Network Based Installation Solaris 10
My problem is as below :
I'm trying to install via LAN based installation method of solaris 10
I have made an "install server" and the target SPARC is in the same subnet and L3 communication is fine... I have gone thru the docs well..
but when i run "boot net - install" command in bootPROM mode of target SPARC , I get error , ARP/RARP timeout...
now if i further investigate , i find SUN blogs says it mgiht be because of /etc/nsswitch.conf file does not ahev any entry...
Now my question is , both the SPARCs are not part of domain and they dont have name service installed or configured. does it mean , for network installation of solaris , boxes must have NIS or NIS+ configured , one beind NIS server and other NIS client ?
any idea ?
[785 byte] By [
soumenpaul] at [2007-11-26 10:08:33]
# 1
It could be as simple as the bootp not being answered by the server.
1) Did you add the client the jumpstart server?
e.g.: /export/boot/Solaris_10/Solaris_10/Tools/add_install_client -e xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx -s 192.168.0.2:/export/boot/Solaris_10 -c 192.168.0.2:/export/boot/install/jumpstart -p 192.168.0.2:/export/boot/install/jumpstart/sysid/v100 client1 sun4u
2) Does snoop on the server show any communication from you client?
# 2
I added the MAC address of the new target sparc and added it as client by the following command :
bash-3.00# ./add_install_client -i 172.16.16.40 -e 08:00:20:f8:d3:88 ice-posn-fw-mgmt sun4u
Adding Ethernet number for ice-posn-fw-mgmt to /etc/ethers
enabling network/rarp service
enabling network/rpc/bootparams service
updating /etc/bootparams
bash-3.00# more /etc/ethers
08:00:20:f8:d3:88 ice-posn-fw-mgmt
bash-3.00#
it created the /etc/ethers and now i was able to install the solaris from network
Thanks for ur help
