Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide

Planning and Setting Up for Installation

Ways to Run Solaris Web Start

You can run Solaris Web Start two ways, as a:

Graphical user interface, which requires a local or remote CD-ROM drive or network connection, video adapter, keyboard, and monitor
Command-line user interface, which requires a local or remote CD-ROM drive or network connection, keyboard, and monitor; you can run the Solaris Web Start command-line user interface with tip(1)

The content and sequence of instructions in both the graphical user interface and command-line user interface are generally the same, with slight differences, as shown by these examples:

Example 1-1 Graphical User Interface: Time Zone Dialog Box

Example 1-2 Command-line User Interface: Time Zone Menu and Prompt

Please select how to specify your default time zone.

Specify Time Zone by:

1. Geographic region
2. Offset from GMT
3. Time zone file

   Please enter the number corresponding to how you would like to specify
   the time zone [1]:

What Determines Which Interface Is Used

If Solaris Web Start detects a video adapter for the system, it uses the graphical user interface, and if it does not, it uses the command-line user interface.

To Plan Your Installation

Note -

The instructions in this book describe how to install Solaris 8 software using a CD. If you choose to install Solaris 8 software over a network, some steps might differ.

Use this decision table to determine what to do first.

If you intend to install Solaris software from	Then go to
A CD-ROM drive attached to your system	Step 2.
A remote CD-ROM drive on a network	Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide and the steps presented in this and later chapters.

Is Solaris already installed on the system?
- If yes, go to Chapter 4, Upgrading a System in this book.
- If no, go to Step 3.

Make sure your hardware is supported.

See the Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List.

If your system is attached to a network, gather the following information about the system on which you intend to install the Solaris operating environment.

Note -

If Solaris is not already installed on the system, contact your system administrator or whoever is responsible for maintaining your network to find the following information.

Information	Example	To find the information (with Solaris installed), use
Host name	`crater`	`uname -n`
Host IP address	`129.221.2.1`	`ypmatch` `system_name` `hosts` or `nismatch` `system_name` `hosts.org_dir`
Subnet mask	`255.255.255.0`	`more /etc/netmasks`
Type of name service (DNS, NIS, or NIS+)	passwd: files nis group: files nis hosts: xfn nis [NOTFOUND=return] files networks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files protocols: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files rpc: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files ethers: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files netmasks: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files bootparams: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files publickey: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files netgroup: nis automount: files nis aliases: files nis services: files nis sendmailvars: files	`cat /etc/nsswitch.conf`
Domain name	`lbloom.West.Arp.COM`	`domainname`
Host name of name server	`thor75`	`ypwhich`
Host IP address of name server	`129.153.75.20`	`ypmatch` `nameserver_name` `hosts` or `nismatch` `nameserver_name` `hosts.org_dir`

Determine which of the following software you intend to install and the total disk space the combined software will require.

The Solaris software group:

Software Group	Recommended Disk Space
Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support	2.4 Gbytes
Entire Distribution	2.3 Gbytes
Developer System Support	1.9 Gbytes
End User System Support	1.6 Gbytes

Note -

Swap space is included in the disk space recommendations. A minumum of 320 Mbytes is required for swap space, but more might be needed due to available memory and other factors. By default, Solaris Web Start allocates 512 Mbytes for swap space.

Additional software

See the documentation to determine the disk space you'll need.
Vendor or third-party software

See the vendor or third-party software documentation.
Space for home directories

Home directories might contain user files such as mail, text or data files, or application files.

Determine the language you want to use to install Solaris. If you use the CD labeled:
- Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition--all prompts, messages, and other installation information are displayed in English only.
- Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition--you can select one of the following languages in which to display all prompts, messages, and other installation information:
  - Simplified Chinese
  - Traditional Chinese
  - English
  - French
  - German
  - Italian
  - Japanese
  - Korean
  - Spanish
  - Swedish

Make sure you have at least the following CDs:
- Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition
- Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition and Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition
- Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition (if you use the Multilingual CD)

To Set Up for Installation

Note -

The BIOS on most IA motherboards manufactured since late 1997 supports the "El Torito" standard and thus recognizes CD-ROM drives as boot devices.

Do you intend to install the Solaris software through a tip(1) line?
- If no, go to the next step.
- If yes, make sure your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.
  
  Note -
  To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty(1) command.

Is your system capable of booting from a CD?
- If yes, ensure that the capability is turned on by using your system's BIOS setup tool.
- If no, insert the diskette labeled Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition into the system's diskette drive.
  
  Note -
  You can also download the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant from the Solaris Driver Connection at http://soldc.sun.com/support/drivers.

Insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition into the system's CD-ROM drive:

CD-ROM Drive - Tray Version	CD-ROM Drive - Caddy Version
Press the eject button on the front panel of the CD-ROM drive. A tray slides out. Insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition (logo facing up) into the tray. Push the tray into the CD-ROM drive.	To open the caddy, pinch the corners while lifting the lid at the center. Insert the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition (logo facing up) and close the caddy. With the arrow on the caddy pointing toward the CD-ROM drive, insert the caddy.

Boot the system by shutting it down and then turning it off and on.

A memory test and hardware detection are executed. The screen refreshes.
- If you're using the diskette labeled Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition, the message:
  Solaris Boot Sector Version 1
  is displayed at the top of your screen. Then, information similar to this is displayed:
  Solaris for x86 - Generic DCB Version 1.234 loading /solaris/boot.bin
  The screen refreshes and information similar to this is displayed:
  SunOS Secondary Boot version 3.00 Solaris Intel Platform Edition Booting System Running Configuration Assistant...
- If you're using only the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition, the message:
  SunOS - Intel Platform Edition Primary Boot Subsystem, vsn 2.0
  is displayed at the top of the screen. Then, information similar to this is displayed:
  SunOS Secondary Boot version 3.00 Solaris Intel Platform Edition Booting System Running Configuration Assistant...

When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed, press F2_Continue.

The Bus Enumeration screen is displayed with the message:
Determining bus types and gathering hardware configuration data ...
The Scanning Devices screen is then displayed. System devices are scanned. When scanning is complete, the Identified Devices screen is displayed.

Press F2_Continue.

The Loading screen is displayed with messages about drivers that are loaded to boot your system. After a few seconds, the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.

On the Boot Solaris screen, select CD and press F2_Continue.

If you're using the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition, and Solaris Web Start cannot find a Solaris fdisk partition, the Running Driver screen is displayed briefly, followed by information similar to this:

                        <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /pci@0,0/pci-ide@7,1/ide@1/sd@0,0:a
Boot args: kernel/unix


                        <<< Starting Installation >>>

SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Solaris Web Start 3.0 installer

English has been selected as the language in which to perform the install.
Starting the Web Start 3.0 Solaris installer

Solaris installer is searching the system's hard disks for a 
location to place the Solaris installer software.

No suitable Solaris fdisk partition was found. 

Solaris Installer needs to create a Solaris fdisk partition 
on your root disk, c0d0, that is at least 395 MB.

WARNING: All information on the disk will be lost.   


May the Solaris Installer create a Solaris fdisk [y,n,?]

Otherwise, if you're using the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition, and Solaris Web Start can find a Solaris fdisk partition, the Running Driver screen is displayed briefly, followed by information similar to this:

                        <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /pci@0,0/pci-ide@7,1/ide@1/sd@0,0:a
Boot args: kernel/unix


                        <<< Starting Installation >>>

SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Solaris Web Start 3.0 installer

English has been selected as the language in which to perform the install.
Starting the Web Start 3.0 Solaris installer

Solaris installer is searching the system's hard disks for a 
location to place the Solaris installer software.



The default root disk is /dev/dsk/c0d0.
The Solaris installer needs to format
/dev/dsk/c0d0 to install Solaris.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!


Do you want to format /dev/dsk/c0d0?  [y,n,?,q]

If you're using the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition, information similar to this is displayed:

                        <<< Current Boot Parameters >>>
Boot path: /pci@0,0/pci-ide@7,1/ide@1/sd@0,0:a
Boot args: kernel/unix


                        <<< Starting Installation >>>

SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Solaris Web Start 3.0 installer
The Solaris Installer can be run in English, or any of the following languages:

  1) English           6) Japanese
  2) German            7) Korean
  3) Spanish           8) Swedish
  4) French            9) Simplified_Chinese
  5) Italian          10) Traditional_Chinese
Select the language you want to use to run the installer:

Which installation CD are you using?

If the Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition CD, go to the next step.
If the Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition CD, type the number to select the language in which to display prompts, messages, and other installation information.

If Solaris Web Start cannot find a Solaris fdisk partition, information similar to this is displayed (in the language you selected):

language_you_selected has been selected as the language in which to perform the install.
Starting the Web Start 3.0 Solaris installer

Solaris installer is searching the system's hard disks for a 
location to place the Solaris installer software.

No suitable Solaris fdisk partition was found. 

Solaris Installer needs to create a Solaris fdisk partition 
on your root disk, c0d0, that is at least 395 MB.

WARNING: All information on the disk will be lost.   


May the Solaris Installer create a Solaris fdisk [y,n,?]

If Solaris Web Start can find a Solaris fdisk partition, information similar to this is displayed (in the language you selected):

language_you_selected has been selected as the language in which to perform the install.
Starting the Web Start 3.0 Solaris installer

Solaris installer is searching the system's hard disks for a 
location to place the Solaris installer software.



The default root disk is /dev/dsk/c0d0.
The Solaris installer needs to format
/dev/dsk/c0d0 to install Solaris.

WARNING: ALL INFORMATION ON THE DISK WILL BE ERASED!


Do you want to format /dev/dsk/c0d0?  [y,n,?,q]

Was Solaris Web Start able to find a Solaris fdisk partition?

If yes, go to Step 21.
If no, at the prompt, type y and press Enter.