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Installation succeeds but server fails to boot If the system is not booting to GRUB, verify the standard boot order and boot controller order in RBSU. If booting from Smart Array, the Solaris root disk must be SCSI target 0, LUN 0 (that is, cxt0d0). If the system is booting to GRUB, but reboots shortly after the Solaris copyright banner appears, then verify that the CPQary3 package was installed to the disk during installation (for more information, see "JumpStart preparation"). Another symptom of this problem is the kernel debugger showing that Solaris is panicking with "cannot mount root." Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot If Solaris is unable to configure network interfaces after the post-installation reboot, see "Network configuration fails during interactive installation." In addition, verify that all required NIC drivers were installed to the disk during installation. For more information, see "JumpStart preparation." Troubleshooting 47

Section	Page
Sun Solaris 10Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers	1
Notice	2
Contents	3
Introduction	6
Applicable servers and OS versions	6
Using this guide	7
Basic installations	8
Prerequisites	8
Installing Solaris interactively	9
Architecture of an installation	10
General process flow	10
Primary installation components	10
GRUB	10
Miniroot	11
Configuration information	11
Packages	11
Network deployment infrastructure	11
DHCP server	12
TFTP server	12
JumpStart server	12
Install server	12
Deploying ProLiant servers	12
Additional drivers	13
Miniroot	13
JumpStart	14
iLO virtual media	14
Rapid Deployment Pack	14
Flash archives	15
Deployment resource kit	15
Deployment planning	16
Selecting a deployment strategy	16
Boot methods	16
Configuration methods	17
Software delivery methods	17
Implementing a PXE boot-based deployment	17
Implementing an Rapid Deployment Pack -initiated deployment	18
Implementing a custom ISO boot-based deployment	18
Deployment tasks	19
Install server preparation	19
Prerequisites for preparing an install server	19
Preparing the install server	20
Miniroot preparation	21
Prerequisites for preparing a miniroot	21
Preparing a miniroot	21
JumpStart preparation	23
Overview of JumpStart preparation	23
Prerequisites for JumpStart preparation	23
Additional required packages	23
Rapid Deployment Pack	24
Example: JumpStart preparation	24
DHCP/PXE preparation	26
Prerequisites for DHCP/PXE preparation	26
Preparing the DHCP/PXE server	27
Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation	28
Overview of Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation	29
Prerequisites for Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation	29
Configuring the Rapid Deployment Pack deployment server	29
GRUB preparation	30
Overview of GRUB preparation	30
Booting Solaris from GRUB	31
Synopsis	31
Options	31
HPQnetstrategy	31
Examples: booting Solaris from GRUB	32
Custom bootable ISO image creation	33
Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image	33
Creating a custom bootable ISO image	33
Optional configuration tasks	34
Enabling iLO virtual serial port	34
Mirroring disks with DiskSuite	34
Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite	36
Troubleshooting	38
Known issues	38
Write cache not flushed on shutdown	38
Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server	38
RAID mode not supported	39
Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU	39
Network configuration fails during interactive installation	39
iLO boot hang	40
AMD memory scrubber	40
SNMP master agent	40
bcme fails to attach	41
System panics and reboots during installation	42
Embedded Ethernet not configured	42
Hard Drives not seen after CPQary3 added to Miniroot	42
Basic troubleshooting techniques	43
Shell prompt	43
Network verification	43
GRUB command line	44
Kernel debugger	44
Common issues	44
System does not boot to GRUB	44
GRUB does not display a menu	44
GRUB cannot boot Solaris	45
JumpStart deployment ignores GRUB command line arguments	45
System becomes unresponsive using remote console	45
Rapid Deployment Pack job fails	45
Installation terminates prematurely	46
JumpStart reverts to interactive configuration	46
Installation succeeds but server fails to boot	47
Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot	47
Additional documentation	48
Where to go for additional help	48
HP documentation	48
Free Software Foundation documentation	48
Intel documentation	48
Sun Microsystems documentation	48
Glossary	50

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Troubleshooting 47

Installation succeeds but server fails to boot

If the system is not booting to GRUB, verify the standard boot order and boot controller order in

RBSU. If booting from Smart Array, the Solaris root disk must be SCSI target 0, LUN 0 (that is,

cxt0d0

If the system is booting to GRUB, but reboots shortly after the Solaris copyright banner appears, then

verify that the

CPQary3

package was installed to the disk during installation (for more information,

see “JumpStart preparation”). Another symptom of this problem is the kernel debugger showing that

Solaris is panicking with “cannot mount root.”

Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot

If Solaris is unable to configure network interfaces after the post-installation reboot, see “Network

configuration fails during interactive installation.”

In addition, verify that all required NIC drivers were installed to the disk during installation. For more

information, see “JumpStart preparation.”