The SolarisTM 8 (SPARCTM Platform Edition) 7/01 Release Notes Update contains installation problem details and other information that were not available until immediately before the release of the Solaris 8 7/01 operating environment.
The information in this document pertains to the SPARC platform. This information also pertains to both the 64–bit and 32–bit address spaces unless specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, example, or code example.
These notes are for users and system administrators who are installing and using the Solaris 8 7/01 operating environment.
You may need to refer to the following manuals when installing Solaris software:
Solaris 8 Start Here
The Solaris 8 7/01 release notes are available:
In the Solaris 8 7/01 Release Documents Collection on the Solaris 8 7/01 Documentation CD
In print with the product (installation issues and bugs only)
On http://docs.sun.com (the most up-to-date information)
Solaris documentation is available on the Solaris 8 7/01 Documentation CD included with this product.
For some hardware configurations, you may need supplemental hardware-specific instructions for installing the Solaris operating environment. If your system requires hardware-specific actions at certain points, the manufacturer of your hardware has provided supplemental Solaris installation documentation. Refer to those materials for hardware-specific installation instructions.
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