Sun Management Center Change Manager 1.0.1 Administration Guide

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## How to Import Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository (Command Line)

The Solaris boot image is used to deploy software stacks to managed hosts.

The time required to import a file to the Change Manager repository depends on the size of the file and the speed of the network.

For an initial installation, the managed host boots and mounts a small Solaris root. The root is contained in the boot image. Then, the managed host runs the installation program. For an update, the managed host runs the installation program, which is stored on the boot image.

1. Determine where the boot image exists and where to store it.

   For example, copy the boot image from `/net/test1/home/suzi/s9fcs` to the `/` folder.

   The path to the boot image must point to the top directory of the Solaris installation media. The installation media can be on a CD or on another system on the network. The top directory of the Solaris installation media contains the `Copyright` and `installer` files, and either the `Solaris_8` or `Solaris_9` directory. These directories contain the Solaris packages and the Solaris boot image.

   Note –

   If you import the boot image from a CD, point to the directory named something like `/cdrom/Solaris-version/s0`. For example, the directory for a Solaris 9 boot image would be `/cdrom/sol_9_sparc/s0`.

2. Import a Solaris boot image to the Change Manager repository by using one of these `changemgr import` commands.

   - The following command line imports one file at a time. You can also use this command line to rename the file.

         $ changemgr import [ -u username ] [ -p file ] filepath[.type] \
         relfilepath.type

   - The following command line imports several files to a folder simultaneously.

         $ changemgr import [ -u username ] [ -p file ] filepath.type ... \
         reldirpath

   `-u` username

     Specifies the user name to authenticate. If this option is not specified, the user is the current UNIX user.

   `-p` file

     file consists of a single line, which contains the password. If file is `-`, then the user can supply the password as standard input.

     If the `-p` option is not supplied, then the `changemgr` command prompts the user for his password.

   filepath

     Specifies an absolute or relative path to a file. This file path is not within the Change Manager repository.

   reldirpath

     Specifies the path to a folder that is relative to the top of the Change Manager repository.

   relfilepath

     Specifies the path to a file, not including a folder, that is relative to the top of the Change Manager repository.

   .type

     Specifies the file name suffix that represents the file type. A Solaris boot image uses the `.miniroot` suffix.

   Choose a file name that indicates the versions of the Solaris operating environment the boot image supports. For example, create a boot image named `Solaris9.miniroot`.

### Example—Importing a Solaris Boot Image to the Change Manager Repository

Suzi copies the boot image from the `/net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_9` directory to the `/` folder. She calls the boot image `Solaris_9.miniroot`.

    $ changemgr import /net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_9 \
    /Solaris_9.miniroot

### Example—Importing Solaris Boot Images to the Change Manager Repository

Suzi copies the boot images from the `/net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_9` and `/net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_8.202` directories to the `/BootImages` folder.

    $ changemgr import /net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_9 \
    /net/test1/home/suzi/Solaris_8.202 /BootImages

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