Installing Solaris without cdrom

Hello everyone,
I have the next doubt.
I need to install a Solaris 9 in a Ultra60 machine, but the problem is that this machine has does not have cdrom.
What can I do for installing this solaris ??
Next week or the other, i will have to do something similar with Solaris 10, suppose it will be ssimilar

use NFS sharing to install required image
.....Murali

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Edited by: lebaronman on Feb 28, 2008 2:01 AM

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I guess you are using a Netra T1 AC200, right?
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7/M.

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Hello Experts,
I am trying to install Solaris 10 on my Netra t1 via external DVD. I connected the DVD-ROM to the scsi port on the back. System recognized the DVD but does not allow me to boot from it. I have done many things without any success. Following are the details:
System info:
Netra t1 (UltraSPARC-IIi 440MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.10.25 ME, 1024 MB memory installed,
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/pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/scsi@2
Target 0
Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST318404LSUN18G 4207
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