Determining Which Boot Method To Use; The Net Install Method; Overview Of The Net Install Method - Sun Microsystems Sun StorEdge Installation Manual

B.1

Determining Which Boot Method to Use

You can boot from the small kernel image on the adapter in two ways:
Using a boot or installation server, or the "Net Install Method"
Using a temporarily connected boot disk, or the "Dump and Restore Method
The Dump and Restore method is more difficult than the Net Install Patching
method. However, the method is available to anyone with existing systems, whether
small or large configurations, and it provides a disk image when you have
completed the process.
The Net Install Patching method requires a jump-start server and network
connectivity, and it is more suitable for large system configurations than for small
ones. This method is easier than the Dump and Restore method.
B.2

The Net Install Method

The procedures in this section explain how to install the Solaris OE from a boot or
install server onto the host with the host adapter. Any other host on the same subnet
can be set up as a boot or install server.
Note – The procedure is identical whether you are using a boot server or an install
server.
server as the "boot or install server."
The topics in this section include:
"Overview Of the Net Install Method" on page B-2
"To Set Up the Boot or Install Server" on page B-4
"To Modify the Boot Image" on page B-5
"To Set Up the Client" on page B-6
B.2.1

Overview Of the Net Install Method

Installing a client from a boot or install server uses two images of the Solaris OE:
1. For the distinction between these two types of server, see the Solaris system administration documentation.
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Therefore, the convention used in this chapter is to refer to either type of