AI Configuration for solaris 11

AUTOMATED INSTALLATION 

jumpstart concept has been removed from SOLARIS 11
Basically 5 steps:--

Create DHCP server
Create Service
configure client
create manifest
Create profile

Update netmasks file
AI  Manifests

1. Default (/export/ai/install/auto_install/manifest/default.xml)

Sample
{
name="default"hard disk partitioning<IPS>http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release<IPS>}

2. Custom

#cp /export/ai/install/auto_install/manifest/default.xml mymanifest.xml # cd /var/tmp #mv default.xml mymanifest.xml #vi mymanifest.xml name=mymanifest auto_reboot="true" http://s11-server1.mydomain.com :wq!

3. Criteria Manifest

DHCP server

Install Server

IPS

DHCP configuration

#installadm set-server -i 192.168.0.130 -c 5 -m

if installadm command is not found then install it from IPS 

#pkg install installadm

-c is number of servers to install concurrently from total list of servers.

-i  initial ips

-m managed by AI server

INSTALL SERVER

#installadm create-service -n basic_ai -s /var/tmp/ai_X86.iso -d /export/ai/install

AI SERIVCE = ARCHITECHTURE+RELEASE

#install create-client -e 00:4F:F8:00:00:00 -n basic_ai

-e  "MAC address" in this case 

-n "name of the service"

for booting from OK prompt

ok > boot net:dhcp - install

#installadm create-manifest -f /var/tmp/mymanifest.xml -c mac=<mac address> -n basic_ai -s /opt/ora/iso/<ISO image> -d /export/ai/install

#installadm list -c
#installadm delete-service default_i386

#sysconfig create-profile -o /var/tmp
# installadm create-profile -p client1 -f /var/tmp/sc-profile.xml -c mac="MAC Address" -n basic_ai