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There are several supported operating system (OS) distributions and several ways to install each. This topic is intended only as a general guide that refers you to detailed procedures.
You must complete the following prerequisite steps before you can begin the installation.
In addition, you must decide the following.
See About Solaris OS Installation or Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5504 |
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See Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide at https://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ |
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See SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Administration Guide at http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/index.html?page=/documentation/oes/sles_admin/data/front.html |
For relevant procedures, see the appropriate chapter of this guide for your particular OS.
In general, you need to perform updates once the operating system has been installed. For details, see the appropriate chapter for your particular OS.
The sections in this guide provide detailed installation information--see the appropriate chapter for your OS.
You should also gather the installation, administration, and configuration documentation distributed with the operating system. These documents generally accompany the distribution media as printed manuals, or else are included as PDF files on the media itself. In many cases, the latest versions of such documents are also downloadable from the web site of the OS vendor.
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