Ok, everything works now. Thanks a lot guys. I would like to submit these 
instructions to the SunRay wiki. So it can help other noobs like me. Can 
someone check these instructions to see I have not written something wrong?
Maybe someone can try to install SRSS v5 according to these instructions?








Install instructions for SRSS v5 on OpenSolaris b125
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The purpose of this text is to describe how I setup a SunRay 
OpenSolaris 2009.06 build 125 server, for a home user. I have
an Intel Quad Core 9450 cpu + 4GB RAM. SUN recommends ~256MB RAM
to each SunRay client. With enough RAM, a quad core can drive 
twenty ordinary OpenOffice users. 

This guide is basically the written instructions from Lars Tunkrans 
and Ottomeister. 

SRSS v5 is just SRSS v4.2 plus some additional software.
My server name is ABC123 and it's IP adress is 192.168.0.181. 
I also have a D-link 604 as a router with IP adress 192.168.0.1.
I use DHCP normally. My server hardware is
Intel Q9450, P45 Gigabyte EP45-DS3P motherboard, ATI4850, 
Intel Deskpro e1000 NIC, AOC-SAT2-MV8 sata controller card 
which I have inserted into a PCI slot. In a PCI-x slot that 
card get 1GB/sec, in a PCI slot it gets 150MB/sec. Every piece of
my hardware gets detected and installed automatically by OpenSolaris.



Basically, just follow the guide from the very beginning on
http://wiki.sun-rays.org/index.php/SRSS_4.1_on_OpenSolaris_2008.11#OpenSolaris_2009.06
Before you follow the guide, create a Boot Environment, so that if you mess up,
you can just reboot into a functioning BE. Create a BE:
# beadm create snv_125-settingUpSunRayNow
# beadm activate snv_125-settingUpSunRayNow
And reboot into "snv_125-settingUpSunRayNow" before following these 
instructions.



There are three sections where I departed from the guide, section A) and B) and 
C)

A) "OpenSolaris 2008.11 Installation/Configuration Instructions" - get a static 
IP
A SunRay server with this setup needs a static IP. From my 
internet provider I get an IP adress via DHCP, which can be a 
random adress from time to time. Internally, on my own network, 
I need a static IP adress because the SunRay clients needs to 
connect to my server, on the same IP adress each time. So we must 
first get a static IP adress. Here are my configuration files
to achieve that:


/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost     loghost 
192.168.0.181   ABC123


/etc/hostname.e1000g0
ABC123  netmask  +  broadcast  +


/etc/defaultrouter
192.168.0.1


And reboot. When you type 
$ getent hosts ABC123
you should see something like
192.168.0.181   ABC123
Otherwise you must fix this, before proceeding.




B) Fix NWAM
This is continuation from the section
"OpenSolaris 2008.11 Installation/Configuration Instructions"
where it talks about NWAM. For the NWAM part, I did not follow the 
guide. Instead I did like this to get NWAM:

# svcadm  disable  network/physical:nwam
# svcadm  enable network/physical:default

get rid of any DHCP definition:
# pkill dhcpagent
# rm /etc/dhcp.e1000g0    (if it exists)

Then I continued with the guide:
cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf
svcadm enable dns/client
svcadm restart dns/client

etc.


I followed the guide until the text 
¨If you have access to Nevada packages and really want NSCM and RHA 
functionality..."
I did not want NSCM and RHA so I skipped that part. (I dont even 
know what is is). Instead I rebooted and did this:

C) Sun Ray Server 4.1 Topology Configuration Instructions 
Where I wrote
# utadm  -A  192.168.1.0 
and answered NO to the question about starting the Solaris DHCP.

I continued to follow the guide, until the text
"At this point SRSS should be hot on OpenSolaris 2008.11!!!"
where I rebooted and installation was complete. Then I just
inserted a SunRay 2 into the router and the OpenSolaris login screen
just showed up.





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Can someone confirm that I have not written anything wrong? I would like
to submit this to the SunRay wiki, after proof reading.

What are all these other SunRay software packages that I can 
download and what are their purpose? If I want to get a smooth 
Windows 7 virtualization, how is a good way to get that? As of now, 
I start VirtualBox and start Win7. The performance is not that good. 
Will srwc_2.2 help performance? What is it's purpose? Can VDI help me?

Are there any more steps that are recommended? Like... upgrading firmware?
What do you normally do with a new SRSS installation for a home user 
configuration?

If I try these packages out, I can write down instructions on them too
to submit them to the wiki. With your help, of course.


      
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