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In this article I want to setup a Jumpstart server using DHCP on an Solaris 11.2 machine.

1. RARP server: provides MAC address (Ethernet address) to IP service


2. Boot parameter server: provides


3. DHCP server: RARP and Boot parameter servers can be substituted by DHCP server.


4. Boot server: provides mini boot image to boot up clients


5. Install package server: provides software packages to client via NFS


6. System Identity (sysidcfg) server: provides information of ip address, time zone, default locale, root password...


7. Profile server: provides software configuration (what to install) and disk layout of this client.

One advantage of Jumpstart on Solaris 11.2 box is Solaris 11's ISC DHCP, which can boot up x86 clients as PXE boot supports DHCP only, it doesn't support RARP. I will not talk about RARP and boot parameter servers here, only DHCP will be introduced. So please prepare an Solaris 11.2 machine with this group package solaris-large-server installed and let's start,

1. prepare a file /etc/inet/dhcpd4.conf

(my server ip: 192.168.1.115, netmask: 255.255.255.0, defaultrouter: 192.168.1.1, broadcast: 192.168.1.255

my server will provide 192.168.1.200 - 192.168.1.220 to DHCP clients)

----- begin of dhcpd4.conf -----
# cat /etc/inet/dhcpd4.conf
# dhcpd.conf
#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd
#

# option definitions common to all supported networks...
#option domain-name "example.org";
#option domain-name-servers ns1.example.org, ns2.example.org;

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

# Use this to enble / disable dynamic dns updates globally.
#ddns-update-style none;

# If this DHCP server is the official DHCP server for the local
# network, the authoritative directive should be uncommented.
#authoritative;

# Use this to send dhcp log messages to a different log file (you also
# have to hack syslog.conf to complete the redirection).
log-facility local7;

# For Sparc clients
option space SUNW;
option SUNW.SrootIP4   code 2 = ip-address;
option SUNW.SrootNM    code 3 = text;
option SUNW.SrootPTH   code 4 = text;
option SUNW.SinstIP4   code 10 = ip-address;
option SUNW.SinstNM    code 11 = text;
option SUNW.SinstPTH   code 12 = text;
option SUNW.SbootURI   code 16 = text;
option SUNW.SjumpsCF   code 14 = text;
option SUNW.SsysidCF   code 13 = text;

# No service will be given on this subnet, but declaring it helps the
# DHCP server to understand the network topology.

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  range 192.168.1.200 192.168.1.220;
  option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
  option routers 192.168.1.1;
  next-server 192.168.1.115;

   on commit {
      log("====[ START COMMIT ]====" ) ;
      log("The host name is:" ) ;
      log(host-decl-name);
      set ClientIP = binary-to-ascii(10, 8, ".", leased-address);
      set ClientMac = binary-to-ascii(16, 8, ":", substring(hardware, 1, 6));
      log(concat("Commit: IP: " , ClientIP, " Mac: ", ClientMac, " Hostname: " , host-decl-name));
      log("====[ END COMMIT ]====" ) ;
   }
}
----- end of dhcpd4.conf -----

then enable dhcp service by running

svcadm enable dhcp/server:ipv4

and make sure dhcp is online by

# svcs dhcp/server:ipv4
STATE          STIME    FMRI
online          9:43:25 svc:/network/dhcp/server:ipv4

2. add this line to the end of /etc/syslog.conf

local7.debug/var/adm/dhcpd.log

(Be noted to put Tab's between local7.debug and /var/adm/dhcpd.log, you will get error if Space is used.)

then run

svcadm refresh system-log

so that this server can keep dhcp logs in /var/adm/dhcpd.log

3. download Solaris 10 iso image at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris10/downloads/index.html

for instance, sol-10-u11-ga-x86-dvd.iso is the iso image of Solaris 10 u11 for x86, then

# mount -F hsfs /root/sol-10-u11-ga-x86-dvd.iso /mnt
# cd /mnt
# ls
Copyright                         Solaris_10                        installer
Offer_to_Provide_Source_Code.txt  boot

# mkdir -p /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/
# find . |cpio -pud /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/
# ls /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/
Copyright                          boot/                              Offer_to_Provide_Source_Code.txt
Solaris_10/                        installer*
# umount /mnt

With above commands we put contents of this iso image to the directory /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/

4. retrieve /usr/sbin/install.d/chkprobe from Solaris 10 os image,

# cd /tmp
# 7z x /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Product/SUNWinst/archive/none.7z
# cpio -id < none
# ls -l /tmp/usr/sbin/install.d
chkprobe*    findcd*      get_mntpnt*  pfinstall*   profetch*    profind*     set_mntpnt*  stubboot*
# mkdir /usr/sbin/install.d
# cp /tmp/usr/sbin/install.d/chkprobe /usr/sbin/install.d

5. NFS share our jumpstart directory with the option ro,anon=0

on my server rpool/work/jumpstart is an ZFS dataset

# zfs list rpool/work/jumpstart
NAME                  USED  AVAIL  REFER  MOUNTPOINT
rpool/work/jumpstart  184G   619G   176G  /work/jumpstart

so I just share it by these commands,

zfs set share=name=jumpstart,path=/work/jumpstart,prot=nfs,anon=0,sec=sys,ro=* rpool/work/jumpstart
zfs set sharenfs=on rpool/work/jumpstart

then use 'share' to make sure jumpstart server has been shared correctly,

# share
jumpstart    /work/jumpstart nfs     anon=0,sec=sys,ro
IPC$            smb     -       Remote IPC

You may have to share the directory with other similar commands based on your scenario.

6. to integrate AI and Jumpstart into one server, combine /etc/netboot and /tftpboot as one,

# mkdir -m 755 /etc/netboot
# ln -s /etc/netboot /tftpboot

(this is because of that AI uses /etc/netboot but Jumpstart uses /tftpboot )

7. (optional) in case you wanna jumpstart clients to synchronize time with this server during jumpstart, run these two commands,

svcadm enable time:stream
svcadm enable time:dgram

Jumpstart server has been setup well at this stage. Now we are creating client data for a Jumpstart client, mac address of this client, say, 08:00:27:82:9D:49,

1. add a file /work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/08:00:27:82:9D:49/my-first-project/sysidcfg
   （you can refer to http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26505_01/html/E28037/preconsysid-55534.html for details of sysidcfg）

# mkdir -p /work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/08:00:27:82:9D:49/my-first-project

# cd  mkdir -p /work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/08:00:27:82:9D:49/my-first-project

then add a file /work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/08:00:27:82:9D:49/my-first-project/sysidcfg

# cat sysidcfg
name_service=NONE
network_interface=PRIMARY {
        dhcp
        protocol_ipv6=no
}
system_locale=C
timezone=Asia/Taipei
root_password=yyPLbpUHu9bRc
security_policy=NONE
nfs4_domain=dynamic
timeserver=localhost
terminal=vt100
auto_reg=none

"timeserver=<ip address>" let Jumpstart client to synchronize time from other server while

"timeserver=localhost" keep this client to use its own time.

root_password contains an encrypted password, you can get such a string from /etc/shadow

2.  put these files profile, rules, begin_script (optional), finish_script (optional) to /work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project
   （ profile you can refer to http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26505_01/html/E28039/preparecustom-24696.html for more profile configurations）

# mkdir -p /work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project

# cd /work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project

 then add files profile, rules, begin_script, finish_script

# cat profile
install_type    initial_install
cluster         SUNWCXall
locale          C
geo             C_America
geo             N_America
geo             S_America
geo             Ausi
geo             C_Europe
geo             E_Europe
geo             N_Europe
geo             S_Europe
geo             W_Europe
geo             N_Africa
geo             S_Africa
geo             Asia
geo             M_East
system_type     standalone
partitioning    explicit
pool rpool auto auto auto any
package SUNWtcsh

# cat rules

any -   begin_script    profile finish_script

# cat begin_script
#!/bin/sh
echo "begin_script is beginning at `date`"
(do what you want)
echo "begin_script is ending at `date`"

# cat finish_script
#!/bin/sh
echo "finish_script is beginning at `date`"

(do what you want, such as change sshd configuration to allow root ssh login, change root's shell, install recommended patches,..... As root file system is mounted under /a after jumpstart installation is completed but a reboot was not taken place, remember to write scripts to make any modification with files under /a)

echo "finish_script is ending at `date`"

3. go to the profile directory /work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project to run /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check

# cd /work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project
# /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check
Validating rules...
Validating profile profile...
The custom JumpStart configuration is ok.

You will see a file rules.ok generated from rules.

Be noted: in Solaris 11.1 we need to change the first line of /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Misc/jumpstart_sample/check from  #!/bin/sh to #!/usr/sunos/bin/sh, but this step is not necessary in Solaris 11.2.

4. run add_install_client to add client information,

for x86 client,

# /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-i386-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Tools/add_install_client \
-c 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-script \
-p 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/my-first-script/08:00:27:82:9D:49 \
-d -e 08:00:27:82:9D:49 i86pc

for sparc client,

# /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-sparc-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Tools/add_install_client \
-c 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-frist-script \
-p 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/my-first-script/08:00:27:82:9D:49 \
-d -e 08:00:27:82:9D:49 sun4u
/work/jumpstart is already shared.
However, the zfs file system /work/jumpstart must be shared
read-only with root access.  Use the "zfs set" command to
set the sharenfs property for file system /work/jumpstart as follows:
Use ro and anon=0 for /work/jumpstart.  This must be
fixed and /work/jumpstart shared before 08:00:27:82:9D:49 can boot.
/work/jumpstart is already shared.
However, the zfs file system /work/jumpstart must be shared
read-only with root access.  Use the "zfs set" command to
set the sharenfs property for file system /work/jumpstart as follows:
Use ro and anon=0 for /work/jumpstart.  This must be
fixed and /work/jumpstart shared before 08:00:27:82:9D:49 can boot.

To enable 01080027829D49 in the DHCP server, ensure that
the following Sun vendor-specific options are defined
(SinstNM, SinstIP4, SinstPTH, SrootNM, SrootIP4,
SrootPTH, and optionally SbootURI, SjumpCF and SsysidCF),
and add a macro to the server named 01080027829D49,
containing the following option values:

  Install server      (SinstNM)  : toshiba-vbox
  Install server IP   (SinstIP4) : 127.0.0.1
  Install server path (SinstPTH) : /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-sparc-10-u11_2013.01
  Root server name    (SrootNM)  : toshiba-vbox
  Root server IP      (SrootIP4) : 127.0.0.1
  Root server path    (SrootPTH) : /work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-sparc-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot
  Boot file           (BootFile) : 01080027829D49
  Profile location    (SjumpsCF) : 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-frist-script
  sysidcfg location   (SsysidCF) : 192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/my-first-script/08:00:27:82:9D:49

What's the difference between x86 and sparc clients?

• you can NOT run add_install_client from Sparc directory for an x86 client and vice versa.


• the last argument of i386 client is "i86pc" but that of sparc client may be "sun4u", "sun4us" or "sun4v", based on the type of your sparc client.

5. add the following lines to /etc/inet/dhcpd4.conf (make sure no duplication of this MAC address)

for x86 client,

host 080027829D49 {
    hardware ethernet 08:00:27:82:9D:49;
    filename "01080027829D49";
}

for Sparc client (refer to the add_install_client output),

host 080027829D49 {
    hardware ethernet 08:00:27:82:9D:49;
    filename "01080027829D49";

    option SUNW.SinstNM "192.168.1.115";
    option SUNW.SinstIP4 192.168.1.115;
    option SUNW.SinstPTH "/work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-sparc-10-u11_2013.01";
    option SUNW.SrootNM "192.168.1.115";
    option SUNW.SrootIP4 192.168.1.115;
    option SUNW.SrootPTH "/work/jumpstart/os-image/Install-sparc-10-u11_2013.01/Solaris_10/Tools/Boot";
    option SUNW.SjumpsCF "192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/profile/my-first-project";
    option SUNW.SsysidCF "192.168.1.115:/work/jumpstart/config/sysidcfg/my-first-project/08:00:27:82:9D:49";

}

then refresh DHCP service by

svcadm refresh dhcp/server:ipv4

6. (for x86 client only) edit the file /tftpboot/menu.lst.01080027829D49

change
        kernel$ /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B

to
        kernel$ /I86PC.Solaris_10-1/multiboot kernel/$ISADIR/unix - install dhcp nowin -B

7. boot up this client,

try "boot net:dhcp - install" under ok prompt for Sparc client

and for x86 client, just boot it from network (PXE boot) 

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If you have read my previous posts on the topic of building your own Exadata then you have seen my arguments for the substantial costs of building your own both when developing the system and after it's gone operational. In this section, I discuss miscellaneous other costs - most of them reoccurring - that are associated with build your own...

Notice that one thing I've done, for the most part, is avoid the discussion about specific features in Exadata. I think I mention them in a few places respect to flash and compression but in general I've tried to focus on costs specific to just standing up such a system and maintaining it...

 Here is the last part of my thoughts:

a.Lack of scale – This method of procuring systems does not scale well at all. The cost of additional resources will increase as the scale of the infrastructure increases. As the system scales further, the ability to support the infrastructure juxtaposed to Exadata will quickly probably be several orders of magnitude different, with Exadata clearly being the better choice.

b.Refresh – Each refresh requires a re-run of Steps listed in 4.

c.Additional Cluster – Each cluster created will have to go through step 4 again. This is because the same hardware/software components you put into cluster #1 have become obsolete. So, now we have a growing infrastructure that is wildly component divergent – increasing costs yet again.

d.Local Body of Knowledge encapsulated in one or few people on-site – The working body of knowledge with BYOH (Bring your own hardware) is local and usually limited to a few people on-site. This is a significant risk and increases costs, sometimes significantly. If the maverick who put this monster together ever left, who will support it and will they be able to support with a comparable body of knowledge?

e.Disciplined approach – The Engineered Systems design, development and production have a specific discipline to them that includes things like peer review, deep experience in hardware as well as past customer issues and problems. This leads to a disciplined approach to engineered systems that is very hard to replicate in most IT departments. One maverick designing a“Exadata Killer” is likely to not benefit from input of others with deep technical experience. Thus, while the maverick may have specific expertise in particular areas, he lacks the overall vision of what is required and has few if any peers capable of matching him on the same technical level he lives at. Thus, what you get is a solution that is designed from the point of view of the expertise of the designer, rather than one that is holistic in its approach – as is Exadata.

 So, in selling Exadata it’s not just about the special sauce or whatever – it’s bigger and broader than that. It’s about TCO – which includes all of the items I’ve listed above and more.

 When I was first getting into IT I was a C programmer. They brought in Oracle on AIX and I fought a huge fight to get the internal DBA job they were offering – which I got. I saw it as cool and an incredible opportunity. I was going to get to build warehouses and OLTP databases and be the DBA… power!!! Moooohahahahahaha oh the power! In the end I was really no different than the maverick that wants to build the Exadata killer – he’s probably drooling at the idea – conjuring every excuse and reason to do it that he can dream of (honestly - I can see me doing this!).

The Achilles heel of these types is that they always talk in vague terms. They speak using generic arguments and never provide a single fact to back up what they say. The response is to expose the true costs of the effort they propose. Shed light on the fatal flaws of their arguments (which isn’t that hard). Present these intangible costs to management and ask THEM to assign a cost to these items. Accumulate these costs and all of a sudden this great Exadata killer won’t look so grand.

 Yeah…. All in all it looks like it’s much cheaper to BYOE (Build Your Own Exadata) – NOT.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) started warning users about out-of-date ActiveX controls running through any security zone except the 'Local intranet' or the 'Trusted sites' zones when using IE 8 or later. Attempts to run any Java content from your desktop using older JRE releases -- releases prior to the latest Critical Patch Updates (CPU) on any JRE codeline -- through any other zone now result in a warning message. This may prevent you from accessing Java-based or Forms-based content within Oracle E-Business Suite.

IE will not block functionality for end-users who meet any of these conditions:

• Are running EBS through the browsers "Local Intranet" or "Trusted sites" zones
  
• Have the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Critical Patch Update (CPU) release on Java 6 or 7

IE will block end-users whose desktops meet all of the following conditions:

• Users are running the E-Business Suite in the the "Internet" zone
  
• Users do not have latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Critical Patch Update (CPU) release on Java 6 or 7

Affected end-users will see the following warning:

How do I prevent this Issue?

OPTION 1

Follow our documented recommendations to run Oracle E-Business Suite through the "Trusted sites" zone. 

See the "Recommended Internet Explorer Browser Settings" section within:

• Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Note 389422.1)
• Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-Business Suite 11i (Document 285218.1)

OPTION 2

Follow Microsoft's workaround to turn this feature off:

• Update to block out-of-date ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer (Microsoft KB 2991000)
  

OPTION 3

Upgrade to the latest JRE release. See:

• Deploying JRE (Native Plug-in) for Windows Clients in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (Note 290807.1)
• Deploying JRE (Native Plug-in) for Windows Clients in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (Note 393931.1)

• Sign E-Business Suite JAR Files Now
  

I mentioned it before, but now that Karma Istanbul Code Coverage is part of NetBeans IDE, I thought I'd make a small movie about it:

Also, good to explicitly state the configuration information I'm using above. Here is 'my.conf.js':

module.exports = function (config) {
    config.set({
        basePath: '', autoWatch: true,
        frameworks: ['jasmine'],
        files: ['app/*.js','test/spec/*.js'],
        browsers: ['Firefox'],
        plugins: ['karma-script-launcher','karma-firefox-launcher','karma-jasmine','karma-coverage','karma-junit-reporter'
        ],
        reporters: ['progress', 'coverage'],
        coverageReporter: {
            reporters: [{
                    type: 'cobertura',
                    dir: 'coverage/',
                    subdir: 'firefox',
                    file: 'firefox.xml'
                },{
                    type: 'json',
                    dir: 'coverage/',
                    subdir: 'json',
                    file: 'coverage.json'
                }]
        },
        preprocessors: {'**/app/*.js': ['coverage']},
        singleRun: true
    });
};

And here is the 'package.json' content:

{"name": "coverage-jasmine-istanbul-karma","description": "Example of code coverage of Jasmine tests using Istanbul and Karma","main": "sqrt.js","version": "0.0.1","engines": {"node": ">=0.8.0"
    },"repository": {"type": "git","url": "http://github.com/ariya/coverage-jasmine-istanbul-karma.git"
    },"devDependencies": {"karma": "~0.10","karma-coverage": "~0.2.6","protractor": "^1.1.1","http-server": "^0.6.1","bower": "^1.3.1","shelljs": "^0.2.6","karma-junit-reporter": "^0.2.2"
    },"scripts": {"test": "node_modules/.bin/karma.cmd start my.conf.js"
    }
}

On Windows 7, I can't upgrade from Karma 0.10 for this reason.

Are you going to be at Oracle OpenWorld? If so, don't miss the opportunity to meet the most innovative Oracle Fusion Middleware projects of 2014. Winners of 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards for Fusion Middleware Innovation will be announced in a special Awards Ceremony on Tuesday September 30^th during Oracle OpenWorld.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Awards honor customers with cutting-edge use of Oracle Fusion Middleware technologies to solve unique business challenges or create business value. Winners are selected based on the uniqueness of their business case, business benefits, level of impact relative to the size of the organization, complexity and magnitude of implementation, and the originality of architecture. Data Integration is among the 9 award categories recognized this year, along with Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, Oracle Cloud Application Foundation, Oracle Service Oriented Architecture, Oracle Business Process Management, Oracle WebCenter, Oracle Identity Management, Oracle Development Tools and Framework, and Big Data and Business Analytics.

If you are planning to attend Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco or plan to be in the area during Oracle OpenWorld, we hope you can join us, and bring back to your organization real-life examples of Fusion Middleware in action.

   Oracle Excellence Awards Ceremony:Oracle Fusion Middleware: Meet This Year’s Most Impressive Innovators(Session ID: CON7029)

   When: Tuesday September 30, 2014

   Time: ChampagneReception 4:30 pm, Ceremony 5-5:45 pm PT