Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

x86: Solaris 8 Media

The following tables list the primary DVD and CDs for Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition software. You receive a multilingual media kit that contains a DVD or CDs for English, other languages, and locale software.

Table 30–3 x86: Multilingual DVD Media


DVD Title	Description
Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition DVD	Contains the following: Software, tools, and configuration information to install the Solaris product all partial locales. This inloudes the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant which performs various configuration and booting tasks. Source code for some third-party public domain software Interface software and documentation that have been localized The Solaris documentation set for English, European, and Asian languages that includes Japanese For directory structures, see Figure 30–5.

Table 30–4 x86: Multilingual CD Media and Diskette


CD Title	Description
You receive one of these CDs: Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition CD Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition CD	Contains scripts to install Solaris software. This includes the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant which performs various configuration and booting tasks. For directory structures, see Figure 30–6. Contains scripts to install Solaris software and all partial locales. This includes the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant which performs various configuration and booting tasks. For directory structures, see Figure 30–6.
Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD	Contains the software, tools, and configuration information to install the Solaris product. This includes the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant which performs various configuration and booting tasks. For directory structures, see Figure 30–7.
Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD	(Optional) Contains: A limited number of packages, which the software prompts you to install if necessary Source code for some third-party public domain software For directory structures, see Figure 30–8. The installation program prompts you for this CD if necessary.
Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition CD	Contains localized interface software and documentation. For directory structures, see Figure 30–10. The installation program prompts you for this CD if it is necessary to support languages for specific geographic regions.
Solaris 8 Documentation CD	Contains the Solaris documentation set for English and European languages. For directory structures, see Figure 30–9.
Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition Diskette	Contains the Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant which performs various configuration and booting tasks.