This book describes how to install and upgrade the SolarisTM Operating System (OS) on both networked and nonnetworked SPARC® and x86 architecture based systems.
This book does not include instructions about how to set up system hardware or other peripherals.
This Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC®, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Solaris 10 Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.
In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:
“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products.
“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems.
For supported systems, see the Solaris 10 Hardware Compatibility List.
This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing the Solaris OS. This book provides both of the following types of information.
Advanced Solaris installation information for enterprise system administrators who manage multiple Solaris machines in a networked environment
Basic Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform infrequent Solaris installations or upgrades
Table P–1 lists related information that you might need when you install the Solaris software.
Table P–1 Related Information
Information |
Description |
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Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade |
Guides you through planning the installation or upgrade of the Solaris operating system. This book provides overviews of all the Solaris installation programs. This book also provides overviews of the following features as they relate to installation:
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Describes a basic OS installation with a graphical user interface (GUI). |
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Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations |
Describes how to perform a remote Solaris installation over a local area network or a secure installation over a wide area network. |
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations |
Describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform an unattended custom JumpStartTM installation. |
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation) |
Provides instructions for creating Solaris Flash archives that are used to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems. |
Describes how to back up system files and other system administration tasks. |
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Solaris Release Notes |
Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release. |
SPARC: Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide |
Contains information about supported Sun hardware. |
Solaris Package List |
Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris OS. |
Contains supported hardware information and device configuration. A web-based database that contains supported hardware information and device configuration. Covers SPARC and x86 based systems from Sun Microsystems and other vendors. |
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
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 |
# |