The nhinstall tool enables you to install and configure
the Solaris operating system and the Foundation Services on all the nodes of your cluster.
Before running the nhinstall tool, configure it using
the following configuration files:
-
The env_installation.conf file to define
the installation environment. See env_installation.conf(4).
-
The cluster_definition.conf file to define
the cluster environment. See cluster_definition.conf(4).
-
(Optional) The addon.conf file specifying
additional patches and packages that you want to install. This file is useful
for upgrading Foundation Services at a later stage. See addon.conf(4).
-
(Optional) The nodeprof.conf file permits
the customization of Solaris installation. See nodeprof.conf(4).
-
(Optional) The diskless_nodeprof.conf
file permits the customization of Solaris installation on diskless nodes.
See diskless_nodeprof.conf(4).
To install the Solaris operating system and the Foundation Services on the cluster, type the
following command as a superuser on the installation server:
# /opt/SUNWcgha/sbin/nhinstall -r config-file-directory
where config-file-directory is
the directory containing the configuration files.
The nhinstall tool also supports a recovery mechanism
based on a progress indicator. In case of a failure during installation, you
can restart the installation at the point where the failure occurred by running
the same command.