06-14-2011
well, there are external scsi cdroms.. there's not much difference between external and internal scsi so it should boot
why would you need server for network boot. any computer/notebook should do?
edit: oh, I see, no Solaris10 on cdrom version. but, iirc, there was x86 version 10 cdrom .iso on sun download page. perhaps you could 'slim' down the DVD so that it contains only essential packages. do the minimal install, and proceed from hdd?
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parse_dynamic_clustertoc
parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M) System Administration Commands parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M)
NAME
parse_dynamic_clustertoc - parse clustertoc file based on dynamic entries
SYNOPSIS
cdrom/export/exec/sparc.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/parse_dynamic_clustertoc
cdrom/export/exec/i386.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/parse_dynamic_clustertoc
DESCRIPTION
This script parses the clustertoc file before the suninstall(1M) process is run. parse_dynamic_clustertoc is called by a modified syscon-
fig script on the install CD. When parse_dynamic_clustertoc runs, it reads the clustertoc and when it encounters SUNW_CSRMBRIFF lines, it
either checks the platform using the script's builtin function, or calls an external script. The script exits with a 0 if the cluster
entry is included, otherwise it will be ignored. If the cluster entry is to be included, the SUNW_CSRMBRIFF =(test test_arg)cluster line
is converted to SUNW_CSRMEMBER =cluster.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Checking For an SX Framebuffer
The following is an example of a simple external test to check for an SX Framebuffer. The entry in the clustertoc file is shown and fol-
lowing that is the script that must be placed in the install.d/dynamic_test directory.
SUNW_CSRMBRIFF=(smcc.dctoc sx)SUNWCsx
#! /bin/sh
#
# Likewise, this file is expected to live under $(TESTDIR).
#
case "$1"
in
sx) prtconf -p | grep 'SUNW,sx' 1> /dev/null;;
esac
FILES
cdrom/Solaris_2.x/locale/C/.clustertoc.dynamic
Dynamic version of the clustertoc file
cdrom/export/exec/sparc.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/dynamic_test
Directory that contains any additional tests
cdrom/export/exec/i386.Solaris_2.x/sbin/install.d/dynamic_test
Directory that contains any additional tests
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SHWPcdrom (Solaris CD) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
suninstall(1M), clustertoc(4), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.10 6 Sep 1995 parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M)