Solaris 10 x86 cannot find boot after move to hyperv. Solaris 8 solaris is the unixbased operating system of sun microsystems with roots in the bsd operating system family. Using sqlplus to unlock accounts and reset passwords. That means you can boot to multiple partitions, with multiple instances of solaris and other operating systems such as linux and windows.
Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. Starting with solaris 10 0606, solaris now uses grub to boot, making the. The problem is that after the install, when i try to boot the vm either kvmqemu or qemu, it goes into a endless reboot loop. Hello, i just installed the new kernal patch into a solaris 10 u5 x86 32bit guest os in virtualbox 2. From version 8 up, solaris x86 installation cds are bootable. Furthermore, solarisx86 does not support more than one solaris fdisk partition on a physical disk nor more than 8 solaris slices on a solaris fdisk partition. Using solaris live upgrade to create an alternate boot environment38. Select the keyboard layout press enter to select default usenglish layout. I am trying to install solaris x86 using the jumpstart server.
The pboot program contained there is responsible for loading the image of the boot manager. If this is a solaris 10 1008 system with a ufs root, for example, then your grub entries look reasonable to me. On an obpbased platform, reboot then type boot f failsafe. Starting with solaris 10 0606, solaris now uses grub to boot, making the answer below obsolete.
The x86x64 hardware also involves the 5 step boot process, same as the sparc hardware. We have a physical server solaris 10 1008 x86, to a disaster recovery test purpose we transform the physical machine in an image to be loaded in esxi 6. Booting into single user mode from dvd has not changed much in solaris 11 x86x64. This article provides a pictorial guide for performing a default installation of solaris 10 x8632. Hi gurus, we are having server v880 with solaris 8 and 3 jbod under veritas volume manager. While sun has been testing and certifying that solaris 10 will run on various x86 and x64 servers from ibm, hewlettpackard, dell, and others, are finding that having sun or the opensolaris community attest to the usability of solaris on a particular box is not the same thing as having the maker of that box actually sell the operating system on the machine and guarantee that the drivers all. Yes solaris 10 x86 is feasible under vmware, though it is not too spread yet. If your cdrom drivebios isnt bootable, first insert the device configuration. If your linux system boot to a shell prompt, you can start x window gui system by typing following command. Solaris 10 x86 running on vmware if you desire to install solaris 10 x86 on vmware all you need is. Solaris 10 305 dvd assembly instructions, multilanguage st, 798 bytes download now. The advantage of shutdown is that you can set a shutdown delay and warning message, but its nothing that a echo shutdown is coming wall. Physical interfaces consist of a driver and a connector into which you plug network media, such as an ethernet cable.
The situation is that i have managed to install a solaris 10 guest under kvmqemu in a ubuntu gusty machine with amd turion x2 processors and 512mib for the vm. The attach and bring up work but sometimes the vm reboots in an unexpected manner and the boot goes in maintenance mode. Ive migrated a solaris 10 for x86 vm from vmware server 2 to hyperv on server 2008 r2 via scvmm and have found that it boots in failsafe mode but not in normal mode. Solaris 10 installation on kvm constantly reboot unix. Since pc hardware doesnt have sunoracles openboot, its emulated in software. It will be returned to you in a state similar to when it was new. Solaris flash makes it easy to provision large numbers of. On linux, the closest equivalent is to delete any persistence files in. Jul 06, 2010 h ow do i reboot a solaris unix machine or server using the command shell prompt. How can i obtain freeware, shareware, and gnu software on a cdrom.
Solaris x86 does not support dos directly in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th primary partition of a disk. Solaristm 10 patching best practices course reference guide is a supplement to. Example to update the boot archive via failsafe boot on. The installation is reasonably straight forward, but it is not as simple and takes significantly longer than most modern linux installations. After the installation completes and the target goes for a re boot, it does not. This varies dependent upon the systems bios, but is often f8 or f12. Onecommand manager secure management mode on solaris. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences in summary, init and shutdown commands cleanly shutdown the system by running the shutdown rc scripts. Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command. Booting an x86 based system by using grub task map. With the release of oracle solaris 10 1008 it is possible to boot from an oracle solaris. Next solaris express build will probably contain one of the long awaited features.
The recommended action is to reboot into the failsafe archive to correct the above inconsistency. Have tried multiple configurations and not getting anywhere. Parker, norma adamson, rob duarte, and danny huynh. Describes tasks for booting and shutting down an oracle solaris system. The fast reboot feature of oracle solaris is supported on the sparc platform. This article provides a pictorial guide for performing a default installation of solaris 10 x86 32. Reconfigure reboot for solaris 10 u5 x86 guest in virtualbox 807559 dec 23, 2008 2. The soft disk partitions feature increases the number of file systems per device from eight to thousands. What can i do during the solarisx86 booting sequence. Reconfiguring oracle cluster synchronization services.
How to upgrade and patch with oracle solaris live upgrade. On linux, the closest equivalent is to delete any persistence files in etcudevrules. To accomplish this, on a grubbased platform, reboot and select the solaris failsafe option from the boot menu. If you have difficulties installing or using the product, please join the users mailing list to. Press the function key listed onscreen to reach the boot menu. The boot process on x86x64 hardware is bit different than the sparc hardware. Dec, 2006 for every application that is installed on your server, you should make sure that you have the correct scripts in etcrc x. Rebooting a system booting and shutting down oracle. Onecommand manager application for solaris release. The following steps reconfigure a system to recognize a new disk. If you have difficulties installing or using the product, please join the users mailing list to get a helping hand.
May 01, 2009 next solaris express build will probably contain one of the long awaited features. Booting a system that does not implement grub oracle docs. Upgrade sparc or x86 patches required for each oracle solaris release. When a solaris 10 x86 machine is shutdown, the system checks whether the boot archive needs updating. May 25, 2008 solaris 10 x86 running on vmware if you desire to install solaris 10 x86 on vmware all you need is. An oracle solaris based system usually has two types of interfaces, physical and logical. A reconfiguration boot, performed when adding new hardware to the system, is triggered by booting with the r option. Rebooting a system booting and shutting down oracle solaris. If this is a solaris 10 10 08 system with a ufs root, for example, then your grub entries look reasonable to me. If you have multiple partitions, the boot loader in the solaris partition will. Cindy hide quoted text show quoted text its sol 10 0509. Furthermore, solaris x86 does not support more than one solaris fdisk partition on a physical disk nor more than 8 solaris slices on a solaris fdisk partition. What can i do during the solaris x86 booting sequence.
Change the current boot environments disk configuration. What unixlike operating systems are available on x86. Booting an x86 based system by using grub task map oracle. However, solaris by default installs cde or gnome desktop. This book is for anyone who is responsible for administering one or more systems that run the oracle solaris operating system os. On x86 platforms running solaris 11, disable fast reboot. We can now safely update the boot archive and reboot. Creating initial configuration for primary boot environment. Because the system cannot be booted from the boot disk, boot from the dvd or cdrom. Solaris 10 1008 x86 guest reboot unexpected in esxi 6. Configuring physical interfaces in solaris 10 305 oracle.
Solaris 10 shutdown, reboot, init, and halt command differences. Then follow the prompts to update the boot archive. Enter a program name, such as, gcc, or a keyword like editor. Solaris web start software simplifies the installation, setup, and administration of applications written for both solaris and java technologybased environments with pointandclick ease of use.
Select the cdromdvd device from the boot menu and press enter 4. On an x86based system, perform a reconfiguration reboot by editing the boot command in the grub menu as described in chapter 3. Initiating a fast reboot of a system to a newly activated boot environment there are several ways that you can perform a fast reboot of an x86 based system to an alternate boot environment. You have more than one command option that you can use. The device configuration assistant for the oracle solaris x86 based systems is a. After you complete the system maintenance task, reboot the system. First login as root user or use su to become a root. Includes booting topics that apply to sparc and x86 platforms.
This article will focus on installing solaris 10 on an x86 machine. Initiating a fast reboot of a sparc based system oracle solaris. We had a power outage last weekend that seems to have done some very bad things to one of our x86 solaris machines. Please note that the package list below is a full list of all the packages. Patching best practices for the solaris 10 os with sam the sysadmin. Solaris starting and stopping dtlogin cde nixcraft.
In this entry ill try and explain how to set up an install server to allow you do a. Recovering root on an x86based solaris 10 system unixed. In the last post we saw the boot process in solaris 10 on sparc platform. Once logged in as root type the reboot command to reboot the system.
I can get it to recognize the multiboot kernel and module, and it will try to start booting, but it. Among other boot architecture improvements, newboot introduces grub with ufs support, and a pxegrub for pxe booting. The book covers a broad range of solaris system administration topics such as managing user accounts, diskless clients, booting a system, using the service management facility smf, and managing software and patches. It is refusing to boot, and dropping me to the grub prompt when started. Your pc will be completely erased of all files, programs, operating systems and device configurations, emails and favorites.
The boot process on x86 x64 hardware is bit different than the sparc hardware. Authors note keep in mind the operating system and the installation are the same on sparc and on x64x86. For every application that is installed on your server, you should make sure that you have the correct scripts in etcrc x. This procedure describes how to recover the root file system on an x86based solaris 10 system from a ufsdump recovery tape or file. Reconfiguration coordination manager rcm support is integrated in solaris volume manager, allowing the safe removal of disks through dynamic reconfiguration dr requests. Solarisx86 does not support dos directly in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th primary partition of a disk. I cant seem to get to the ok prompt from which to use boot r. Solaris 8 0600 companion cd do not includes stuff like gnome but the software provided should work in a release that is the same solaris version with some patches and enhancements. Device autoconfiguration oracle solaris 11 system administration. You should now have a working solaris system, but your root filesystem is no longer mirrored. Oracle database installation guide, 10g release 2 10.
A quick git bisect session on qemu source repository proved this commit to be the culprit. Topics are described for both sparc and x86 based systems, where appropriate. I had a similar problem with solaris x86 after upgrading qemu from 1. If the boot fails because of mount problems, reboot into failsafe mode and check your vfstab file is correct. Authors note keep in mind the operating system and the installation are the same on sparc and on x64 x86. Oct 05, 2006 this article will focus on installing solaris 10 on an x86 machine. The x86 x64 hardware also involves the 5 step boot process, same as the sparc hardware. We have a physical server solaris 10 10 08 x86, to a disaster recovery test purpose we transform the physical machine in an image to be loaded in esxi 6. It is always good idea not to use the x windows system on dedicated solaris servers. I am rusty on my solaris, but if i remember right the r being passed to obps boot command will cause the system to rebuild the device trees. Mar 06, 2006 it is always good idea not to use the x windows system on dedicated solaris servers. Vmware any edition 4 images of solaris 10 x86 cds total. The following examples illustrate some of these methods.
At the grub menu select the normal solaris option not failsafe. H ow do i reboot a solaris unix machine or server using the command shell prompt. In case solaris is boot from floppy or cdrom, the first physical sector of the media read by bios, is a vbs not mbr. How to boot a system to run level 3 multiuser level. Please let me know the step wise process to claim it back. Good to see im not the only one having this problem, but not the best news that there isnt a quick fix available.
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