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Day 6

This document provides instructions for performing a network installation of Solaris on a client machine using a boot server. The minimum requirements are that the client and server are networked, the client has a compatible NIC card, and the server has Solaris already installed and the Solaris installation CDs dumped. The steps are to prepare the server by adding client information to hosts and ethers files, dump the CDs to a shared directory, then run add_install_client on the server to begin the installation on the client.

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Day 6

This document provides instructions for performing a network installation of Solaris on a client machine using a boot server. The minimum requirements are that the client and server are networked, the client has a compatible NIC card, and the server has Solaris already installed and the Solaris installation CDs dumped. The steps are to prepare the server by adding client information to hosts and ethers files, dump the CDs to a shared directory, then run add_install_client on the server to begin the installation on the client.

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NETWORK INSTALLATION

DAY-6
CLIENT
BOOT SERVER
NETWORK INSTALLATION
Why do we require Network Installation?
We use network installation when we dont have an access to
a cdrom on the machine to install Solaris,

This installation is same as Solaris interactive installation.
The difference is that in interactive installation we access the
cd from the same machine BUT
In network installation we will share the cd on a remote
machine.

NETWORK INSTALLATION
Minimum requirements for Network installation

1) Lab should be networked.
2) Client machine should have a solaris compatible NIC card
(eg:- Intel )
3) A DCA floppy. ( If client is intel based )
4) A machine with good configuration on which solaris is already
installed. [ Call it a BOOT Server]
5) On the BOOT Server dump 1 of 2 and 2 of 2 cds.



CLIENT SIDE
CLIENT SIDE
INTEL ARCHITECTURE

If the client machine is I.A based then follow the steps
Boot with a DCA Floppy .
1) Collect the MAC address of the client.
2) After collecting the MAC address update the BOOT Server.


CLIENT SIDE
SPARC

If the client machine is SPARC based then follow the steps

1) Boot the sparc machine.
2) Press the (stop+a) key to enter the BIOS.
3) At the ok prompt type
ok banner

4) Collect the MAC address of the client.
5) After collecting the MAC address update the BOOT Server.


SERVER SIDE
SERVER SIDE
1) Update the /etc/hosts file of the server by adding the ip and hostname of
the client.
# vi /etc/hosts
<ip of client> <client Hostname>
:wq!
EXAMPLE:-
# vi /etc/hosts
192.168.10.240 zoom40
:wq!

2) Create a file named /etc/ethers and add the MAC address of the client
# vi /etc/ethers
<MAC of client> <client Hostname>
:wq!

SERVER SIDE
To Configuring a BOOT SERVER follow the steps :-
3) Create a directory in which solaris 8 cd image has to be created
# mkdir /opt/dump
4) Insert the 1 of 2 CD and make a image of it into /opt/dump
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./setup_install_server /opt/dump

# eject
5) Insert the 2 of 2 CD and make a image of it into /opt/dump
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools
# ./add_to_install_server /opt/dump

SERVER SIDE
Beginning the installation
To start the installation follow the steps
# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Tools
SYNTAX:-
# ./add_install_client -s <servername>:<path of dump>
<client_hostname> <arch_of_client_pc>

# ./add_install_client -s zoom30:/opt/dump zoom40 i86pc

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