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Tue 6th Nov 23:10 2007: SUNWjet Error

Here's an obscure one: If you get this error (or similar) when Jumpstarting a Solaris system with JET:

ERROR: Field 2 - Invalid disk name (c)

Then don't spend an hour (like I did) trying to work out what it means. Just go to your base_config_profile_dontuse line, and make sure that you've not copy/pasted your lines badly. Or if not using JET, just check your profile file.

Good:
base_config_profile_dontuse=" c1t8d0 c1t9d0 c1t10d0 c1t11d0 c1t12d0 c1t13d0"
Bad:
base_config_profile_dontuse=" c1t8d0 c1t9d0 c1t10d0 c1t11d0 c
1t12d0 c1t13d0"

Since googling for "ERROR: Field 2 - Invalid disk name" came up with a Googlewhack (and no solution), it seems worth posting here.

The problem was that the profile file, in /opt/SUNWjet/Clients/client_name/profile, (generated from the Template with JET; user-created with traditional Jumpstart) has a set of lines:

install_type initial_install
system_type server
cluster SUNWCuser
partitioning explicit
dontuse c1t8d0
dontuse c1t9d0
dontuse c1t10d0
dontuse c1t11d0
dontuse c
dontuse 1t12d0
dontuse c1t13d0

With the badly-placed linefeed, the word "c1t12d0" was being passed as a two words, "c" and "1t12d0" to the installer, as devices not to be used. The installer bails out because it can't find a drive "c" to ignore.

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