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From: caio on 27 Nov 2008 12:49
Hello,
Does anybody know if is possible to install solaris 10 from a remote
site. I mean do a minimal installation from cd media onsite, and then
make the big installation/configuration via ssh access?
The way gentoo does its minimal installation...

If there is a similar approach please comment it..
Thanks..

Claudio
From: Ian Collins on 27 Nov 2008 13:06
caio wrote:
> Hello,
> Does anybody know if is possible to install solaris 10 from a remote
> site. I mean do a minimal installation from cd media onsite, and then
> make the big installation/configuration via ssh access?

You can install CD 1 and then after reboot you have the option if
selecting remote media for the rest. I used an install server built
from the Solaris 10 update5 CD. This does require NFS access.

--
Ian Collins
From: Deepdweller on 27 Nov 2008 14:51
On Nov 28, 7:06 am, Ian Collins <ian-n...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> caio wrote:
> > Hello,
> > Does anybody know if is possible to install solaris 10 from a remote
> > site. I mean do a minimal installation from cd media onsite, and then
> > make the big installation/configuration via ssh access?
>
> You can install CD 1 and then after reboot you have the option if
> selecting remote media for the rest.  I used an install server built
> from the Solaris 10 update5 CD.  This does require NFS access.
>
> --
> Ian Collins

Hmm,

Is this because you don't want to remain onsite to swap CD's?
Does it have a DVD drive?

If so you can just configure the console port and leave the DVD in the
drive. Then its just a case of logging onto the console and doing a
local install.
If its a new Sun server they generally come with a copy of Solaris pre-
installed (although we just install over it normally).

Another option if you have multiple disk drives, is to copy the CD's
(install media) onto a second disk. Then just boot off CD and point
to local media.

I use a Jumpstart server and do a WANboot off CD1. This requires the
Jumpstart server to be running a webserver.

From: caio on 28 Nov 2008 16:26
On 27 nov, 16:51, Deepdweller <barry...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 28, 7:06 am, Ian Collins <ian-n...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > caio wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > Does anybody know if is possible to install solaris 10 from a remote
> > > site. I mean do a minimal installation from cd media onsite, and then
> > > make the big installation/configuration via ssh access?
>
> > You can install CD 1 and then after reboot you have the option if
> > selecting remote media for the rest. I used an install server built
> > from the Solaris 10 update5 CD. This does require NFS access.
>
> > --
> > Ian Collins
>
> Hmm,
>
> Is this because you don't want to remain onsite to swap CD's?
> Does it have a DVD drive?
>
> If so you can just configure the console port and leave the DVD in the
> drive. Then its just a case of logging onto the console and doing a
> local install.
> If its a new Sun server they generally come with a copy of Solaris pre-
> installed (although we just install over it normally).
>
> Another option if you have multiple disk drives, is to copy the CD's
> (install media) onto a second disk. Then just boot off CD and point
> to local media.
>
> I use a Jumpstart server and do a WANboot off CD1. This requires the
> Jumpstart server to be running a webserver.

basically i'm responsible for the installation of that solaris, but
the server (a dell one) is on a remote site.
and the person who is onsite only can collaborate with a minimal of
instructions to make the box running and accesible.
(for example input basic data -hostname, ip address, default gw- but
not to select which disc, which file system layout, slices, etc. and
wait to switch all the CDs.

two more questions..
Is a requirement to download the 5 cds or 1 dvd?
Is it possible to only boot with 1 cd, and then complete the
installation from internet? (nor nfs, neither jumpstart server)

thanks for your replies..
From: Ian Collins on 28 Nov 2008 16:37
caio wrote:
>> On Nov 28, 7:06 am, Ian Collins <ian-n...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> caio wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> Does anybody know if is possible to install solaris 10 from a remote
>>>> site. I mean do a minimal installation from cd media onsite, and then
>>>> make the big installation/configuration via ssh access?
>>> You can install CD 1 and then after reboot you have the option if
>>> selecting remote media for the rest. I used an install server built
>>> from the Solaris 10 update5 CD. This does require NFS access.
>
> basically i'm responsible for the installation of that solaris, but
> the server (a dell one) is on a remote site.
> and the person who is onsite only can collaborate with a minimal of
> instructions to make the box running and accesible.
> (for example input basic data -hostname, ip address, default gw- but
> not to select which disc, which file system layout, slices, etc. and
> wait to switch all the CDs.
>
Then you are out of luck with the CD1 idea, for Update 5 the disk has to
be sliced manually. If you were to install Update 6 and select ZFS
boot, the process would be manageable by an untrained helper.

> two more questions..
> Is a requirement to download the 5 cds or 1 dvd?

Either will do if you want a remote install server.

> Is it possible to only boot with 1 cd, and then complete the
> installation from internet? (nor nfs, neither jumpstart server)
>
No, CD1 installs core Solaris. If you can set up remote access to a
terminal server, you can communicate with the installer via the serial port.

Does the box have a service processor? You can easily perform remote
installs to Sun or HP boxes through their service (IOLM) processors.

--
Ian Collins
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