SUMMARY: problems with jumpstart

Apologies for this very late summary, but the problem has only just been
solved.

Thanks to the following people for all their ideas & help:

*	Harry Hoffman
*	Jonathan V Hays
*	Darren Dunham
*	Ralf van Dooren
*	Dan Burton
*	Allen Wooden

There were a number of problems with my jumpstart configuration, which were
changed as follows:

*	When specifying DNS as the name_server, in the sysidcfg file, I had
to have a "finish script" in order to stop the installation becoming
interactive. This then needed to be referenced within the rules file.
*	The location of the profile, as specified in the rules file, needed
to be relative to the location of the sysidcfg file.



>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Hardy, Andy  
> Sent:	26 June 2003 13:34
> To:	Sun Managers Mailing List (E-mail)
> Subject:	problems with jumpstart
> 
> 	When I try & "boot net - install" the jumpstart client, the
> installation on the client, is not non-interactive.
> 	Does anyone have any idea whether there is something wrong with my
> configuration, or is there a trick that I have missed, to allow for a
> non-interactive client install ?
> 
> 	I have built one server (hostname "white"), to be the boot, install
> & config server.
> 	I have populated the relevant files with the clients details. ie.
> /etc/hosts & /etc/ethers.
> 	The server is running Solaris 8 & has the latest patch cluster
> installed.
> 	The clients name is "firewall_new"
> 
> After running the add_install_client script as follows: 
> 
> ./add_install_client -e <MAC address of client> -i <IP address of client>
> -s white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 -c
> white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 -p
> white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/sysidcfgdir
> firewall_new.cellops.com sun4u
> 
> I get the following output:
> 
> cleaning up preexisting install client "firewall_new"
> removing firewall_new from bootparams
> removing /etc/bootparams, since it is empty
> removing /tftpboot/inetboot.SUN4U.Solaris_8-1
> updating /etc/bootparams
> copying inetboot to /tftpboot
> 
> 	I run the check script & get a rules.ok file in return
> 
> 	All the relevant files seem to be ok:
> 
> /etc/bootparams
> 
> firewall_new
> root=white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot
> install=white:/scratch/jumpstart_imag
> es/firewall01 boottype=:in
> sysid_config=white:/scratch/jumpstart_images/firewall01/sysidcfgdir
> install_config=white:/scr
> atch/jumpstart_images/firewall01 rootopts=:rsize=32768
> 
> sysidcfg file
> 
> # sysidcfg file for firewall installs #
> timezone=GB
> timeserver=localhost
> system_locale=en_GB
> name_service=OTHER {domain_name=cellops.com name_server=<DNS
> server>.cellops.com(<IP address>)}
> network_interface=primary {hostname=firewall_new ip_address=172.16.128.130
> netmask=255.255.240.0 protocol_ipv6=no default_route=<IP address of
> default route>}
> root_password=8N3tfXD96hH5R
> security_policy=NONE
> terminal=vt100
> timezone=GB
> 
> firewall_class
> 
> # Configuration of default firewall installation #
> install_type    initial_install
> system_type     standalone
> partitioning    explicit
> filesys         c0t0d0s0        2048    /
> filesys         c0t0d0s1        1024    /swap
> filesys         c0t0d0s3        1024    /var
> filesys         c0t0d0s7        10      /unassigned
> cluster         SUNWCXall       add
> package         SUNWadm5u       add
> package         SUNWadm5r       add
> package         SUNWsadmc       add
> package         SUNWsadmo       add 
> package         SUNWsadml       add
> package         SUNWadmsm       add
> package         SUNWmd          add
> package         SUNWmdg         add
> package         SUNWmdn         add
> 
> I have searched high & low for ideas of how to fix this problem, before
> posting this message.
> 
> Your help would be very much appreciated
> 
> Andy 
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