Install solaris 10 to UCS from network server

Can anyone share your experience on doing this?

Not seeing Solaris 10 on supportted list,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/interoperability/matrix/hw_sw_interop_matrix.pdf

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d11 1 1 c1t1d0s0
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/usr/sbin/installboot /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s0
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{1} ok boot disk2 - install
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Probing I/O buses
screen not found.
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Probing memory
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Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Ethernet address ###############, Host ID: #############.
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SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_147147-26 64-bit
Copyright (c) 1983, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Hardware watchdog enabled
Configuring devices.
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Skipped interface ce1
Attempting to configure interface ce0...
Skipped interface ce0
Setting up Java. Please wait...
svc:/system/filesystem/local:default: WARNING: /usr/sbin/zfs mount -a failed: one or more
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Serial console, reverting to text install
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Searching for configuration file(s)...
Search complete.
Discovering additional network configuration...
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Derek Williams

1) Mount the iso as a LOFS.Well, not lofs. On Solaris lofs is the filesystem loopback driver (which lets you mount a portion of a filesystem elsewhere).
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