Creating a fully automated Solaris 10 Jumpstart

This post provides the necessary steps in creating a fully automated jumpstart for Solaris 10

• Create install location:

  # mkdir /export/js/config /export/js/install

• Add the following lines to /etc/dfs/dfstab to share the mountpoints

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

• Restart NFS server

  # svcadm restart nfs/server

• Mount Solaris 10 DVD
• Copy Solaris 10 contents to install server

  # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Tools
  # ./setup_install_server /export/js/install/SOL10_0910_SPARC
  # cp /export/js/install/Solaris_10/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check /export/js/config

The following steps are used to create

• server1 - initial jumpstart client
• server2 - flash client

• Add servers to /etc/hosts file

  10.1.1.11 server1
  10.1.1.12 server2

• Add the clients MAC address to /etc/ethers

  8:0:20:a1:58:57 server1
  8:0:20:aa:23:d5 server2

• Add clients to jumpstart rules

  hostname server1 - prof_initial server1_finish
  hostname server2 - prof_flash server2_finish

• Create profile /export/js/config/prof_initial

  install_type  initial_install
  system_type   standalone
  cluster       SUNWCXall
  partitioning  explicit
  pool rpool auto auto auto bename solaris dataset /var

• Create profile /export/js/config/prof_flash

  install_type     flash_install
  archive_location nfs 10.1.1.1:/export/js/install/flash/sol10_0910.flar
  partitioning     explicit
  pool rpool auto auto auto bename solaris dataset /var

• Create server1 finish script (/export/js/config/server1_finish)

  perl -pi -e 's/PermitRootLogin no/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /a/etc/ssh/sshd_config
  echo 'server1' > /a/etc/hostname.nxge0
  echo '::1 localhost' > /a/etc/hosts
  echo '172.0.1.1 localhost loghost' >> /a/etc/hosts
  echo '10.1.1.11 server1 server1.' >> /a/etc/hosts
  echo 'server1' > /a/etc/nodename
  echo '10.1.1.254' > /a/etc/defaultrouter
  echo '10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0' > /a/etc/netmasks

• Create server2 finish script (/export/js/config/server2_finish)

  perl -pi -e 's/PermitRootLogin no/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /a/etc/ssh/sshd_config
  echo 'server2' > /a/etc/hostname.nxge0 
  echo '::1 localhost' > /a/etc/hosts
  echo '172.0.0.1 localhost loghost' >> /a/etc/hosts
  echo '10.1.1.12 server2 server2.' >> /a/etc/hosts
  echo 'server2' > /a/etc/nodename
  echo '10.1.1.254' > /a/etc/defaultrouter
  echo '10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0' > /a/etc/netmasks

• Create /export/js/config/clean_install file

  perl -pi -e 's/PermitRootLogin no/PermitRootLogin yes/g' /a/etc/ssh/sshd_config
  rm /a/etc/hostname.*
  cat /dev/null > /a/etc/netmasks
  echo '::1 localhost' > /a/etc/hosts
  echo '172.0.0.1 localhost loghost' >> /a/etc/hosts

• Create /export/js/config/sysidcfg file

  name_service=NONE
  network_interface=nxge0 {
      netmask=255.255.255.0
      default_route=NONE
      protocol_ipv6=no
  }
  root_password=QwEeTy123456789.
  security_policy=NONE
  system_locale=en_GB
  timezone=Europe/London
  timeserver=localhost
  terminal=vt100
  nfs4_domain=dynamic
  keyboard=US-English
  auto_reg=NONE

  where root_passwd is the password entry for root from /etc/shadow on the jumpstart server

• Create jumpstart rules ok

  # cd /export/js/config
  # ./check

• Add the clients to the jumpstart configuration

  # cd /export/js/install/SOL10_0910_SPARC/Solaris_10/Tools
  # ./add_install_client -c 10.1.1.100:/export/config -p 10.1.1.100:/export/js/config server1 sun4u
  # ./add_install_client -c 10.1.1.100:/export/config -p 10.1.1.100:/export/js/config server2 sun4u

  where 10.1.1.100 is the IP address of my jumpstart server

Here are the steps to run on the jumpstart clients at the ok prompt

ok boot NIC - install

where NIC is the physical address of the network interface that has the same MAC address defined in /etc/ethers on the jumpstart server

You can use the following to get the information about NIC if needed:

ok show-nets

a) /pci@6,600000/network@0
b) /pci@2,600000/network@0
q) NO SELECTION

Enter Selection, q to quit: b

/pci@2,600000/network@0 has been selected.

Type ^Y ( Control-Y ) to insert it in the command line.

e.g. ok nvalias mydev ^Y

for creating devalias mydev for /pci@2,600000/network@0

{25} ok cd /pci@2,600000/network@0

{25} ok .properties
status okay
local-mac-address 08 00 20 aa 23 d5