I have a laptop and need to build an oracle linux kickstart server and a solaris jumpstart server that can build sparc and x86 systems. Has anyone tried jumpstart with installing a zfs root pool. Jumpstart server installation for sun solaris 89 10. To set up a jumpstart server using the solaris 9 os and later cdroms, the. How to configure a solaris 10 jumpstart server and client. It installs these patches in datewise order that is to say according to their. Dec 15, 20 check the mac address of jumpstart client 3. Customized solaris installation and patching experience blogo thnet.
A custom profile determines the software that needs to be installed. Mar, 2012 i made this, after a long time not touch with solaris. The following example uses the oracle solaris 10 1 dvd image. Theres only four such patchsets a year and this is quite handy for rolling baselines when you plan to patch all of your solaris 10. Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. This procedure provides the instructions to install an archive with jumpstart. Using solaris jumpstart software on the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms is essentially the same as on solaris 10. Adding individual packages or patches in addition to the ones that are installed. How to determine the release and default kernel version in. Is the best way to create a dual boot from grub for oracle linux and solaris x86.
Using solaris jumpstart with the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms. Jumpstart server configuration solaris 10 the moron. Suns primary reference for jumpstart configuration is the solaris advanced. I am trying to install solaris 10 unattended over the wire from my. Can the oracle kickstart be used as a jumpstart to build both solaris 10. For further information about installing solaris 10 10 08, refer to the solaris 10 installation guide. Dhcp server setup to support x86x64 jumpstart clientsjumpstart software configuration alternatives. Here is a step by step howto guide to install solaris over network. A begin script is a shell script which is used to perform the task before solaris os is installed. Solaris 10 x86 jumpstart patch problem oracle community.
The solaris jumpstart procedure enables you to install the solaris os automatically and configure it differently, depending on the characteristics of client systems. Then yes, youre running an old solaris express development release. The fact is, the primary boot environment is a solaris 10 installation. The custom jumpstart installation automatically installs from the solaris 9 distribution cd in the local cdrom drive. Creating a profile diskette for standalone systems. The automated installer is used to automate the installation of oracle solaris 11 on x86 and sparc architecture over the network. It also describes how to use this information to determine the solaris os release installed on a system or contained within a solaris jumpstart software server image. I am having a problem trying to jumpstart a new blade with solaris 10. The install server or boot server is in the same local network segment as client with network link up. Solaris 10 extended support will run thru january 2021. How to configure a solaris 10 jumpstart server and client sparc. The jumpstart is pretty neat nfsbased installation process for solaris available for both ultrasparc and x86.
Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. Dear gurus, what is the proper method, steps and configs for me to perform eis patch installation through jumpstart serverclient for solaris 10. If you are using live upgrade to upgrade a system from the solaris 8 or solaris 9 os to the oracle solaris 10 os, you must first activate the oracle solaris 10 boot environment before patching. Normally a jumpstart server is installing on a solaris 10. Jumpstart with zfs root install unix and linux forums. I also have a 280r on the same network which is the installtftpconfig server for jumpstart. But initially the jumpstart is started the pacakges are installed properly and the patches are also installed properly 10 recommended patches. The install instructions in this chapter explain the initial steps for booting the install media and launching the solaris installation program. Those of you still on solaris 10 may want to download the latest recommended patchset for solaris 10 which was published just last week, on 28th of january 2016. Setup jumpstart with dhcp on an solaris 11 machine. Set up a static ip address on the oracle solaris 11 machine that will be the jumpstart install. Jumpstart solaris 10 x86 i need a little help figuring out why my custom jumpstart network installation is dumping me to a manual install.
Network news, trend analysis, product testing and the industrys most important blogs, all collected at the most popular network watering hole on the internet network world. Wanboot flash archive installation procedure by ramdev published june 12, 2014 updated july 2, 2015 this document is a stepbystep procedure on how to create a flash archive and also start an apache web server to install solaris 10 os via wanboot. Using live upgrade to apply patches to running solaris 10 x86. Step 1 connect to the cisco bams through a console port.
Solaris 8 and solaris 9 also include newer kernel update patch rejuvenation. It can provide easier installation minor setup on central server, then one command on an installation client system to start it installing. Creating a profile oracle solaris 10 910 installation. All other jumpstart install packages and configurations ive setup including veritas, powerpath, sudo, and numerous other packages ive been able to setup successfully. This book describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform. Building a jumpstart server with solaris 10 update 10 x64 dvd.
And since youre using a sparc system, are you sure you dont have a valid support contract. I started ldom server from jumpstart solaris 10 update 7 i also trying boot from solaris 10u11 jumpstart with like effect boot net w or with install option with like effect i chose flash install and. Install the oracle solaris 11 os on the machine that will be the jumpstart install server. Flash archives created after applying this patch will have a new version number. I highly recommend upgrading to a current release, either solaris 10 update 9 or solaris 11 express. The jumpstart enterprise toolkit is the name given to the jumpstart framework, which provides a set of helper scripts to simplify the use of jumpstart for the installation of solaris 10.
This article describes how to set up a jumpstart install server on an oracle solaris 11. However due to various issues with solaris 10 releases, patching of the miniroot. This would be like the kickstart file behaviour for rhels anaconda install. Liveupgrade from solaris 9 to solaris 10 sysadmins journey. Hello, the os version of the zfs flar is solaris 10 u9. Geeting errors while installing a x86 solaris 10 server through jumpstart. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Setting up the os image directory i will be using a solaris 10 iso image to setup the os image directory. The example system we will be using has svm based mirrored root.
We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Solaris 10 jumpstart for v240 fails oracle community. I am able to create a working install of solaris 10. I have a b1600 shelf with 5 b100ns and 1 loadbalancing blade. Jumpstart and applying recommended patch cluster unix. This means that jsserver1 should act as the jumpstart server for solaris 2. In this article i want to setup a jumpstart server using dhcp on an solaris 11. I used an existing sparc system as my jumpstart server.
Remove applied patches patchrm command switch to original boot environment be since modifications can be applied to the system in operation, you can greatly reduce the business downtime. Welcome to the jumpstart enterprise toolkit otn space what is the jumpstart enterprise toolkit. Based on you running solaris express on sparc, it appears youd need to flip to solaris 10, or more likely solaris 11 which would be closer to solaris express opensolaris that youre using. Recall that jumpstart can be used to install only the oracle solaris 10 os, not the oracle solaris 11 os. Sun microsystems solaris jumpstart technology is used to automate the installation of the solaris operating system and other associated software on multiple nodes of a network. First mount the solaris 10 image and then copy the solaris 10 os image into the exportinstall directory.
How to configure automated installer on solaris 11. Jumpstart is a computer network installation tool set used by the solaris operating system. Apr 06, 2009 using solaris jumpstart with the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms sun microsystems solaris jumpstart technology is used to automate the installation of the solaris operating system and other associated software on multiple nodes of a network. Dec 21, 20 in this post we are going to see how to install and configure oracle solaris automated installer. Configuring solaris 10 jumpstart server and client. The setup details for this post are as shown in the diagram. Dec 29, 2012 before a jumpstart client can use a configuration provided by a jumpstart server, you must run the check script to produce a file called rules. Using solaris jumpstart software on the solaris 10 os for x86x64 platforms is essentially the same as on solaris 10 os for sparc platforms. To prepare to install a flash archive with a jumpstart installation. Jump start installation step by step introduction the solaris 10 operating system offers an automatic installation process, solaris jumpstart software. How to set up an oracle solaris 11 system as an oracle. Modification application differences between solaris 10 or earlier and solaris 11 12. With jumpstart you can do an unattended solaris installation. With jumpstart you can do an unattended solaris installation with unbundled softwares.
Power on a jumpstart client vm and check os installation. Can i use the patch keyword in a solaris 10 jumpstart profile to apply patches during the jumpstart process. See the how to and resources tabs for all our patching documentation for solaris users with various. Hi, all i have a questions about the jumpstart 1 system configuration blade 150 both jumpstart server and client solaris10 1106 dvd media jumpstart installation issue for solaris10. I am able to create a working install of solaris 10 but rootdisk typelabel becomes corrupt during installation. For example, the author has a single jumpstart server at home which is capable of booting machines on any os release from 2. Oct 31, 2007 time to bring the solaris workstations into our new infrastructure, to discover all the hidden debianspecific parts in my puppet manifests, and then fix them to be platformneutral. Jumpstart is the automation installation of solaris 10 so that we can install solaris 10 easily with prepared configuration. As far as i know patches were never made available for that. Jumpstart is used to manage operating system installation in many information technology environments corporate and otherwise where solaris operating system computers are widely used.
Implementing a basic jumpstart server for sparc and x86x64 clients. Like many others, i am a big fan of live upgrade when it comes to upgradingpatching solaris. Aug 14, 2009 my colleague, ed clark, has made significant improvements to the solaris 10 recommended and sun alert patch clusters. Solaris 10 jumpstart the interactive installer server fault. I does work well on the sparc however i seem to have an issue with x86. Heres how to leverage liveupgrade to safely upgrade from solaris 9 to solaris 10 using a spare disk. But i am bit confused about it, does jumpstart install server also needs to configure for jet to work or is it the separte tool which does not have any dependency on jumpstart. Jumpstart install program and load the os from another directory on the install. After the oracle solaris 10 boot environment is activated, you can either patch the active boot environment directly or set up another inactive boot environment and patch. Details on patching the solaris wanbootnetinstall miniroot image for jumpstart. The custom jumpstart installation requires a rule file and a profile for systems of each group or platform. This page provides the latest information on patching. No data is ever deleted, and to roll back to solaris 9, all you need is one command and a reboot. Using solaris jumpstart with the solaris 10 os for x86x64.
It is not the same as upgrading to solaris 10 1 available here, as upgrading will additionally install any new packages delivered in the update. Heads up on kernel patch installation issues with jumpstart or zfs root. Im trying to jumpstart and deploy the patch using the profile fileclassfile. The check script validates the syntax of the rules file and the profile files. Jumpstart installation the solaris interactive installation. Improvements to solaris 10 recommended and sun alert patch clusters released. For an overview of a full or differential archive, see chapter 1, flash archive overview, in oracle solaris 10 1 installation guide. Installing a solaris 10 jumpstart server on solaris 11 express. This bundle causes the os to operate as the oracle solaris 10 1 os, but the version number in the etcrelease file remains as oracle solaris 10 811. With solaris 10, can i use jumpstart to partially define the system and have the installer then prompt the user for anything else.
Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. We use a jumpstart server to install raw solaris10 from the network look. Installing solaris 10 version 0708v02 on sun netra t5220. The solaris jumpstart procedure enables you to install the solaris. To determine the release of solaris os contained in a solaris jumpstart software server image use the copy of the etcrelease file included in that image. For some reason i cant seem to get the dang patch cluster to automatically install, and you would think that would be the easiest thing. Solaris 10 1 patchset released and latest solaris 10. This allows centralizing all install servers on oracle solaris 11. Improvements to solaris 10 recommended and sun alert patch. Building a jumpstart server with solaris 10 update 10 x64. To set up a jumpstart server using the solaris 9 os and later cdroms, the user must have access to both slice 0 and slice 1 on the cds.
Configuring jumpstart installation using the solaris 10. You can use finish scripts only when using jumpstart to install oracle solaris. Setting up an oracle solaris 11 system as an oracle. Minimum requirements for solaris 10 in guest ldoms on m7.
How to check solaris release and default kernel version. It provides flexible unattended installation allowing system administrators to categorize machines on their network and install. Creating finish scripts oracle solaris 10 1 installation guide. The solaris 8 software 1 of 2 cd contains the majority of the solaris packages, the jumpstart serverclient tools and examples, the solaris 8 miniroot used to boot the jumpstart clients and any patches available at the time the cd was issued. It provides flexible unattended installation allowing system administrators to categorize machines on their network and install different system components or even versions of os based on the category to which a system belongs. Jumpstart offers a way to install solaris using network over multiple server with similar of different configurations. Solaris 10 kernel patchids sequence overview of kernel patches. The details above can also be put into a nis map called jsservers which will normally make distributing changes easier than a flat file.
Solaris jumpstart installations in an alldebian environment. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Details on patching the solaris wanbootnetinstall miniroot image for jumpstart are a bit scarce as, generally speaking, there should be no. Recall that jumpstart can be used to install only the oracle solaris 10 os, not the oracle solaris 11 express os. Step 2 load the appropriate version of the cdrom labeled cisco solaris 10 operating software startup disk for sparcbased platforms into the cdrom drive.
Jumpstart install of solaris 10 update 6 corrupts disk labletype. Cisco billing and measurements server users guide, release 3. Installing oracle solaris 10 using jumpstart on an oracle solaris 11 express server. Jumpstart solaris using sunwjet its only untung raharjos blog. But i have heard that solaris jump start with jet package can be used to make it fully unattended installation.
So, here are my notes on installing and configuring a solaris 10 jumpstart server. Our primary ldoms are setup going forward as jumpstart servers and so any change will therefore. Jun 09, 2009 im trying to jumpstart and deploy the patch using the profile fileclassfile. Jumpstart makes the life of a system admin easy by automating the installation of solaris operating system.
Solaris 10 jumpstart patch keyword in profile oracle. Here we see solaris version 11 update 3 with sru 19 installed. If you wish to configure raid 0, you must configure it before you install the solaris 10 jumpstart image. This procedure provides the instructions to install. Oracle solaris 10 x86 jumpstart installation rarp youtube. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. The ultimate solaris jumpstart troubleshooting guide the geek diary. Sun solaris 8910 jumpstart server installation hpe. There were a total of 24 solaris 10 patches, including kernel updates, and 4 patchsets released on mos. Oct 19, 20 after you setup raid 0 optional successfully, complete the following steps to install the solaris 10 jumpstart image. This patchset can be applied to any existing solaris 10 system to bring all preexisting packages up to the same software level as solaris 10 1. The following steps describe how to create an oracle solaris 11 jumpstart install server to install the oracle solaris 10 os on client systems.
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