[Gllug] [OT] Sun Network Install server

[Richard Cottrill]

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?

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk]On Behalf
> Of Richard Cohen
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 1:32 PM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] [OT] Sun Network Install server
>
>
> On 7 Mar 2002, John Hearns wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 13:07, Richard Cottrill wrote:
> > > This is both-sides-of-the-fence type problem; but as it
> heavily involves
> > > Solaris I've whacked an OT in the subject to keep the purists happy.
> > >
> > > I'd like to replicate a Solaris network install server on Linux.
> >
> > Do you mean Kickstart?
> >
> >
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/custom-gui
> de/ch-kickstart2.html
>
> I read it as "I've got some Sun boxen and a big Linux box.  How can I have
> the Sun boxen do an install off the Linux box?"
>
> As far as I know, Jumpstart and Kickstart are *not* compatible...
>
> And no, I can't really answer the original question.  Strangely enough...
> :-)
>
> Cheers
> Richard
>
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