Preface

The Solaris 10 11/06 Package List lists and describes the packages included in the Solaris 10 11/06 Operating System (Solaris OS). The list includes information about the software groups that contain each package.

Note - This Oracle Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:

x86 refers to the larger family of 64-bit x86 compatible products.
x64 relates specifically to 64-bit x86 compatible CPUs.

For supported systems, see the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing the Solaris software.

Related Books

The following table lists related information that you need when you install the Solaris software.

Table P-1 Related Information

Information	Description
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade	Guides you through planning the installation or upgrade of the Solaris operating system. This book provides overviews of all the Solaris installation programs. This book also provides overviews of the following features as they relate to installation: GRUB, the open-source boot loader Solaris Zones partitioning technology RAID-1 volumes that can be created at installation time
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations	Describes how to perform a remote Solaris installation over a local area network or a wide area network.
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning	Describes how to use Solaris Live Upgrade to create and upgrade new boot environments.
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations	Describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform an unattended custom JumpStart installation.
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)	Provides instructions for creating Solaris Flash archives and using Solaris Flash archives to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems.
System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems	Describes how to back up system files and other system administration tasks.
Solaris 10 11/06 Release Notes	Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release.
SPARC: Solaris 10 Sun Hardware Platform Guide	This book contains information about supported hardware.
x86: Solaris Hardware Compatibility List	This list contains supported hardware information and device configuration details.

Documentation, Support, and Training

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