How to Add OS Services For Diskless Client Support

Use this procedure to add OS services for a diskless client on the server.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role on the server.

   For more information, see How to Become Superuser (root) or Assume a Role.

2. Verify that the Solaris Management Console server is running and that the diskless client tools are available on the system.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H starbug:898 -- Loading Tool: com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from ... Login to starbug as user root was successful. Download of com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898 was successful. Platform -------------------------------------------------------------------------

   
   

3. Add the OS services.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -H hostname:898 -- -o hostname -x mediapath=path -x platform=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version -x cluster=cluster-name -x locale=locale-name

   
   

   add	Adds the specified OS service.
   -H hostname:898	Specifies the host name and port to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a port, the system connects to the default port, 898.
   --	Identifies that the subcommand arguments start after this point.
   -x mediapath=path	Specifies the full path to the Solaris image.
   -x platform=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version	Specifies the instruction architecture, machine class, and the Solaris version to be added.
   -x cluster=cluster-name	Specifies the Solaris cluster to install.
   -x locale=locale-name	Specifies the locale to install.

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   Note - The installation process can take approximately 45 minutes, depending on the server speed and the OS service configuration you choose.

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   For more information, see smosservice(1M).

4. (Optional) Continue to add the other OS services.

5. When you are finished adding OS services, verify that the OS services were installed.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H hostname:898 --

   
   

Example--Adding an OS Service for Diskless Client Support

This example describes how to add Solaris 8 OS services on the server starbug. The server starbug is running the Solaris 9 release.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -H starbug:898 -- -o starbug 
-x mediapath=/net/install/export/sparc_8 -x platform=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_8 
-x cluster=SUNWCXall -x locale=en_US
Authenticating as user: root

Type /? for help, pressing enter accepts the default denoted by [ ]
Please enter a string value for: password :: xxx
Loading Tool: com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898
Login to starbug as user root was successful.
Download of com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898 
was successful.

How to Add a Diskless Client

Use this procedure to add a diskless client after you have added OS services.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   For more information, see How to Become Superuser (root) or Assume a Role.

2. Add the diskless client.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i ip-address -e ethernet-address -n client-name -x os=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version -x root=/export/root/client-name -x swap=/export/swap/client-name -x swapsize=size -x tz=timezone -x locale=locale-name

   
   

   add	Adds the specified diskless client.
   --	Identifies that the subcommand arguments start after this pont.
   -i ip-address	Identifies the IP address of the diskless client.
   -e ethernet-address	Identifies the Ethernet address of the diskless client.
   -n client-name	Specifies the name of the diskless client.
   -x os=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version	Specifies the instruction architecture, machine class, OS, and the Solaris version for the diskless client.
   -x root=root=/export/root/client-name	Identifies the root directory for the diskless client.
   -x swap=root=/export/root/client-name	Identifies the swap file for the diskless client.
   -x swapsize=size	Specifies the size of the swap file in Mbytes. The default is 24 Mbytes.
   -x tz=timezone	Specifies the timezone for the diskless client.
   -x locale=locale-name	Specifies the locale to install for the diskless client.

   For more information, see smdiskless(1M).

3. (Optional) Continue to use the smdiskless add command to add each diskless client.

4. Verify that the diskless clients were installed.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H hostname:898 --

   
   

Examples--Adding a Diskless Client

This example shows how to add a Solaris 8 client, holoship, from the server starbug.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i 172.20.27.103 -e 8:0:20:92:4e:f3 
-n holoship -x os=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_8 -x root=/export/root/holoship 
-x swap=/export/swap/holoship -x swapsize=128 -x tz=US/Mountain 
-x locale=en_US

This example shows how to add a Solaris 7 client, inquisitor, from the server starbug.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless add -- -i 172.20.27.102 -e 8:0:20:1f:31:be
-n inquisitor -x os=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_2.7 -x root=/export/root/inquisitor 
-x swap=/export/swap/inquisitor -x swapsize=64 -x tz=US/Mountain

How to Boot a Diskless Client

1. Verify the following prerequisites on the OS server:

   • Confirm that the name service used to add the diskless client and the OS services matches the primary name in the server's /etc/nsswitch.conf file.

     Otherwise, the diskless client won't boot.

   • Confirm that the rpc.bootparamd daemon is running. If it is not running, start it.

2. Boot the diskless client.

   ok boot net

   
   

How to Delete Diskless Client Support

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   For more information, see How to Become Superuser (root) or Assume a Role.

2. Remove the diskless client support.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smdiskless delete -- -o hostname:898 -n client-name

   
   

3. Verify that the diskless client support is removed.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H hostname:898 --