Configuring rim after booting from the boot media, Connecting to the remote install process – Storix Software SBAdmin Solaris System Recovery Guide User Manual

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Select

the

Network Adapter that should be configured to connect to the remote install client. If

performing a network boot, then you may select UseBootAdapter to use the adapter that was used to
perform the network boot. If you configured the Client Network Adapter on the previous screen, you
can select UseInstallAdapter to use the same adapter configured for network installation.

Enter

the

IP Address used to configure the network adapter. This field will be disabled if you selected

to use either the boot or install adapter, which will already be enabled.

Enter

the

Subnet Mask (if necessary) used when configuring the network adapter. This field will be

disabled if you select to use either the boot or install adapter.

After pressing

Done

, the settings will be saved in the boot configuration. The adapter will be enabled, and a

remote connection (with appropriate password) will be accepted when booting from this media.

Configuring RIM after Booting from the Boot Media

To enable RIM from within the system Installation menus after booting from the SBAdmin boot media.

From within the system installation menus select

System Recovery Utilities

. Then select

Configure

Remote Install Manager

, and follow the instructions for

Configuring Remote Install Manager

in the

Utilities section.

Connecting to the Remote Install Process

To connect to the remote install client use one of the following:

a. SSH client program (i.e. “ssh sbadmin@192.168.1.121”): Note that you will always use the user id

“sbadmin” and the password you selected in the previous step. If you do not have an ssh client
program, you can use the one installed on the Network or Workstation Admin System. This program is
called strimsh (i.e. “/opt/storix/bin/stremsh sbadmin@192.168.1.121”).

or

Select

Utilities

!Start Remote Install Manager

from the Network Administrator. A window will appear

where you must enter the remote install password:

Select the Remote Install Client Name from the drop-down list. The primary IP address of the client
will be shown in the Remote Install Client IP field. You may change this IP address if you are
connecting using a different adapter.

When you press the

Connect

button, a new terminal window will display, and the

System Installation

Menus

will appear. You can, from this window, perform all system installation and maintenance tasks

for the remote client.

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