To Perform A Net-Install Of The Solaris Environment Over The Ge Interface - Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 User Manual

To Perform a Net-Install of the Solaris
Environment Over the ge Interface
This procedure is applicable only if you are installing the Solaris operating
environment over the network using the ge interface.
Note – The Solaris CD-ROM cannot be used to perform a net-install since it is a
read-only medium. You must use the Solaris CD image archive to update certain
software files.
1. Determine the root directory of the system that will be net-installed.
For example, if the Solaris software is located within a directory named DIR, and the
system being net-installed is already configured, then find the root directory with
the /etc/bootparams file.
# grep client_name /etc/bootparams
If the system being net-installed is not already configured, refer to the Solaris
documentation that shipped with your system for configuration instructions.
2. Install the appropriate OS driver support in the client's root directory.
For example, if you are adding the ge driver to the Solaris 2.5.1+ net-install client's
root directory, type:
# pkgadd -R /DIR/export/exec/kvm/sparc.Solaris_2.5.1+ -d \
/cdrom/sun_gigabitethernet_2_0/Sol_2.x
For example, if you are adding the ge driver to the Solaris 2.6 or 7 net-install client's
root directory, type (where x is 6 for Solaris 2.6 or 7 for Solaris 7):
# pkgadd -R /DIR/Sol_2.x/etc/Tools/Boot -d \
/cdrom/sun_gigabitethernet_2_0/Sol_2.x
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