This procedure assumes that you have completed the following tasks.
Set up an install server. For instructions about how to create an install server from DVD media, see SPARC: To Create a SPARC Install Server With SPARC or x86 DVD Media.
Set up a boot server or a DHCP server, if necessary. If the system you want to install is on a different subnet than the installation server, you must set up a boot server, or use a DHCP server. For instructions about how to set up a boot server, see Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With a DVD Image. For instructions about how to set up a DHCP server to support network installations, see Preconfiguring System Configuration Information With the DHCP Service (Tasks).
Gathered or preconfigured the information you need to install. You can perform this task in one or more of the following ways.
Gather the information in Checklist for Installation in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
If you have a system that contains non-global zones, Solaris Live Upgrade is the recommended upgrade program or program to add patches. Other upgrade programs might require extensive upgrade time, because the time required to complete the upgrade increases linearly with the number of installed non-global zones.
For information about upgrading with Solaris Live Upgrade, see Part I, Upgrading With Solaris Live Upgrade, in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.
Create a sysidcfg file if you use a sysidcfg file to preconfigure system information. For information about how to create a sysidcfg file, see Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File.
Set up a name server if you use a naming service to preconfigure system information. For information about how to preconfigure information with a naming service, see Preconfiguring With the Naming Service.
Create a profile in the JumpStart directory on the profile server if you are using the custom JumpStart installation method. For information about how to set up a custom JumpStart installation, see Chapter 3, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks), in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.
Turn on the client system.
If the system is currently running, bring the system to run level 0.
The ok prompt is displayed.
Boot the system from the network.
To install with the Solaris interactive installation GUI, type the following command.
ok boot net |
To install with the Solaris interactive text installer in a desktop session, type the following command.
ok boot net - text |
To install with the Solaris interactive text installer in a console session, type the following command.
ok boot net - nowin |
The system boots from the network.
If you are prompted, answer the system configuration questions.
If you preconfigured all of the system information, the installation program does not prompt you to enter any configuration information. See Chapter 2, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks) for more information.
If you did not preconfigure all the system information, use the Checklist for Installation in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade to help you answer the configuration questions.
If the keyboard is self-identifying, the keyboard layout automatically configures during installation. If the keyboard is not self-identifying, you can select from a list of supported keyboard layouts during installation.
PS/2 keyboards are not self-identifying. You will be asked to select the keyboard layout during the installation.
For further information, see keyboard Keyword.
During installation, you can choose the default NFSv4 domain name. Or, you can specify a custom NFSv4 domain name. For further information, see NFSv4 Domain Name Configurable During Installation in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
If you are using the GUI, after you confirm the system configuration information, the Welcome to Solaris panel appears.
If you are prompted, answer any additional questions to complete your installation.
If you preconfigured all of the installation options, the installation program does not prompt you to enter any installation information. See Chapter 2, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks) for more information.
If you did not preconfigure all the installation options, use the Checklist for Installation in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade to help you answer the installation questions.
For information about how to complete an interactive installation with the Solaris installation GUI, see To Install or Upgrade With the Solaris Installation Program With GRUB in Solaris 10 8/07 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.