Remote Boot And Installation - Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMESTATION Series Manual

Remote Boot und Installation
5.4.3

Remote boot and installation

This chapter only describes the steps and commands that are needed to use
the LAN Console as a boot and installation server for RM machines. What
needs to be done to set up the LAN Console as a boot and installation server
for Solaris machines (e.g. PRIMEPOWER (MR) servers) can be referenced in
the manuals entitled "Solaris Installation Library" and "Solaris Advanced Instal-
lation Guide". The required steps and commands are described there. User and
service manuals for the PRIMEPOWER system are listed in the section
"PRIMEPOWER publications" on page 129.
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SMAWrins must be installed
The SMAWrins package must be installed on the LAN Console no matter
whether an RM system or a PRIMEPOWER (MR) system is connected
because tools from the SMAWrins package are also used when the
BOOTP service is activated for the RCA (see "Addressing the RCA in the
network" on page 50).
Only the RM600 Exx (apart from the E20/E60 models) from Reliant UNIX V5.45
on can be booted and installed over a LAN.
Remote boot and installation are not started from the LAN Console's CD drive
but from the hard disk. The prerequisite for this function is that the SMAWrins
package has been installed from the FSC Control CD and that there is enough
disk capacity to hold the data for the installation process (500-650 MB per
version).
It is possible to provide different operating system versions on a server in
parallel.
Special shell scripts are available to make it easier to set up a server. They are
shipped with the SMAWrins package and are located on the system under the
/opt/SMAW/SMAWrins/bin path. The following scripts are available:
setup_RM_server
This sets up an RM boot and installation server on the LAN Console.
bootpconf
This starts the DHCP service in BOOTP mode on the LAN Console.
add_RM_client
This is used to set up and remove clients for remote installation on the
LAN Console.
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