| Create the directory structure | mkdir -p /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 mkdir /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 mkdir /export/jumpstart/config mkdir /export/jumpstart/boot |
| Share out directories | # edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/jumpstart/ |
| Create Install server | # Obtain the Solaris 8 CD's setup-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 # Obtain the Solaris 10 CD's or DVD setup-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 |
| Add additional software | # Solaris normally comes on multiple CD's add-to-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 # Solaris normally comes on multiple CD's add-to-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 |
| Copy the configuration and example scripts | The samples can be find in and should be copied to /export/jumpstart/config <your configured path>/Misc/jumpstart_sample |
| Create boot Servers | # If additonal boot servers are required setup-install-server -b /export/jumpstart/boot |
| Setup automatic system config | create the sysidcfg information in the /export/jumpstart/config directory (can use sysidconfig from other servers) Example sysidcfg file --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- timezone=GB timeserver=localhost network_interface=primary {netmask=255.255.240.0 protocol_ipv6=no} terminal=vt100 security_policy=NONE name_service=NONE |
| Create profiles | # There are various examples on the CD's (directory) # profile keywords profile values # ----------------- ----------------- install_type initial_install system_type standalone partitioning default filesys c0t0d0s0 4000 / filesys c0t0d0s1 1000 swap filesys c0t0d0s3 1000 /var cluster SUNWcuser cluster SUNWCacc package SUNWman delete see link for more profile exmaples, you have used the SUNWcall cluster package for everything |
| Create Begin & Finish scripts | The scripts can be shell, perl, etc |
| Create rules file | The rules are based on keywords with values, begin script, profile, finish script hostname vclus1 - cluster_profile - |
| Check rules file | # Run the check script within the config directory, a file will be created called "rules.ok" check |
| Setup clients |
# add_install_client is in Solaris_10/Tools directory
./add_install_client -e 8:0:20:7a:22:7e -i 192.168.0.1 -t jump1:/export/jumpstart/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot -p jump1:/export/jumpstart/config -c jump1:/export/jumpstart/config -s jump1:/export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 newserver1 sun4u
-e client ethernet address
-i IP address of client -t install boot image path -p Profile Server:<path to sysidcfg file > -c Configuration Server:<custom jumpstart directory > -s Install Server:<OS Location>
you could have obmitted the -e and -i options if you add them to /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts files
Other useful options
--------------------------------------------------------------------- -d specify as a DHCP client |
| check boot server | ## to make sure that a boot server is on the network, yo can use the command rpcinfo -b bootparam 1 |
| raid 0 (Striping) | A number of disks are concatenated together to give the appearance of one very large disk. Advantages Improved performance Can Create very large Volumes Disadvantages Not highly available (if one disk fails, the volume fails) |
| raid 1 (Mirroring) | A single disk is mirrored by another disk, if one disk fails the system is unaffected as it can use its mirror. Advantages Improved performance Highly Available (if one disk fails the mirror takes over) Disadvantages Expensive (requires double the number of disks) |
| raid 5 | Raid stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, the disks are striped with parity across 3 or more disks, the parity is used in the event that one of the disks fails, the data on the failed disk is reconstructed by using the parity bit. Advantages Improved performance (read only) Not expensive Disadvantages Slow write operations (caused by having to create the parity bit) |
