Sun Enterprise 250 Server
 

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 - Setup Hardware.
- Install Solaris[TM] OS ( Solaris[TM] 8 2/02 and above. REMINDER: Solaris[TM] 8 is EOL  )
- Install Recommended patches for Solaris OS
- Install CD Read/Write software from Solaris supplement CDROM
- Create CDROM images.
- Create device file to link the CDROM images.
- Edit the dfstab file to share the images.
- Create a Startup file to maintain device file link(s).
- reboot.
- Create a MOTD file that points users to instructions for burning and using images.

(1) Setup Hardware.

    Example of system setup - Hardware Configuration:

      ? Sun Ultra 60
? 1 - 9.0G drive (Internal c0t0d0)
? 1 - 4.2G drive (Internal c0t1d0)
? 1 - Onboard CDROM drive (Internal)
? 1 - Yamaha CDROM burner (External)
? 1 - 4mm dat tape drive (External)

(2) Install Solaris OS ( Solaris[TM] 8 2/02 and above )

    Be sure to keep in mind the amount of space needed for CDROM images.

(3) Install the recommended patch cluster located on sunsolve.

(4) Install CD Read/Write software from Solaris supplement CDROM
e.g. "CD Read/Write 1.0" software from Solaris 8 2/02 supplement CDROM.

(5) Create CDROM images

    (5-1) Create image source directory and image mount points.

          Example:

            # mkdir /image_source

     # mkdir /images/gen_tk
# mkdir /images/clust_tk
# mkdir /images/VTS-v3

    (5-2) Create images.
Mount appropriate CD in CDROM drive, create image using
mkisofs command.

          Example:

     # mkisofs -r -v -o /image_source/gen_tk.img /cdrom/gen_tk
# mkisofs -r -v -o /image_source/clust_tk.img /cdrom/clust_tk
# mkisofs -r -v -o /image_source/VTS-v3.img /cdrom/cdrom

(6) Create device file to link the CDROM images

    Example:

      # lofiadm -a /image_source/gen_tk.img /dev/lofi/1
# lofiadm -a /image_source/clust_tk.img /dev/lofi/2
# lofiadm -a /image_source/VTS-v3.img /dev/lofi/3

(7) Edit the dfstab file to share the images

    (7-1) Test mount the images:

          Example:

     # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /images/gen_tk
# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/2 /images/clust_tk
# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/3 /images/VTS-v3

    (7-2) Share out the image mounts by editing the /etc/dfstab file

          :::::::::::::
/etc/dfstab
:::::::::::::

          share -F nfs -o ro /images/gen_tk
share -F nfs -o ro /images/clust_tk
share -F nfs -o ro /images/VTS-v3

(8) Create a Startup file to maintain device file link(s)

     ? At this point the association of the device file and the image is temporary.
If a reboot is done the images will not mount. lofi will forget the associations. 

       To make this a static configuration create the following script/file.

         :::::::::::::::::::
/etc/rc2.d/S94lofi
:::::::::::::::::::
#!/bin/sh
#

  lofiadm -a /image_source/gen_tk.img /dev/lofi/1
lofiadm -a /image_source/clust_tk.img /dev/lofi/2
lofiadm -a /image_source/VTS-v3.img /dev/lofi/3
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /images/gen_tk
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/2 /images/clust_tk
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/3 /images/VTS-v3

(9) Reboot

    Verify with df -k and share AFTER booting

(10) Create a MOTD file that points users to instructions for burning and using images.

    Refer to Technical Instruction <Document: 1018811.1> for instructions for CDROM burning.

      Technical Instruction <Document: 1018811.1>      
Title: Solaris[TM] 8/9 Operating System: CD-ROM Burning made easier

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