Two JumpStart class profile entries for Flash

install_type flash_install
archive_location nfs 192.168.2.99:/export/flash/archive.flar

The only required flag for flarcreate

-n blade_backup
* -n is the name of the archive

The simplest way to create an archive

flarcreate -n blade_backup /mnt/helium/blade.flar

An incremental Flash archive

flarcreate -A full.flar

Hurry a Flash archive

flarcreate -S
* does not pre-calculate space needed

Errors that are common at first reboot

devfsadm
* not all devices will be the same

Diff installing w Solaris Web Start or Interactive Install

Interactive Install installs OE ONLY
Solaris Web Start installs third-party software also

View info on flash_archive1

flar -i flash_archive1

Exclude /export/flash dir from Flash

flarcreate -x /export/flash/"*"
* use quotes around *

Specify "sergey_kopilov" as the author

flarcreate -a sergey_kopilov

Compress the archive

flarcreate -c

Specify / (root) as the root of Flash archive

flarcreate -R /

Name archive "blade_root"

flarcreate -n blade_root

Main limitation of Flash

It does not support metadevices

Flash archive can be created during these modes

any: single-, multi-, or even booted from a CD