[Sunhelp] solaris net-install help

[Tubbs, Derric L]

Try http://www.slashdot.org/askslashdot/9804180950218.shtml
  You may find it helpfull.  I just skimmed over it but some suggestions
looked worthwhile.

> ----------
> From: 	paul yaskowski[SMTP:paul at upvchamber.org]
> Reply To: 	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Sent: 	Monday, August 02, 1999 8:55 AM
> To: 	sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net
> Subject: 	Re: [Sunhelp] solaris net-install help
> 
>   yeah, that's my problem.  i don't have any solaris machines, only
> linux ones.  i was wondering if anyone has done a netinstall using
> linux.
> 
> * Adrian Petrescu (a_petrescu at hotmail.com) [08.02.99 00:57]:
> > In order to use "boot net -install", you have to create an Solaris
> Install 
> > Server.
> > 
> > You can do this by installing Solaris 7 on either a SPARC or PC, using
> the 
> > adequate distribution (SPARC/x86). As far as I remember, you can use any
> of 
> > these platform to create Install Servers for both SPARC and x86
> platforms.
> > 
> > Then you must follow the steps required to setup an Install Server, as 
> > described in your Solaris documentation (search http://docs.sun.com, if
> you 
> > don't have it)
> > 
> > I don't remember any other way to install Solaris on a SPARC. Maybe you
> can 
> > borrow an external SCSI CD-ROM. Also you can buy a SCSI CD-ROM for less
> than 
> > 80 $, and this will save you a lot of pain and time.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Adrian
> > 
> > 
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>  paul yaskowski [a paradigm of a paramount failure]
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