I configured name-service=DNS in my sysidcfg file and sudden;y the install worked. I was using ip addresses only before, but apparently setting name_service=NONE "disables networking" according the the manual. The install client has filesystems mounted from the install server, so I'm still not sure why the flash archive wouldnt mount, but I'm fine with setting up DNS in the sysidcfg. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Sirinek, William Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 3:26 PM To: 'sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org' Subject: unable to install flash archive via network-based jumpstart I'm having a difficult time loading a flash archive image onto a system via jumpstart. I built a box and then created a flash archive of it immediately. Now I am trying to load it onto the same physical piece of hardware via custom jumpstart. OS initial installs via the network from this jumpstart setup work great though. Anyone seen this before? I have scoured google and docs.sun.com as usual, but not really come up with anything useful. Thanks Bill Here's my profile: -------------------------- install_type flash_install archive_location nfs 10.153.75.137:/flash_archive/billsbox-test.flar partitioning explicit filesys rootdisk.s0 15120 / filesys rootdisk.s1 1:2849 swap filesys rootdisk.s2 all overlap filesys rootdisk.s3 10240 /opt filesys rootdisk.s4 10240 /var filesys rootdisk.s5 free metadb c0t0d0s7 -------------------------- If I try and specify a retry value in the archive_location, as the Documentation says you can, I get an error, so I leave it out: Error in file "Profiles/ACI_flash_restore.profile", line 2 archive_location nfs 10.153.75.137:/flash_archive/billsbox-test.flar retry 5 ERROR: Too many arguments for this keyword Here's my sysidcfg: ------------------------- system_locale=en_US timezone=US/Central network_interface=primary {netmask=255.255.252.0 protocol_ipv6=no default_route=10.153.69.1} terminal=vt100 security_policy=NONE name_service=NONE timeserver=localhost root_passwd='blahblahblah' ------------------------- Here's what happens when jumpstart tries to load the image: Please wait while the system is configured with your settings... Generating software table of contents [this may take a few minutes...] Table of contents complete. Starting Solaris installation program... Searching for JumpStart directory... Using rules.ok from 10.153.69.98:/export/install/jass. Checking rules.ok file... Using profile: Profiles/ACI_flash_restore.profile Executing JumpStart preinstall phase... Searching for SolStart directory... Checking rules.ok file... Using begin script: install_begin Using finish script: patch_finish Executing SolStart preinstall phase... Executing begin script "install_begin"... Begin script install_begin execution completed. Processing default locales - Specifying default locale (en_US.ISO8859-1) Processing profile - Opening Flash archive ERROR: Could not mount 10.153.75.137:/flash_archive/billsbox-test.flar ERROR: Flash installation failed # ---------------------------- So I'm dropped to a root prompt. I poke around and here's some info. My server is on the 10.153.69 network and the NAS which has the flar images is on 10.153.75 and sharing the flash_archive directory ro,anon=0. I'm able to mount the filesystem via nfs manually, so I dont think the problem is network-related. The jumpstart server is running Solaris 10 08/07. I am booting a Solaris 9 09/04 kernel to try and do this flash_install. The flar file is of a Solaris 9 09/04 system patched with a R&S bundle no more than a few months old. # ifconfig fjgi1 fjgi1: flags=1000863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 1 inet 10.153.69.158 netmask fffffc00 broadcast 10.153.72.255 ether 0:b:5d:fa:69:13 # netstat -nr Routing Table: IPv4 Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface -------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- ------ --------- 10.153.69.0 10.153.69.158 U 1 2 fjgi1 224.0.0.0 10.153.69.158 U 1 0 fjgi1 default 10.153.69.1 UG 1 2 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 0 lo0 # mount 10.153.75.137:/flash_archive /mnt # df -k /mnt Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on 10.153.75.137:/flash_archive 302511984 57759832 244752152 20% /mnt # ls -l /mnt/billsbox-test.flar -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2293177526 Apr 9 12:21 /mnt/billsbox-test.flar # flar info /mnt/billsbox-test.flar archive_id=92ebb0a6e54809bce9f1c596007cb568 files_archived_method=cpio creation_date=20080409191600 creation_master=billsbox content_name=billsbox-test creation_node=billsbox creation_hardware_class=sun4us creation_platform=FJSV,GPUZC-M creation_processor=sparc creation_release=5.9 creation_os_name=SunOS creation_os_version=Generic_122300-11 files_compressed_method=none files_archived_size=2293172397 content_architectures=sun4us type=FULL # ***************************************************************************** ************* The information contained in this message, including attachments, may contain privileged or confidential information that is intended to be delivered only to the person identified above. 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