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From: syd_p on 4 Feb 2010 10:13
On 3 Feb, 10:45, and...(a)cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
> In article <7srgt2Far...(a)mid.individual.net>,
>         Ian Collins <ian-n...(a)hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > syd_p wrote:
> >> Hi,
>
> >> Have exported solaris 10 dvd  sparc with nfs.
> >> Can I install using this dvd by booting a client box with a sol 10 cd?
>
> > I think you can, once you have entered the system information there's an
> > install media location question.  It'll only take five minutes to try..
>
> Yes, I do this occasionally. It works. ISTR you have to use
> the IP address to mount the filesystem.
> (More accurately, I lofi mount the iso image and export that.)
>
> > You cam also use the setup_install_server to setup a boot server and use
> > "boot net" on the client to boot off the install server.
>
> That's even better. It will automatically find the install media
> over NFS.
>
> --
> Andrew Gabriel
> [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]
Thanks v much for all this help!
Have managed to set up jumpstart for booting and can make an install
from exported dvd - great.
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