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Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library

Chapter 1 Planning and Starting Your Installation

This chapter describes how to plan and install the SolarisTM operating environment.

Note -

The Solaris software may be pre-installed on your system. For information, see your hardware documentation.

To Plan Your Installation

  1. Make sure these instructions are for you.

    If You Are Installing Solaris Software 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.

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

  3. Make sure your hardware is supported.

    See the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List.

  4. Do you want to preserve the system's existing operating system data?

    Many x86-based systems come preinstalled with an operating system that uses the entire disk. For the existing operating system to coexist on the same disk with the Solaris operating environment you must:

    • Back up your operating system and/or user data

    • Create an fdisk partition for both operating environments when you're installing the Solaris operating environment

    • Restore the files to the non-Solaris fdisk partition after the Solaris operating environment is installed.

    For detailed instructions, see Chapter 5, Preserving Existing Operating Systems and User Data.

  5. 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, get this information from your system administrator or whoever has set up your network.

    System Information You May Need to Supply 

    Example  

    Command for Finding Information 

    System's name (host name) 

    crater

    uname -n

    Primary network interface 

    le0

    ifconfig -a

    IP address 

    129.221.2.1

    ypmatch system_name hosts or

    nismatch system_name hosts.org_dir

    Domain name 

    chandy.West.Arp.COM

    domainname

    System part of a subnet? 

    Yes

    Check for existing subnet in /etc/netmasks

    Netmask 

    255.255.255.0

    more /etc/netmasks

  6. Plan disk space.

    Before installing the Solaris operating environment, determine your disk space needs. Consider the following items:

    • Solaris software group

      See the following table for software group space recommendations.

    • Co-packaged software

      See the co-packaged software documentation for estimated space required. Also, if you run Admintool to add the software to your Solaris system, the Add Software screen displays estimated package sizes if available. See Chapter 8, Adding Software After Solaris Installation for instructions on using Admintool to add software to your system.

    • Vendor or third-party software

      See the vendor or third-party software documentation.

    • Space for home directories

      Home directories may store user files such as mail, text or data files, or application files.

     Software Group Recommended Space
     Entire Distribution Plus OEM 801 Mbytes
     Entire Distribution 787 Mbytes
     Developer System Support 716 Mbytes
     End User System Support 438 Mbytes

    Note -

    Swap space is already included in the disk space recommendations.

To Install the Solaris Operating Environment

  1. Decide which installation 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

    • Upgrade from a previous version of the Solaris operating environment

    • Customize the software installations 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 2-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 on systems with the minimum hardware requirements specified for the Solaris operating environment

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

     

  2. Insert the Configuration Assistant diskette into the system's A: diskette drive.

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

  4. Prepare the system to boot.

    • If the system is off, turn on the system components.

    • If the system is on, enter the following commands:

      $ su root

      # init 0

      If prompted, type any key to reboot the system, or use the reset button to restart the system if the system is shutdown.

    Upon turning on your system, a diagnostic program (called the Configuration Assistant) checks your hardware for any devices that you've added to a supported system that are in conflict. If there are any, you'll be prompted to fix them before continuing.

  5. Boot the system from the local CD-ROM (CD). 


    Boot Solaris
 
Select one of the identified devices to boot Solaris.
 
> To make a selection, use the arrow keys, then press Enter to mark it [X]. 
 
 
  Boot Solaris               
  --------------------------------------------------------------------          
  [ ]  NET : Xircom Pocket Ethernet parallel port card
             Port: 3BC-3BF; IRQ: 7
  [ ]  CD  : IDE(ATA) IBM-H2344-A4
             Target: 0; Port 1F0-1F7, 3F6-3F7; IRQ: 14

  6. Choose the Interactive or Solaris Web Start option.

    Do not select 2 - Custom JumpStart; this is an advanced installation that requires previous setup to automate installations. It is described in the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.


    Select the type of installation you want to perform:
 
         1 Solaris Interactive
         2 Custom JumpStart
         3 Solaris Web Start
 
Enter the number of your choice followed by the <ENTER> key.
 
If you enter anything else, or if you wait for 30 seconds,
an interactive installation will be started.

    If you experience any problems from this point on, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting.

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

    The Solaris installation program is a menu-driven, interactive step-by-step guide to installing the Solaris operating environment. It also provides online help to answer your questions.

  8. Determine if you want to install other software.