[Gllug] [OT] Sun Network Install server

[Tom Gilbert]

* Richard Cottrill (richard_c at tpg.com.au) wrote:
> You've got it. I'd like to take the Sun from the 'Sun install server'. I do
> need to install Solaris on a Sun box; but I'm wondering how I can replicate
> the Jumpstart service without using a Sun/Solaris server. It's a bit of an
> academic question really but I'm not sure where I'd go for an answer.
> 
> I suppose there's two parts:
> 1) What *IS* a Jumpstart server and how does it work?
> 2) How can I replicate the functionality of a Jumpstart server without the
> server itself running Solaris?

Very easily. We use linux boxes for this at DB.

You just need:
o tftp
o bootp
o nfs

The solaris box uses bootp/tftp to get a kernel image, and nfs to access
the install media.

Tom.
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