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BMR : SRT creation problem using SunOS 5.8

Created: 29 Jul 2010 | 2 comments
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Hi,

I have some troubles creating a Shared Resource Tree with a Solaris 8 Boot Server.
I am using NBU 6.5.6.
I have installed the Boot Server successfully and I have put a SunOS 5.8 installation CDROM in the cdrom drive.

Here is the command I'm trying to execute :

./bmrsrtadm

Select one of the following options:

    1.  Create a new Shared Resource Tree.
    2.  Create a new CD image based Shared Resource Tree.
    3.  Copy an existing Shared Resource Tree to a new location.
    4.  Import a Shared Resource Tree.
    5.  Modify an existing Shared Resource Tree.
    6.  Delete an existing Shared Resource Tree.
    7.  List Shared Resource Trees available on this server.
    8.  Quit.

Enter your selection (1-8) [1] : 1
Enter the name of the SRT to create : SRTtestSunOS58
Enter the description of the new SRT : SRT SunOS 5.8
Enter desired level of Solaris/SunOS (8/5.8) [5.8] :
Enter the directory in which to place the new SRT [/export/srt] : /tmp
Enter a [hostname:/]pathname containing a suitable Solaris 5.8
Boot CDROM or SRT image [/cdrom/cdrom0/s0] :
Found invalid CDROM image: Need valid /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/[s0/]Solaris_8
Enter a [hostname:/]pathname containing a suitable Solaris 5.8
Boot CDROM or SRT image [/cdrom/cdrom0/s0] :

For information, here is what's in the cdrom :

ls /cdrom0
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root     sys         2048 déc  19  2001 s0
drwxr-xr-x  17 root     root         512 déc  19  2001 s1
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 déc  19  2001 s2
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 déc  19  2001 s3
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 déc  19  2001 s4
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 déc  19  2001 s5

ls /cdrom/cdrom0/s0
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     other      59058 déc  19  2001 add_install_client
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other          5 déc  19  2001 Boot -> ../s1
-r--r--r--   1 root     other       5958 déc  19  2001 Copyright
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     other       5621 déc  19  2001 modify_install_server
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     other      18599 déc  19  2001 rm_install_client

ls /cdrom/cdrom0/s1
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     sys          512 déc  18  2001 a
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other          9 déc  19  2001 bin -> ./usr/bin
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     sys          512 déc  18  2001 cdrom
drwxr-xr-x  10 root     sys         1024 déc  19  2001 dev
drwxr-xr-x   3 root     sys          512 déc  19  2001 devices
drwxr-xr-x  27 root     sys         3072 déc  19  2001 etc
drwxr-xr-x   9 root     sys          512 déc  19  2001 kernel
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other          9 déc  19  2001 lib -> ./usr/lib
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     sys          512 déc  18  2001 mnt
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other         14 déc  19  2001 netmask
drwxr-xr-x   2 root     sys          512 déc  18  2001 opt
drwxr-xr-x  42 root     sys         1536 déc  19  2001 platform
dr-xr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 déc  18  2001 proc
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 déc  18  2001 reconfigure
drwxr-xr-x   3 root     sys         1024 déc  19  2001 sbin
drwxrwxrwt   4 root     sys          512 déc  19  2001 tmp
drwxr-xr-x  24 root     sys          512 déc  19  2001 usr
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other         14 déc  19  2001 var -> ./tmp/root/var
drwxr-xr-x   6 root     other        512 déc  19  2001 webstart

Do you have any idea why the SRT creation process doesn't recognize my SunOS 5.8 installation CDROM ?

Thanks,

Olivier

 

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CRZ's picture
29
Jul
2010
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Stab in the dark

We're looking for "Solaris_8" - I THINK you want to enter "/cdrom" for your image path (for us to come up with a path of "/cdrom/Solaris_8")

You could double check this (or figure out the correct path if I'm wrong) by doing a `cd /cdrom` and then looking at `ls` output to see if "Solaris_8" is included. 

If not, try a `find . -name "Solaris_8"` from there.

Then, lop off the "Solaris_8" and that's the path you want to provide to bmrsrtadm.

(I don't have any Solaris 8 media on me, so I'm totally guessing here ;-) but "/cdrom/Solaris_8" did come up a few times when I Googled it.)

Good luck!

 

olivier427's picture
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Aug
2010
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Wrong CDROM

I was using the Solaris Installation CDROM instead of the Solaris Software 1 CDROM !
It is now working fine.

Thanks,

Olivier