System Requirements
The following table contains the requirements to set up an install server that
can serve automated installer clients.
Table 1-1 System Requirements
Requirement |
Description |
|---|
OpenSolaris 2008.11 release |
The OpenSolaris 2008.11 release must be
installed on your system. For installation instructions, see Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2008.11. Alternatively, install the OpenSolaris development
build 98, or later, from http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/.
Note - To use the automated installer, you must have
root access on your system.
|
SUNWinstalladm-tools package |
The SUNWinstalladm-tools package, containing the automated installer application, must
be installed on your system. You can use the Package Manager tool to
locate and to install the SUNWinstalladm-tools package. For an introduction to the
Package Manager, see this screencast. Alternately, use the following IPS command to install this
package: $ pfexec pkg install SUNWinstalladm-tools |
Network access |
Your installed system must have network access. To retrieve packages for the
ISO image, the automated installer accesses an IPS repository that is available on
the network. You must have network access to the repository that you specify
in the installer service's manifest file. More specifically, an automated installer client installs packages
from these IPS repositories. The client must get DNS information and router information from
a DHCP server. The server requires DNS as the name server. DNS
must be correctly configured. Also, the default router should be set on the
server. These requirements enable the installadm tool to set up DHCP correctly.
Confirm that /etc/resolv.conf is populated with correct DNS information on the server. Confirm that your name service is DNS by checking /etc/nsswitch.conf. DNS must be specified for hosts and IP nodes. Confirm that the DNS client SMF service, /network/dns/client:default, is enabled. Confirm that the default router is set in the install server.
|
