[Sunhelp] solaris net-install help

[paul yaskowski]

  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]