{"id":7769,"date":"2013-07-19T15:31:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T20:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=7769"},"modified":"2013-07-22T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T21:31:26","slug":"install-solaris-10-on-vmware-player-and-esxi-5-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jianmingli.com\/wp\/?p=7769","title":{"rendered":"Install Solaris 10 on ESXi 5.1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contents<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n\t\tEnvironment<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  2. \n\t\tDownload Solaris 10 ISO Image<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
  3. \n\t\tCreate Guest Solaris 10 VM in ESXi 5.1<\/a>\n\t\t
      \n\t\t\t
    1. \n\t\t\t\tUpload Solaris ISO File to ESXi 5.1 Datastore<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    2. \n\t\t\t\tCreate a Solaris 10 64 bit VM Named sol10x64vm1<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    3. \n\t\t\t\tMount CD\/DVD<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    4. \n\t\t\t\tInstall Solaris 10 OS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
    5. \n\t\t\t\tLogin<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ol>\n\t
    6. \n\t\tInstall VMware Tools<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
    7. \n\t\tConfigure Network<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t
    8. \n\t\tReferences<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
       <\/div>\n

      Environment<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * Solaris 10 u11
      \n* VMware ESXi 5.1.0
      \n* vSphere Client 5.1.0<\/p>\n

      Download Solaris 10 ISO Image<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * Download Solaris 10 ISO image file, e.g. sol-10-u11-ga-x86-dvd.iso<\/em>, from Solaris download site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Create Guest Solaris 10 VM in ESXi 5.1<\/h2><\/span>\n

      Upload Solaris ISO File to ESXi 5.1 Datastore<\/h3><\/span>\n

      * See this post<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

      Create a Solaris 10 64 bit VM Named sol10x64vm1<\/strong><\/h3><\/span>\n

      * Enter VM name:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select storage:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select OS type:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Setup network:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Create a disk:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Finish:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      Mount CD\/DVD<\/h3><\/span>\n

      * Right click the newly created sol10x64vm1<\/em> VM, select Edit Settings…<\/em>
      \n* Select CD\/DVD drive 1 > Datastore ISO File<\/em> and browse to the uploaded ISO file:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Also select Connect at power on<\/em>:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Click OK and then power on sol10x64vm1<\/em><\/p>\n

      Install Solaris 10 OS<\/h3><\/span>\n

      * On GNU GRUB menu, select Oracle Solaris<\/em><\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select CLI:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select keyboard:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select install GUI:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n
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      * Select Networked:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select No DHCP:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Enter hostname:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Enter IP address:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Enter netmask:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select No IPv6:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Enter router IP:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n
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      * Select No Kerberos 5:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select No Naming Service:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select NSFv4:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select time zone:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n
      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Set date and time:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Enter root password:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select Enable Remote Services:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * No Registration for now:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * No proxy:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Confirm:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Welcome screen:<\/p>\n

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      * Install options:<\/p>\n

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      * Select install media:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Accept license:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select default install:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Ready to install:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Installing:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      Login<\/h3><\/span>\n

      * Login as root:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Select Java Desktop System:<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n
      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      Install VMware Tools<\/h2><\/span>\n

      * Make sure VM has been started.
      \n* Select Inventory > Virtual Machine > Guest > Install VMware Tools<\/em><\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/a><\/h6><\/span>\n

      * Once downloaded:<\/p>\n

      \r\ncd \/tmp\r\nmkdir vmtools\r\n\r\ncd vmtools\r\ngunzip -c \/cdrom\/vmwaretools\/file_name.tar.gz |tar xvf -\r\n\r\ncd vmtools\r\n.\/vmware-install.pl\r\n\r\n# Accept all defaults\r\n<\/pre>\n
      Configure Network<\/h2><\/span>\n
      * Start VM
      \n* Add NIC if missing. In this case e1000g0<\/em> is missing from ifconfig -a<\/em> command. ifconfig e1000g0 plumb<\/em> command enables e1000g0<\/em> to show in ifconfig -a<\/em> command.<\/p>\n
      \r\nifconfig -a\r\n\r\ndladm show-dev\r\n\r\nifconfig e1000g0 plumb\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
      \r\nifconfig -a\r\nlo0: flags=2001000849 mtu 8232 index 1\r\n        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000\r\ne1000g0: flags=1000843 mtu 1500 index 2\r\n        inet 192.168.1.86 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255\r\n        ether 0:c:29:3:da:f4\r\ndladm show-dev\r\ne1000g0         link: up        speed: 1000  Mbps       duplex: full\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
      * Temporarily enable NIC, this won’t survive a reboot:<\/p>\n
      \r\nifconfig e1000g0 192.168.1.86 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast + up\r\n<\/pre>\n
      * Permanently enable NIC:<\/p>\n
      \r\ncat \/etc\/nodename\r\nsol10x64vm1\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/hostname.e1000g0\r\nsol10x64vm1\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/inet\/hosts\r\n::1     localhost\r\n127.0.0.1       localhost\r\n192.168.1.86    sol10x64vm1     loghost\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/inet\/ipnodes\r\n::1     localhost\r\n127.0.0.1       localhost\r\n192.168.1.86    sol10x64vm1     loghost\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/defaultdomain\r\nexchange.local\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/defaultrouter\r\n192.168.1.1\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/netmasks\r\n192.168.1.0     255.255.255.0\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/resolv.conf\r\ndomain exchange.local\r\nnameserver 192.168.1.30\r\n\r\ncat \/etc\/nsswitch.conf |grep dns\r\nhosts: files dns\r\nipnodes: files dns\r\n<\/pre>\n
      * Reboot:<\/p>\n
      \r\nshutdown -i6 -y -g0\r\n\r\n# Shutdown\r\n# shutdown -i5 -y -g0\r\n<\/pre>\n
      References<\/h2><\/span>\n
      * Chapter 5 Configuring TCP\/IP Network Services and IPv4 Addressing (Tasks)<\/a>
      \n*       Solaris 10 Static IP Network configuration guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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