Trying to figure out how to do network installs of Solaris x86 without the use of PXE. Many companies do not allow the use of PXE and limit the use of DHCP. This is obviously problematic for building Solaris x86 systems. One thought was to use the process described in some Sun BluePrint docs to create a DVD boot image but I tried this and it still seems to fall short of what I need. So here is what I thought at a high-level could work(happen).
- add client to the jumpstart "infrastructure" with add_install_client - boot cdrom - install - installer asks for the necessary network identity information information (ip address, default route, netmask) - installer configures running mini-root to "be" the networked system and starts network process - installer sends out a request (maybe via bpgetfile) to find out who the profile and install server is for this client - rest of the jumpstart build (magic) happens .... So, essentially I want to boot from cdrom/dvd and give just enough info to get the jumpstart install process moving without the use of dhcp and PXE. COmpanies are doing similar things now with Linux/Kickstart Boot cd's. Has anyone tackled this yet? Ideas? thx, dp This message posted from opensolaris.org
