Create Solaris SPARC Bootserver (Optional)

The Lab Management Installer automatically creates the configuration files (the host files for the Solaris SPARC Bootserver) for you.

Create a VMware virtual image for the Solaris SPARC Bootserver on the physical node where the server is hosted using the following two commands:
- sudo vmcreate -n <fully-qualified Domain Name of the Solaris SPARC Bootserver>
Command output:
```
        $ sudo vmcreate -F -n miniroot.cubit.example.com
        Unregister guest node: miniroot.cubit.example.com
        Creating new virtual disk images
        Register guest node: miniroot.cubit.example.com
        $
```
Launch the VMware Server Console application from your desktop to connect to the VMware server running on the physical node where the Solaris SPARC Bootserver is hosted.
Click the Open Virtual Machine button.
Select the Solaris SPARC Bootserver from the list of available virtual machines.
Click OK. You are connected to the virtual machine that you selected.
Click Start up this guest operating system. After several seconds, you see the boot menu with three options:
- Solaris Jumpstart
- Solaris 10 11/06
- Solaris Failsafe
Use the up arrow key to select the Solaris Jumpstart option and press the Enter key on the keyboard.
Note: Monitor the progress of this task to make sure that the Solaris SPARC Bootserver configures successfully.
Once the Jumpstart process is complete, install the files required for this server to function as a Bootserver by following these steps:
1. Download the Solaris 10 ISO images from www.sun.com and burn them onto CD or DVD media.
2. Mount the disk1 at /mnt on a Sun SPARC server using the CD or DVD.
3. Run the following commands:
  - cd/mnt/Solaris_10/Tools
  - sudo ./setup_install_server -b /tmp
  Command output:
```
        Verifying target directory...
        Calculating space required for the installation boot image
        Copying Solaris_10 Tools hierarchy...
        Copying Install Boot Image hierarchy...
        Install Server setup complete
```
  - cd/tmp/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot
  - sudo tar cvf/tmp/sol10_miniroot.tar .
4. Copy the sol10_miniroot.tar file to the /tmp directory of the Solaris SPARC Bootserver that you created in the previous steps.
5. Run the following commands:
  - sudo mkdir -p /E/sparc/10u4
  - cd /E/sparc/10u4
  - sudo tar xvf/tmp/sol10_miniroot.tar
At this point, your Solaris SPARC Bootserver contains a valid miniroot, which you can use to perform Jumpstarts of Solaris machines.