Deployment tasks 31
Custom bootable ISO image creation
This section describes a procedure for creating a custom bootable ISO image with a modified miniroot for
use in booting a ProLiant server to a network-based, possibly automated Solaris installation.
Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image
To create and use a custom bootable ISO image, the following prerequisites must be met:
• DHCP Service—Booting a network installation from a custom ISO image requires a DHCP service on
the network to provide networking configuration for the client.
• System running Solaris 10 1/06 (or higher)—Use a system running Solaris x86 as the staging
system.
• A modified miniroot—If the CD is used to boot to a network-based installation, then the miniroot must
include the HPQnetstrategy package. For more information, see “Miniroot preparation.”
• Solaris multiboot program—The Solaris multiboot program is available on the media (DVD or the first
CD), and under the installation media root directory on the install server as .../boot/multiboot.
• GRUB menu.lst—If using the directory layout described in the next section, the value for
pathtomultiboot
in menu.lst should be /multiboot and
pathtominiroot
must be
/x86.miniroot. For more information, see “GRUB preparation.”
If the CD is used to boot to a network-based installation, then the GRUB “kernel” line must include a
directive for HPQnetstrategy.
Creating a custom bootable ISO image
To create a custom bootable ISO image:
1. Ensure you have met all the requirements for installation and have all the necessary tools available
for installation. For more information, see “Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image.”
2. Organize the CD as follows (in this example, /var/tmp/iso is the root of the CD):
# mkdir /var/tmp/iso
# mkdir -p /var/tmp/iso/boot/grub
# cp /boot/grub/stage2_eltorito /var/tmp/iso/boot/grub
# cp .../menu.lst /var/tmp/iso/boot/grub
# cp .../x86.miniroot /var/tmp/iso/x86.miniroot
# cp /boot/multiboot /var/tmp/iso/multiboot
3. Create the ISO image using mkisofs(8):
# cd /var/tmp
# mkisofs -R -b boot/grub/stage2_eltorito -no-emul-boot \
> -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o solarisboot.iso iso
The resulting ISO image is /var/tmp/solarisboot.iso.
