SPARC: Directory Organization of Solaris 8 Media

This section describes top-level directories on each DVD and CD.

SPARC: Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition DVD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition DVD.

Figure 30–1 Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition DVD

• Slice 0 (s0) contains Copyright and the following directories:

  • Euro_Doc_CD directory – Contains the tools and software necessary to install the Solaris 8 Documentation European.

  • Asian_Doc_CD directory – Contains the tools and software necessary to install the Solaris 8 Documentation Asian.

  • Solaris_8 directory – Contains the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install the Solaris 8 software product. The Solaris_8 directory contains the following subdirectories:

    • Docs – An empty directory.

    • EA – Preliminary evaluation software and Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment

    • Misc – The jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.

    • Patches – All the Solaris 8 patches available at the time of this release.

    • Product – The Solaris 8 packages and control files.

    • Tools – The Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server. The Tools directory also contains the Boot subdirectory, which contains the Solaris 8 miniroot.

• Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot.

SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation CD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual SPARC Platform Edition CD or Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD.

Figure 30–2 SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD

• Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and scripts that install the Solaris software. These scripts include the following:

  • add_install_client

  • modify_install_server

  • rm_install_client

• Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot.

SPARC: Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs Directory Structures

The following figures show the directory structure on the Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 30–3 SPARC: Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

• Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and Solaris_8 directory. The Solaris_8 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 8 software product, including the Solaris Core and End User System Support software groups. The Solaris_8 directory contains the following subdirectories:

  • Docs – An empty directory.

  • EA – A text file that directs you to the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD.

  • Misc – The jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.

  • Patches – All the Solaris 8 patches available at the time the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD was created.

  • Product – The Solaris 8 packages and control files.

  • Tools – The Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server.

• Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot.

The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD.

Figure 30–4 SPARC: Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

The sol_8_sparc_2 directory contains the Copyright, the Solaris Web Start installer, and the Solaris_8 directory. The Solaris_8 directory contains the following subdirectories:

• EA – Preliminary evaluation software and Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment.

• Product – A limited number of packages, Developer system Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups.

• Tools – Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_to_install_server and install_source scripts.