Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade

Related Books

Table P–1 lists documentation for system administrators.

Table P–1 Are You a System Administrator Who is Installing Solaris?

Description 

Information 

Do you need to install a single system from DVD or CD media? The Solaris installation program steps you through an installation. 

Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations

Do you need to upgrade or patch your system with almost no downtime? Save system downtime when upgrading by using Solaris Live Upgrade. 

Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning

Do you need to install a secure installation over the network or Internet? Use WAN boot to install a remote client. Or, do you need to install over the network from a network installation image? The Solaris installation program steps you through an installation. 

Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations

Do you need to install Solaris on multiple machines? Use JumpStartTM to automate your installation.

Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations

Do you need to install or patch multiple systems quickly? Use Solaris Flash software to create a Solaris FlashTM archive and install a copy of the OS on clone systems.

Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)

Do you need to back up your system? 

Chapter 23, Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

Do you need troubleshooting information, a list of known problems, or a list of patches for this release? 

Solaris Release Notes

Do you need to verify that your system works on Solaris? 

SPARC: Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide

Do you need to check on which packages have been added, removed, or changed in this release? 

Solaris Package List

Do you need to verify that your system and devices work with Solaris SPARC and x86 based systems and other third-party vendors. 

Solaris Hardware Compatibility List for x86 Platforms