From: Drew Calderone (drew.calderone@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 26 2007 - 10:51:58 EST
I will try and explain this the best that I can.
I have a jumpstart server running on a s10u2 x2100 machine. It works
just fine most of the time. Recently I have been pouring over
SunManagers and other resources eeking out the config for this box.
My jumpstart server holds all of the sysids in the form of:
/sysids/<hostname>/sysidcfg
With my SPARC boxes I have little to no problems.
My x86 machines are configured for PXE boot and using DHCP to answer a
lot of the jumpstart questions. This part typically works just fine.
My problem is when I try to go from this:
default=0
timeout=15
title Solaris_10 s10u3-x86
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-2/multiboot kernel/unix -B
console=ttya,input-device=ttya,output-device=ttya,install_media=<my
IP>:/export/s10u3-x86
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-2/x86.miniroot
to this:
default=0
timeout=15
title Solaris_10 s10u3-x86
kernel /I86PC.Solaris_10-2/multiboot kernel/unix install -B
console=ttya,input-device=ttya,output-device=ttya,install_media=<my
IP>:/export/s10u3-x86
module /I86PC.Solaris_10-2/x86.miniroot
I was attempting to bypass the Menu that pops up on the X86 boxes that
asks if you want to do an Interactive (default) or Custom. From what
I found on Sun Manager and on docs.sun.com this appeared to be the
correct way to do this.
The problem is that the sysidcfg is NOT found when I do it this way.
If I leave it at the default and the menu comes up... If I wait till
the counter hits 20 seconds and then choose option 2 everything works
fine.
So it would appear to be a timing issue but I have been unable to see
anyone else having this problem.
here is my relevant config info:
share
- /export/s10u2gaX86 ro,anon=0 ""
- /export/s10u2ga ro,anon=0 ""
- /jumpstart ro,anon=0 ""
- /sysids ro,anon=0 ""
- /export/flars ro,anon=0 ""
- /export/s10u3 ro,anon=0 ""
- /export/s10u3-x86 ro,anon=0 ""
- /export/sol9u8 ro,anon=0 ""
pntadm -P <my network>
Client ID Flags Client IP Server IP Lease
Expiration Macro Comment
0100E0815D7E72 01 <my ip> <my dhcp server> Forever
0100E0815D7E72
dhtadm -P
Name Type Value
==================================================
0100E0815D7E72 Macro :BootSrvA=<js server
IP>:BootFile="0100E0815D7E72":SsysidCF="<js server
IP>:/sysids/<hostname>":Sterm="vt100":Include=i86pc:
i86pc Macro
:Include=Solaris_Jumpstart:SrootPTH="/export/s10u3-x86/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot":SinstPTH="/export/s10u3-x86":
Solaris_Jumpstart Macro :SinstNM="<js server
name>":SinstIP4=<js server IP>:SrootNM="<js server name>":SrootIP4=<js
server ip>:SjumpsCF="<js server IP>:/jumpstart":
This works fine... as long as I wait 10 seconds after the menu comes up.
Has anyone seen this or know why it is happening?
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