Web Start Flash Introduction

The Web Start Flash installation feature enables you to create a single reference installation of the Solaris operating environment on a system, which is called the master system. Then you can replicate that installation on a number of systems, which are called clone systems. Installing clone systems with the Web Start Flash installation method is a three-part process.

1. Install the master system. You select a system and use any of the Solaris installation methods to install the Solaris operating environment and any other software.

2. Create the Web Start Flash archive. The Web Start Flash archive contains a copy of all of the files on the master system.

3. Install the Web Start Flash archive on clone systems. When you install the Web Start Flash archive on a system, all of the files in the archive are copied to that system. The newly installed system now has the same installation configuration as the original master system, thus it is called a clone system.

You cannot upgrade a system that is running the Solaris operating environment by using the Web Start Flash installation feature. You can only perform an initial installation.