Chapter 1 Installation Overview

This guide provides procedures for installing an operating system (OS) on your workstation if you do not want to use an optional preinstalled OS from Sun.

• For OpenSolaris installation instructions, see Chapter 2, Installing the OpenSolaris Operating System.

• For Solaris OS installation instructions, see Chapter 3, Installing the Solaris Operating System.

• For Linux OS installation instructions, see Chapter 4, Installing the Linux Operating System.

• For Linux and Solaris remote images, see Appendix A, Installing Linux, OpenSolaris and Solaris OS Remote Images.

Process Flow

Figure 1–1 shows the process flow for installing an operating system on your workstation.

Figure 1–1 Installation Flow Diagram