x86: Directory Organization of Solaris 8 Media

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

x86: Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition DVD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition DVD.

Figure 30–5 Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition DVD

• Slice 0 (s0) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot.

• Slice 2 (s2) 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.

x86: Solaris 8 Installation CD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition CD or Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition CD.

Figure 30–6 x86: Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition CD

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

  • add_install_client

  • modify_install_server

  • rm_install_client

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

x86: Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition CDs Directory Structures

The following figures show the directory structure of the Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 30–7 x86: Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD

Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and the Solaris_8 directory. The Solaris_8 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration 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 – Empty

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

• Product – The Solaris 8 packages and control files.

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

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

Figure 30–8 Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD

The sol_8_ia_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 – The Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_to_install_server, and install_source.