Installing the first two systems requires using the 2 Trusted Solaris 8 4/01 installation CDs. The following are examples of booting from a CD on a SPARC and on an Intel machine.
Insert the first of two (2) Trusted Solaris 8 4/01 Installation CDs and type the boot command.
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For more detail, see the Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide.
OPTION 1: Enable the system to boot from a CD by using the system's BIOS setup tool.
OPTION 2: Insert the provided floppy, then insert the first CD.
For more detail, see the Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide. Keep in mind that Solaris Web Start and upgrade are not supported, and that you are using Trusted Solaris CDs, not Solaris CDs.