Jump start installation step by step on Solaris 10

                  Jump start installation step by step
     
Introduction

The Solaris 10 Operating System offers an automatic installation process,
Solaris JumpStart software. The Solaris JumpStart procedure enables you to install the Solaris
OS automatically and configure it differently,
depending on the characteristics of client systems.
These identifying characteristics are used to select the correct configuration for each client system.

The following tasks are required to configure a single JumpStart server to provide
Basic software installation services using the JumpStart procedures:
1.Spool the operating system image.
2.Edit the sysidcfg file.
3.Edit the profile and rules.
4.Run the check script.
5.Run the add_install_client script.
6.Boot the client.

Basically work like this:-
1.Jumpstart reads the rules .ok file
2.Jumpstart finds the profile in rules.ok and use it for installation
3.Rules doesn't match ,regular interactive installation will occurs.

This document is a quick revision sheet, please refer to the sun documation regarding on how to install, configure and implement Solaris Jumpstart

Create the directory structure	mkdir -p /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 mkdir /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 mkdir /export/jumpstart/config mkdir /export/jumpstart/boot
Share out directories	# edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/jumpstart/
Create Install server	# Obtain the Solaris 8 CD's setup-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 # Obtain the Solaris 10 CD's or DVD setup-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10
Add additional software	# Solaris normally comes on multiple CD's add-to-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8 # Solaris normally comes on multiple CD's add-to-install-server /export/jumpstart/Solaris_10
Copy the configuration and example scripts	The samples can be find in and should be copied to /export/jumpstart/config <your configured path>/Misc/jumpstart_sample
Create boot Servers	# If additonal boot servers are required setup-install-server -b /export/jumpstart/boot
Setup automatic system config	create the sysidcfg information in the /export/jumpstart/config directory (can use sysidconfig from other servers) Example sysidcfg file --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- timezone=GB timeserver=localhost network_interface=primary {netmask=255.255.240.0 protocol_ipv6=no} terminal=vt100 security_policy=NONE name_service=NONE
Create profiles	# There are various examples on the CD's (directory) # profile keywords profile values # ----------------- -----------------   install_type initial_install   system_type standalone   partitioning default   filesys c0t0d0s0 4000 /   filesys c0t0d0s1 1000 swap   filesys c0t0d0s3 1000 /var   cluster SUNWcuser   cluster SUNWCacc   package SUNWman delete see link for more profile exmaples, you have used the SUNWcall cluster package for everything
Create Begin & Finish scripts	The scripts can be shell, perl, etc
Create rules file	The rules are based on keywords with values, begin script, profile, finish script hostname vclus1   -   cluster_profile  -
Check rules file	# Run the check script within the config directory, a file will be created called "rules.ok" check
Setup clients	# add_install_client is in Solaris_10/Tools directory ./add_install_client -e 8:0:20:7a:22:7e  -i 192.168.0.1 -t jump1:/export/jumpstart/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot -p jump1:/export/jumpstart/config -c jump1:/export/jumpstart/config -s jump1:/export/jumpstart/Solaris_10 newserver1 sun4u -e client ethernet address -i IP address of client -t install boot image path -p Profile Server:<path to sysidcfg file > -c Configuration Server:<custom jumpstart directory > -s Install Server:<OS Location> you could have obmitted the -e and -i options if you add them to /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts files Other useful options --------------------------------------------------------------------- -d specify as a DHCP client
check boot server	## to make sure that a boot server is on the network, yo can use the command rpcinfo -b bootparam 1

Jumpstart Process

Jumpstart Server/Client Process

Client sends a RARP for its IP address  The Boot Server responds via RARPD (in.rarpd) with the IP address in /etc/ethers or the ethers NIS/NIS+ map depending on the ethers setting in /etc/nsswitch.conf The client sends a tftp request for a bootimage The server starts in.tftp from inetd and sends the small net kernel image The client then starts bootparams client and requests boot info The server responds with the clients entry from /etc/bootparams The client NFS mount it’s root partition from the install server The client then mounts the configuration server (/jumpstart) and runs “sysidtool”.  It then mounts the install image and runs Suninstall to begin the install process.

Daemons used

Daemons Used

mountd nfsd rpc.bootparamd in.rarpd in.tftpd rpld (x86)

Files Used

Files Used

/tftpboot /rplboot /etc/inetd.conf /etc/ethers /etc/hosts /etc/bootparams