InfoScale™ 9.0 Installation Guide - Solaris

To use AI to install the Solaris 11 operating system and Arctera InfoScale products

1. Follow the Oracle documentation to set up a Solaris AI server and DHCP server.

   You can find the documentation at http://docs.oracle.com.

2. Set up the Arctera InfoScale package repository.

   Run the following commands to startup necessary SMF services and create directories:

   # svcadm enable svc:/network/dns/multicast:default
   # mkdir /ai 
   # zfs create -o compression=on -o mountpoint=/ai rpool/ai 
   

3. Run the following commands to set up IPS repository for Arctera SPARC packages:

   # mkdir -p /ai/repo_vrts_sparc
   # pkgrepo create /ai/repo_vrts_sparc
   # pkgrepo add-publisher -s /ai/repo_vrts_sparc Arctera
   # pkgrecv -s <media_sparc>/pkgs/VRTSpkgs.p5p -d 
   /ai/repo_vrts_sparc '*'
   # svccfg -s pkg/server list
   # svcs -a | grep pkg/server
   # svccfg -s pkg/server add vrtssparc
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc addpg pkg application 
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc setprop pkg/port=10003
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc setprop pkg/inst_root=
   /ai/repo_vrts_sparc
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc addpg general framework
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc addpropvalue general/complete 
   astring: vrtssparc
   # svccfg -s pkg/server:vrtssparc addpropvalue general/enable 
   boolean: true
   # svcs -a | grep pkg/server
   # svcadm refresh application/pkg/server:vrtssparc
   # svcadm enable application/pkg/server:vrtssparc
   	

   Or run the following commands to set up the private depot server for testing purposes:

   # /usr/lib/pkg.depotd -d /ai/repo_vrts_sparc -p 10003 > /dev/null &
   

   Check the following URL on IE or Firefox browser:

   http://<host>:10003

4. Set up the install service on the AI server.

   Run the following command:

   # mkdir /ai/iso

   Download the AI image from the Oracle website and place the iso in the /ai/iso directory.

   Create an install service.

   For example:

   To set up the AI install service for SPARC platform::

   # # installadm create-service -n sol11sparc -s\
    /ai/iso/sol-11-1111-ai-sparc.iso -d /ai/aiboot/

5. Run the installer to generate manifest XML files for all the Arctera InfoScale products that you plan to install.

   # mkdir /ai/manifests 
   # <media>/installer -ai /ai/manifests

6. For each system, generate the system configuration and include the host name, user accounts, and IP addresses. For example, enter one of the following:

   # mkdir /ai/profiles 
   # sysconfig create-profile -o /ai/profiles/profile_client.xml

   or

   # cp /ai/aiboot/auto-install/sc_profiles/sc_sample.xml 
   /ai/profiles/profile_client.xml

7. Add a system and match it to the specified product manifest and system configuration.

   Run the following command to add a SPARC system, for example:

   # installadm create-client -e "<client_MAC>" -n sol11sparc
   # installadm add-manifest -n sol11sparc -f \
   /ai/manifests/tmp/aitmp/vrts_manifest_enterprise.xml
   # installadm create-profile -n sol11sparc -f \
   /ai/profiles/profile_client.xml -p profile_sc
   # installadm set-criteria -n sol11sparc -m \
   vrts_sfha -p profile_sc -c mac="<client_MAC>"
   # installadm list -m -c -p -n sol11sparc

8. Run the following command to restart the system and install the operating system and Storage Foundation products:

   # boot net:dhcp - install

   If the Solaris operating system version is 11.1 or later, DMP is enabled for the ZFS root device.

   For more information about ZFS root support, see Dynamic Multi-Pathing Administrator's Guide.

9. When the system is up and running, run the installer command from the installation media to configure the Arctera InfoScale software.

   # /opt/VRTS/install/installer -configure

   Note:

   If you do not find the installer script, execute the /opt/VRTSsfcpi/bin/run-once command.