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Old 08-08-2012
Jumpstart Solaris 10
I have a laptop and need to build an Oracle Linux kickstart server and a Solaris Jumpstart server that can build sparc and x86 systems.

Is the best way to create a dual boot from grub for Oracle Linux and Solaris x86?

Can the Oracle Kickstart be used as a Jumpstart to build both Solaris 10 sparc and x86?

Currently the laptop has Windows installed but I was going to partition the hard drive.

Any thoughts on how best to proceed guys?
# 2  
Old 08-08-2012
jumpstart and kickstart are two different things... one needs linux, the other solaris. an easy option might be a virtual machine for these tasks...
# 3  
Old 08-09-2012
Hmm, I never tried, but it should be possible to implement a kickstart server on Solaris. For a kickstart server you need:
  • a DHCP server
  • a TFTP server
  • a NFS server
and all of that is available on Solaris. All Linux specific files (like SysLinux for remote boot, Kickstart Files, ...) are just copied to the kickstart server and do not have to be executed in some way.

But the problem could be hidden in details.
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