Contents 4
DHCP/PXE preparation .......................................................................................................................... 25
Prerequisites for DHCP/PXE preparation .............................................................................................. 25
Preparing the DHCP/PXE server.......................................................................................................... 26
RDP server preparation........................................................................................................................... 27
Overview of RDP server preparation.................................................................................................... 27
Prerequisites for RDP server preparation............................................................................................... 27
Preparing the RDP deployment server................................................................................................... 28
GRUB preparation ................................................................................................................................. 28
Overview of GRUB preparation .......................................................................................................... 28
Booting Solaris from GRUB................................................................................................................. 29
Examples: booting Solaris from GRUB ................................................................................................. 30
Custom bootable ISO image creation....................................................................................................... 31
Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image......................................................................... 31
Creating a custom bootable ISO image ............................................................................................... 31
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................32
Known issues......................................................................................................................................... 32
Disabled PCI devices......................................................................................................................... 32
Network configuration fails during interactive installation....................................................................... 32
iLO boot hang .................................................................................................................................. 33
AMD memory scrubber...................................................................................................................... 33
SNMP master agent .......................................................................................................................... 33
Basic troubleshooting techniques.............................................................................................................. 34
Shell prompt..................................................................................................................................... 34
Network verification.......................................................................................................................... 34
GRUB command line ......................................................................................................................... 34
Kernel debugger............................................................................................................................... 34
Common problems................................................................................................................................. 35
System does not boot to GRUB ........................................................................................................... 35
GRUB does not display a menu........................................................................................................... 35
GRUB cannot boot Solaris.................................................................................................................. 35
System becomes unresponsive using remote console.............................................................................. 36
Rapid Deployment Pack job fails......................................................................................................... 36
Installation terminates prematurely....................................................................................................... 36
JumpStart reverts to interactive configuration......................................................................................... 37
Installation succeeds but server fails to boot.......................................................................................... 37
Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot ..................................................................37
Additional documentation .....................................................................................................................38
Where to go for additional help .............................................................................................................. 38
HP documentation............................................................................................................................. 38
Free Software Foundation documentation............................................................................................. 38
Intel documentation ........................................................................................................................... 38
Sun Microsystems documentation........................................................................................................ 38
Glossary .............................................................................................................................................39
Index ..................................................................................................................................................41
