scripts,
and more are specified in a profile served by the configuration server.
■
Install server – The source of the software packages to be installed on the client.
Note –
The boot server, configuration server, and install server can be one server.
They do not need to be physically separate servers.
JumpStart Server Configuration
Specific instructions on how to configure a JumpStart server are out of the scope of
this document. However, configuring the JumpStart server consists of the following
tasks:
1. Load the Solaris OS
2. Create the configuration server
3. Create the configuration files
4. Verify the configuration file syntax
5. Share the installation directory
