Use the Automated Installer (AI) to install the Oracle Solaris 11

 This article describes install solaris 11 over a network.It will show you how to create an install server and configure it.

1.Enable svc:/network/dns/multicast:default service:

[root@pkg:~]# svcs -a|grep dns
disabled       20:40:37 svc:/network/dns/server:default
online         20:41:27 svc:/network/dns/client:default
online         22:02:24 svc:/network/dns/multicast:default

 2.Get Local Network information:

[root@pkg:~]# getent netmasks 172.16.255.0
172.16.255.0         255.255.255.0

3.Check following packages:

[root@pkg:~]# pkg info installadm
          Name: install/installadm
       Summary: installadm utility
   Description: Automatic Installation Server Setup Tools
      Category: System/Administration and Configuration
         State: Installed
     Publisher: solaris
       Version: 0.5.11
 Build Release: 5.11
        Branch: 0.175.0.0.0.2.1482
Packaging Date: October 19, 2011 12:26:24 PM
          Size: 1.04 MB
          FMRI: pkg://solaris/install/[email protected],5.11-0.175.0.0.0.2.1482:20111019T122624Z

4.Create Install Service by installadm command:

[root@pkg:~]# installadm create-service -n auto_install -s /mnt/solaris/sol-11-1111-ai-x86.iso -i 172.16.255.201 -c 5

Creating service from: /mnt/solaris/sol-11-1111-ai-x86.iso
OK to use default p_w_picpath path: /export/auto_install/auto_install? [y/N]: y
Setting up the p_w_picpath ...

Creating service: auto_install

Image path: /export/auto_install/auto_install

Starting DHCP server...

Adding IP range to local DHCP configuration

Refreshing install services

Creating default-i386 alias.

Setting the default PXE bootfile in the local DHCP configuration to
'default-i386/boot/grub/pxegrub'

Refreshing install services

5.Check Install Service:

[root@pkg:~]# installadm list

Service Name Alias Of     Status  Arch   Image Path
------------ --------     ------  ----   ----------
auto_install -            on      x86    /export/auto_install/auto_install
default-i386 auto_install on      x86    /export/auto_install/auto_install

6.Add Clients To Install Server:

[root@pkg:~]# installadm create-client -e 00:0C:29:99:21:A5 -n auto_install
Adding host entry for 00:0C:29:99:21:A5 to local DHCP configuration.

[root@pkg:~]# installadm create-client -e 00:0C:29:E9:B6:5E -n auto_install
Adding host entry for 00:0C:29:E9:B6:5E to local DHCP configuration.

[root@pkg:~]# installadm list -c

Service Name Client Address     Arch   Image Path
------------ --------------     ----   ----------
auto_install 00:0C:29:99:21:A5  i386   /export/auto_install/auto_install
             00:0C:29:E9:B6:5E  i386   /export/auto_install/auto_install

7.Create A Directory To Store Manifest Files:

[root@pkg:~]# mkdir -p /var/tmp/mainfests
[root@pkg:mainfests]# more auto_install.xml
"1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
--


 Copyright (c) 2008, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

-->
"file:///usr/share/install/ai.dtd.1">

  name="default">


        name="rpool" is_root="true">
          name="export" mountpoint="/export"/>
          name="export/home"/>
          name="solaris"/>



    "IPS">


          -- Specify locales to install -->
          set="false">facet.locale.*
          set="true">facet.locale.de
          set="true">facet.locale.de_DE
          set="true">facet.locale.en
          set="true">facet.locale.en_US
          set="true">facet.locale.es
          set="true">facet.locale.es_ES
          set="true">facet.locale.fr
          set="true">facet.locale.fr_FR
          set="true">facet.locale.it
          set="true">facet.locale.it_IT
          set="true">facet.locale.ja
          set="true">facet.locale.ja_*
          set="true">facet.locale.ko
          set="true">facet.locale.ko_*
          set="true">facet.locale.pt
          set="true">facet.locale.pt_BR
          set="true">facet.locale.zh
          set="true">facet.locale.zh_CN
          set="true">facet.locale.zh_TW



        name="solaris">
          name="http://pkg.xzxj.edu.cn"/>


      --
        By default the latest build available, in the specified IPS
        repository, is installed.  If another build is required, the
        build number has to be appended to the 'entire' package in the
        following form:

            <name>pkg:/[email protected]#name>
      -->
      action="install">
        <name>pkg:/entire@latestname>
        <name>pkg:/group/system/solaris-large-servername>





[root@pkg:mainfests]# more criteria.xml

    name="mac">

        00:0C:29:99:21:A5
        00:0C:29:E9:B6:5E

8.Create manifest by installadm command:

[root@pkg:~]# installadm create-manifest -n auto_install -f /var/tmp/mainfests/auto_install.xml \
>-C /var/tmp/mainfests/criteria.xml
[root@pkg:~]# installadm list -m

Service Name  Manifest      Status
------------  --------      ------
auto_install  default
              orig_default  Default
default-i386  orig_default  Default

9.Display Configuration Details:

[root@pkg:~]# installadm list -m -n auto_install

Manifest      Status    Criteria
--------      ------    --------
default                 mac = 00:0C:29:99:21:A5 - 00:0C:29:E9:B6:5E

orig_default  Default   None

10.The Client Installing:

For more information:Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems