Installing Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 using one JumpStart server

> Is there any possibility to install both Solaris 9

> and Solaris 10 using only one JumpStart server?

Yes. Shouldn't be a problem. Only issue is that the 'setup_install_server' and 'add_install_client' scripts from older releases might not know how to do exactly the right steps when run on a Solaris 10 server. (Like needing to run 'inetconv' when starting tftp for the first time).

> Also it could be performed using flash archives?

Yes.

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Darren

Darren_Dunhama at 2007-7-12 14:53:49 >

> Actually I do not understand how it will work

> together.

> Maybe I will describe my point of view.

>

> I have Solaris 10 with JumpStart server which is

> configured and works fine.

> So the next step to have Solaris 9 installation is:

> * copy Solaris 9 OS boot and installation image to

> the local disk using setup_install_server

> Q: If this script fails what to do?

setup_install_server should work fine unless you're installing on a ZFS filesystem. Part of the script is checking for sufficient disk space. I think the script may not work properly in all situations with ZFS.

> * run add_install_client script from the Solaris 9

> installation directory

> Q: do I need to do any other changes?

Nope. Assuming you're already running tftp for the Solaris 10 stuff, nothing has to be enabled.

> So I have two OS on the JumpStart server that I can

> choose to install.

Yes.

> JumpStart is configured to install Solaris 10. If I

> would like to install Solaris 9 on the same machine

> should I only run add_install_client script from the

> Solaris 9 installation directory?

If everything works right, that should remove the older entry from the bootparams database and the machine will jumpstart with Solaris 9.

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Darren

Darren_Dunhama at 2007-7-12 14:53:49 >