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.