A Sample JumpStart Installation

The following example shows how you would set up a custom JumpStart installation for a fictitious site. The network consists of an Enterprise 3000 server and two ultra1 workstations.

Setting Up the Install Server

The first step is to set up the install server. You’ll choose the enterprise server. This is where the contents of the Solaris CD are located. The contents of the CD-ROM can be made available by either loading the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive or copying the CD-ROM to the server’s local hard drive. For this example, you will copy the files to the local hard drive. Use the setup_install_server command to copy the contents of the Solaris CD-ROM to the server’s local disk. Files are copied to the /export/install ...

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