Mahajan: You have to use Solaris N to install Solaris N. You cannot use S8 to install S10 and it is not supported.
Since this is related to a sun4us install, I had included Jonathan Obrien in this discussion. Mahajan, Mudit wrote: > Hi Adrian, > > I agree because jumpstart goes well if I use example -s parameter to > point it to Solaris 10 for solaris 8 installation but boot fails. > > Below is the entry I use for Solaris-10: > > /jumpstart/sparc/10/2006-01/Solaris_10/Tools/add_install_client \ > -e 0:b:5d:f3:89:d2 \ > -s 172.29.98.27:/jumpstart/sparc/10/2006-01 \ > -c 172.29.98.27:/jumpstart/jump \ > -p 172.29.98.27:/jumpstart/jump/sysid/fujitsu \ > syldapm1 sun4us > > > I have to modify bootparams to modify the first line to point it to > Solaris-8 Tools directly. > > Is there is any other better way to do it???? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Mudit > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Florea [mailto:florea.adi at gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:56 AM > To: Mahajan, Mudit > Cc: install-discuss at opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [install-discuss] Junpstart with solaris 8 and solaris 10 > > Hi, > > As of today I think you can install Solaris 8 only from a Solaris 8 > active miniroot (exported boot image) and a Solaris 10 from Solaris 10 > active miniroot. I just used them that way. > However with the help of lofiadm tools you can install multiple > clients (running multiple servers) from the same machine just messing > their paths in bootparams file. > I don't know if there are some hacks... maybe somebody else... > > regards > Adrian > > On 6/18/07, Mahajan, Mudit <Mudit.Mahajan at rbccm.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> First question to the forum and please help to explain. >> >> Do I need to have 2 boot images for solaris 8 and solaris 10 when > doing >> install_server using the CD to jumpstart solaris 8 and solaris 10 > servers, >> provided I already have flar image. >> >> Mudit >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom > it is >> addressed and may be privileged and confidential. >> Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited.If you receive This > e-mail in >> error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. >> This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and > the >> sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in > the >> message. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> install-discuss mailing list >> install-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is > addressed and may be privileged and confidential. > Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited.If you receive This e-mail in > error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. > This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the > sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the > message. > _______________________________________________ > install-discuss mailing list > install-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss
