Installing Sun Packages on Servers and Clients

When adding packages for diskless and AutoClient systems, it is important to know where those packages' files are installed--in the client's root file system or in a server's /usr file system (or any other file system shared with the client).

Many Sun software packages are named to indicate where they are installed. For example, the SUNWvolr package is installed in the root file system and the SUNWvolu package is installed in the /usr file system. The "r" suffix stands for root, and the "u" suffix stands for /usr. However, the surest way to determine where a Sun package's files are installed is to examine the SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter, which is set in the package's pkginfo file. An interface for examining the pkginfo file is described in the procedure "How to Determine Where a Package's Files Will Be Installed".

Some Sun packages do not have a SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter associated with them. These packages are usually set up to be installed in /opt. If a Sun package does not have a SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter value, treat it as a third-party package when installing it. (See "Installing Third-Party Packages on Servers and Clients" for more information.)

When installing Sun packages on diskless or AutoClient systems, follow the general guidelines in Table 16-2.