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Define Your JumpStart Boot Servers

If users are allowed to request the installation of Solaris system images, administrators must configure Reservation Manager so that it can identify the required JumpStart boot servers.

The Reservation Manager uses Solaris JumpStart boot server technology for initiating the installation of Solaris operating systems on servers being set up for users. Because the Reservation Manager supports environments that have multiple JumpStart boot servers and installation servers, identify all the JumpStart boot servers required to support the systems that can be allocated to users.

To define your JumpStart boot servers

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Server Automation administrator user credentials.

   The home page opens.

2. Click Administer your Reservation Manager.

   The Administration page opens.

3. Click Manage your JumpStart boot servers.

   The JumpStart Boot Servers page opens. This page initially displays an empty table as long as no JumpStart boot servers are defined. If JumpStart boot servers have already been added, the page lists the available JumpStart boot servers and their associated IP masks, descriptions, and locations.

4. Select Add from the Actions menu to add new JumpStart boot servers.

   The Add JumpStart Boot Server wizard opens.

5. Complete the following fields to select and specify the JumpStart boot server to add to the inventory, then click Next.

   Name

   Specifies the JumpStart boot server. Select a boot server from the drop-down list. This list contains the JumpStart boot servers that were defined during the installation or afterward using the dpmutil command. The list also includes all the servers identified as JumpStart install servers.

   Description

   Lets you provide additional information about the JumpStart boot server.

   IP Mask

   Specifies an IP mask used to identify the computers that each JumpStart boot server will manage.

   IP masks can contain wildcards, IP ranges, or CIDR (slash) notation. Reservation Manager supports the ? and * as wildcard characters. Additionally you can use the following formats:

   • IP ranges: x.x.x.{x-x}
   • CIDR (slash) notation: x.x.x.x/x.

   Examples:

   192.168.1.* Wildcard notation

   192.168.1.{1-127} IP range notation

   192.168.1.0/24 CIDR notation

   Location

   Identifies the location of the JumpStart boot server.

   The Select Install Servers page appears.

6. Select the JumpStart install servers that a boot server can use during the provisioning process, then click Finish.

   Note: If the boot server is also an install server, select it.

   The JumpStart Boot Servers page opens and lists the JumpStart boot server that has been successfully added.