Setup of Solaris 10 Jumpstart Server

Hi,
Can anyone point me at a step by step guide to setting up a JumpsStart server running Solaris 10
(The simpler the better :-) )
Thanks and regards
Kevin

here is the link about solaris 10: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5506/6mkv6ki6m?a=view
another step-by-step guide:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/jumpstart_config.html
blueprints:
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/browsesubject.html#jumpstart

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Solaris 10 JumpStart server doesn't works correctly with Solaris Express

Hi All,
I have configured the JumpStart server on Solaris 10.
I install Solaris 10 and Solaris 9 also using flash installation.
When I run installation installer ask me 2 or 3 questions (I don't exactly remember) about NFS and then it install automatically.
Does anybody know how to avoid these few questions at the beginning of installation?
Thanks,
Daniel

The first question is:
�� The Solaris Installation Program ��
The Solaris installation program is divided into a series of short sections
where you'll be prompted to provide information for the installation. At
the end of each section, you'll be able to change the selections you've
made before continuing.
About navigation...
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- If your keyboard does not have function keys, or they do not
respond, press ESC; the legend at the bottom of the screen
will change to show the ESC keys to use for navigation.
��
F2_Continue F6_Help
Then I select to Continue:
�� Identify This System ��
On the next screens, you must identify this system as networked or
non-networked, and set the default time zone and date/time.
If this system is networked, the software will try to find the information
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> To begin identifying this system, press F2.
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Then I select to continue:
�� NFSv4 Domain Name ��
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I select continue:
�� Confirm Information for NFSv4 Domain ��
> Confirm the following information. If it is correct, press F2;
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Can I modify jumpstart server boot image to support another LAN card?

I tried to install Solaris 9 from jumpstart server. However, Solaris 9 does not support my on-board LAN Card. As a result, I try to install Solaris 10 beta 55 from jumpstart server. It is a good news to me that Solaris 10 beta 55 does support "Intel 82801DB PRO/100 VE Ethernet". The installation is successfull. However, there is a problem when I install Windows XP on another DOS partition. I have no idea why the installation of MS Windows XP will crash the Solaris 10 beta 55 partition. Durning boot process in Solaris 10, There are a lot of Solaris partition errors. It is not a good idea to install Solaris 10 until the release comes out.
I think that it should be possible to modify Solaris 9 jumpstart server so that I can use Solaris 10 beta cd to kick up LAN driver and call Solaris 9 jumpstart server to install the OS.

You can use a "prestart command". It can be configured in the properties of each boot image, 'customization' tab.
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Unattended Solaris 10 installation with jumpstart server issue

Hello,
I have setup a jumpstart server and am finding it difficult to get a fully unattended solaris 10 sparc 10/09 install on a t1000 client. The console connection to the client goes into interactive mode at the point in system identification when the installer asks if the system is networked or non-networked, and runs a setup of default time zone and date/time. Using esc-2 to advance through the interactive menu it asks if ithe system is on a subnet, for the netmask (which is there as default), asks if the current time is correct, then asks me to confirm that my selections are correct. When I confirm it goes on it's merry way to finish the installation unattended.
My guess is it does not like one of the values in the sysidcfg file being used, but can't seem to see where the problem is. I don't see anything in the table of sysidcfg keywords from the online docs that specify networked or not, and I am using the network_interface keyword to define hostname, ip, default router, netmask and ipv6, and thought that should take care of the networking portion of system identification, also have timezone and time server set.
Could it be that I am configuring an ethernet port that is not connected (bge0)? This computer will be deployed on a DMZ type network, and the jumpstart server is located on a different network our internal private network. The jumpstart installation via the server is done by using a temporary ethernet connection on a second interface of the client. One other note the defined time server is on the dmz so the installation program won't see it.
Any suggestions on what might be causing the interactive installer to kick in?
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more sysidcfg_vlan3/sysidcfg
keyboard=US-English
terminal=vt100
security_policy=NONE
system_locale=en_US
install_locale=en_US
timeserver=service-time
timezone=US/Eastern
network_interface=bge0 {hostname=D-Wade.xxx.xxxx.xxx default_route=xx.xx.xxx.1 ip_address=xx.xx.xxx..3 netmask=255.255.255.0 protocol_ipv6=no}
name_service=NONE
nfs4_domain=dynamic
root_password=someEncryptedValue
service_profile=limited_net
Thanks,
John
Edited by: jmck407 on Aug 6, 2010 11:42 AM

update. Fixed the problem with date/time by using abrante's suggestion of setting the time server to localhost. Don't get prompted for date/time information in the interactive installer any more.
If I setup the sysidcfg file to configure the ethernet port being used to communicate with the jumpstart server (bge1), using an ip and netmask that is on the jumpstart server network, the installation goes through fully un-attended.
Is there any way to get a second interface (in this case bge0) configured with ip/netmask values that are not part of the jumpstart server's network, using a non interactive jumpstart installation? Using these values in sysidcfg, the only things prompted for during the installation are, Is the system on a subnet, and what is the netmask. Anyone know what the sysidcfg part of the installation does to check the validity of a netmask value given in the sysidcfg file on the jumpstart server?
If need be, I guess the interface could be configured in the finish script.
more sysidcfg_vlan3/sysidcfg
keyboard=US-English
terminal=vt100
security_policy=NONE
system_locale=en_US
install_locale=en_US
timeserver=localhost
timezone=US/Eastern
network_interface=bge0 {hostname=D-Wade.xxx.xxxx.xxx default_route=xx.xx.xxx.1 ip_address=xx.xx.xxx..3 netmask=255.255.255.0 protocol_ipv6=no}
name_service=NONE
nfs4_domain=dynamic
root_password=someEncryptedValue
service_profile=limited_net

Solaris 10 x86 Jumpstart Server

I have setup everything just like in this document:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5506/6mkv6kia5?a=view
The client machine that I am trying to jumpstart connects fine, shows" 38800" as the prompt and then just stops. After running "snoop" on the server, I discovered that it connects to it and communicates some data then does some "PRINTER" commands. This is illustrated below (note "titan" is the name of the computer to be jumpstarted and "server" is of course the jumpstart server):
server -> titan TFTP Data block 419 (512 bytes)
titan -> server TFTP Ack block 419
server -> titan TFTP Data block 420 (512 bytes)
titan -> server TFTP Ack block 420
server -> titan TFTP Data block 421 (480 bytes) (last block)
titan -> server TFTP Ack block 421
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server -> titan RARP R 0:3:ba:1d:bd:32 is 172.20.4.2, titan
titan -> BROADCAST BIFF R port=111
server -> titan BIFF C port=32771
titan -> (broadcast) ARP C Who is 172.20.4.0, server ?
server -> titan ARP R 172.20.4.0, server is 0:6:5b:e7:ad:73
titan -> server WHO R port=32808
server -> titan WHO C port=32808
titan -> server SYSLOG R port=32808
server -> titan SYSLOG C port=32808 BAD.FMT:
titan -> server PRINTER R port=2049
server -> titan PRINTER C port=2049
titan -> server PRINTER R port=2049
titan -> server PRINTER R port=2049
server -> titan PRINTER C port=2049
server -> titan PRINTER C port=2049
titan -> server PRINTER R port=2049
titan -> server PRINTER R port=2049
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Installing Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 using one JumpStart server

Hi All,
Is there any possibility to install both Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 using only one JumpStart server?
Also it could be performed using flash archives?
Thanks in andvice,
Daniel

Actually I do not understand how it will work
together.
Maybe I will describe my point of view.
I have Solaris 10 with JumpStart server which is
configured and works fine.
So the next step to have Solaris 9 installation is:
* copy Solaris 9 OS boot and installation image to
the local disk using setup_install_server
Q: If this script fails what to do?setup_install_server should work fine unless you're installing on a ZFS filesystem. Part of the script is checking for sufficient disk space. I think the script may not work properly in all situations with ZFS.
* run add_install_client script from the Solaris 9
installation directory
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choose to install.Yes.
JumpStart is configured to install Solaris 10. If I
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should I only run add_install_client script from the
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Installing a Jumpstart server x86 missing steps

Hello Sun experts
I am trying to setup Solaris 9 x86 Jumpstart server. My network has DHCP enabled and my Jumpstart server has a static IP address of 192.168.0.81. I am quite new to Solaris but I think I have done the basic.
1) Captain # mkdir -p /export/install/x86_9
Captain# cd /CD_mount_point/Solaris_9/Tools
Captain # ./setup_install_server /export/install/x86_9
2) ./add_to_install_server /export/install/x86_9
When I insert the Solaris Software 2 of 2 x86 (which I download from sun) in the CD-ROM drive
I get an error telling me there is not enough disk space to install image file
Captain # mkdir /jumpstartCaptain
# cp -r /export/install/sparc_9/Solaris_9/Misc/jumpstart_sample /jumpstart
I start the NFS server and run this command
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /jumpstart
then I run
Captain # shareall
this is my profile for the clients_prof
install_type initial_install1
system_type standalone2
partitioning default3
cluster SUNWCuser4
package SUNWaudio5
I insterted this into my rules file
network 255.255.255.0 - clients_prof ��
Then run the check commad
Captain # cd /jumpstart
Captain # ./check
The check command tells me that the rules are ok.
On the client side I just inserted Solaris 9 disk 1 and chose the number 2 (The Jumpstart option) and it dose nothing, it just loads from the cd rom.
Can anyone please help me I am lost.
I know I am missing some steps.
Thanks in advance

No, the -d option specifies the container, not the package. For directory-style packages that are found on installation media, you should be giving the parent directory.
So if you can see SUNWwsr2 in 'ls', its parent would be the current directory.
pkgadd -d . SUNWwsr2 or
pkgadd -d . (and find the package in the list of packages)
Darren

Solaris 10 jumpstart for V240 fails

Hello there !
i am trying to jumpstart a v240 machine from a jumpstart
server, which contains the media dump (of solaris 10 sparc)
from a CD . But initially the jumpstart is started the pacakges
are installed properly and the patches are also installed properly
(10 recommended patches) . After that the machine reboots for
the first time and throws an error message as mentioned below
Architecture for package SUNWcaRebooting with command: boot
Boot device: /pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a File and args:
SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_125100-09 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
glm: cannot load driver
Cannot load drivers for /pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@0,0:a
Can't load the root filesystem
Type 'go' to resume
{1} ok
I am successfully able to jumpstart v240 machines with solaris 9.
dont know if anything is missing in media.
Pls let me know ur ideas..

Hello All,
I would love to know if someone has a solution to this as I am seeing a similar issue with a slightly different setup.
Solaris 8 and Netra 240. I get the same result with and without patches and finish scripts. After the jumpstart and the failed boot attempt from disk. I can boot from cd, copy the glm driver from the cd to disk, and then everything works as it should. Obviously this is not a solution but only a work around.
Is it something to do with the SCSI hardware architecture used in the *240s?
Edited by: Gareth_Mann on Oct 2, 2007 7:41 PM

Solaris 10 Jumpstart error: panic - boot: boot: scratch memory overflow.

I am setting up a Solaris Jumpstart server using a Linux server as the Boot/Config/Install server. The Sun box I am using is a v120 that will be running Solaris 10 update 5.
After running the "boot net - install" command and running through the setup the install terminates with the error
boot: failed to allocate 8192 bytes from scratch memory
panic - boot: boot: scratch memory overflow.
Program terminated
ok
ok
I found a patch (111306-07) that supposedly fixes this problem (logged as bug 4411148). Is there a specific way to add a patch to Jumpstart so that it installs before the system reboots after the main install is done? I know the patches folder goes off of the added on date for the patch and not a patch_order file, does that mean it can just be placed in the folder and will be added automatically? Has anyone seen this error message before on their own systems?
Thanks in advance for any help.

derekw wrote:
I am setting up a Solaris Jumpstart server using a Linux server as the Boot/Config/Install server. The Sun box I am using is a v120 that will be running Solaris 10 update 5.
After running the "boot net - install" command and running through the setup the install terminates with the error
boot: failed to allocate 8192 bytes from scratch memory
panic - boot: boot: scratch memory overflow.So this happens while the client jumpstart OS is running.
I found a patch (111306-07) that supposedly fixes this problem (logged as bug 4411148). Is there a specific way to add a patch to Jumpstart so that it installs before the system reboots after the main install is done?You actually need to install it before the OS loads I would thing.
I know the patches folder goes off of the added on date for the patch and not a patch_order file, does that mean it can just be placed in the folder and will be added automatically? Has anyone seen this error message before on their own systems?Not here. You want to install the patch into the jumpstart boot image. You may also need to install the patch onto the installed OS, but that's less certain.
For the first part, find your jumpstart image and pass that into patchadd with the -C flag to patch the jumpstart portion.
Darren

Solaris 8 Jumpstart Rollout

I am upgrading an existing solaris 2.6 / 2.7 system to solaris 8. I was wondering if anyone has any pointers or advice on where to start, as I have not used or built a jumpstart server before. We have 10*Ultra60 workstations and 1*Sun Enterprise 250 Server. We are looking to completely "Nuke" the existing operating systems as I am told you cannot upgrade 2.6 to 8.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Regards TP

Jumpstart is a very cool tool. I recently set one up and am using it to create multiple web server configs at this time. With using hte sysidcfg file(s) you can pretty much automate the entire install ( with your own tars, pkgs etc... ! )
There are 3 basic documents that are very good to read up on to install the JASS server and setup Clients from the thing
LINKS :
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0401/BuildInf.pdf
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0601/jass_conf_install-v03.pdf
http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0601/jass_internals-v03.pdf
and there are more updates to these docs in the Sun blueprint section, you can pretty much follow em through to set up the Jumpstart server and then go configure clients etc...

Installation failed when using Jumpstart Server to install SUN Netra T1 200

I have a problem to install a couple of Sun Netra T1 200 Servers with a Jumpstart Server. The Jumpstart Server is set up and I have executed the add_install_client Script. If I boot the Server which should to be installed the server crashes after getting the assigned IP-Address with a software fault.
Attached i will sent the Jumpstart-Client-Output and the config Files of the Jumpstart-Server.
****Netra T1 Server Output, while configured as an Jumpstart client:****
ok boot net -install
Resetti
LOM event: +2h28m47s host reset
ng ...
`
Netra T1 200 (UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #16692502.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:fe:b5:16, Host ID: 80feb516.
Executing last command: boot net -install
Boot device: /pci@1f,0/pci@1,1/network@c,1 File and args: -install
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet
2ae00 Warning: boot will not enable cache
Requesting Internet address for 8:0:20:fe:b5:16
Enter filename [kernel/sparcv9/unix]:
Enter default directory for modules [platform/SUNW,UltraAX-i2/kernel /platform/sun4u/kernel /kernel /usr/kernel]:
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-13 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
whoami: no domain name
panic[cpu0]/thread=300010a9ba0: Can't invoke , error 2
000002a1000f7a40 genunix:icode+274 (ffbefff0, 0, 300010a7b88, 0, ffbefffc, ffffffffffffffff)
%l0-3: 00000000ffbefffc 0000000000000000 0000000000002000 000002a10000fd20
%l4-7: 0000000000000bb8 0000000010423a00 000000001041b2f8 00000000000007a9
syncing file systems... done
skipping system dump - no dump device configured
rebooting...
Resetti
LOM event: +2h36m51s host reset
ng ...
p
Netra T1 200 (UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #16692502.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:fe:b5:16, Host ID: 80feb516.
Executing last command: boot
Boot device: disk File and args:
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-13 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
configuring IPv4 interfaces: eri0.
Hostname: infrasrv
The system is coming up. Please wait.
checking ufs filesystems
/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s4: is stable.
/dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s6: is stable.
Starting IPv4 routing daemon.
starting rpc services: rpcbind done.
Setting netmask of eri0 to 255.255.255.0
Setting default IPv4 interface for multicast: add net 224.0/4: gateway infrasrv
syslog service starting.
Print services started.
Jun 26 04:48:14 infrasrv sendmail[220]: My unqualified host name (infrasrv) unknown; sleeping for retry
volume management starting.
The system is ready.
infrasrv console login: root
Password:
Last login: Thu Jun 26 02:13:59 on console
Jun 26 04:48:24 infrasrv login: ROOT LOGIN /dev/console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001
# uname -i
SUNW,UltraAX-i2
# ^[[A
^[[A: not found
# uname -m
sun4u
*****Config Files of the Jumpstart-Server******************
Sysidcfg
bootparams
bash-2.03# more bootparams
infrasrv root=adminws:/cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot install=ad
minws:/export/install boottype=:in sysid_config=adminws:/export/sysidcfg install
_config=adminws:/export/config rootopts=:rsize=32768
bash-2.03#
rules
bash-2.03# more rules
#       @(#)rules 1.12 94/07/27 SMI
# The rules file is a text file used to create the rules.ok file for
# a custom JumpStart installation. The rules file is a lookup table
# consisting of one or more rules that define matches between system
# attributes and profiles.
# This example rules file contains:
#   o syntax of a rule used in the rules file
#   o rule_keyword and rule_value descriptions
#   o rule examples
# See the installation manual for a complete description of the rules file.
# RULE SYNTAX:
# [!]rule_keyword rule_value [&& [!]rule_keyword rule_value]... begin profile fi
# nish
# "[ ]" indicates an optional expression or field
# "..." indicates the preceding expression may be repeated
# "&&" used to "logically AND" rule_keyword and rule_value pairs together
# "!" indicates negation of the following rule_keyword
# rule_keyword a predefined keyword that describes a general system
# attribute. It is used with the rule_value to match a
# system with the same attribute to a profile.
# rule_value a value that provides the specific system attribute
# for the corresponding rule_keyword. A rule_value can
# be text or a range of values (NN-MM).
# To match a range of values, a system's value must be
# greater than or equal to NN and less than or equal to MM.
# begin a file name of an optional Bourne shell script
# that will be executed before the installation begins.
# If no begin script exists, you must enter a minus sign (-)
# in this field.
# profile a file name of a text file used as a template by the
# custom JumpStart installation software that defines how
# to install Solaris on a system.
# finish a file name of an optional Bourne shell script
# that will be executed after the installation completes.
# If no finish script exists, you must enter a minus sign (-)
# in this field.
# Notes:
# 1. You can add comments after the pound sign (#) anywhere on a line.
# 2. Rules are matched in descending order: first rule through the last rule.
# 3. Rules can be continued to a new line by using the backslash (\) before
# the carriage return.
# 4. Don't use the "*" character or other shell wildcards, because the rules
# file is interpreted by a Bourne shell script.
# RULE_KEYWORD AND RULE_VALUE DESCRIPTIONS
# rule_keyword rule_value Type rule_value Description
# any minus sign (-) always matches
# arch text system's architecture type
# domainname text system's domain name
# disksize text range system's disk size
# disk device name (text)
# disk size (MBytes range)
# hostname text system's host name
# installed text text system's installed version of Solaris
# disk device name (text)
# OS release (text)
# karch text system's kernel architecture
# memsize range system's memory size (MBytes range)
# model 'text' system's model number
# network text system's IP address
# totaldisk range system's total disk size (MBytes range)
# RULE EXAMPLES
# The following rule matches only one system:
# hostname sample_host - host_class set_root_pw
# The following rule matches any system that is on the 924.222.43.0 network
# and has the sun4c kernel architecture:
# Note: The backslash (\) is used to continue the rule to a new line.
#network 924.222.43.0 && \
# karch sun4c - net924_sun4c -
# The following rule matches any sparc system with a c0t3d0 disk that is
# between 400 to 600 MBytes and has Solaris 2.1 installed on it:
#arch sparc && \
# disksize c0t3d0 400-600 && \
# installed c0t3d0s0 solaris_2.1 - upgrade -
# The following rule matches all x86 systems:
#arch i386 x86-begin x86-class -
# The following rule matches any system:
#any - - any_machine -
hostname infrasrv - infrasrv_class -
hostname msm_srv1 - msm_srv_class -
hostname msm_srv2 - msm_srv_class -
bash-2.03#
class
bash-2.03# more infrasrv_class
install_type initial_install
system_type standalone
partitioning explicit
filesys c0t0d0s0 2048 /
filesys c0t0d0s1 10
filesys c0t0d0s3 1024 swap
filesys c0t0d0s4 2048 /var
filesys c0t0d0s5 2048 /opt
filesys c0t0d0s6 free /export
cluster SUNWCXall
bash-2.03# more msm_srv_class
install_type initial_install
system_type standalone
partitioning explicit
filesys c0t0d0s0 2048 /
filesys c0t0d0s1 10
filesys c0t0d0s3 1024 swap
filesys c0t0d0s4 2048 /var
filesys c0t0d0s5 free /opt
cluster SUNWCXall
bash-2.03#
ethers
bash-2.03# more ethers
8:00:20:fe:b5:16 infrasrv
bash-2.03#
hosts
bash-2.03# more hosts
# Internet host table
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.220 adminws loghost
192.168.0.210 infrasrv
192.168.0.200 tc
bash-2.03#
dfstab
bash-2.03# more dfstab
# Place share(1M) commands here for automatic execution
# on entering init state 3.
# Issue the command '/etc/init.d/nfs.server start' to run the NFS
# daemon processes and the share commands, after adding the very
# first entry to this file.
# share [-F fstype] [ -o options] [-d "<text>"] <pathname> [resource]
# .e.g,
# share -F nfs -o rw=engineering -d "home dirs" /export/home2
share -d "jumpstart conf dir" /export/config
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/install
share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
bash-2.03#
tftpboot
bash-2.03# pwd
/tftpboot
bash-2.03# ls -al
total 348
drwxrwxr-x 2 root other 512 Jun 26 11:45 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 512 Jun 26 11:45 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 26 Jun 26 11:45 C0A800D2 -> inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_8-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 26 Jun 26 11:45 C0A800D2.SUN4U -> inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_8-1
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root other 159416 Jun 26 11:45 inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_8-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root other 318 Jun 26 11:45 rm.192.168.0.210
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 1 Jun 26 11:45 tftpboot -> .
bash-2.03#

Hi,
It seems to me that you have not created a proper sysidcfg file. From your post, it looks to me like your sysidcfg contains no entries. This is why it prompts you to enter the kernel path. Look on docs.sun.com for a guide to creating the sysidcfg file .

Root password fails on auth to Solaris Management Console Server

I've setup Solaris 10 x86 on a VA linux 1220 server, all is good so far except when I try to create additional users. I am logged in as root, and the root password logs in to the CDE, but fails on authentication to Solaris Management Console Server when I try to use any of the management apps like computers and networks or Users. So I'm stalled at the point where I should be configuring the system. I have been very careful about typing in the password exactly as I use it in the login screen, but it never works in the System Management tools for This Computer. The password I'm using is 26 characters long, is it too long? Or is there a step I'm missing?
Thanks,
Brian

One of my famous guesses, but unless you changed the default password algorithm the maximum length of your password is 8 characters, when logging in on the console or desktop, anything typed after those eight characters will be ignored (unless this behaviour changed very recently).
Its possibly that SMC, and its server component WBEM does not ignore the extra characters, which could cause this behavior.
What happens if you try and login to SMC with the root user and only the first eight characters of your password?
Btw, if this was the problem i think there is a way to change the default crypto algorithm to something that supports more characters.
.7/M.

Document on 10g RAC setup on solaris using vmware

Hi All,
I am planning to setup "Oracle 10g RAC setup on Solaris using vmware", but I am strucked up at installation of Soaris 10 in VMWare.
Can any body please help/provide me the document on Solaris 10 installation for RAC setup .
The main problems I am having during the SOlaris 10 setup is
1) Setting up the static public and private addresses required for RAC
2) Partitioning the disk space.
Thanks in advance,
Mahipal Reddy

Refer these,
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15650880/Install-Rac-on-Solaris-Vmware
http://www.disperu.com/using-vmware-server-install-10g-rac-on-solaris/
http://nayyares.blogspot.com/2008/11/step-by-step-rac-10g-r2-solaris-10.html
Thanks
Edited by: Cj on Dec 13, 2010 2:38 AM

Non-anonymous FTP setup on Solaris 8

I'd like to set up FTP access on my Solaris 8 (Sparc) box. However, I don't want people to use real system accounts on the server to log in. Is it possible?
For example, on Widnows platform, I can install WS_FTP Server from IPSwitch, which maintains its own list of FTP users (thus no users are set up at the OS level). Can the default FTP Server on Solaris 8 do such thing? What about WU FTPD?
Any helps are very much appreciated!

Thanks Jeffrey!
Can you also shed some lights on this:
The default FTP server setup on Solaris seems to allow a system user to go anywhere(if he has permissions to) once he ftps in. For example, once I ftp in as myself, I am in my home directory. I can cd to, say, /etc and do a get on the passwd file and read it on my local machine. Being able to read the passwd file does not do much harm, but just wondering if there is a way to restrict the valid system user to his home directory and its subdirectories once logged in.
Thanks again!

Trying to configure RedHat Enterprise 4.3 linux jumpstart server

I am trying to configure a system under RedHat Enterprise 4.3 linux to jumpstart
a Sun Ultra 60 and install Solaris 9. Web pages and SysAdmin 4/2005 article
"Portable JumpStart Environment" have not addressed my problem. I am using
Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Server V3.0.1. The bootblock is
delivered to the sun client and executes.
The entries in dhcpd.conf conform to those published in various Web
pages and the article "Portable Jumpstart".
The Solaris 9 OS distribution is exported thus:
/wks xxx.xx.xx.0/24(ro,wdelay,no_root_squash,mountpoint)
The load fails upon execution of .../Solaris_9/Tools/Boot/sbin/rcS
I think the problem may be with NFS. The mount request of the
exported filesystem appears to work:
rpc.mountd: authenticated mount request from sunxxx.xx.xx.xx:1023 for /wks/dist/sun/sparc/sunos5.9/9_404/Solaris_9/Tools/Boot (/wks)
The first errors reported are:
/sbin/rcS: /dev/null: cannot open
/sbin/rcS: /dev/null cannot create
I have captured the conversation between the linux jumpstart server and
the Sun client using tcpdump: tcpdump -vvv -s 192 host server and client.
I am not highly skilled at interpreting the tcpdump output; the cause of
the failure is not obvious to me.
I have successfully used a jumpstart server under Solaris 9 for quite some time. ISC DHCP is deployed on the Solaris jumpstart server.
Thank you,
D. Castellano

While some have reported success doing this, I have heard of many failures. The common thread appears to be that when accessing device files, the Solaris client gets back something odd from the Linux NFS server.
Certainly this was the case for every attempt I knew about from a 2.2 kernel and earlier. I have see success reports, but do not have details about exactly which kernel or NFS patches were present.
This works fine from Network appliance and FreeBSD NFS servers, so I think there's some sticky point with the Linux NFS server that just doesn't handle the device files in the same manner.
See this newsgroup post (and the accompanying thread). It contains some discovered issues and some Linux servers that are reported to work.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.solaris/browse_frm/thread/448f37ee205860c1/e224fe968442d3c3
Darren

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