Organization of the Solaris 8 Installation English CD

The name of this product is Solaris 8, but code and path or package path names might appear as Solaris_2.8 or SunOS_5.8. Always follow the code or path as it is written.

SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation English SPARC Platform Edition CD

The following figure shows the organization of the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English SPARC Platform Edition.

Figure 3-2 SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation English SPARC Platform Edition CD

The files on slice 0 (s0) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English SPARC Platform Edition are scripts that install the Solaris software. These scripts include add_install_client and modify_install_server. Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the SPARC platform.

IA: Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition CD

The following figure shows the organization of the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition.

Figure 3-3 IA: Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition CD

Slice 0 (s0) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the IA platform. The files on slice 2 (s2) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation English Intel Platform Edition are scripts that install the Solaris software. These scripts include add_install_client and modify_install_server.