[SunHELP] network install problems..

[Ryan Loiselle]

Hello,

so i have tried:

./add_install_client -i 10.10.10.20 -e 08:00:20:c2:78:0e -c 10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install -p 10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install wwwserv sun4u

the /etc/bootparams looks like this:

bash-2.05# cat /etc/bootparams
wwwserv root=blade-azonicnet.com:/export/storage/Solaris9_install/Solaris_9/Tools/Boot install=blade-azonicnet.com:/export/storage/Solaris9_install boottype=:in sysid_config=10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install install_config=10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install rootopts=:rsize=32768

the contents of the solaris 9 install image is:

bash-2.05# pwd
/export/storage/Solaris9_install
bash-2.05# ls -la
total 36
drwxrwxr-x   4 root     sysadmin     512 Jul  3 01:13 .
drwxrwxr-x   7 root     sysadmin     512 Jun 26 13:22 ..
-r--r--r--   1 root     root          85 Apr 12  2002 .cdtoc
drwxr-xr-x   5 root     other        512 Jun 11 19:08 .install
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other         32 Jun 11 02:58 .install_config ->
./Solaris_9/Misc/.install_config
-r--r--r--   1 root     root         462 Jun 11 03:22 .slicemapfile
-r--r--r--   1 root     root          16 Apr 12  2002 .volume.inf
-r--r--r--   1 root     other         18 Jun 11 19:08 .volume.inf.2
-r--r--r--   1 root     root        6379 Apr 12  2002 Copyright
drwxr-xr-x   8 root     root         512 Jun 11 19:04 Solaris_9
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     other        257 Jun 11 19:08 installer
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other        348 Jun 26 13:45 sysidcfg
bash-2.05#

so i am missing:

rules ,  rules.ok   and profile_file

what should these files contain? from what i understand they are used with
a jumpstart installation.. which i guess is part of what i am trying to
do, but im not quite sure..

I have never completed a network install befor, just from CD.  In wondering if the netra was part of the problem I
quickly reconfigured everything to try a net install on one of my Ultra
1's that has been waiting for me to figure this whole thing out...

it failed with the same results, so i knows its something to do with the
config on the blade 100... thanks for your help... do you, or does anyone
else have any further suggestions?

thanks

Ryan Loiselle

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 saravanan.nanjappan at wipro.com wrote:

> Hi,
>       Try this :
>
> At Install server : in this case sun blade.
>
>       Shared dir looks  okey.
>
>       So I'm assuming blade is not acting as nis server either.
>
>       Sun-blade # cd  to-solaris-image-tools-dir
>                        # ./add*  -e client-ethernet-address -I
> client-ip-address -c sun-blade-ip-address:/jumpstart-dir-path -p
> sun-blade-ip-address:/path-to-dir-where-sysidcfg-file-resides
> name-of-the-client-system-to-be-installed  platform-group-name
>
>                      In our case
>
>                     I have assumed you have created rules file under
> /export/storage/Solaris9_install directory
>                     It should contain atleast these files
>                          rules ,  rules.ok   and profile_file ( this
> contains client to be instlled information )
>                          and also sysidcfg file
>                          so totally contains 4 files.
>
>
>                     #./rm* wwserv   ( to remove first )
>
>                      # ./add* -e 8:0:20:c2:78:e -I 10.10.10.20 -c
> 10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install  -p
> 10.10.10.7:/export/storage/Solaris9_install  wwwserv sun4u
>
>                     At client-side
>
>                    Ok boot net - install
>
> Let me update if possible
>
> Regards
> saran
>