Does /var/svc/log/application-auto-installer:default.log give any more info ? - this file is created during the install.
Sean. . Avinash K stated: < Hi, < < The AI is failing on Sun Fire v445 with the error 'Unable to initialize < the pkg image area at /a'. < The contents of /tmp/install_log is as below, < < jack at opensolaris:~$ cat /tmp/install_log < <AI May 14 09:29:06> /tmp/ai_combined_manifest.xml is a valid manifest < <AI May 14 09:29:06> Auto reboot disabled < <OM May 14 09:29:16> System reports enough physical memory for < installation, swap is optional < <AI May 14 09:29:16> Checking any disks for minimum recommended size of < 12646 MB < <AI May 14 09:29:16> Disk c7t0d0 size listed as 70007 MB < <AI May 14 09:29:16> Default disk selected is c7t0d0 < <AI May 14 09:29:16> Disk name selected for installation is c7t0d0 < <AI May 14 09:29:16> no manifest slice information found < <OM May 14 09:29:17> Timezone setting will be TZ=US/Pacific < <OM May 14 09:29:17> Set timezone < <AI May 14 09:29:17> installation will be performed from < http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release (opensolaris.org) < <AI May 14 09:29:17> installation will be performed from < http://pkg.opensolaris.org/release (opensolaris.org) < <AI May 14 09:29:17> list of packages to be installed is: < <AI May 14 09:29:17> entire < <AI May 14 09:29:17> SUNWcsd < <AI May 14 09:29:17> SUNWcs < <AI May 14 09:29:17> babel_install < <AI May 14 09:29:17> list of packages to be removed is: < <AI May 14 09:29:17> babel_install < <AI May 14 09:29:17> slim_install < <OM May 14 09:29:17> Set zfs root pool device < <OM May 14 09:29:17> creating zpool < <OM May 14 09:29:18> /usr/sbin/zfs get -Hp -o value available rpool < <OM May 14 09:29:18> Creating swap and dump on ZFS volumes < <OM May 14 09:29:30> TI process completed successfully < <OM May 14 09:29:30> Transfer process initiated < <OM May 14 09:29:30> IPS transfer mechanism selected < <OM May 14 09:29:30> IPS transfer phase initiated < <TRANSFER_MOD_E May 14 09:36:13> Unable to initialize the pkg image area < at /a < <TRANSFER_MOD May 14 09:36:13> TValueError or TABort < <OM May 14 09:36:13> IPS initialization phase 1 failed < <OM May 14 09:36:13> Transfer failed with error -1 < <AI May 14 09:36:17> om_perform_install failed with error 114 < <AI May 14 09:36:17> Auto install failed < jack at opensolaris:~$ < jack at opensolaris:~$ uname -a < SunOS opensolaris 5.11 snv_111a sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V445 < jack at opensolaris:~$ < < Can I know is this because it is unable to get the required packages or < anything else? < Please let me know if you need any more logs? I tried twice and I am < getting the same error? < < -- < Regards, < Avinash K -- Sean. .
