This chapter lists the commands used to set up network installations. This chapter includes the following topics.Network Installation Commands GRUB Menu Commands for Installation This table describes the commands you use to install Solaris software over the network. The table also indicates to which platform the commands apply.Command Platform Description add_install_client All A command that adds network installation information about a system to an install server or boot server from the network. The add_install_client(1M) man page contains more information. setup_install_server All A script that copies the current Solaris release DVD or CDs to an install server's local disk or copies the boot software to a boot server. The setup_install_server1M man page contains more information. (CD media only) add_to_install_server All A script that copies additional packages within a product tree on the CDs to the local disk on an existing install server. The add_to_install_server1M man page contains more information. mount All A command that enables the mounting of file systems and shows the mounted file systems, including the file system on the Solaris DVD or Solaris Software and Solaris Languages CDs. The mount1M man page contains more information. showmount -e All A command that lists all the shared file systems that are located on a remote host. The showmount1M man page contains more information. uname -i All A command for determining a system's platform name, for example, SUNW,Ultra-5_10, or i86pc. You might need the system's platform name when you install the Solaris software. The uname1 man page contains more information. patchadd -C net_install_image All A command to add patches to the files that are located in the miniroot, Solaris_11 /Tools/Boot, on a net installation image of a DVD or CD that is created by setup_install_server. This facility enables you to patch Solaris installation commands and other miniroot-specific commands. net_install_image is the absolute path name of the net installation image. The patchadd1M man page contains more information.Don't use the patchadd -C command unless you have read the Patch README instructions or have contacted your local Sun support office. reset SPARC An Open Boot PROM command for resetting the system and rebooting the machine. Or, if you boot and see a series of error messages about I/O interrupts, press the Stop and A keys at the same time, and then type reset at the ok or > PROM prompt. banner SPARC An Open Boot PROM command that displays system information, such as model name, Ethernet address, and memory installed. You can issue this command only at the ok or > PROM prompt. Starting with the Solaris Express Developer Edition 5/07 release, changes have been made to GRUB that enable the boot loader to directly load and boot the unix kernel. The GRUB multiboot module is no longer used. This implementation integrates the previous multiboot functionality directly into the platform-specific unix kernel module. These changes reduce the time, as well as memory requirements, that are needed to boot the Solaris OS.Two new keywords, kernel$ and module$, have been added to GRUB to assist in creating menu.lst entries that work with either 32-bit or 64-bit systems. Another new keyword, $ISADIR, displays 32–bit and 64–bit information in the boot command. In addition, the bootadm command that manages the menu.lst file has been modified to create file entries for the platform-specific unix module that is loaded by GRUB. During an upgrade, the bootadm command converts any existing multiboot menu.lst entries to unix entries.These new keywords are used in normal installations. However, the miniroot is 32-bit only. Therefore, failsafe installations do not use the new keywords. For overview and task-related information, see Chapter 11, Administering the GRUB Bootloader (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration. See also Chapter 12, Booting a Solaris System With GRUB (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.For more information, see the boot1M and bootadm1M man pages.You can customize the network boot and installation of your system by editing the commands in the GRUB menu. This section describes several commands and arguments you can insert in the commands in the GRUB menu.In the GRUB menu, you can access the GRUB command line by typing b at the prompt. A command line that is similar to the following output is displayed.kernel$ /I86PC.Solaris_11-30/platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/kernel/unix \ -B install_media=192.168.79.61:/export/Solaris_11-30 module$ /I86PC.Solaris_11-30/boot_archiveYou can edit this command line to customize your boot and installation. The following list describes several common commands you might want to use. For a complete list of boot arguments that you can use with the B option, see the eeprom1M man page.To add multiple arguments with the B option, separate the arguments with a comma. Command/Option Description and Examples kernel$ and module$ Starting with the Solaris Express Developer Edition 5/07 release, enable GRUB to determine 32-bit or 64-bit hardware capacity. Results are displayed by using the $ISADIR keyword.These new keywords are used in normal installations. However, the miniroot is 32-bit only. Therefore, failsafe installations do not display these keywords. $ISADIR Starting with the Solaris Express Developer Edition 5/07 release, resolves to amd64 for 64-bit hardware and to null for 32-bit hardware. install Insert this option before the B option to perform a custom JumpStart installation.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix install -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive url|ask Specifies the location of the custom JumpStart files or prompts you for the location. Insert either option with the install option.url - Specifies the path to the files. You can specify a URL for files that are located on an HTTP or HTTPS server:http://server_name:IP_address/jumpstart_dir_path/ compressed_config_file&proxy_infoIf you placed a sysidcfg file in the compressed configuration file, you must specify the IP address of the server that contains the file, as in the following example:kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix install http://192.168.2.1/jumpstart/config.tar -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive If you saved the compressed configuration file on an HTTP server that is behind a firewall, you must use a proxy specifier during boot. You do not need to specify an IP address for the server that contains the file. You must specify an IP address for the proxy server, as in the following example:kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix install http://www.shadow.com/jumpstart/config.tar&proxy=131.141.6.151 -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive url|ask (continued) ask - When used with the install option, specifies that the installation program prompt you to type the location of the compressed configuration file after the system boots and connects to the network. If you use this option, you are not able to do a completely hands off JumpStart installation.If you bypass the prompt by pressing Return, the Solaris installation program interactively configures the network parameters. The installation program then prompts you for the location of the compressed configuration file.The following example performs a custom JumpStart and boots from a network installation image. You are prompted to input the location of the configuration file after the system connects to the network.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix install ask -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive dhcp Insert this option before the B option to instruct the installation programs to use a DHCP server to obtain network installation information that is needed to boot the system. If you do not specify to use a DHCP server by typing dhcp, the system uses the /etc/bootparams file or the naming service bootparams database. For example, you would not specify dhcp if you wanted keep a static IP address.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix dhcp -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive - text Insert this option before the B option to perform a text-based installation in a desktop session.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix - text -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive - nowin Insert this option before the B option to perform a text-based installation in a console session.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix - nowin -B install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive console=serial-console Use this argument with the B option to instruct the system to use a serial console, such as ttya (COM1) or ttyb (COM2).kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix -B console=ttya install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive ata-dma-enabled=[0|1] Use this argument with the B option to enable or disable Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) or Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) devices and Direct Memory Access (DMA) during the installation.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix -B ata-dma-enabled=0 install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive acpi-enum=[0|1] Use this argument with the B option to enable or disable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI ) power management.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix -B acpi-enum=0 install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive atapi-cd-dma-enabled=[0|1] Use this argument with the B option to enable or disable DMA for CD or DVD drives during the installation.kernel$ /Solaris_11_x86/kernel/unix -B atapi-cd-dma-enabled=0 install_media=192.168.2.1:/export/cdrom0/boot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archiveThe DMA name atapi is the current variable name used for DMA. This variable is subject to change.