Installing Solaris 2.6 on Enterprise 3500

[andihl]

Hi..

I tried to install Solaris 2.6 5/98 on Enterprise 3500 but failed and shows message unable to reconfigure EEPROM.
Then I tried to format the hard drives (3 HDs) but failed.
Now each time I tried to repeat installation found error could not create solaris disk label, could not label disk..

 

[Guest_imported]

You're in luck. I just ran across this problem. What is the make and model hard drive are you using? I ask because apparently the newer fcal drives with the newer firmware revisions have problems with the install of Solaris 2.6 and 7. The problem is that only Solaris 8 has the drivers to run the newer drive. If this is the case I will send you the work around to get you going again with these disks. It involves using the Operating Environment cd and load 3 patches before installing the OS.

 

[andihl]

my hard drives is
18 GB Seagate - Cheetah
Model No. ST31830FC

do I get the same problem just like you..

 

[Guest_imported]

I think you left off a digit on your model number. Mine is the same make but here is the model ST318304FC. I am willing to bet that you have the 4 on yours too. Anyway here is your fix. It was sent for 2.51 and 2.6. Since there are a few steps that you need to add for the 2.6 read the whole procedure before trying it out. Let me know how it works for you.

Workaround Procedure for Solaris 2.5.1
======================================
This procedure will enable 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97 to be installed onto
ST318304FC or ST336704FC drives. It requires the use of OECD 02/2000
(P/N 704-7076-10) and 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97 CD's and the availability
of patch 105310-08 (or later), either from a CD or from a host
connected to the network.

1) Load OECD 02/2000 and from OBP:

ok boot cdrom

2) Proceed through OECD 02/2000 installation as follows:

Would you like to use this installer? [y,n,?] y
The default root disk is /dev/dsk/c0t4d0.
The Solaris installer needs to format
/dev/dsk/c0t4d0 to install Solaris.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!

Do you want to format /dev/dsk/c0t4d0? [y,n,?,q] n

The following disks were found on your system.
1) /dev/dsk/c0t4d0
2) /dev/dsk/c0t5d0
3) /dev/dsk/c0t6d0
4) /dev/dsk/c0t7d0
q) Quit

Select a disk to place the Solaris installer software, or
select q) to exit the installer.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!

Please make a selection. > 3

Enter a swap partition size between 320Mb and 17269Mb, default = 512Mb [?]

You have selected /dev/dsk/c0t6d0 with a swap size of 512
to be used by the Solaris installer.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!

Is this OK [y,n,?,q] y

The Solaris installer will use disk partition, /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s1.
After files are copied, the system will automatically reboot, and
installation will continue.
Please Wait...

Copying mini-root to local disk....done.

Copying platform specific files....done.

Preparing to reboot and continue installation.
syncing file systems... done
rebooting...
Resetting...
Software Power ON
Clock board TOD does not match TOD on any IO board.
Clock board TOD does not match TOD on any IO board.

5-slot Sun Enterprise E3500, No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.2.26, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #9619378.
Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
Ethernet address 8:0:20:92:c7:b2, Host ID: 8092c7b2.

*** As the banner comes up issue a break (Stop-A) to get back to OBP.***

3) At OBP, boot the disk device you were going to install onto
but choose partition b with boot options -s:

ok boot /sbus@2,0/SUNW,socal@d,10000/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020378963b8,0:b -s
Boot device: /sbus@2,0/SUNW,socal@d,10000/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020378963b8,0:b
File and args: -s
SunOS Release 5.7 Version Generic_106541-08 [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0]
Copyright (c) 1983-1999, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

<Boot Messages Deleted>

INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
# df -k
Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
/tmp 972224 184 972040 1% /tmp
/proc 0 0 0 0% /proc
/tmp/devices 972224 184 972040 1% /devices
/tmp/dev 972224 184 972040 1% /dev
/devices/sbus@2,0/SUNW,socal@d,10000/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020378963b8,0:b
494235 289217 155595 66% /
fd 0 0 0 0% /dev/fd

4) Remount / to be writable:

# mount -o remount,rw /

# mount
/tmp on /tmp read/write/setuid on Mon Jan 8 16:45:07 2001
/proc on /proc read/write/setuid on Mon Jan 8 16:45:07 2001
/devices on /tmp/devices read/write/setuid on Mon Jan 8 16:45:07 2001
/dev on /tmp/dev read/write/setuid on Mon Jan 8 16:45:07 2001
/dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid on Mon Jan 8 16:45:07 2001
/ on /devices/sbus@2,0/SUNW,socal@d,10000/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020378963b8,0:b
read/write/setuid/largefiles on Mon Jan 8 16:45:44 2001

5) Set up TERM environment variable to allow vi editing.

6) Modify /sbin/run_install to stop system rebooting
before correct sf driver patch can be loaded:

# cd /sbin
# vi run_install
...

fi
reboot -q > /dev/null <
-- Comment this line out
exec /bin/sh <--- Add this line
exit 0
else
while true;
do
exec sh
done
#

7) Issue CTRL-D to continue installation process:

# ^D
INIT: New run level: 2
syslog service starting.

8) Complete installation questions:

Welcome to the Web Start Solaris Command Line installation!

The following questions will gather information about this system.
This information will be used to configure:

Network
Name Service
Date and Time
Root Password
Power Management

<Press Return to continue>

Please enter a host name, which identifies this system on the network.
The name must be unique within the domain in which it resides;
creating a duplicate host name will cause problems on the network after
you install Solaris.

... <DETAILS REMOVED>

Enter 'y' to apply these values and proceed to the next stage of the
installation, or 'n' to return to the beginning and make changes (y/n): y


Solaris Web Start will now gather information to install software for
Solaris.

Please wait while initial values are loaded...

Available operating environments:

1. Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97
2. Solaris 2.6 5/98

Select the number corresponding to the operating environment you would
like to install [1]: 1

You have selected:

Solaris OS: Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97

Enter 'y' if this is correct, or 'n' if it is incorrect: y
Please insert the Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97 CD.
<Press Return after the CD has been inserted>


9) Insert 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97 CD and continue installation:

Reading CD for Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97...

Please wait while the system is initializing...

To install basic Solaris products into their default directory locations,
select Default Install.

Custom install provides a choice of which Solaris products to install.
For each product, it also provides an option to further customize the
products install.

Types of install available:

1. Default Install
2. Custom Install

Select the number corresponding to the type of install you would like
[1]: 2

... <DETAILS REMOVED>

File System operations:

1. Print the current partition table
2. Modify a disk's partition table
3. Done

Select the number corresponding to a file system operation, or 'Done' to
proceed with the install [3]:

The following items will be installed:

Solaris OS: Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97
System Locale: English (United States) ( en_US )
Solaris Software Group: Entire Solaris Software Group

Enter 'y' to accept these values and start the installation, or 'n' to
return to the beginning and make changes (y/n): y

Installing...

Installing Solaris software group
|-1%------------25%------------50%------------75%------------100%|
Installing Additional Software
|-1%------------25%------------50%------------75%------------100%|

Installation details:

Product Result More Info
1. Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 11/97 Installed Available
2. Additional Software Installed Available
3. Done

Enter the number corresponding to the desired selection for more
information, or Done to continue [3]:

The system needs to reboot to complete installation.

<Press Return to reboot>


10) As instructed press <Return>. NO reboot will be undertaken
and you will be able to install the relevant sf patch.

#
#
# df -k
Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
/tmp 977384 3720 973664 1% /tmp
/proc 0 0 0 0% /proc
/tmp/devices 977384 3720 973664 1% /devices
/tmp/dev 977384 3720 973664 1% /dev
fd 0 0 0 0% /dev/fd
/devices/sbus@2,0/SUNW,socal@d,10000/sf@0,0/ssd@w21000020378963b8,0:b
962571 289221 615596 32% /
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 570023 260305 252716 51% /a
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s7 15805887 9 15647820 1% /a/export/home

11) Obtain the following patch from another host on the network
through ftp <IP Address> or from a CD:

# ./105310-14/installpatch -R /a ./105310-14

WARNING: /usr/sbin/patchadd is being used to install this patch.

Checking installed patches...
Verifying sufficient filesystem capacity (dry run method)...
Installing patch packages...

Patch number 105310-14 has been successfully installed.
See /a/var/sadm/patch/105310-14/log for details

Patch packages installed:

SUNWluxal
SUNWluxdv
SUNWluxop

12) To complete installation issue a reboot:

# reboot

13) At this stage you should bring all of the patches on the
system up-to-date as would be undertaken for a normal install.
Reboot the system after patch installation was successfully completed.

--------------- End 2.5.1 Workaround ---------------------


Workaround Procedure for Solaris 2.6
======================================================================

The workaround for Solaris 2.6 is the same as for 2.5.1, except:

1) Use the 2.6-5/98 CD instead of the 2.5.1-11/97 CD.

2) Three 2.6 patches are required to be loaded at Step 11. Install in
this order: 105356-09, 105357-04 and 105375-25.

Use 'patchadd' to install the patches instead of 'installpatch'.
Example: # /a/usr/sbin/patchadd -R /a ./105357-02

-------------- End 2.6 Workaround -------------------------

 

[andihl]

yes, you're right my hard drive model ST18304FC.
But mine still having installation problem.
I'm using Solaris 2.6 and finished all workaround steps you gave then after step 12 while rebooting the system it fails, the default boot device became : net.

It come up like this :

-----------------------------------------------------------
5-slot Sun Enterprise E3500, No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.2.28, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #11334732
Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
Ethernet address 8:0:20:ac:f4:4c, Host ID: 80acf44c.

Rebooting with command : boot
Boot device : net File and args :

Timeout waiting ARP/RARP Packet


----------------------------------------------------------

Then I tried to boot from the disk and the message I get is

&quot; Can't open boot device &quot;


I couldn't find the patches as you describes at

http://www.sunsolve.com

instead I using this patches :

105356-18, 105357-04 and 105375-26

 

[andihl]

Btw..

I'd like to add the fact that while rebooting there is a message come up...

&quot;The disk c0t0d0 is not fstype&quot;

(I use disk c0t0d0 as boot disk)

then the same message as I describe above come up :

-----------------------------------------------------------
5-slot Sun Enterprise E3500, No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.2.28, 1024 MB memory installed, Serial #11334732
Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
Ethernet address 8:0:20:ac:f4:4c, Host ID: 80acf44c.

Rebooting with command : boot
Boot device : net File and args :

Timeout waiting ARP/RARP Packet


----------------------------------------------------------

 

[Guest_imported]

Sounds like your disk isn't aliased to the correct path. You need to do a nvalias and nvstore to set the path correctly. (Make sure that you are a yes for the use-nvram variable.) To figure out the path try a probe-fcal-all and show-disks add the wwn to the end of the path and you are there. If you want a quick test try boot into single user mode with the cdrom then mount one of your partitions to /a and try to make a file there. If so then the procedure worked but you need to set your prom variables correctly.

 

[Guest_imported]

Did you get it to work?

 

[andihl]

hi.. at last.. it works!!
After reboot, I just do devalias to disk 0 (put it at slice 0) and setenv the boot-device for.
And it works.. thanks a lot for your help..