Document Information
Preface
Part I Planning to Install Over the Network
1. Where to Find Solaris Installation Planning Information
2. Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks)
3. Preconfiguring With a Naming Service or DHCP
Part II Installing Over a Local Area Network
4. Installing From the Network (Overview)
5. Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks)
6. Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks)
7. Installing Over the Network (Examples)
8. Installing From the Network (Command Reference)
Part III Installing Over a Wide Area Network
9. WAN Boot (Overview)
10. Preparing to Install With WAN Boot (Planning)
11. Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
Installing Over a Wide Area Network (Task Maps)
Configuring the WAN Boot Server
(Optional) To Configure the WAN Boot Logging Server
(Optional) Protecting Data by Using HTTPS
(Optional) To Use Digital Certificates for Server and Client Authentication
(Optional) To Create a Hashing Key and an Encryption Key
Creating the Custom JumpStart Installation Files
To Create the Solaris Flash Archive
To Create the sysidcfg File
To Create the Profile
To Create the rules File
Creating the Configuration Files
To Create the System Configuration File
To Create the wanboot.conf File
(Optional) Providing Configuration Information With a DHCP Server
12. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
13. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Examples)
14. WAN Boot (Reference)
Part IV Appendixes
A. Troubleshooting (Tasks)
B. Installing or Upgrading Remotely (Tasks)
Glossary
Index
This chapter describes the following tasks that are necessary to prepare your network for a WAN boot installation.