Configuration Assistant and Booting Software for x86 Platforms

The Configuration Assistant interface is part of the new booting system for the Solaris (Intel Platform Edition) software. It determines which hardware devices are in the machine, accounts for the resources each device uses, and enables you to choose which device to boot from. The booting software, including the Configuration Assistant, is installed on the system's hard disk along with the Solaris operating environment. A file that contains the hardware configuration information for the system being installed is also installed on the hard disk. Each time the system is booted, the configuration information is passed to the Solaris kernel. The Configuration Assistant must be re-run any time the hardware configuration is changed.

For information on how to use the Configuration Assistant to help solve device configuration problems, see the modules (xref)Configuring Devices and the Troubleshooting in Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition).