Glossary

batch installer

The batch installer is an installer packaged with the product that can install each product component from the command-line with minimal user interaction.

display computer

The computer that displays the installer window or command-line installer. For installation using a local display, the display computer and the source computer are the same computer. For installation using a remote display, the display computer and the source computer are different computers.

installation directory

The directory in which you install Sun Studio 11 software products. The default directory is /opt on the source computer.

Solaris JumpStart installation

The Solaris JumpStart trademark installation works with the Solaris OS, versions 9 and 10 on SPARC based systems and the Solaris OS versions 9 and 10 on x86 based systems to automate the software installation process to install the Sun Studio 11 software on multiple systems.

local display

An installation method where the product CD-ROM or downloaded product software is on the same computer that you use to perform the installation. The source computer runs the installer, and the installer window is displayed on the monitor that is attached to the source computer.

remote display

An installation method where the product CD-ROM or downloaded product software is on a different computer than the installer window or command-line installer. You use the rlogin command to log in to the source computer that contains the product CD-ROM or downloaded files. You set the DISPLAY environment variable to display the installer window on the monitor that is attached to the display computer. The installer runs on the source computer, but the installer window or command-line installer is displayed on the display computer.

source computer

The machine that runs the installer. The source computer contains the product CD-ROM or the downloaded product software.