HP 10 User Manual
Sun Solaris 10
Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers
Part number 455522-003
Third edition 11/2009
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Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Applicable servers and OS versions .............................................................................................................. 6
Using this guide .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Basic installations ................................................................................................................................. 8
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Installing Solaris interactively ........................................................................................................................ 9
Architecture of an installation ............................................................................................................... 10
General process flow ................................................................................................................................ 10
Primary installation components .................................................................................................................. 10
GRUB ................................................................................................................................................. 10
Miniroot .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Configuration information ..................................................................................................................... 11
Packages ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Network deployment infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 11
DHCP server ........................................................................................................................................ 12
TFTP server .......................................................................................................................................... 12
JumpStart server ................................................................................................................................... 12
Install server ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Deploying ProLiant servers ......................................................................................................................... 12
Additional drivers ................................................................................................................................ 13
Miniroot .............................................................................................................................................. 13
JumpStart ............................................................................................................................................ 14
iLO virtual media ................................................................................................................................. 14
Rapid Deployment Pack ........................................................................................................................ 14
Flash archives ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Deployment resource kit ........................................................................................................................ 15
Deployment planning .......................................................................................................................... 16
Selecting a deployment strategy ................................................................................................................. 16
Boot methods....................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration methods ......................................................................................................................... 17
Software delivery methods .................................................................................................................... 17
Implementing a PXE boot-based deployment ................................................................................................ 17
Implementing an Rapid Deployment Pack -initiated deployment ..................................................................... 18
Implementing a custom ISO boot-based deployment ..................................................................................... 18
Deployment tasks ............................................................................................................................... 19
Install server preparation ........................................................................................................................... 19
Prerequisites for preparing an install server ............................................................................................. 19
Preparing the install server .................................................................................................................... 20
Miniroot preparation ................................................................................................................................. 21
Prerequisites for preparing a miniroot .................................................................................................... 21
Preparing a miniroot ............................................................................................................................ 21
JumpStart preparation ............................................................................................................................... 23
Overview of JumpStart preparation ........................................................................................................ 23
Prerequisites for JumpStart preparation ................................................................................................... 23
Example: JumpStart preparation ............................................................................................................ 24
DHCP/PXE preparation ............................................................................................................................. 26
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