Collect Sun Explorer from Network

Explorer for Sun systems and Solaris OS

The Below configuration and paths  are used to run the explorer  from single source point. I Used NFS automount for Path Availability.So solaris systems  can execute the command  to collect the Explorer. and maintain the output in one location.

Explorer version  6.5.
Installed  path =  /home/rvinayag/ 6.5ins/

Output files Path =  /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/opt/SUNWexplo/output/

Binary Path for explorer =  /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/opt/SUNWexplo/bin
Server configuration files at =  /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/

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1, Login to any solaris system to run the explorer
Ex: Host1 is my test machine.

host1 #  cd /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/opt/SUNWexplo/bin
host1 # ./explorer -d /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/host1 -w default

WARNING: EXP_REPLY not set!

1 warnings found in /home/nynfs01/rvasag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/host1

Sep 14 04:11:47 host1[4087] explorer: explorer ID: explorer.83868387.host1-2011.09.14.08.11

Sep 14 04:11:49 host1[4087] ilomsnapshot_start: RUNNING
Sep 14 04:11:50 host1[4087] patch: RUNNING 


Once it completed the Explorer file available in output folder as below. 

-rw-r--r--   1 admin  admin  4688789 Sep  14 06:16 explorer.83868387.host1-2011.09.14.11.11.tar.gz

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2,  When you run first time explorer as below syntax, you may encounter error for default settings.

host1 abash-3.1# pwd
/home/rvinayag/6.5ins/opt/SUNWexplo/bin
host1 # ./explorer -d /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/host1 -w default


WARNING: EXP_SERIAL_8323ee7f not set!
WARNING: EXP_REPLY not set!

2 warnings found in /home/nynfs01/rvasag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/host1

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### Dont run the "explorer –g" to update explorer default file. Refer Troubleshooting steps below

This error is common for running explorer for new system, follow few steps to update repository to get rid of this error


  Trouble shooting :

Sun Explorer : Follow the below instructions

host1 abash-3.1# cd /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default
host1 abash-3.1# cp explorer host1              <<<<<< copy a default file and name it as hostname for easy reference

host1 abash-3.1# hostid                  <<<<<< get hostid to update default file
83868387

host1 abash-3.1# vi host1                 <<<<<< now edit and modify as mentioned

Modify the lines :

# Serial number for hostid 83868387
EXP_SERIAL_83868387="host1"

######### Update the above two lines with new  host id for host1 ############

# Serial number for hostid 83868387        >>>>>>>>> this line is not mandatory, but don’t leave as it is.

EXP_SERIAL_83868387="host1"

######### Update host id for  below lines##########

# Platform name for hostid 83868387                >>>>>>>>> this line is not mandatory, but don’t leave as it is.
EXP_PLATFORM_NAME_83868387 =""


Save the file  and go to bin directory, and execute the explorer command again with below syntax

#explorer -d /Path_to_explorer_config_files/host1 -w  default

Now this will run without any errors.



#### In my Case ####
# explorer -d /home/rvinayag/6.5ins/etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/host1 -w default


The Explorer will run without any errors. and collect from output directory.
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