Non-Interactive Installation Using bootsys

You can use bootsys to start an interactive system installation on one or more clients without logging onto the client system, as illustrated in the following diagram.

It can be invoked either from a command shell, or from the Ignite-UX screen by selecting:

Actions -> Boot Client

Each client must:

bootsys copies the Ignite-UX kernel and RAM file system to each client and then sets the system AUTO file in the LIF area of the root disk to automatically boot from this kernel at the next system reboot.

Examples

This sample command will boot the client system from the boot1 server and wait for install instructions from the Ignite-UX server:

bootsys -w boot1

If you have already run an install session from the server, issuing bootsys without the -w option results in automatic installation without further intervention.

To automatically install system1 using a different IP address than what is currently assigned and without waiting for server interaction, use this command:

bootsys -a system1:1.2.3.45

More information...

See the bootsys(1M) manpage for more information and examples. Common problems using bootsys with Ignite-UX are covered in Appendix A “Troubleshooting ”.

	TIP: To prevent a critical client from being inadvertently booted via bootsys, create the file, /.bootsys_block. For example, you can create the file with: touch /.bootsys_block