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Setting up a Jumpstart server in 10 steps

First set up your NIS server, see setting up NIS in 10 steps. Don't forget to run make again in /var/yp if you had to add/change /etc/ethers or /etc/hosts.

1. Edit /etc/dfs/dfstab to share the configuration and installation directories over NFS, create these directories if they should not exist:

   share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/config
   share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/install
   

2. Share these directories:

   shareall

3. Insert Installation CD 1 of 2 and start spooling the image to your install directory:

   cd /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_9/Tools
   ./setup_install_server /export/install
   

4. Eject the first CD, insert Installation CD 2 of 2 to complete your image:

   cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Tools
   ./add_to_install_server /export/install
   

5. Create the sysidcfg file in /export/config and read man sysidcfg for detailed information:

   network_interface=primary	{protocol_ipv6=no
   				 netmask=255.255.255.0
   				 default_route=10.0.0.254}
   security_policy=none
   name_service=none
   timezone=MET
   system_locale=en_US
   timeserver=10.0.0.10
   root_password=encrypted value from /etc/shadow
   

6. Edit the rules file in /export/config, one line per client:

   hostname clientname pre-installscript profile post-installscript
   

   Where pre-installscript and post-installscript are in the /export/config directory. Post-installation scripts can be used to copy third partysoftware on your freshly installed machine.

7. Create the export/config/profile file:

   install_type	initial_install
   system_type	standalone
   partitioning	explicit
   filesys		c0t0d0s0	700	/
   filesys		c0t0d0s1	1000	swap
   filesys		c0t0d0s3	3000	/usr
   filesys		c0t0d0s4	2000	/var
   filesys		c0t0d0s5	free	/opt
   filesys		c0t2d0s0	500	swap
   filesys		c0t2d0s1	free	/export/home
   

   The above is a partitioning scheme for a machine with two harddisks.

8. Run the check script:

   cp /export/install/Solaris_9/Misc/JumpStart_sample/check /export/config
   cd /export/config
   ./check
   

   If all goes well, this creates a rules.ok file, indicating that thus far, your configuration is OK.

9. Add all your JumpStart clients:

   cd /export/install/Solaris_9/Tools
   ./add_install_client -c servername:/export/config -p servername:/export/config clientname platform
   

   Platform information can be retrieved from uname -m.

10. Edit /etc/inetd.conf or your xinet configuration to allow tftp:

    tftp	dgram	udp6	wait	root	/usr/sbin/in.tftpd	in.tftpd -s /tftpboot
    

    Don't forget to restart inetd after this.

On the client, run boot net - install on the OK prompt.

Post-install scripts

Here are a couple of examples of what you can do after the actual installation of the system: adding a cronjob, changing SSH configuration, ....

Flash images in a JumpStart configuration

No big deal, specify the flash archive in the /export/config/profile file.