Creating a Profile Diskette for Standalone Systems
A diskette that contains a JumpStart directory is called a profile diskette. A system
that is not connected to the network does not have access to
a profile server. As a result, you must create a JumpStart directory
on a diskette if a system is not connected to a network. The
system on which you create a profile diskette must have a diskette drive.
The JumpStart directory contains all of the essential custom JumpStart files, for example, the
rules file, rules.ok file, and profiles. You must save the JumpStart directory in
the root (/) directory of the profile diskette.
See one of the following procedures:
SPARC: To Create a Profile Diskette
Note - This procedure assumes that the system is running removable media services. If you
have questions about removable media services that manage discs, refer to System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems for detailed
information.
- Locate a SPARC based system to which a diskette drive is attached.
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Insert a blank diskette or a diskette that can be overwritten in the
diskette drive.
- Mount the diskette.
# volcheck
- Determine if the diskette contains a UNIX file system (UFS).
Examine the contents of the file /etc/mnttab on the system for an entry such
as the following:
/vol/dev/diskette0/scrap /floppy/scrap ufs suid,rw,largefiles,dev=1740008 927147040
If the entry exists, go to Step 7.
If the entry does not exist, go to the next step.
- Create a UFS on the diskette.
# newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0
- Determine if you want to copy examples of custom JumpStart files to your
JumpStart directory.
Example Locations |
Instructions |
|---|
The Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD or the Solaris
Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD |
Insert the Solaris Operating System
for SPARC Platforms DVD or the Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms -
1 CD into the server's CD-ROM drive. Removable media services automatically mounts the CD or
DVD. |
An image of the Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD or
the Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD on a local disk |
Change
the directory to the location of the Solaris Operating System for SPARC
Platforms DVD or the Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD
image. For example, type the following command: cd /export/install |
- Copy the example custom JumpStart files into the JumpStart directory on the profile
diskette.
# cp -r media_path/Solaris_11/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* jumpstart_dir_path
- media_path
The path to the CD, DVD, or image on the local disk
- jumpstart_dir_path
The path to the profile diskette where you want to place the example custom JumpStart files
Note - You must place all custom JumpStart installation files in the root (/) directory
on the diskette.
For example, the following command copies the contents of jumpstart_sample on the
Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD to the root (/) directory
on a profile diskette that is named scrap:
cp -r /media/cdrom/s0/Solaris_11/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* /floppy/scrap
- Update the example JumpStart files on the profile diskette so that the files
work in your environment.
- Ensure that root owns the JumpStart directory and that permissions are set to
755.
- Eject the diskette.
# eject floppy
You have completed the creation of a profile diskette. You can now
update the rules file and create profiles on the profile diskette to perform custom
JumpStart installations. To continue, go to Creating the rules File.
x86: To Create a Profile Diskette With GRUB
Use this procedure to create a profile diskette with GRUB. A GRUB menu
is provided during the installation procedure that enables the boot process. The GRUB
menu replaces the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant that might have been needed to
boot a system in past releases.
Note - This procedure assumes that the system is running removable media services. If you
have questions about removable media services that manage discs, refer to System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems for
detailed information.
- Locate an x86 based system to which a diskette drive is attached.
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
- Insert a blank diskette or a diskette that can be overwritten into the
diskette drive.
- Mount the diskette.
# volcheck
- Determine if you want to copy examples of custom JumpStart files to your
JumpStart directory.
Example Locations |
Instructions |
|---|
The Solaris Operating System for x86 Platforms DVD or the Solaris
Software for x86 Platforms - 1 CD |
Insert the Solaris Operating System
for x86 Platforms DVD or the Solaris Software for x86 Platforms -
1 CD into the server's CD-ROM drive. Removable media services automatically mounts the DVD or
CD. |
An image of the Solaris Operating System for x86 Platforms DVD or the
Solaris Software for x86 Platforms - 1 CD on a local disk
|
Change directory to the location of the Solaris Operating System for x86
Platforms DVD or the Solaris Software for x86 Platforms - 1 CD
image. For example, type the following: cd /export/install |
- Copy the example custom JumpStart files into the JumpStart directory on the profile
diskette.
# cp -r media_path/Solaris_11/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* jumpstart_dir_path
- media_path
The path to the CD, DVD, or image on the local disk
- jumpstart_dir_path
The path to the profile diskette where you want to place the example custom JumpStart files
Note - You must place all custom JumpStart installation files in the root (/) directory
on the profile diskette.
For example, the following command copies the contents of jumpstart_sample on the
Solaris Software for x86 Platforms - 1 CD to the root (/) directory
on a profile diskette that is named scrap:
cp -r /media/cdrom/Solaris_11/Misc/jumpstart_sample/* /floppy/scrap
- Update the example JumpStart files on the profile diskette so that the files
work in your environment.
- Ensure that root owns the JumpStart directory and that permissions are set to
755.
- Eject the diskette by clicking Eject Disk in the File Manager window or
by typing eject floppy on the command line.
- In the Removable Media Manager dialog box, click OK.
- Manually eject the diskette.
See Also
You have completed the creation of a profile diskette. Now you can
update the rules file and create profiles on the profile diskette to perform custom
JumpStart installations. To continue, go to Creating the rules File.
