Frontend for jumpstart installations

Hi
Does anybody know a good howto for configuring a frontend for solaris jumpstart installations?
Thank you

What do you mean by frontend ?
a set of script ? something graphic ?
After the inital setting, the biggest job is to create the finish script where you install you framework on your client.

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I have seen this too over the years and it ultimately comes down to something innate:
Here are a few suggestions:
1. Try and use interface ce0.
2. Check default route on both jumpstart server and client.
3. The arp cache may need to be flushed on the Jumpstart server.
4. Use snoop and see what happens during the actual RARPing phase between the server and host.
5. Switch the order in the sysid config file as indicated below:
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