Solaris 8 2/04 What's New Supplement

Chapter 2 What's New for Installation

This chapter highlights new installation features in the Solaris 8 Update releases.

Note –

For the most current man pages, use the man command. The Solaris 8 Update release man pages include new feature information not found in the Solaris 8 Reference Manual Collection.

Installing

Feature Description	Release Date
Installation from the Solaris 8 DVD You can now install the Solaris operating environment and additional software from the Solaris 8 DVD. The DVD enables you to perform either a Solaris^TM Web Start installation or a custom JumpStart^TM installation. The Solaris 8 DVD includes the Solaris software, EA software, and the Solaris documentation. For detailed instructions, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	2/02
Solaris Web Start Program Uses `sysidcfg` File The Solaris Web Start installation method has been modified to use the `sysidcfg` file to configure system information during an installation or upgrade. If you create a `sysidcfg` file with configuration information for your system, the Solaris Web Start program does not prompt you to enter the system information during installation. For detailed instructions, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	2/02
Solaris Web Start Program Enhancements The Solaris Web Start installation method was updated to enable you to perform the following functions during the Solaris installation or upgrade: Select to automatically reboot the system after installation. Select to automatically eject the CD or DVD after installation. Select to preserve file systems. IA only: Customize `fdisk` partitions. For detailed instructions, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	2/02
Solaris Live Upgrade Solaris Live Upgrade provides a method of upgrading that substantially reduces the usual service outage that is associated with an operating system upgrade. You can duplicate your current running boot environment, then while the original boot environment continues to run, you can upgrade the duplicate. The duplicate boot environment is then activated to become the active boot environment when the system is rebooted. If a failure occurs, you can quickly fall back to the original boot environment with a simple reboot, thereby eliminating the service outages that are associated with the normal test and evaluation process. In addition to upgrading a boot environment, you can install a Web Start Flash archive on an inactive boot environment. When you reboot the system, the configuration that you installed on an inactive boot environment is active. For further information, see the Solaris Live Upgrade 2.0 Guide.	10/01
IA: PXE Network Boot The Intel Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) enables you to boot a Solaris 8 IA system directly from the network without using the Solaris boot diskette. The IA system must support PXE. On a system that supports PXE, enable the system to use PXE by using the system's BIOS setup tool or the network adapter's configuration setup tool. The Solaris boot diskette is available for the systems that do not support this feature. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	10/01
New Boot Options for a Custom JumpStart Installation New options have been added for use with the `boot` command when you perform a custom JumpStart installation. With the `boot` command, you can specify the location of the configuration files to use to perform the installation. You can specify a path to an HTTP server, an NFS server, or a file that is available on local media. If you do not know the path to the files, you can require that the installation program prompt you for the path after the machine boots and connects to the network. The `nowin` option enables you to specify that the custom JumpStart program not begin the X program. You do not need to use the X program to perform a custom JumpStart installation, so you can shorten the installation time by using the `nowin` option. For detailed instructions about how to use these new options, refer to “Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation” in the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	7/01
Revisions to the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide The Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide has been revised. The revised version combines all of the previous Solaris 8 installation guides: Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide Solaris 8 Installation Supplement The revision also includes the addition of information about new and enhanced Solaris installation technologies. The focus is on task-based procedures, with reference material covered separately in the guide. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	7/01
Web Start Flash Installation Feature The Web Start Flash installation feature enables you to create a single reference installation of the Solaris operating environment on a machine and then replicate that installation on several machines. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	4/01
Default Routing With System Identification Utilities The system identification utilities automatically attempt to determine the default router during installation. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	4/01
Configuration With System Identification Utilities During system identification, the system identification utilities can configure systems to be LDAP clients. Prior Solaris releases allowed the configuration of a machine only as a NIS, NIS+, or DNS client. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	1/01

Upgrading

Feature Description	Release Date
Patch Analyzer The Patch Analyzer is now available when you upgrade with the Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method on the Solaris 8 Installation CD. The Patch Analyzer performs an analysis on your system to determine which (if any) patches will be removed or downgraded by upgrading from the Solaris 8 release to a Solaris 8 Update release. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	6/00

Feature Description

Release Date

Patch Analyzer

The Patch Analyzer is now available when you upgrade with the Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method on the Solaris 8 Installation CD. The Patch Analyzer performs an analysis on your system to determine which (if any) patches will be removed or downgraded by upgrading from the Solaris 8 release to a Solaris 8 Update release.

For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

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Administering and Uninstalling Software

Feature Description	Release Date
Solaris Product Registry 3.0 A new version of the Solaris Product Registry tool has been released. The Solaris Product Registry 3.0 includes these new features: You can uninstall individual system packages. All of the Solaris system products that you installed in their localized version appear in the System Software Localizations folder. Registry is compatible with more installation wizards. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	1/01
Modify Software Groups in Solaris Web Start Program The Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method was updated to allow you to modify the selected Solaris Software Group by adding or removing software packages. For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.	1/01

Feature Description

Release Date

Solaris Product Registry 3.0

A new version of the Solaris Product Registry tool has been released. The Solaris Product Registry 3.0 includes these new features:

You can uninstall individual system packages.
All of the Solaris system products that you installed in their localized version appear in the System Software Localizations folder.
Registry is compatible with more installation wizards.

For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

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Modify Software Groups in Solaris Web Start Program

The Solaris Web Start 3.0 installation method was updated to allow you to modify the selected Solaris Software Group by adding or removing software packages.

For further information, see the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

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