Thank you.
I used the "installadm create-service" to set up the DHCP server.
currently the server is in SWAN and seems NIS is current configure.
output of dhtadm -P for your reference.
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root at qube:~# dhtadm -P
Name Type Value
==================================================
dhcp_macro_0906sparc Macro
:Include=qube:BootSrvA=10.13.47.51:BootFile="http://10.13.47.51:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi":Rootpath="http://10.13.47.51:5555/export/home/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-sparc":
10.13.46.0 Macro
:Subnet=255.255.254.0:Router=10.13.47.254:Broadcst=10.13.47.255:NISdmain="bjs0711f.PRC.Sun.COM":NISservs=10.13.33.1:
qube Macro
:Include=Locale:Timeserv=10.13.47.51:LeaseTim=86400:LeaseNeg:
Locale Macro :UTCoffst=28800:
GrubMenu Symbol Site,150,ASCII,1,0
root at qube:~#
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and here is the install_log
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jack at opensolaris:~$ cat /tmp/install_log
<AI Apr 30 06:27:05> /tmp/ai_combined_manifest.xml is a valid manifest
<AI Apr 30 06:27:05> Auto reboot disabled
<OM Apr 30 06:27:25> System reports enough physical memory for
installation, swap is optional
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> Checking any disks for minimum recommended size of
12646 MB
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> Disk c6t0d0 size listed as 70007 MB
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> Default disk selected is c6t0d0
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> Disk name selected for installation is c6t0d0
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> no manifest slice information found
<OM Apr 30 06:27:25> Timezone setting will be TZ=US/Pacific
<OM Apr 30 06:27:25> Set timezone
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> installation will be performed from
http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release (opensolaris.org)
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> installation will be performed from
http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release (opensolaris.org)
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> list of packages to be installed is:
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> entire
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> SUNWcsd
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> SUNWcs
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> babel_install
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> list of packages to be removed is:
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> babel_install
<AI Apr 30 06:27:25> slim_install
<OM Apr 30 06:27:25> Set zfs root pool device
<OM Apr 30 06:27:25> creating zpool
<OM Apr 30 06:27:38> /usr/sbin/zfs get -Hp -o value available rpool
<OM Apr 30 06:27:38> Creating swap and dump on ZFS volumes
<OM Apr 30 06:28:10> TI process completed successfully
<OM Apr 30 06:28:10> Transfer process initiated
<OM Apr 30 06:28:10> IPS transfer mechanism selected
<OM Apr 30 06:28:10> IPS transfer phase initiated
<TRANSFER_MOD_E Apr 30 06:28:13> Unable to initialize the pkg image area
at /a
<TRANSFER_MOD Apr 30 06:28:13> TValueError or TABort
<OM Apr 30 06:28:14> IPS initialization phase 1 failed
<OM Apr 30 06:28:14> Transfer failed with error -1
<AI Apr 30 06:28:15> om_perform_install failed with error 114
<AI Apr 30 06:28:15> Auto install failed
jack at opensolaris:~$
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> Cao,
>
> Please provide the error message from /tmp/install_log after the
> failure. You can login to the client using root/opensolaris. The
> client gets DNS information from the DHCP server. Check your DHCP
> settings for the client in your DHCP server. If you are using SUn DHCP
> server, use 'dhtadm -P' on the DHCP server system and look for
> DNSdmain and DNSserv parameters setup for your client.
>
> - Sundar
>
> Cao wrote:
>> with Using the 111a AI ISO image for v210 installation, I installed a
>> x86 install server and use "installadm create-service" to set it up.
>> it's supposed to get the packages from pkg.opensolaris.org. but I got
>> such error during the booting:
>> ---------------------
>> Rebooting with command: boot net:dhcp
>> Boot device: /pci at 1f,700000/network at 2:dhcp File and args: 100 Mbps
>> FDX Link up
>> Timed out waiting for BOOTP/DHCP reply
>> <time unavailable> wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console
>> <time unavailable> wanboot info: configuring
>> /pci at 1f,700000/network at 2:dhcp
>>
>> 100 Mbps FDX Link up
>> <time unavailable> wanboot info: Starting DHCP configuration
>> <time unavailable> wanboot info: DHCP configuration succeeded
>> <time unavailable> wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read 366 of 366 kB
>> (100%)
>> <time unavailable> wanboot info: wanbootfs: Download complete
>> Fri Apr 17 15:12:23 wanboot progress: miniroot: Read 174542 of 174542
>> kB (100%)
>> Fri Apr 17 15:12:23 wanboot info: miniroot: Download complete
>> SunOS Release 5.11 Version snv_111a 64-bit
>> Copyright 1983-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
>> Use is subject to license terms.
>> Hardware watchdog enabled
>> Hostname: opensolaris
>> Remounting root read/write
>> Probing for device nodes ...
>> Preparing automated install image for use
>> Downloading solaris.zlib archive
>> --23:26:24--
>> http://10.13.47.51:5555/export/home/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-sparc/solaris.zlib
>>
>> => `/tmp/solaris.zlib'
>> Connecting to 10.13.47.51:5555... connected.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
>> Length: 83,314,176 (79M) [text/plain]
>>
>> 100%[====================================>] 83,314,176 7.61M/s
>> ETA 00:00
>>
>> 23:26:38 (5.82 MB/s) - `/tmp/solaris.zlib' saved [83314176/83314176]
>>
>> Downloading solarismisc.zlib archive
>> --23:26:38--
>> http://10.13.47.51:5555/export/home/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-sparc/solarismisc.zlib
>>
>>
>> => `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib'
>> Connecting to 10.13.47.51:5555... connected.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
>> Length: 3,870,720 (3.7M) [text/plain]
>>
>> 100%[====================================>] 3,870,720
>> 10.80M/s
>> 23:26:38 (10.79 MB/s) - `/tmp/solarismisc.zlib' saved
>> [3870720/3870720]grep resolv *
>>
>>
>> --23:26:38--
>> http://10.13.47.51:5555/export/home/aiimages/osol-0906-ai-sparc/install.conf
>>
>> => `/tmp/install.conf'
>> Connecting to 10.13.47.51:5555... connected.
>> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
>> Length: 64 [text/plain]
>>
>> 100%[====================================>] 64
>> --.--K/s
>> 23:26:38 (2.93 MB/s) - `/tmp/install.conf' saved [64/64]
>>
>> Done mounting automated install image
>> Configuring devices.
>> Reading ZFS config: done.
>> Apr 29 23:26:55 svc.startd[7]: svc:/platform/sun4u/sckmd:default:
>> Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-sckmd" failed with exit status 98.
>> Apr 29 23:26:56 svc.startd[7]: svc:/platform/sun4u/sckmd:default:
>> Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-sckmd" failed with exit status 98.
>> Apr 29 23:26:56 svc.startd[7]: svc:/platform/sun4u/sckmd:default:
>> Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-sckmd" failed with exit status 98.
>> Apr 29 23:26:56 svc.startd[7]: platform/sun4u/sckmd:default failed:
>> transitioned to maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for details)
>> Apr 29 23:26:57 svc.startd[7]: svc:/platform/sun4u/dscp:default:
>> Method "/lib/svc/method/svc-dscp start" failed with exit status 96.
>> Apr 29 23:26:57 svc.startd[7]: platform/sun4u/dscp:default
>> misconfigured: transitioned to maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for details)
>>
>> opensolaris console login: Apr 29 23:26:58 opensolaris mDNSResponder:
>> Unable to parse DNS server list. Unicast DNS-SD unavailable
>> Apr 29 23:26:58 opensolaris sendmail[286]: My unqualified host name
>> (localhost) unknown; sleeping for retry
>> Service discovery phase initiated
>> Service name to look up: 0906sparc
>> Service discovery finished successfully
>> Process of obtaining configuration manifest initiated
>> Configuration manifest obtained
>> Automated Installation started
>> The progress of the Automated Installation can be followed by
>> viewing the logfile at /tmp/install_log
>> Apr 29 23:27:58 opensolaris sendmail[286]: unable to qualify my own
>> domain name (localhost) -- using short name
>> Automated Installation failed
>> Please refer to /tmp/install_log file for details
>> Apr 29 23:28:15 opensolaris svc.startd[7]:
>> application/auto-installer:default failed fatally: transitioned to
>> maintenance (see 'svcs -xv' for details)
>> ---------------------
>> Seems the DNS is not working. But I can't set up the DNS on the
>> client via revising /etc/resolv.conf because of read-only file system
>> any suggestion?
>>
>
