[SunHELP] Solaris 8 installation problems

[Hichael Morton]

Under Solaris, the jumpstart and boot/install servers do not need to be
the same version of OS as the install.  Images for 2.x series of OSes is
mentioned as do-able in the Sun SysAdmin courses and manuals.

The same should be true of using FreeBSD.  The clients are, in each
case, loading an image from the server.  The processing of the image is
on the client.


Hope this helps,

HM


> Tim Bell wrote:
> 
> (scratching my head) I wish I could help you out more. I never used a
> boot/install server other than on sun architecture (I understand
> you're using FreeBSD and manually configured it). Is there a jumpstart
> GURU in the house?
> 
> I think there might be something wrong with your install sever
> configuration or maybe the install server needs to be the same OS -
> taken from http://web.bu.edu/dsgsupport/sun/jumpstart/booting.html
> 
> "You must use a boot server for the same OS revision as the OS you are
> trying to install ".
> 
> Every doc I read assumes that you're using the same OS and haven't
> come upon anything that states that you can indeed use a different OS.
> 
> Is the Solaris install volume (/export/install) shared correctly
> through NFS???
> 
> Is nfsd running?
> 
> Sorry if I might be steering you in the wrong direction but I think
> it's wrong to focus just on the client when both machine setups are
> new.
> 
> Tim!
> 
> (I NEED A JOB)
> 
> tim at menus.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:sunhelp-admin at sunhelp.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 8:10 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Solaris 8 installation problems
> 
> Yes, it's actually called within the init script. I was doing some
> digging around the FS yesterday.
> 
> 
> 
> It's trying to call "bpgetfile install", which would be the following
> bootparam ...
> 
> 
> 
> install=server1:/export/install
> 
> 
> 
> It's in the bootparams file, my only guess is that it's not getting
> broadcasted to the local boot server (255.255.255.0 netmask), but
> trying to boot from a boot server with a 10.255.255.255 netmask. At
> one point, the machine sends an "Address mask request".
> 
> 
> 
> How can I prevent that request from initiating? I would assume setting
> the netmask somewhere on the shared root point
> (server1:/export/install/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/etc/netmasks?)
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks alot!
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: Tim Bell
> 
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> 
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 5:19 AM
> 
> Subject: RE: [SunHELP] Solaris 8 installation problems
> 
> bpgetfile does an rpc broadcast to the local subnet to try to locate
> an install server with the install program
> 
> the install server is on the same local subnet isn't it???
> 
> >> What is the system trying to fetch via bpgetfile?
> 
> >bpgetfile is trying to locate a network version of the Solaris cdrom
> (my best guess)
> 
> >timmy!
> 
> >(I need a freaking job)
> 
> >tim at menus.com

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