JumpStart Client Install

• Set up client configuration on Install Server

  # add_install_client [ -i IP_address ] [ -e Ethernet_address ] [ -s server_name : path ] [ -c server_name : path ] [ -n [server]: name_service[(netmask)]] [ -p server_name : path ] host_name platform_group
  

• Boot the client and install Solaris software

  ok boot net - install
  
  (Of course, this assumes that the boot server and platform_group is set up…)

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add_install_client [ -i IP_address ] [ -e Ethernet_address ] [ -s server_name : path ] [ -c server_name : path ] [ -n [server]: name_service[(netmask)]] [ -p server_name : path ] host_name platform_group
-i IP_address

Specify the IP address of the client to be installed.
-e Ethernet_address
Specify the Ethernet address of the system to be installed.
-s server_name : path
This option is required only when using add_install_client from a boot server. Specify the name of the server and the absolute path of the Solaris installation image that will be used for this installation. path is either the path to a mounted Solaris CD or a path to a directory with a copy of the Solaris CD.
-c server_name : path
This option is required only to specify a JumpStart directory for a custom JumpStart installation. server_name is the host name of the server with a JumpStart directory. path is the absolute path to the JumpStart directory.
-n [server]: name_service[(netmask)]
This option specifies which name service should be used during system configuration.
name_service
Valid entries are nis, nisplus, and none.
server
The name of the server or IP address of the specified name service. If the server specified is on a different subnet, then the netmask may be needed to enable the client to contact the server.
netmask
A series of four numbers separated by periods, specifying which portion of an IP address is the net-work part, and which is the host part.
-p server_name : path
This option is the location of the user-defined sysidcfg file for preconfiguring system/network information. server_name is either a valid host name or IP address. path is the absolute path to the file.