While putting together some examples of the Solaris 11 Automated Installer (AI), I managed to really mess up my system, to the point where AI was completely unusable. This was my fault as a combination of unfortunate incidents left some remnants that were causing problems, so I tried to clean things up. Unsuccessfully. Perhaps that was a bad idea (OK, it was a terrible idea), but this is Solaris 11 and there are a few more tricks in the sysadmin toolbox.
Here's what I did.
# rm -rf /install/*
# rm -rf /var/ai
# installadm create-service -n solaris11-x86 --imagepath /install/solaris11-x86 \
-s solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.0
Warning: Service svc:/network/dns/multicast:default is not online.
Installation services will not be advertised via multicast DNS.
Creating service from: solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.0
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SPEED
Completed 1/1 130/130 264.4/264.4 0B/s
PHASE ITEMS
Installing new actions 284/284
Updating package state database Done
Updating image state Done
Creating fast lookup database Done
Reading search index Done
Updating search index 1/1
Creating i386 service: solaris11-x86
Image path: /install/solaris11-x86
So far so good. Then comes an oops.....
setup-service[168]: cd: /var/ai//service/.conf-templ: [No such file or directory]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is where you generally say a few things to yourself, and then promise to quit deleting configuration files and directories when you don't know what you are doing. Then you recall that the new Solaris 11 packaging system has some ability to correct common mistakes (like the one I just made). Let's give it a try.
# pkg fix installadm
Verifying: pkg://solaris/install/installadm ERROR
dir: var/ai
Group: 'root (0)' should be 'sys (3)'
dir: var/ai/ai-webserver
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/ai-webserver/compatibility-configuration
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/ai-webserver/conf.d
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/image-server
Group: 'root (0)' should be 'sys (3)'
dir: var/ai/image-server/cgi-bin
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/image-server/images
Group: 'root (0)' should be 'sys (3)'
dir: var/ai/image-server/logs
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/profile
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/service
Group: 'root (0)' should be 'sys (3)'
dir: var/ai/service/.conf-templ
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/service/.conf-templ/AI_data
Missing: directory does not exist
dir: var/ai/service/.conf-templ/AI_files
Missing: directory does not exist
file: var/ai/ai-webserver/ai-httpd-templ.conf
Missing: regular file does not exist
file: var/ai/service/.conf-templ/AI.db
Missing: regular file does not exist
file: var/ai/image-server/cgi-bin/cgi_get_manifest.py
Missing: regular file does not exist
Created ZFS snapshot: 2012-12-11-21:09:53
Repairing: pkg://solaris/install/installadm
Creating Plan (Evaluating mediators): |
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SPEED
Completed 1/1 3/3 0.0/0.0 0B/s
PHASE ITEMS
Updating modified actions 16/16
Updating image state Done
Creating fast lookup database Done
In just a few moments, IPS found the missing files and incorrect ownerships/permissions. Instead of reinstalling the system, or falling back to an earlier Live Upgrade boot environment, I was able to create my AI services and now all is well.
# installadm create-service -n solaris11-x86 --imagepath /install/solaris11-x86 \
-s solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.0
Warning: Service svc:/network/dns/multicast:default is not online.
Installation services will not be advertised via multicast DNS.
Creating service from: solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.0
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SPEED
Completed 1/1 130/130 264.4/264.4 0B/s
PHASE ITEMS
Installing new actions 284/284
Updating package state database Done
Updating image state Done
Creating fast lookup database Done
Reading search index Done
Updating search index 1/1
Creating i386 service: solaris11-x86
Image path: /install/solaris11-x86
Refreshing install services
Warning: mDNS registry of service solaris11-x86 could not be verified.
Creating default-i386 alias
Setting the default PXE bootfile(s) in the local DHCP configuration
to:
bios clients (arch 00:00): default-i386/boot/grub/pxegrub
Refreshing install services
Warning: mDNS registry of service default-i386 could not be verified.
# installadm create-service -n solaris11u1-x86 --imagepath /install/solaris11u1-x86 \
-s solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.1
Warning: Service svc:/network/dns/multicast:default is not online.
Installation services will not be advertised via multicast DNS.
Creating service from: solaris-auto-install@5.11-0.175.1
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) SPEED
Completed 1/1 514/514 292.3/292.3 0B/s
PHASE ITEMS
Installing new actions 661/661
Updating package state database Done
Updating image state Done
Creating fast lookup database Done
Reading search index Done
Updating search index 1/1
Creating i386 service: solaris11u1-x86
Image path: /install/solaris11u1-x86
Refreshing install services
Warning: mDNS registry of service solaris11u1-x86 could not be verified.
# installadm list
Service Name Alias Of Status Arch Image Path
------------ -------- ------ ---- ----------
default-i386 solaris11-x86 on i386 /install/solaris11-x86
solaris11-x86 - on i386 /install/solaris11-x86
solaris11u1-x86 - on i386 /install/solaris11u1-x86
This is way way better than pkgchk -f in Solaris 10. I'm really beginning to like this new IPS packaging system.