Create automated installer (AI) solaris 11.3

Create automated installer (AI) solaris 11.3

Preparation
  IPS Repo is required, Refer How to setup IPS Repo (My Previous Blog)
  Download the latest SPARC AI ISO Image from MOS (DOC - 2045311.1)  SPARC AI Image
  Upload to IPS server and unzip the file
  In this setup we are not using DHCP service

2. AI server is using an internal IPS repo
      judi-dev-01# pkg publisher
      PUBLISHER                   TYPE     STATUS P LOCATION
      solaris                     origin   online F http://192.168.1.10/
      judi-dev-01#


3. Prepare the server by installing the necessary packages
     pkg install install/installadm
     pkg install pkg:/service/network/dns/mdns

4. Modify the name serice to search the mdns as well
      /usr/sbin/svccfg -s svc:/system/name-service/switch
       svc:/system/name-service/switch> setprop config/host = astring: "files dns mdns"
       svc:/system/name-service/switch> select system/name-service/switch:default
       svc:/system/name-service/switch:default> refresh
       svc:/system/name-service/switch> quit

      svcprop system/name-service/switch|grep dns
       config/host astring files\ dns\ mdns

5. Enable dns multicast service
      svcadm enable svc:/network/dns/multicast:default

6. In addition, verify you have a static IP address configured.
      ipadm

7. Create a dedicated zfs, then enable ZFS deduplication and compression on the new pool
     zfs create -o mountpoint=/sol.11.3.repo/ai sol.11.3.repo/ai
     zfs set dedup=on sol.11.3.repo
     zfs set compression=on sol.11.3.repo

     zfs get -r dedup sol.11.3.repo
     zfs get -r compression sol.11.3.repo

8. Creating a SPARC Install Service Using the downloaded ISO File,
    We are not using any DHCP service in this plan
       installadm create-service -n s11-sparc -s /var/tmp/SRU/ai_iso/sol-11_3_15_4_0-ai-sparc.iso -d /sol.11.3.repo/ai/s11-sparc -y

       -n - service name <svcname>
       -s - ISO file path <FMRI/ISO>
       -d - destination path <imagepath>
       -y - Optional: Suppresses any confirmation prompts

9. Verify the install service was  created successfully.
     installadm list
     installadm list -m

       judi-dev-01# installadm list
       Service Name  Status Arch  Type Secure Alias Aliases Clients Profiles Manifests
       ------------  ------ ----  ---- ------ ----- ------- ------- -------- ---------
       default-sparc on     sparc iso  no     yes   0       0       0        1
       s11-sparc     on     sparc iso  no     no    1       0       0        1
       judi-dev-01#

10. Configure the network boot arguments in OBP of a client and boot the client
      Configure: the clients IP, default router, subnetmask, hostname, and the location of the wanboot-cgi file to boot it.
      Issues the command in OBP
      setenv network-boot-arguments host-ip=192.168.1.50,router-ip=192.168.1.1,subnet-mask=255.255.255.0,hostname=judi-dev-01,file=http://192.168.1.10:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi

       exmple command :
{0} ok setenv network-boot-arguments host-ip=192.168.1.50,router-ip=192.168.1.1,subnet-mask=255.255.255.0,hostname=judi-dev-01,file=http://192.168.1.10:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi
network-boot-arguments =  host-ip=192.168.1.50,router-ip=192.168.1.1,subnet-mask=255.255.255.0,hostname=judi-dev-01,file=http://192.168.1.10:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi
{0} ok

11. Verify the network boot arguments in OBP
        printenv network-boot-arguments

       exmple command :
{0} ok printenv network-boot-arguments
network-boot-arguments =  host-ip=192.168.1.50,router-ip=192.168.1.1,subnet-mask=255.255.255.0,hostname=judi-dev-01,file=http://192.168.1.10:5555/cgi-bin/wanboot-cgi
{0} ok

12. Boot the client from OBP
       boot net - install

{0} ok boot net - install
Boot device: /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0  File and args: - install
<time unavailable> wanboot info: WAN boot messages->console
<time unavailable> wanboot info: configuring /virtual-devices@100/channel-devices@200/network@0

<time unavailable> wanboot progress: wanbootfs: Read 368 of 368 kB (100%)


13. Image dump will get copied to the client and prompt for login
      Default password in solaris
      Login and restart the client server
      Client server will boot from disk and ask for basic details like servername, IP, Language , Locale, Timezone, password
      Once the details are given the client server is ready



Below are the Oracle Documents referred to setup this Automated Installed in solaris 11.3
1. Automated Installer Install Service to Deploy a Unified Archive (Doc ID 2131241.1)
2. How to Create an Install Service 


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