SUMMARY: Solaris 8 JumpStart server set-up

I received a variety of responses.  Here are
capsule summaries:

-  Don't NFS mount the CD containing the setup_install_server
   script.  [I wasn't.]

-  Try using a newer version of the Solaris 8 distribution

-  May be a possible bug in cpio which occurs when large
   amounts of data are involved; try looking for a patch.

-  Try burning a new CD, and using a slower copy speed (e.g. 4X
   instead of 8X). [I was using a copied CD, so this may be a possibility.]

Interestingly, when I just ran the single line in the setup_install_server
script which does most of the work (a find command piped into cpio), the
error message:

    sirius# find . -depth -print | cpio -pdmu /export/jumpstart/5.8
    find: cannot open .: File table overflow
    537123 blocks

was returned.  I will try this again with a new Sun-supplied CD, and
see if I'm more successful.  Thanks to all who responded:

     Thomas Anders
     Husik Hovhannisyan
     Evan Oulashin
     Brooke King
     Christopher Wianecki
     Lars Hecking
     Jacob Ritorto

-Richard



> Hi,
> 
> When I try to set up a JumpStart server using the
> Solaris 8 (01/01) CD, I get the following error message:
> 
> sirius# ./setup_install_server /export/jumpstart
> Verifying target directory...
> Calculating the required disk space for the Solaris_8 product
> Copying the CD image to disk...
> ERROR: Copy of CD image failed
> 
> sirius# du -sk /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8  
> 550203  /export/jumpstart/Solaris_8
> 
> There is still ample free space left on the partition where
> the /export/jumpstart directory is located.  Does anyone 
> have any suggestions or workarounds?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Richard