JumpStart
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Solaris JumpStart; an advanced network installation
The JumpStart method is a command–line interface that enables you to automatically install several systems with profiles defining specific software installation requirements, based on the profile and scripts that you select.
Enable the JumpStart Server
You can find the installation script on your Solaris Installation CD/DVD
/cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Tools/setup_install_server <installation-directory>
With the CD version you will have to add the other CDs as well.
/cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Tools/add_to_install_server <installation-directory>
Configure the JumpStart
Create a configuration directory and create your own "sysidcfg" file
network_interface=primary { protocol_ipv6=no
netmask=<netmask>
default_route=<gateway IP> }
security_policy=none
name_service=none
timezone=<your timezone>
system_locale=<your locale>
root_password=2SYK9mIp66I5M (that would be "test", that's a shadow password)
terminal=vt100
timeserver=localhost
Create a custom profile:
install_type initial_install system_type server partitioning explicit filesys c0t0d0s0 8192 / filesys c0t0d0s1 2048 swap filesys c0t0d0s3 4096 /var filesys c0t0d0s4 free /DATA filesys c0t0d0s7 256 cluster SUNWCall
Create a "rules" file
hostname <hostname> - <profilename> -
Copy the check script from your JumpStart Installation in your configuration directory and run it once. This will check your configuration and create a rules.ok file
# cp <installation-directory>/Solaris_9/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check <configuration-directory> # /<configuration-directory/check
Now enter the name and the MAC-addresse of the client you want to install into /etc/hosts and /etc/ethers
# echo "<IP>\t<hostname>" >> /etc/hosts # echo "<MAC>\t<hostname>" >> /etc/ethers
Add the Installation Client to your JumpStart:
# /<installation-directory>/Solaris_9/Tools/add_install_client -c <localhostname>:<configuration-directory> \ -p <localhostname>:<configuration-directory> <clientname> <platform, e.g.: sun4u>
Don't forget to share the "installation-directory" and the "configuration-directory" with NFS
# share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 <installation-directory> # share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 <configuration-directory>
Ready, now just boot your Client with the following option
{0}OK> boot net - install
some extra configuration examples
sysidcfg
name_service=[NIS|NIS+|DNS|LDAP|OTHER|NONE] network_interface=[NONE|PRIMARY|VALUE] root_password=[grep it from /etc/shadow] security_policy=[kerberos|NONE] system_locale=[could be found in /usr/lib/locale] terminal=[could be found in /usr/share/lib/terminfo] timezone=[could be found in /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo] timeserver=[localhost|hostname|ip]
rules
one machine:
hostname <name> <startscript> <profilename> <stopscript> hostname test - profile_test -
network with exceptions:
network <net-id> && ! '<class>' <startscript> <profilename> <stopscript> network 192.168.133.0 && !'SUNW,Ultra5_10' - profile_nonU5 -
all machines from one type:
model '<class>' <startscript> <profilename> <stopscript> model 'SUNW,Ultra5_10' - profile_allU5 -
hardware specific, e.g. all sparcs with less ram:
memsize 128-256 && arch sparc - profile -
any mashine:
any - - profile -
profile
install_type=[initial_install|upgrade|flash_install] system_type=[standalone|dataless|server] partitioning=[default|existing|explicit] cluster=[add|delete] <ClusterName> package=[add|delete] <PackageName> usedisk=[disk] dontuse=[disk] filesys=[c?t?d?s?]
the default SunInstallationCluster names
CORE = SUNWCreq EndUser = SUNWCuser Developer = SUNWCprog EntireDist = SUNWCall ED+OEM = SUNWCXall
Profile example for a Flash Installation
install_type flash_install archive_location nfs <IP>:<NFS-SHARE>/<FLASH-Archive> partitioning explicit filesys c0t0d0s0 4096 / filesys c0t0d0s1 2048 swap filesys c0t0d0s4 4096 /var filesys c0t0d0s5 free /data filesys c0t0d0s7 256
