Ill try to answer your questions about solaris smf. Slice 0 contains the solaris oe packages to be installed and is on the hsfs high sierra file system partition of the cd. Slice 3 contains the boot block for the sun4m architecture. In solaris 10 cluster, a third server could also be assigned as a quorum device. Solaris 9 jumpstart tftp problems oracle community. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Sun solaris 8910 jumpstart server installation hpe. Contact form, redirection link, block static, form, survey, carousel. Thanked 0 times in 0 posts verification of the boot.
You may also be interested in the solaris ready usb faq. The server and software company begins offering solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. From solaris 10 10 08 update6 bootblk was changed, corresponding zfs boot. First phase starts at the time of switching on the machine and is boot prom level, it displays a identification banner mentioning machine host id serial no, architecture type memory and ethernet address this is followed by the self test of various systems in. How to install a boot block on a system disk system. The solaris 9 and later cd iso images are laid out differently than previous versions of the iso images for solaris.
I have several hundred solaris systems running sol 8 and sol 10. Oracle solaris 10 and 11 zones are supported with no addition licensing requirements. For most people, the second argument is a little difficult to remember. Here is a convenient procedure to know for solaris 8 and below. Usually after a partition recovery, i use it to install a servers or workstations boot block. Is there any command which actually read the disk and let me know starting location of boot block in solaris sun.
The solaris boot command when used with various optional parameters will change the booting behavior. For more information, see installgrub1m verify that the boot blocks are installed by rebooting the system to run level 3. According to research sun solaris has a market share of about 3. This article tries to cover some of the general booting problems and their possible solutions to enable understand the problem cause and bring the system up very quickly. When we started the server, logging in as root then tried to boot the system from cdrom, this is what happened. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command. Most of the times a disk on the shared storage device acts as the third quorum device. When i run the command i believe is correct below i get an error. Which answer describes how to utilize this functionality to analyze your systems for available os updates, and also download and install those updates without connecting your server directly to the internet. If the user just wants to build a jumpstart and can afford the bandwidth to do so, download the solaris dvd and use that instead. I have been dealing with solaris 10 live upgrade issues from almost five years but still the new lu patches are not able to fix the common issues like updating the menu. Jumpstart server installation for sun solaris 8910.
But in solaris 11, all the tasks will be carried out using beadm command. Apr, 2007 here is a convenient procedure to know for solaris 8 and below. Slice 2 contains the boot block for the sun4c architecture. The file just loaded does not appear to be executable. Is the raw device name that represents the location of the grub menu, boot grubmenu. When the system boots from disk, you will then go through the system configuration as above, after which you have a working solaris 11 system with its package repo configured. The user does not need to do any of this with the dvd iso. Recovering from boot problems solaris volume manager. After mounting the data set, install the boot block using installboot or installgrub.
Sep 16, 2011 its oracle database preinstalled in an oracle solaris container. I though could be the version of the solaris in the usb, so i tryed automatic boot usb solaris 11 and model text installer usb that is available for download aswell in the oracle site. May 30, 2011 this boot option is new in solaris 10 and works in conjunction with the solaris 10 service management facility. To do this, you create a quorum device when you install the cluster.
This process ultimately looks for the default boot device and reads the boot program from the boot block which is located on the 115 blocks of boot device. If you have old tftp client, then file download is limited to 32mb, with each block size of 512bytes. In solaris 10,we will use lu commands like lucreate,luactivate,lumount,luumount and lustatus. Doing so causes the system to boot windows every time. Fujitsu m10 is sold as sparc m10 systems by fujitsu in japan.
Installing solaris 8 bootblock without solaris install cd. I am trying to start up my solaris server using the newly downloaded iso written on a cd. Jul 17, 20 managing boot environments in solaris11 is almost same as solaris 10s live upgrade. Lius blog as an inspiration, but the following is what i have found worked well to boot an install image located on a usb disk. This paper describes the boot architecture for the solaris 10 106 operating system on x86 platforms, as well as the user experience. To set up a jumpstart server using the solaris 9 os and later cdroms, the user must have access to both slice 0 and slice 1 on the cds. When powered on, it goes into a boot loop i created a new boot block and boot archive, no help. Fujitsu solaris 10 hardware platform manual pdf download. Also, do not indicate makeactive under the windows menu.
I have tried using boot from the ok prompt which then displays. When the system boots from disk, you will then go through the system configuration as above, after which you have a working solaris 11 system with its. Installation from cddvd or usb and download x86 usb live media go to tools. I thought of running an opensolaris 10 os, but later i figured that opensolaris solaris 10 both use grub instead of the bootloader solaris 8 had. Because solaris volume manager enables you to mirror the root, swap. Solaris 10, solaris install, solaris partitions, solaris ufs. Booting process in solaris can be divided in to different phases for ease of study. Sep 06, 2008 i decided i no longer see the sense of burning a dvd to do this. Discussion in solaris, nexenta, openindiana, and napp.
By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Hi, is it possible to see whether boot block are present in disk or not. The advantage of shutdown is that you can set a shutdown delay and warning message, but its nothing that a echo shutdown is coming wall. Managing boot environments in solaris11 is almost same as solaris 10s live upgrade. Starting from the ground up, a new caa contourfit last was used that maintains the heelhugging security from their traditional baa last while offering a more natural, relaxed toe box. Network booting background network booting can follow either of two paths, rarpbootparams or dhcp dynamic host configuration protocol, depending on the functions available in and configuration of the prom. I found out the tftp client has a limit on number of blocks. I signed up for that, but now i need an oracle support identifier. Is there any command which actually read the disk and let me know starting location of boot block. Solaris 10 how to access svm root disk from fail safe cdrom boot by ramdev published february 15, 2014 updated july 2, 2015 this procedure explains the steps required to access a root filesystem under svm, during the situation when the solaris cannot boot in normal way and it require to boot from failsafe or cdrom. Introduction the sbadmin for solaris system recovery guide is a supplement to the sbadmin user guide, providing details on reinstalling a solaris system from a sbadmin system backup. Its oracle database preinstalled in an oracle solaris container.
Solaris 8 solaris is the unixbased operating system of sun microsystems with roots in the bsd operating system family. Booting process in solaris from switching, boot loading rc scripts to reach single or multiusers. Software os unix solaris 11 how to install boot block on solaris 11 sparcx86. I had a hard drive fail, which is normally not much of an issue as we use veritas and have a root and mirror configured but i found that on these boxes they were not setup correctly so the disks are missing the boot block on the mirror so they will not boot. In documenting this process, i will first show you how to create a bootable recovery disk. Solaris 10 boot archive question hi, im new to solaris 10 and im trying to learn compiling and installing software.
I built the original 250 but the unix and linux forums. The boot block contains the ufs file system reader which is required by the next boot. This procedure only has a chance of working if you have a version of solaris 10 or later that uses grub and has a usb driver that works with. Installing solaris from a usb disk oracle the good, the. Verify that the boot blocks are installed by rebooting the system to run level 3. I followed the steps to add a boot block but unable to complete that. I decided i no longer see the sense of burning a dvd to do this. Apr 06, 2006 i found out the tftp client has a limit on number of blocks. I thought of running an opensolaris 10 os, but later i figured that opensolarissolaris 10 both use grub instead of the bootloader solaris 8 had. Jun 14, 20 how to create a bootable solaris 11 usb.
This document presents methods of building and operating oracle solaris 11. Oracle solaris 10 811 released oracle solaris blog. As resync from the root disk to the mirrored disk should have a copy of the boot block, is that right. In order to install a new zfs boot block, you need to first boot from dvd, network or the failsafe image on the system. The interface is similar, but not identical, to sparc solaris openboot boot command. Slice 1 contains the generic kernel and what will be the systems root directory after boot. You discover that you need to restore your pboot and boot block on the root slice located on disk c0d0. Were not trying to steal oracle solaris 11s thunder. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences in summary, init and shutdown commands cleanly shutdown the system by running the shutdown rc scripts.
Install a boot block on a system disk using the installboot1m command. View and download fujitsu solaris 10 hardware platform manual online. Note the solaris slice must be the active partition. The following procedure is one that ive been able to devise after searching for more help on the matter. I have a working solaris 10 box whose boot disk is using zfs.
Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. The solaris host utilities are a collection of components that enable you to connect solaris hosts to netapp storage systems running data ontap. The best sun solaris administration interview questions. Some of the details in this paper may change without notice. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. How to install a boot block on a system disk oracle. Solaris 10 how to access svm root disk from fail safe. Id like to add another hard drive and mirror this boot drive. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. Verify the boot blocks are installed by rebooting the system to run level 3.
I have a v210 test box which we were attempting to patch using pca and had a laptop connected to the serial but a break signal was sent and now i cant boot. The riedell solaris boot is the first of its kind in riedells celebrated line of performance skate boots. How to install a zfs boot block in solaris the geek diary. How to install a boot block on a system disk oracle docs. Once connected, you can set up logical storage units known as luns logical unit numbers on the. Page 43 limitations and known bugs remarks recommended actions a noautoshutdown file might be created at first boot after solaris 10 installation. This is normally required when a system fails to boot from a disk containing a root filesystem. Hershberger solaris, unlike some other operating systems, does not ship with a method for creating bootable recovery media. If your os is update5 before, it may be failed for boot to copy bootblk of install mediaupdate6 later.
After mirroring a root disk, does it still need to install the boot block on the mirrored disk. There are some doentations mentioned step of installing boot blocks, are they correct. Solaris, unlike some other operating systems, does not ship with a method for creating bootable recovery media. Solaris 10 bootarchive question hi, im new to solaris 10 and im trying to learn compiling and installing software. It has been a while since i supoprted solaris boxes. We converted a solaris 10 image made with a dd command over to a vm running on esxi 6. Boot the system in single user mode with cdrom and reinstall boot block. Solaris 10 zones are part of the base offering and fully supported as a part of oracles premier support for operating systems. The common syntax of boot command is solaris sparc system is. Solaris 10 to analyze your systems for available os updates, and also download and install those updates from sun microsystems. I have ran the sun blade 150 workstation with ultrasparc iie 500mhz with the. The a option will ask for configuration information such as where to find the system. Installing solaris 8 bootblock without solaris install cd unix and. So, i set the grub menu to boot into the kernel debugger to see if i can see any errors that is causing the boot loop.
If you cannot boot the system, you need to copy bootblk on root, not madia. Solaris11 system if you use usbcopy on, say, openindiana, it will copy the image, but not be able to write the boot blocks. I used solaris 10 cd to do initial boot, and it worked. Supports solaris 8 branded zones and solaris 9 branded zones but does require purchasing an additional license. Install a boot block on a system disk using the installboot. If the system is configured with zfs root filesystem.
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