Perform the Solaris Operating System Installation

The following tasks must be performed in the order in which they are listed.

Checklist of Tasks to Perform

Step

Task

Step 1

Mandatory

Prior to starting the installation, you should have decided upon the installation method, installation target, and disk configuration.

For more information about these supported installation implementations, see these sections:

Step 2

Mandatory

The Sun Blade 8000 Series hardware must be properly set up and configured with network information. To perform these task, see these sections:

Step 3

Optional

Implement a RAID configuration on the drive before installing Solaris 10. To complete this task, see:

Step 4

Mandatory

You must verify that the required BIOS settings are properly configured for new installations. To complete this task, perform the following procedure:

Step 5

Mandatory

Perform the Solaris installation by following one of these procedures:

Step 6

Mandatory

Install critical Solaris patches. For more informatin, see Required Critical Solaris Patches For Sun Blade 8000 Server Modules