Installing the JumpStart Software on a SPARC System

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There may be times when you want to install the JumpStart software (Preinstall Boot Image) on a system. Some new systems have the JumpStart software already preinstalled, which enables you to power on the system and have it automatically install the Solaris software.

SPARC - When you power on a system, the system looks for the JumpStart software on the disk slice that it boots from by default.

SPARC How to Install the JumpStart Software on a System

The procedure to install the JumpStart software involves:

Booting the system in single-user mode from the Solaris CD.
Using the re-preinstall(1M) command.

Warning - This procedure overwrites existing data on the specified disk. If you want to keep the data, back up the files before proceeding. See File System Administration for more information on backing up data.

Follow this procedure to install the JumpStart software on a system:

Identify the system's boot disk, if necessary. Use the output of the mount command to identify the device name of the root (/) file system. For example, /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0.
Halt the system.
Boot the system in single-user mode from the Solaris CD.
See Chapter 2, "Booting a SPARC System"for information on booting your system in single-user mode.
Use the re-preinstall command to install the JumpStart software on the system.
target_slice is the device name you found in step 1 (slice 0 is usually used).


  # /usr/sbin/install.d/re-preinstall target_slice

For example, the following command would install the JumpStart software on the system's c0t3d0s0 disk.


  # /usr/sbin/install.d/re-preinstall c0t3d0s0