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TABLE 26–2
x86: Task Map: Setting Up a System for a Custom JumpStart Installation
Task
Description
For Instructions
Determine if you need to
If the existing operating
“x86: fdisk Profile Keyword”
preserve an existing operating system on the system uses the on page 294
system and user data
entire disk, you must preserve
the existing operating system
so it can co-exist with the
Solaris 9 software. This
decision determines how to
specify the fdisk(1M)
keyword in the system’s
profile.
Check if the system is
supported
Check the hardware
documentation for system
support in the Solaris 9
environment.
Hardware manufacturer’s
documentation
Check if the system has
enough disk space for the
Solaris 9 software
Verify that you have planned
enough space to install the
Solaris software on your
system.
Chapter 5
(Optional) Preconfigure
system configuration
information
Chapter 7
You can use the sysidcfg
file or the name service to
preconfigure installation
information for a system. If
you preconfigure system
information, the installation
program does not prompt you
to supply the information
during the installation.
Prepare the system for custom Create and validate a rules
JumpStart installation
file and profile files.
Chapter 23
(Optional) Prepare optional
custom JumpStart features
If you are using begin
scripts, finish scripts, or
other optional features,
prepare the scripts or files.
Chapter 24 and Chapter 25
(Optional) Set up the system
to install over the network
To install a system from a
remote Solaris 9 x86 Platform
Edition DVD or Solaris 9
Software x86 Platform Edition
CD image, you need to set up
the system to boot and install
from an install server or a
boot server.
Chapter 12
Chapter 26 • Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation (Tasks)
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