This book describes how to install the SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) on IBM BladeCenter servers, starting with the Solaris 10 1/06 release.
Information and instructions in this book apply to installing the Solaris OS on the x86 platform only.
This book does not include instructions for setting up system hardware or other peripherals. Hardware-specific information for IBM BladeCenter servers can be found at http://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.
This book is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing the Solaris OS on IBM BladeCenter servers.
This book provides the following information:
Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform Solaris installations or upgrades on IBM BladeCenter servers.
Information about bugs and issues that are encountered when installing or using the Solaris OS on IBM BladeCenter servers.
Information for troubleshooting the Solaris OS installation on IBM BladeCenter servers.
The following table lists related information that you need when you install the Solaris software.
Table P–1 Related Information
Information |
Description |
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Describes new features in the Solaris release |
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Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release |
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Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris 10 OS |
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Contains supported hardware information and device configuration |
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Describes how to back up system files |
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The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |