Installing The Opensolaris Operating System Using The Automated Installer; Before You Begin; Installing The Opensolaris Operating System From An Automated Install Server - Sun Microsystems Sun Ultra 27 Operating System Installation Manual

Select the image that you want to install.
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Reboot when the installation is complete.
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Install the workstation–specific drivers from the Tools and Drivers DVD as described in
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"Installing Drivers"on page
Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System Using the
Automated Installer
If you want to install the OpenSolaris operating system (OS) on multiple client systems on a
network, you can use the automated installer (AI) to accomplish that task. The automated
installer performs essentially "hands-free" network installations of the OpenSolaris OS.

Before You Begin

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Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System From an
Automated Install Server
Power cycle the workstation.
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Hold down the F8 key until you see the BBS Popup menu.
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This menu allows you to select a boot device.
Appendix A • Installing Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris OS Remote Images
If you have not used the automated installer before, review the Automated Installer Task
Map at:
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/AIinstall/tasks.html
If you have already set up an install server, you can go to the instructions on how to
Administer an Automated Install Server at:
2009.06/AIinstall/administer.html
Setup the install client image on the Automated Install Server, described at:
http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/AIinstall/client.html

Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System Using the Automated Installer

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