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The details of setting up an install server and performing network-based installations
are beyond the scope of this document (see Solaris Advanced Installation Guide).
However, having set up an install server with a Solaris 2.6 image, you can use Solaris
Web Start in conjunction with it.
Getting Started
When you boot a system to start the installation, choose to boot from an install
server on the network (NET) instead of the system’s CD-ROM (CD). This will bring
up Solaris Web Start.
Solaris Web Start Install Server Process
Use Solaris Web Start in the usual way, selecting the desired software and
configurations, or accepting the defaults.
Solaris Web Start checks your selections against the image on the install server. If the
software you request exists on the install server, it is transferred over the network
and installed on the client. If a particular program you requested does not exist on
the install server, Solaris Web Start prompts you to supply the appropriate CD-ROM.
About Manual File System Layout
Solaris Web Start lays out file systems for you automatically. It does this in a way
that mirrors what the Solaris Interactive Installation program does.
The file system configurations that Solaris Web Start automatically provides will be
adequate for virtually any situation. However, you might consider laying out file
systems manually if:
There are other products, not included in your product box, that you need to
install, and these products must share the same file systems (root, /usr, and
/swap) used by the co-packaged software in the product box.
Your experience has been that the file systems provided by Solaris Interactive
Installation do not work for your situation.
If you do need to lay out file systems manually, Solaris Web Start gives you the tools
to do so easily. A series of simple screens break down the job of setting up file
systems into manageable chunks in which you:
Select which disks you want
Select which file systems you want
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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997