Installing Web Start Flash Archives With a Custom JumpStart Installation

This section provides the procedure for using the custom JumpStart installation method to install Web Start Flash archives that are stored on the following:

• NFS server

• HTTP server

• FTP server

• Local tape

• Local device, including CD or DVD

• Local file

To Install a Web Start Flash Archive With a Custom JumpStart Installation

1. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart rules file.

   For detailed instructions about creating custom JumpStart files, refer to Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks).

2. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart profile file.

   1. Set the value of the keyword install_type as flash_install.

   2. Add the path to the Web Start Flash archive by using the new archive_location keyword.

      For details about the archive_location keyword, refer to "archive_location Keyword".

   3. Specify the file system configuration.

      The Web Start Flash archive extraction process does not support auto-layout of partitions.

   4. (Optional) If you want to install layered Web Start Flash archives on the clone system, add one archive_location line for each archive that you want to install.

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   Note - From the existing list of custom JumpStart keywords in Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks), the only keywords valid when you install a Web Start Flash archive are the following:

   • filesys - You cannot set the filesys keyword to the value auto.

   • install_type (required).

   • partitioning - You can only set the partitioning keyword to the values explicit or existing.

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3. On the install server, add the clients that you are installing with the Web Start Flash archive.

   For detailed instructions, refer to "Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network".

4. Perform the custom JumpStart installation on the clone systems.

   For detailed instructions, refer to Chapter 26, Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation (Tasks).

Web Start Flash Custom JumpStart Profile Examples

The following are examples of profiles that can be used to install a Web Start Flash archive with the custom JumpStart installation method.

In the following example, the profile indicates that the custom JumpStart program retrieves the Web Start Flash archive from an HTTP server.

Example 19-1 Installing a Web Start Flash Archive From an HTTP Server

install_type  flash_install
archive_location http installserver /flasharchive/solaris9archive
partitioning explicit
filesys c0t1d0s0 4000 /
filesys c0t1d0s1 512 swap
filesys c0t1d0s7 free /export/home

In the following example, the profile indicates that the custom JumpStart program retrieves the Web Start Flash archive from an NFS server.

Example 19-2 Installing a Web Start Flash Archive From an NFS Server

install_type  flash_install
archive_location nfs installserver:/export/solaris/flasharchive/solaris9archive
partitioning explicit
filesys rootdisk.s0 6000 /
filesys rootdisk.s1 512 swap
filesys rootdisk.s7 free /export/home