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# 1  
Old 06-02-2009
Boot server for solaris 10
Can any one give me the steps to configure a temporary boot server .. so that i can boot one of my failing server which does not have cdrom .

I do not want to configure full fledge jumpstart box .. i need it just for recovery purpose. And i want to set it up in one of my other servers .. which is running several solaris zones.
# 2  
Old 06-02-2009
You mean a kind of cluster setup? Temp boot server? flash archive? Unlikely that your server will fail to boot just like after a reboot, unless someone did "funny things" within.
In another situation, if you're doing changes to your existing system, its good to break the OS mirror, in case something happens, you can fall back.
# 3  
Old 06-04-2009
No i was just looking for a stripped down jumpstart with i can boot my servers from network. And i finally got very simple 2 step process and its working fine already tested nothing gr8

1 ./setup_install_server -b /export/home/dvdsparc
2 ./add_install_client -s rosemary:/export/home/dvdsparc rose sun4u
# 4  
Old 06-04-2009
hahah... partial jumpstart Smilie
# 5  
Old 06-04-2009
u can say that .. as my M5000 domain2 does not have cdrom .. so this was the best i could do to trouble shoot its booting problem :-) Smilie
# 6  
Old 06-04-2009
Hi fugitive,

While booting from your M5000, how do you notify the system about the boot server , have u done any entry in /etc/ethers or some thing like . i am watching this thread very closing as i have some what similar requiremnt
# 7  
Old 06-04-2009
yes u need to put references for the server name in /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts. but it just boots the system from network .. my problem didn't resolve even after unecapsulating the root disk .. the system is still crashing with panic Smilie
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