Solaris Installation Procedure
This sections describes Solaris 10 update 6 (10/08) installation procedure for CLON cluster (Sparc-, Xeon- and Opteron-based machines).
IMPORTANT: if reinstalling system, save following directories: /etc, /var, /opt/sfw/etc, /ftfpboot, /root, /opt/realport. Also save image of 'll /' and 'df -kh' to make it easy to restore the same structure.
You will need 5 CDs 'Solaris 10 Software' (or one DVD) and one DVD 'Software Companion'. Download CDs or DVD image from http://www.sun.com. If you do not have DVD-ROM, you can mount iso image of the Companion after system itself is installed (see instructions below).
If you already have Solaris installed, type init 0 as root, and on prompt type boot cdrom. You can change boot sequence changing environment variable boot-device (setting it to cdrom disk will inforce corresponding boot sequence). For new Sun server you may want to minimize power-on tests, to do it on boot prompt type setenv diag-level min (default is usually max).
Boot from CD1. Several questions will be asked, for example for clondaq1:
hostname: clondaq1 IP address: 129.57.167.107 mask: 255.255.255.0 (will be written to /etc/netmasks) route: 129.57.167.99 (others: 129.57.68.100, 129.57.69.1, 129.57.160.1, will be written to /etc/defaultrouter) services: choose DNS domain name: jlab.org DNS servers: 129.57.167.5, 129.57.167.14, 129.57.32.100, 129.57.32.101 search domain: jlab.org, acc.jlab.org (will be written to /etc/resolv.conf)
If setting secondary ports, do not specify default router for them.
On screen Enabling Remote Services choose No, it will enable ssh service only (no ftp, no finger etc).
Choose Initial installation, then Custom installation.
Partition disk: if chouse ZFS, whole disk will be rpool, in that case set swap area to 8192MB and select Put /var on a separate dataset. If chouse UFS, if only one disk exist, set 12GB for 'swap', 40GB for system '/', mount the rest as '/space' (clon05 and others with smaller disks: 4096MB swap, 15GB /). If 2 disks exists and there is no intension to use second one, make it /space and use whole first disk for / and 12G swap. Sun has its own disk name scheme, for example c1t0d0 means ... .
Follow instructions on screen and finish installation.
NOTE: 'format' command shows all disks.
After installation is finished do following (use VI editor, /opt/sfw/bin/emacs is not installed yet, it will come from 'Software Companion' CD; you may install that software now if want 'emacs'):
mkdir /root (or 'ln' to file server; normally we have it locally); copy .cshrc file from another machine's /root directory, it must looks like following:
#
# .cshrc for root on clon cluster solaris machines
#
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/opt/SUNWspro/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/opt/sfw/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/sfw/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/ccs/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/sadm/admin/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/local/bin
setenv PATH ${PATH}:/usr/openwin/bin
#
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/SUNWspro/lib
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/sfw/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/sfw/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
#
set prompt="%m:%C> "
#
alias ll "ls -al"
alias xt "xterm -sb -sl 5000 -ls"
#
#temporary!!!
setenv CODA /usr/local/clas/release/current/coda
#
in file /etc/passwd: change root home directory from '/' to '/root' and shell from '/sbin/sh' to '/bin/tcsh' in file /etc/default/login: comment out CONSOLE=/dev/console in file /etc/ssh/sshd_config: PermitRootLogin?: 'no' - change to 'yes' run svcadm restart /network/ssh (to show all services, type svcs)
From now on 'ssh root@clonxt2' is possible from remote host.
Install software from CD 'Software Companion'. Use it's README and follow instructions. If you want to mount iso image use loopback file driver lofi, for example:
lofiadm -a /root/sol-10-u6-companion-ga.iso /dev/lofi/1 mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
Image will be mounted as /mnt. To unmount do following:
umount /mnt lofiadm -d /dev/lofi/1
To configure NIS do following:
1. Create /etc/defaultdomain with one line containing 'CCCHP'
2. Add to /etc/hosts all hosts to be used in 'ypinit -c' command (see below), normally:
129.57.167.5 clon00 clon00.jlab.org 129.57.167.14 clon10 clon10.jlab.org 129.57.33.22 ccs10 ccs10.jlab.org
3. Execute command domainname CCCHP (or reboot, but not necessary)
4. Execute following:
ypinit -c next host to add: clon00 clon10 ccs10 (for EEL building put it on first place) svcadm enable /network/nis/client ypwhich - shows NIS server (must show first one in the list above) ypcat passwd | grep <username> - shows id/gid etc information
Edit '/etc/nsswitch.conf':
passwd: compat group: files nis hosts: files dns (done by default if 'dns' was clicked during installation) netgroup: nis automount: files nis
Fix accounts (can be used to add new account !):
1. /etc/passwd: add clasrun (for clon00/clon10 add also clasboot, clascron, clasmail), add last 3 lines
2. /etc/shadow: add clasrun, etc, add last line
3. Add new groups (onliners etc): /etc/group contails group name, group id and list of group members, while /etc/passwd contains <group id ??? NO !!!>
Set mounts if it was not done during installation. Example of /etc/vfstab file lines:
/dev/dsk/c1t1d0s6 /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s6 /work ufs 2 yes - /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s2 /scratch ufs 2 yes -
Set automounts:
1. /etc/auto_master contents:
/- /etc/auto_direct /- auto_direct.ep /u auto.u.ep /w auto.w.ep
2. /etc/auto_direct contents:
# auto_direct (Solaris, clon10-specific) /home -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/home /apps -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/apps/SunOS_sun4u /usr/local/clas -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/clas /usr/local/downloads -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/downloads /usr/local/bin -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/bin /usr/local/etc -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/etc /usr/local/include -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/include /usr/local/lib -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/lib /usr/local/man -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/man /usr/local/sbin -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/sbin /usr/local/share -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/share /usr/local/src -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/src # # for openssl untill installation from source will works /usr/local/ssl -rw,bg clonfs2:/vol/vol0/local/SunOS_sun4u/ssl # # for diman (see $CLON_PARMS/discr/archive /pretrigger/archive etc) /usr/clas/archives -rw,bg clonfs2:/archives # # work/scratch disks from clon00 ##/work -rw,bg clon00:/work ##/scratch -rw,bg clon00:/scratch /data -rw,bg clon10:/data /raidold -rw,bg clon10:/raidold # # clon00/clon10 specific /mnt/admin/clonfs2 -rw,bg clonfs2:/ #
3. Restart automount service:
svcadm restart /system/filesystem/autofs
Reboot machine:
reboot, or 'shutdown -g0 -i6 -y', or 'init 6' (to power down use 'init 5') reboot -- -r (after new hardware installation: '-r' force reconfigure, '-s' force single user mode; 'exit' from single user will continue to multiuser mode)
Install SunStudio: goto /usr/local/src/SunStudio12 directory and run installer. If directory does not exist, create it, copy tar file from /usr/local/downloads into it and untar.
Enable X11 forwarding: uncommented and properly set 2 following lines in /etc/ssh/ssh_config file:
Host * ForwardX11 yes
Configure SSH so it will create .Xauthority file in /tmp directory instead of $HOME directory.
Run updatemanager, subscribe and install patches (service plan # NK20211311). If machine does not have direct access to the web (for example clon20 on subnet 86), configure proxy from Update Manager's login page (proxy server: jprox.jlab.org, port:8080). More information about jlab proxy can be found at https://wiki.jlab.org/cc/external/wiki/index.php/Proxy_For_Special_Networks.
BUGs found
File /usr/include/sys/regset.h seems have a bug, see fix in http://clonweb/wiki/clondocs/Docs/regset.h (search for 'sergey').
Background information
If need to change IP address and keep the same machine name, edit files /etc/hosts, /etc/defaultrouter, /etc/netmasks, /etc/inet/ipnodes and maybe other files in /etc/inet directory. Files in /etc/net/*/hosts may need to be changed but we are not using them. If want to change machine name, change also files /etc/hostname.* and /etc/nodename. Run "ypinit -c" and set appropriate servers if new IP name is on different subnet and different set of NIS servers must be used. Reboot the machine.
Multiple ethernet ports setting: clon machines can be connected to the several subnets; for example clonxt2:
129.57.167.108 - clonxt2 (iprb0) - goto /etc/hosts 129.57.68.23 - clonxt2-daq1 (e1000g0) - goto /etc/hosts 129.57.69.201 - clonxt2-daq2 (e1000g1) - goto /etc/hosts
To configure do following:
1. Add all interfaces to the /etc/hosts file
2. Create /etc/hostname.e1000g0 file containing clonxt2-daq1, etc for every extra port
3. Edit file /etc/netmasks adding new line for every new port, for example:
129.57.68.0 255.255.255.0
4. Reboot machine, or run commands:
ifconfig e1000g1 plumb ifconfig e1000g1 129.57.68.23 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
To enable/disable services running under svcs just use svcadm enable/disable command. For legacy services rename corresponding script, for example to disable snmp service rename it's startup script:
cd /etc/rc3.d mv S82initsma hide.S82initsma
If you ansvered "No" on screen Enabling Remote Services, the number of services will not be enabled. One of them is required if machine will be used as host to download VxWorks to ROCs. To start it type command:
svcadm enable network/shell:default
To configure Xserver for multiple displays do following commands
mkdir /etc/dt mkdir /etc/dt/config cd /etc/dt/config cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers .
and replace one line in the end of Xservers file with approptiate, for example on clon03:
### :0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xserver :0 -nobanner :0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/X11/bin/Xserver :0 -nobanner -dev /dev/fb0 bottom -dev /dev/fb2 top -dev /dev/fb3 left
see X server for more datails.
Useful diagnostic commands:
prtdiag -v
Proceed to Solaris Customization on CLON Cluster.
Installation from network
Create Install Server
Normally Install Server is created on clon00. Login into clon00 as root.
Create a directory to contain iso image:
mkdir -p /scratch/iso
Copy/download Solaris 10 and Software Companion dvd iso images to the /scratch disk and mount them:
lofiadm -a /scratch/sol-10-u6-ga1-sparc-dvd.iso /dev/lofi/1 mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
Copy the dvd image:
cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Tools ./setup_install_server /scratch/iso
umount /mnt lofiadm -d /dev/lofi/1
lofiadm -a /scratch/sol-10-u6-companion-ga.iso /dev/lofi/1 mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/lofi/1 /mnt
umount /mnt lofiadm -d /dev/lofi/1
An Install Server must be created by copying the Solaris 8 CD images to its hard drive.
Insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 software 1 of 2 into the CDRom drive
Volume manager automatically mounts the cdrom. Otherwise mount manually.
Make a directory where the Solaris images will be stored. Be sure that there is enough space to allocate to the CD images
- mkdir /var/Solaris8
Change directories to the Tools directory
- cd /cdrom/sol_8_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Tools
Copy the image from the CD to the install directory
- ./setup_install_server /var/Solaris8
Eject the CD. Insert CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 into the cdrom drive
Volume manager automatically mounts the cdrom
Change directories to the Tools directory
- CD /cdrom/sol_8_sparc_2/Solaris_8/Tools
Copy the image from the CD to the install directory.
- ./add_to_install_server /var/Solaris8
Configure System to be Installed over Network
Be sure to collect the following information on the new system:
Host name IP address Ethernet address Platform Group Create entry in /etc/ethers. If /etc/ethers does not exist, then create it with the following entry. You must remove the leading zeros in the ethernet address
8:0:20:c2:36:68 sun-001
Update /etc/hosts file with the ip address for the new server
10.10.1.114 sun-001
Verify that /etc/nsswitch.conf is using the /etc/bootparams file
bootparams: files
Change directory to the Tools directory on the Install Server
- CD /var/Solaris8/Solaris_8/Tools
Add the new server using the add_install_client utility. Note that sun-001 is the server name and sun4u is the appropriate platform group for the Netra T1.
- ./add_install_client sun-001 sun4u
Output:
saving original /etc/dfs/dfstab in /etc/dfs/dfstab.orig Adding "share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /var/Solaris8" to /etc/dfs/dfstab making /tftpboot enabling tftp in /etc/inetd.conf starting rarpd starting bootparamd starting nfsd's starting nfs mountd updating /etc/bootparams copying inetboot to /tftpboot
Install Solaris 8 on New System
At the system OK prompt:
boot net