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From: YTC#1 on 26 Oct 2009 18:23
nelson wrote:
> it's been a while since i've done a sunfire v1280 but i can't recall
> anything out of the ordinary with jumpstart.
>
> The only thing I'd add to Richard's great advice is that a rebuild is
> usually a great time to make sure the firmware is up to date as well.
>
>>> "boot net - -install" on the client.
> is there a 2nd - on the install? i thought it was 'boot net -
> install' or
> 'boot net:dhcp - install' but again it's been a while...
>
boot net - install

no extra -



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From: Richard B. Gilbert on 26 Oct 2009 19:43
oracledba.williams(a)gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 26, 10:39 am, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber...(a)comcast.net>
> wrote:
>> oracledba.willi...(a)gmail.com wrote:
>>> List,
>>> I have a task to junpstart an old 1280 to Solaris 10. I'm a newbie to
>>> jumpstart. Someone sort of chuckled and said that the 1280 would be a
>>> challenge to jumpstart. I assume this is because the console access
>>> may not be as simple as current Sun models. Can anyone give me any
>>> insights as to what I should expect?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dennis Williams
>> A quick Google tells me that there are at least two Sun products bearing
>> the number 1280. One is a "Sunfire" and the other a "Netra". Do you
>> know which one you have?
>>
>> The "Advanced Installation" manual should tell you *most* of what you
>> need to know about jumpstarting.
>>
>> Basically, you configure your jumpstart server and then do a
>> "boot net - -install" on the client.
>>
>> Check the Sun documentation <docs.sun.com> for a machine readable copy
>> of the manual. You can order hardcopy docs if you need them. You might
>> also try google "jumpstart site:sun.com"
>>
>> AFAIK you can mess up and have to do it over again but can't break anything.
>>
>> It's probably a good idea to write down your procedure, step by step,
>> and then follow that procedure. If you have problems you should be able
>> to tell us exactly what you did and what happened as a result.
>
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for your very well written reply.
>
> The server is a Sunfire 1280.
>
> I don't anticipate problems with the jumpstart itself. We have someone
> here who maintains our jumpstart environment. My concern is that he
> pointed out that the Sunfire 1280 is ticky to jumpstart. He didn't
> elaborate. I assume he means that stuff like console access isn't so
> good for this server. I'm hoping to jumpstart this server remotely
> since the server is in another building.
>
> Any suggestions on what might be involved specificatly with this type
> of older server would be appreciated.
>

Sorry, my experience is limited to my collection of Ultra 10
workstations, and years ago, some X86 PC's!
From: Richard B. Gilbert on 26 Oct 2009 20:03
nelson wrote:
> it's been a while since i've done a sunfire v1280 but i can't recall
> anything out of the ordinary with jumpstart.
>
> The only thing I'd add to Richard's great advice is that a rebuild is
> usually a great time to make sure the firmware is up to date as well.
>
>>> "boot net - -install" on the client.
> is there a 2nd - on the install? i thought it was 'boot net -
> install' or
> 'boot net:dhcp - install' but again it's been a while...
>

ISTR that the extra "-" overrides any defaults that the boot command
might be configured with.

A rebuild is also a great time to think about disk partitioning! It's
usually only after you have screwed it up a couple of times that you
understand what the ideal partitioning SHOULD have been.

I recommend a minimum for 4GB for / plus /usr and another 4GB for /var.

Remember that disk space is usually cheaper than your time! The time
required to backup your disk, repartition, and restore would almost
certainly buy an 80GB EIDE disk drive. ($70 US the last time I looked!)
SCSI is a good deal more expensive.

From: Panic on 27 Oct 2009 12:02
On Oct 26, 8:03 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber...(a)comcast.net>
wrote:
> nelson wrote:
> > it's been a while since i've done a sunfire v1280 but i can't recall
> > anything out of the ordinary with jumpstart.
>
> > The only thing I'd add to Richard's great advice is that a rebuild is
> > usually a great time to make sure the firmware is up to date as well.
>
> >>> "boot net - -install" on the client.
> > is there a 2nd - on the install?  i thought it was 'boot net -
> > install' or
> > 'boot net:dhcp - install' but again it's been a while...
>
> ISTR that the extra "-" overrides any defaults that the boot command
> might be configured with.
>
> A rebuild is also a great time to think about disk partitioning!  It's
> usually only after you have screwed it up a couple of times that you
> understand what the ideal partitioning SHOULD have been.
>
> I recommend a minimum for 4GB for / plus /usr and another 4GB for /var.
>
> Remember that disk space is usually cheaper than your time!  The time
> required to backup your disk, repartition, and restore would almost
> certainly buy an 80GB EIDE disk drive. ($70 US the last time I looked!)
> SCSI is a good deal more expensive.

David, I sense that your jumpstart experience is limited.

If you have other Sol 10 sparc servers that were jumpstarted in the
past, their profile(s) may suffice.

Don't forget to add an updated install client for the 1280 on your
jumpstart server.

Dennis, how big is your environment? How many SAs are there?
From: oracledba.williams on 27 Oct 2009 17:31
On Oct 27, 11:02 am, Panic <kernelpani...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 26, 8:03 pm, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilber...(a)comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > nelson wrote:
> > > it's been a while since i've done a sunfire v1280 but i can't recall
> > > anything out of the ordinary with jumpstart.
>
> > > The only thing I'd add to Richard's great advice is that a rebuild is
> > > usually a great time to make sure the firmware is up to date as well.
>
> > >>> "boot net - -install" on the client.
> > > is there a 2nd - on the install?  i thought it was 'boot net -
> > > install' or
> > > 'boot net:dhcp - install' but again it's been a while...
>
> > ISTR that the extra "-" overrides any defaults that the boot command
> > might be configured with.
>
> > A rebuild is also a great time to think about disk partitioning!  It's
> > usually only after you have screwed it up a couple of times that you
> > understand what the ideal partitioning SHOULD have been.
>
> > I recommend a minimum for 4GB for / plus /usr and another 4GB for /var.
>
> > Remember that disk space is usually cheaper than your time!  The time
> > required to backup your disk, repartition, and restore would almost
> > certainly buy an 80GB EIDE disk drive. ($70 US the last time I looked!)
> > SCSI is a good deal more expensive.
>
> David, I sense that your jumpstart experience is limited.
>
> If you have other Sol 10 sparc servers that were jumpstarted in the
> past, their profile(s) may suffice.
>
> Don't forget to add an updated install client for the 1280 on your
> jumpstart server.
>
> Dennis, how big is your environment?  How many SAs are there?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions. I now feel better prepared
in approaching this task. Yes, there are people involved who are much
more experienced. The problem is that they are on a different team and
they don't have time to do much hand-holding. My feeling is that the
better insight I have, the better questions I can ask them. And you
have provide me a good start.

Dennis
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