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Solaris 9 Installation Guide

To Install Web Start Flash Archives on a Boot Environment (Character Interface)

  1. From the Solaris Live Upgrade main menu, select Flash.

    The Flash an Inactive Boot Environment menu is displayed.

  2. Type the name of the boot environment where you want to install the Web Start Flash archive and the location of the installation media:


    Name of Boot Environment: solaris_9
Package media: /net/install-svr/export/s9/latest

  3. Press F1 to add an archive.

    An Archive Selection submenu displays an empty list, the name of a single archive, or a list of a number of archives. If more than one archive is listed, you have layered archives. For an explanation of layered archives, see "Installing Layered Web Start Flash Archives".

    You can add and remove archives from the list. The following example shows an empty list.


    Location            - Retrieval Method
<No Archives added> - Select ADD to add archives

    • To install the list with no changes, proceed to Step 4.

    • If the Web Start Flash archives list is empty or contains an archive that you do not want to install, proceed to Step a.

    1. You can add or remove archives.

      • Press F1 to add an archive to the list. Proceed to Step b.

        Note -

        If you have a list of more than one archive, you have layered archives. For more information, see "Installing Layered Web Start Flash Archives".

        A Select Retrieval Method submenu is displayed.


        HTTP
NFS
Local File
Local Tape
Local Device

      • Press F2 to remove an archive from the list. Proceed to Step e.

    2. On the Select Retrieval Method menu, select the location of the Web Start Flash archive.

      Media Selected 

      Prompt 

      HTTP 

      Specify the URL and proxy information that is needed to access the Web Start Flash archive. 

      NFS 

      Specify the path to the network file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. You can also specify the archive file name. 

      Local file 

      Specify the path to the local file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

      Local tape 

      Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

      Local device 

      Specify the local device, the path to the Web Start Flash archive, and the type of file system on which the Web Start Flash archive is located.  

      A Retrieval submenu is displayed, similar to the following example, which depends on the media you selected.


      NFS Location:

    3. Type the path to the archive, as in the following example.


      NFS Location: host:/path/to archive.flar

    4. Press F3 to add the archive to the list.

    5. When the list contains the archives you want to install, press F6 to exit.

  4. Press F3 to install the archive or layered archives.

    The Web Start Flash archive or layered archives are installed on the boot environment. All files on the boot environment are overwritten, except for shareable files.

    The boot environment is ready for activation. See "To Activate a Boot Environment (Character Interface)".