How to Install the Master Machine

You install the master machine with the configuration that you want other machines to have. Use any of the existing Solaris installation methods to install the Solaris operating environment onto the master machine.

1. Identify the system configuration that you want to install.

2. With the use of the Solaris installation methods, install the Solaris operating environment on the master machine. For a discussion of the different installation methods, see Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

3. Customize your Solaris installation in any of the following ways:

   • Delete software

   • Add software

   • Modify configuration files

   • Add support for peripheral devices on the clone machine