Before installing an Oracle Solaris 11 release, review the following information:
x86: Prepare the boot environment (applies to x86 based systems that will run multiple operating systems) – See Preparing a System for Installing Multiple Operating Systems in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems .
Ensure that you have the proper device drivers – Before installing Oracle Solaris, determine whether the devices on your system are supported. You can use the Device Driver Utility to ensure that your system has the proper devices. The Device Driver Utility can be accessed through the text installer menu options. See Ensuring That You Have the Proper Device Drivers in Installing Oracle Solaris 11.2 Systems . See also the Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCL) at http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/hcl/index.html.
x86: Configure the system's date and time (applies to x86 platforms that are installed with AI only) – Oracle Solaris keeps the Real Time Clock (RTC) in Coordinated Universal time (UTC) format. The behavior on x86 platforms is different than it was in Oracle Solaris 10. AI does not adjust the RTC date and time during an installation. To reconfigure the date and time after an installation, see Reconfiguring Date and Time Before and After an Installation.