Solaris 9 Installation Guide

x86: Change in Default Boot-Disk Partition Layout

In the Solaris 9 (x86 Platform Edition) operating environment, the Solaris Web Start and suninstall installation programs use a new default boot-disk partition layout to accommodate the Service partition. If your system currently includes a Service partition, the new default boot-disk partition layout enables you to preserve this partition.


Note –

If you install the Solaris 9 (x86 Platform Edition) operating environment on a system that does not currently include a Service partition, the installation program does not create a new Service partition by default. If you want to create a Service partition on your system, see your hardware documentation.


The new default includes the following partitions.

If you want to use this default layout, select Default when the installation program asks you to choose a boot-disk layout.