Solaris OS Installation Tasks

The following table provides a task map for installing Solaris.

Task	Description	Instructions
Set up your server.	Install your server hardware and configure the service processor.	Sun Fire X4800 Server Installation Guide
Review the Sun Fire X4800 Server Product Notes.	The Product Notes contain late-breaking news about the Solaris OS software and patches.	Sun Fire X4800 Server Product Notes
Choose an installation method.	Choose an installation method and locate the installation instructions.	Choosing an Installation Method
Locate the Solaris OS installation documentation.	The Solaris OS documentation included with your software contains most of what you need to know about installation.	Refer to Obtaining Solaris 10 Documentation or Obtaining Solaris 11 Express Documentation
Identify the logical names and the physical names of each network interface.	During the OS installation, you need to provide the logical names (assigned by the OS) and the physical name (MAC address) of each network interface.	Identifying Logical and Physical Network Interface Names for Solaris 10 OS Installation
Install any required OS patches.	Check Sunsolve for the latest patches for your OS. Note - In order to use Solaris FMA (Fault Management Architecture) with Solaris 10 10/09 OS, you must install patch 142901–09 (or later) after the installation of the OS.	http://support.oracle.com

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