Solaris 9 Installation Guide

SPARC: Directory Organization of Solaris 9 Media

This section describes top-level directories on each DVD and CD.

SPARC: Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition DVD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition DVD.

Figure 38–1 Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition DVD

The diagram describes the structure of the sol_9_sparc directory on the DVD media.

Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install the Solaris 9 software product. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following directories:
- ExtraValue – Two subdirectories:
  - CoBundled – Fully supported Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment that includes Solaris Web Start Wizards SDK 3.0.1 and SunScreen 3.2
  - EarlyAccess – Preliminary evaluation software
- Misc – The jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.
- Patches – All the Solaris 9 patches available at the time of this release.
- Product – The Solaris 9 packages and control files.
- Tools – The Solaris 9 installation tools, which include the following:
  - The Boot subdirectory, which contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.
  - The scripts add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server.
  - An Installers subdirectory that contains installers and supporting Java^TM class files to install Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD. Solaris Live Upgrade is automatically installed when you install the Solaris software. However, in order to use Live Upgrade to upgrade from a previous Solaris release, you need to install these packages first on your current release. For instructions on installing Solaris Live Upgrade, see To Install Solaris Live Upgrade.
- 1of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for English and European Languages
- 2of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for Asian Languages
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.

SPARC: Solaris 9 Installation CD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 9 Multilingual Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD or Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Installation CD.

Figure 38–2 SPARC: Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Installation CD

The diagram describes the multi_icd_sol_9_sparc directory structure on the CD media.

The directory multi_icd_sol_sparc contains scripts that install the Solaris software and includes the Boot subdirectory for the Solaris 9 miniroot. The directories and scripts include the following:

Slice 0 (s0) contains scripts that install the Solaris software and a Boot subdirectory that contains the Solaris miniroot. These scripts include the following:
- add_install_client
- modify_install_server
- rm_install_client
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.

SPARC: Solaris 9 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs Directory Structures

The following figures show the directory structure on the Solaris 9 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 38–3 SPARC: Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

The diagram describes the sol_9_sparc directory structure on the CD media.

Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 9 software product, including the Core System Support and End User System Support software groups. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following directories:
- Docs – An empty directory.
- Misc – The jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.
- Patches – All the Solaris 9 patches available at the time the Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD was created.
- Product – The Solaris 9 packages and control files.
- Tools – The Solaris 9 installation tools, which include add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server.
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.

The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD.

Figure 38–4 SPARC: Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

The diagram describes the sol_9_sparc_2 directory structure on the CD media.

The sol_9_sparc_2 directory contains Copyright, Solaris Web Start installer, and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following subdirectories.

ExtraValue – Two subdirectories:
- CoBundled – Fully supported Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment
- EarlyAccess – Preliminary evaluation software
Product – A limited number of packages for the Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups
Tools – Solaris 9 installation tools that include the following:
- The add_to_install_server script
- An Installers subdirectory that contains installers and supporting Java class files to install Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD. Solaris Live Upgrade is automatically installed when you install the Solaris software, but to use Live Upgrade to upgrade from a previous Solaris release, you need to install these packages first on your current release. For instructions on installing Solaris Live Upgrade, see To Install Solaris Live Upgrade.

SPARC: Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Languages CD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure of the Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Languages CD.

Figure 38–5 Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Languages CD

The diagram describes the sol_9_lang_sparc directory structure on the CD media.

The sol_9_lang_sparc directory contains the Solaris Web Start installer, which installs the Solaris language and locale software. The sol_9_lang_sparc directory contains these directories:

components – SimplifiedChinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, TraditionalChinese, and TraditionalChineseHongKong locale packages and packages that are shared by all locales
Copyright – Copyright page
Installer – Solaris Web Start installer
Tools – The add_to_install_server script for creating a combined installation image

For more information on locale software, see International Language Environments Guide.