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Solaris jumpstart with a linux kickstart iso
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brumik
Jan 13, 2012, 1:27:21 PM1/13/12
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I have a kickstart iso for a redhat linux client. I would like to use
this image to network boot the client using aSolaris jumpstart server
(the clients do not have any dvd drive), could someone help or point
me at a guide to do this?
YTC#1
Jan 15, 2012, 5:45:18 PM1/15/12
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part of the normal reealse, but if you ask nicely at the JET Yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JETJumpStart/
I'm sure it may well be made available
Other JET info
http://blogs.oracle.com/mramcha/entry/jet_4_8_now_available
http://jet.maui.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
It was part of N1 (now part of OpsCentre)
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19636-01/819-4458/linux-img-attach-bi/index.html
phil.go...@bolthole.com
Jan 17, 2012, 11:36:54 AM1/17/12
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On Jan 13, 10:27 am, brumik <brum...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a kickstart iso for a redhat linux client. I would like to use
> this image to network boot the client using a Solaris jumpstart server
> I have a kickstart iso for a redhat linux client. I would like to use
> (the clients do not have any dvd drive), could someone help or point
> me at a guide to do this?
Depends if you want to install Solaris 10 or Solaris 11.
> me at a guide to do this?
Note that Solaris 11 does not use "jumpstart" any more. For some help
on that, you can see
http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/solaris11.html#pxeboot
(note that it gives instructions for the point after you get DHCP
running on your linux box)
brumik
Jan 19, 2012, 2:44:45 AM1/19/12
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On Jan 17, 5:36 pm, "phil.googlen...@bolthole.com"
I have a configured Solaris 10 Jumpstart server which is booting
solaris clients.
I have been given a kickstart server iso image running fedora core 13.
This kickstart server is configured to boot the redhat clients using a
redhat image (in the kickstart server).
I would like to move the functionality of the kickstart server to
Jumpstart. Mainly because we cannot / do not have access to remote
site to install the kickstart server to any hardware.
Unfortunately we have to use Solaris 10 because our jumpstart is
colocated with other software certified for sol 10 only.
<phil.googlen...@bolthole.com> wrote:
> On Jan 13, 10:27 am, brumik <brum...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a kickstart iso for a redhat linux client. I would like to use
> > this image to network boot the client using a Solaris jumpstart server
> > (the clients do not have any dvd drive), could someone help or point
> > me at a guide to do this?
>
> Depends if you want to install Solaris 10 or Solaris 11.
>
> Note that Solaris 11 does not use "jumpstart" any more. For some help
> on that, you can seehttp://www.bolthole.com/solaris/solaris11.html#pxeboot
> On Jan 13, 10:27 am, brumik <brum...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a kickstart iso for a redhat linux client. I would like to use
> > this image to network boot the client using a Solaris jumpstart server
> > (the clients do not have any dvd drive), could someone help or point
> > me at a guide to do this?
>
> Depends if you want to install Solaris 10 or Solaris 11.
>
> Note that Solaris 11 does not use "jumpstart" any more. For some help
> (note that it gives instructions for the point after you get DHCP
> running on your linux box)
Basically the situation is as follows:
> running on your linux box)
I have a configured Solaris 10 Jumpstart server which is booting
solaris clients.
I have been given a kickstart server iso image running fedora core 13.
This kickstart server is configured to boot the redhat clients using a
redhat image (in the kickstart server).
I would like to move the functionality of the kickstart server to
Jumpstart. Mainly because we cannot / do not have access to remote
site to install the kickstart server to any hardware.
Unfortunately we have to use Solaris 10 because our jumpstart is
colocated with other software certified for sol 10 only.
phil.go...@bolthole.com
Jan 19, 2012, 5:10:28 PM1/19/12
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On Jan 18, 11:44 pm, brumik <brum...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to move the functionality of the kickstart server to
> Jumpstart. Mainly because we cannot / do not have access to remote
> site to install the kickstart server to any hardware.
>
> Unfortunately we have to use Solaris 10 because our jumpstart is
> colocated with other software certified for sol 10 only.
oh i'm sorry I misread. I thought you wanted it the other way
>
> I would like to move the functionality of the kickstart server to
> Jumpstart. Mainly because we cannot / do not have access to remote
> site to install the kickstart server to any hardware.
>
> Unfortunately we have to use Solaris 10 because our jumpstart is
> colocated with other software certified for sol 10 only.
around :-}
it should be perfectly doable. As a matter of fact, we do exactly that
at $DAYJOB.
The trick is that we already had a solaris x86 jumpstart server,
whereas you may only have sparc jumpstart.
but basic principles are similar.
You configure the dhcp server to know about the clients. you tell it
to use the grub or pxegrub initial bootstrap loader over tftp.
That will then talk back to the tftp server once more, to load a
'grub' menu file.
That then tells the client where to load everything else.
A typical grub menu entry looks like
title 9 CentOS 5.7 64bit
kernel /boot/centos57/vmlinuz text \
ks=http://1.2.3.4/kickstart/centos57 ksdevice=eth0
initrd /boot/centos57/initrd.img
So, then just make sure you also have an http server to serve out all
distribution files as above, and you'll be good to go.
The biggest pain is just initially getting DHCP working, if you arent
already using DHCP for your jumpstarts.
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