Jump start server on usb hard drive

From: Ercan O' Grady (ercan.ogrady_at_ericsson.com)
Date: 05/12/05 

Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 15:29:57 +0100

Hi,

I'm interested in installing a linux on a usb hard drive. The OS will then
boot from usb and I want to use it as a jump start server for jump starting
solaris. Is this possible? I would use solaris except it doesn't support
booting from usb drive.

The idea is that the jump start server can easily be run from a few laptops
that can boot from the usb drive. Also, I don't want to/don't have
permission to change the main drives on the laptops.

Thanks for any help.

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