Opensolaris direct install iscsi
- Documentation can be found here: http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/Configuring+iSCSI+Boot+for+x86+Systems
Prerequisites
- A Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) Build 104 or later DVD
How to Install
- Create an empty disk and expose over iSCSI
- Make sure the DVD-ROM is activated as second boot device (in bios)
- During install choose the Solaris Interactive mode (default).
- Once the network configuration is done, exit the installer (go to a shell)
- Use the iscsiadm command to connect your iSCSI Target
for static config:
# iscsiadm add static-config iqn,target-ip:port # iscsiadm modify discovery -s enable
for send targets
# iscsiadm add discovery address <target-ip> # iscsiadm modify discovery -t enable
Find out the disk name: cXdXtX
# iscsiadm list target -S
- If the Device OS name is not specified, try:
# devfsadm -i iscsi
Continue the installation
- run:
# install-solaris
- The installer should continue, and the iscsi disk should be available
- After specifying the target LUN, type install-solaris. When the install wizard appears, select Next to resume the installation.
Successfully tested
- Opensolaris SXCE build 129 was successfully installed, on a system using a Realtek 8168 NIC
Known issues
- I tried to create an image of this disk, to deploy new clients. For some reason if the target IQN is changing I can't boot anymore.
