# svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/readonly=true # svccfg -s application/pkg/server setprop pkg/inst_root=/export/repoSolaris11 # pkgrepo -s /export/repoSolaris11 refresh # mount -F hsfs /export/repoSolaris11/sol-11-1111-repo-full.iso /mnt Join them together, mount the ISO, and copy the contents out.

# installadm create-service -n s11-i386 -s ~sadm/sol-11-1111-ai-x86.iso -yĬreate a ZFS filesystem for the IPS repository storage.ĭownload the IPS repo (above download page). It’s convenient to have the install images in its own ZFS filesystem, so go ahead and create one.ĭownload the Automated Install ISO sol-11-1111-ai-x86.iso (same download page above) and put it somewhere. There should be an ‘i’ flag at the end of the line.

Once it’s done, login and check that the install/installadm package is installed. All the downloads you’re going to need can be found at the Oracle Solaris 11 Downloads page. To help me recall when I need to redo this again in future, and perhaps ease some pain for others trying to figure out the Solaris 11 AI install, here are some of my installation notes.įirst, start off by installing Oracle Solaris 11. I already have a DHCP infrastructure, so I go with that, but otherwise you could also configure DHCP service on the same AI server. Fortunately, it can be the same system as the AI server.įinally, you’ll als need a DHCP server. Oracle expects it to be hosted on a Solaris 11 system. I thought it was, but it wasn’t so straight forward. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just a FTP mirror. You’ll also need an IPS (Image Packing System) repository. The AI Server’s system requirements specified a Solaris 11 system.

The Automated Install requires an AI (Automated Install) Server. I was planning to go the route of Automated Install. (Or install via USB, which for various reasons did not work either.) So the only solution was to do a network installation. It was “challenging” because the box does not have a DVDROM drive. The first challenge I had was to install and evaluate Solaris 11 on a Sun Thumper box ( Sun Fire X4500 series). Things have changed so much, and I had to learn many new things.

So after a long time, I’m now back doing some Solaris administration. In the last year, my portfolio expanded to include all Unix server/storage operations. It was also known as Solaris 1.x back then, thanks to Sun Microsystems’ rebranding exercise. But I did have SunOS on what I could call my personal workstation back in the mid 1990s. Just like I’ve been a long time Linux user, I’ve also used Solaris for a long time.

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