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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (SPARC Platform Edition)

Chapter 1 Planning Your Installation

This module describes how to plan and install the Solaris operating environment.

How to Plan Your Installation

  1. Make sure these instructions are for you.

    If You Are Installing Solaris From ... 

    Then Go To ... 

    A CD-ROM drive attached to your system 

    Step 2. 

    A remote CD-ROM drive on the network 

    Solaris Advanced Installation Guide in the Solaris server product box.

  2. Does your system already have a previous version of the Solaris operating environment installed?

    If yes, go to Uprading Solaris in this book.

    If no, go to step 3.

  3. Make sure your hardware is supported.

    See the module Supported Hardware in this book.

  4. If your system is attached to a network, gather system information.

    Use the following table to gather system information that you may be asked to supply during installation. Collecting this information now will save you time during installation.

    If the system you're installing already has a previous version of the Solaris operating environment, you can find system information by using the commands shown.

    If the system you're installing does not have the Solaris operating environment installed, the only way to get this information is to ask your system administrator or whoever has set up your network.

    Network Information You May Need to Supply 

    Example  

    Command for Finding Information 

    System's name (host name) 

    crater

    /usr/bin/uname -u

    Primary network interface 

    le0

    ifconfig -a

    IP address 

    129.221.2.1

    ypmatch system_name host or

    nismatch system_name hosts.org_dir

    Domain name 

    chandy.West.Arp.COM

    usr/bin/domainname

    System part of a subnet? 

    Yes

    Check for existing subnet in /etc/netmasks

    Netmask 

    255.255.255.0

    more /etc/netmasks

  5. Plan disk space.

    Before installing the Solaris operating environment, use the following tables to determine your disk space needs beyond the required Solaris software group.

    Space for Software 

    For More Information ... 

    Select a Solaris software group:

    • Entire Distribution Plus OEM: 616 Mbytes

    • Entire Distribution: 608 Mbytes

    • Developer System Support: 537 Mbytes

    • End User System Support: 281 Mbytes

    See Table 1-1 for software descriptions.

    Add co-packaged Solaris software 

    Add vendor and third-party software 

    See the module Chapter 7, Adding and Removing Packages in this book.

    See appropriate documentation. 

    Add space for /home directory applications (for example, mail, personal files, application files)

    n/a  

    Table 1-1 Software Group Contents and Total Sizes

    Software Group 

    Size 

    What It Contains 

    End User System Support 

    281 Mbytes 

    • Windowing software

      • Common Desktop Environment (CDE)

      • OpenWindows(TM) environment

      • Motif runtime libraries

     

     

    • Power Management(TM) (energy saving software)

    • Basic networking support (telnet, rlogin, ftp)

     

     

    • Basic language and partial locale support

    • Removable media support (Volume Management)

     

     

    • Standard UNIX\256 utilities (sed, awk, nroff, troff, grep, pipes, ld, ldd, spell)

    • Basic printer support (lp, lpstat, lpr)

     

     

    • System support for audio playback and record

    • Java(TM) Virtual Machine (ability to run Java applications)

    • Patch utilities

    • Additional hardware support for PCMCIA)

    Developer System Support 

    537 Mbytes 

    The End User software plus:

    • Development support (ar command, graphic accelerator support, IPC)
      

    • CDE/Motif Developer software, runtime software, and manuals

    • Java Virtual Machine (ability to develop Java applications)

     

     

    • OS demo code

    • Power Management GUI tools

     

     

    • Online man pages

    • Solaris 1.x compatibility tools

     

     

    • Kernel probing support (TNF)

    • Extended language and partial locale support

     

     

    • Programming tools and libraries

    • Extended terminal support (terminfo)

     

     

    • Extended X support (XGL(TM), XIL(TM), XCU4 libraries)

    • Graphics header (for graphic application development)

    • ISO-8859 required fonts

    Entire Distribution 

    608 Mbytes  

    The End User and Developer software plus:

    • AnswerBook2(TM) (online documentation)

    • Full audio tools and demos
      

    • Enhanced security features (disk quotas, file/directory access monitoring, system accounting)

    • UUCP networking (UNIX-to-UNIX copy)

     

     

    • DHCP server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

    • Additional language and partial locale support (Eastern European)

     

     

    • Additional hardware support (Leo, SX/CG14, SunVideo(TM), SunButtons(TM), SunDials(TM), TCX)

    • Enhanced networking support (NIS server, point-to-point protocol)

     

     

    • Admintool(TM) software

    • System recovery tools

     

     

    • Additional X features (complete fonts, PEX(TM) software)

    • ISO 8559 optional fonts

    Entire Distribution Plus OEM System Support 

    616 Mybtes  

    The End User, Developer, and Entire Distribution software plus extended hardware support, which includes:

    • Voyager(TM) drivers and modules

    • sun4u (X server modules, VIS/XIL)

    • SunFastEthernet(TM)/FastWide SCSI adapter drivers

    • PCI drivers

    • M64 graphic accelerator

    • A-10 (PFU) and Fujitsu device drivers and system support

How to Install the Solaris Operating Environment

  1. Decide which method to use for installing the software in your product box.

    With This Method ... 

    You Can ... 

    You Can't ... 

    Solaris Web Start 

    • Install all the software in your product box (the Solaris operating environment and co-packaged software) at once from a single, browser-based tool

    • Install all the software with the default option, or pick only the software you want to install with the customize option

    • Install software on systems without graphic cards (headless systems). The headless system must have network access to another system with browser capabilities

    • Upgrade from a previous version of Solaris

    • Customize the software installations with choices at the lowest levels (for example, selecting/deselecting packages)

    • Use this method on systems with less than 48 Mbytes of system memory

    • Use this method on systems with less than a 1.05 Gbyte boot disk [This restriction applies only to the size required to run Solaris Web Start; Solaris Web Start will determine whether your system has enough disk space to install the products you select.]

    Solaris Interactive Installation program, followed by other product installation programs 

    • Install the Solaris operating environment first, and then install the co-packaged software separately

    • Upgrade from a previous version of the Solaris operating environment

    • Customize the software installations at the lowest levels (for example, selecting/deselecting packages)

    • Install software on systems without graphic cards (headless systems)

    • Install on systems with the minimum hardware requirements specified for the Solaris software

    • Install all the software in your product box (Solaris operating environment) and co-packaged software) at once from a single tool

  2. Insert the Solaris CD into the system's CD-ROM drive.

    CD-ROM Drive - Tray Version 

    CD-ROM Drive - Caddy Version 

    1. Press the eject button on the front panel of the CD-ROM drive (a tray will slide out if you have this type of caddy).

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    2. Insert the Solaris CD (logo up) into the tray.

    3. Push the tray into the CD-ROM drive.

    1. To open the caddy, pinch the corners while lifting the lid at the center.

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    2. Insert the Solaris CD (logo up) and close the caddy.

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    3. With the arrow on the caddy pointing toward the CD-ROM drive, insert the caddy.

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  3. Boot the system from the Solaris CD.

    If Your System Is... 

    And You Want to Use... 

    Then... 

    New, out-of-the-box 

    Solaris Web Start or the Solaris Interactive Installation program 

    Turn on the system and follow the instructions on the screen. 

    Existing 

    Solaris Web Start 

    Get your system to the ok prompt and enter:

    boot cdrom - browser

    Note -

    Spaces are required before and after the minus sign.

     

    Solaris Interactive Installation program 

    Get your system to the ok prompt and enter: 

    boot cdrom

    Note -

    For older SPARC systems, use the following boot command: boot sd(0,6,2).

    Note -

    If you experience any problems from this point on, see the module Troubleshooting During Installation in this book.

  4. Wait for booting to complete.

    After you type the boot command, the system goes through a booting phase where hardware and system components are checked. This lasts for several minutes. The following screen provides an example of what you will see:

    Type b (boot), c (continue), or n (new command mode)
>n
Type help for more information
ok boot cdrom
Booting from: sd(0,6,5)
SunOS Release x.x Version [UNIX(R) System V Release]
Copyright (c), Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WARNING: clock gained 35 days -- CHECK AND RESET THE
DATE!
Configuring devices
Starting OpenWindows...

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Solaris operating environment.

    You are now in the hands of the Solaris installation program. This menu-driven, interactive program guides you step-by-step through installing the Solaris operating environment; it also has online help to answer your questions.

  6. Now that you're done installing the Solaris operating environment, you can:

    Task 

    Which Is Found in ... 

    Add vendor value-added software 

    Vendor Value-Added Software 

    Add other co-packaged software 

    Adding Software After Installation

    Install Solaris online documentation 

    Accessing Online Documentation

    Install patches to the Solaris operating environment 

    Release Notes for Solaris 2.6 or Locale-Specific Release Notes