How to Install Oracle Solaris From the Live CD If Your System Boots in Console Mode

Before You Begin

For this procedure, two networked systems are required: the system on which the live CD was booted (target system) and a remote system, from which the installation will be performed. Both systems must have network access. It is not required that the two systems be on the same subnet. However, the target system must be reachable from the remote system. Also, the remote system must be running an OS that supports a graphical desktop.

On the system to be installed, insert the Live CD, then boot the system.
At the console login, type the default login and password.
The default user login and password for Oracle Solaris is jack.
Become the root user.
```
$ su root
Password: solaris
```
The root password is solaris.
Enable the service for the ssh remote login program.
```
# svcadm enable ssh
```
Display the IP address that is assigned by DHCP to the target system.
```
# ifconfig -a
```
On the remote system, open a terminal window, then type:
```
$ ssh -X ip-address-of-target -l jack
```
where ip-address-of-target is the output of the ifconfig -a command that you ran on the target system.
Running this command on the remote system opens a secure shell, enabling you to access the target system to use the GUI installer.
Become the root user.
```
$ su root
Password: solaris
```
Run the GUI installer:
```
# /bin/gui-install
```
After the installation completes, reboot the target system.

How to Monitor the Live CD Startup Process

You can switch from the default graphical boot screen to the text boot screen. The ability to switch to the text boot screen can be useful if you suspect that the system startup process is not proceeding normally. The text screen might contain informational messages or a request for user input. Switching to the text boot screen has no impact on the boot sequence, other than how the information is displayed on the screen. Initialization of the operating system continues and completes as normal.

To switch to a text boot, press any key a few seconds after the graphical boot screen appears, and the progress bar starts.

Note - After switching from the graphical boot to a text boot, there is no way to switch back to the graphical boot screen.

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