Pxe Jumpstart

PXE JumpStart Overview In this example, I use a Solaris 10 SPARC JumpStart server to build a Sun Fire X4600 client. I assume the following: 

The JumpStart server is already configured (e.g., TFTP is running)

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The Solaris 10 x86 media has been copied to the JumpStart server

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The profile/class file and system identification file (i.e. sysidcfg) for the JumpStart client are already configured

This example uses the following values: 

Boot server: mrdmmns001

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Install server: mrdmmns001:/export/install/OS/Solaris_10_2006-11_ia

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Configuration server: mrpmmns001:/export/install

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Path to sysidcfg: mrpmmns001:/export/install/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10/mrds

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Client MAC address: 0:14:4f:78:b7:14

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Client IP address: 10.205.0.58

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Client hostname: mrpmmap011

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DHCP server: mrdmmns001 (same as the JumpStart server)

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DHCP network: 10.205.0.0

Install DHCP Server A DHCP server is required for PXE JumpStart. To install the Solaris DHCP server, install the following packages on the JumpStart server: 

SUNWdhcsr BOOTP/DHCP Server Services, (Root)

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SUNWdhcsu BOOTP/DHCP Server Services, (Usr)

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SUNWdhcm DHCP Manager

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SUNWj5rt JDK 1.5 runtime environment (prerequisite for SUNWdhcsu and SUNWdhcm; needed to run dhcpconfig)

Configure DHCP Server 

Configure the DHCP server to store files in ASCII format in /var/dhcp.

# dhcpconfig -D -r SUNWfiles -p /var/dhcp Created DHCP configuration file. Created dhcptab. Added "Locale" macro to dhcptab. Added server macro to dhcptab - mrdmmns001. DHCP server started.

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Configure the DHCP server to serve the appropriate network(s).

# pntadm -C 10.205.0.0 Note: If you are using CIDR, make sure that you are able to resolve the netmask (i.e., getent netmasks 10.205.0.0 returns the correct netmask). Otherwise, pntadm will create DHCP table files for a classful network (i.e., 10.0.0.0/8), which will cause problems. 

Add the PXE client macros for i86pc clients to the DHCP configuration.

# # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm dhtadm

-A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A -A

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SrootOpt -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,1,ASCII,1,0' SrootIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,2,IP,1,1' SrootNM -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,3,ASCII,1,0' SrootPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,4,ASCII,1,0' SswapIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,5,IP,1,0' SswapPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,6,ASCII,1,0' SbootFIL -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,7,ASCII,1,0' Stz -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,8,ASCII,1,0' SbootRS -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,9,NUMBER,2,1' SinstIP4 -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,10,IP,1,1' SinstNM -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,11,ASCII,1,0' SinstPTH -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,12,ASCII,1,0' SsysidCF -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,13,ASCII,1,0' SjumpsCF -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,14,ASCII,1,0' Sterm -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,15,ASCII,1,0'

# dhtadm -A -s SbootURI -d 'Vendor=SUNW.i86pc,16,ASCII,1,0'

Configure DHCP Client 

Configure the DHCP client mrpmmap011 with MAC address 0:14:4f:46:24:b6 to be permanently assigned 10.205.0.62 by the DHCP server.

# pntadm -A 10.205.0.58 -c mrpmmap011 -f PERMANENT -i 0100144F4624B6 -m 10.205.0.0 10.205.0.0 Key: -A -c -f -i -m

IP address of client hostname of client PERMANENT (static) or DYNAMIC IP MAC address (precede with 01, must use capital letters) macro (10.205.0.0) and subnet (10.205.0.0)

Remaining Steps 

Prepare the JumpStart server for i86pc clients/PXE boot.

# cd /export/install/OS/Solaris_10_2006-11_ia/Solaris_10/Tools # ./add_install_client -d SUNW.i86pc i86pc copying boot file to /tftpboot/pxegrub.I86PC.Solaris_10-1 If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named PXEClient:Arch:00000:UNDI:002001 with: Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.205.0.30 Boot file (BootFile) : SUNW.i86pc

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Create a PXEClient:Arch:00000:UNDI:002001 macro in the DHCP server. This macro is sent "automagically" by the PXE BIOS. Its settings tell the PXE BIOS which boot server and boot file to use.

# dhtadm -A -m PXEClient:Arch:00000:UNDI:002001 -d ':BootFile="SUNW.i86pc":BootSrvA=10.205.0.30:'

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Run "add_install_client" for the JumpStart client.

# ./add_install_client -d -e 0:14:4f:46:24:b6 -s mrdmmns001:/export/install/OS/Solaris_10_2006-11_ia \ > -b "console=ttya" -c mrdmmns001:/export/install -p mrdmmns001:/export/install/Sysidcfg/Solaris_10/mrds i86pc If not already configured, enable PXE boot by creating a macro named 0100144F4624B6 with: Boot server IP (BootSrvA) : 10.205.0.30 Boot file (BootFile) : 0100144F4624B6 Important note: The "console=ttya" boot option was needed for this x4600 PXE JumpStart. 

Create a 0100144F4624B6 macro in the DHCP server. This macro allows the JumpStart client to use the values specified by "add_install_client" above (see /tftpboot/menu.lst.0100144F4624B6).

# dhtadm -A -m 0100144F4624B6 -d ':BootFile="0100144F4624B6":BootSrvA=10.205.0.30:'

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Refresh the dhcp-server service. The above DHCP server changes will not take effect until this service is refreshed.

# svcadm refresh dhcp-server

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Login to the JumpStart client console and boot the system. Press Ctrl-N (F12 may not work) during the boot process to perform a PXE boot. The GRUB boot menu should only list one option, Solaris_10 Jumpstart. After the system begins booting, select Custom JumpStart.

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Solaris Interactive (default) Custom JumpStart Solaris Interactive Text (Desktop session)

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Solaris Interactive Text (Console session) Apply driver updates Single user shell

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Source: http://brandonhutchinson.com/wiki/PXE_JumpStart