Solaris 7 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

Installation and Upgrade Scenarios

This chapter is divided into several installation and upgrade scenarios. Refer to the tables below to select the installation or upgrade method that describes your current situation.


Note -

Read through the entire scenario before performing any installation or upgrade. A thorough comprehension of the material is necessary to ensure a successful installation.


Table 7-1 New Installations

New Installations 

Go to 

New installation of Solaris 7 on a SPARCstorage Array disk 

"Scenario 1: New Installation of Solaris 7 on Systems Booting From the SPARCstorage Array Disk"

New installation of Solaris 7 on a non SPARCstorage Array disk 

"Scenario 2: New Installation of Solaris 7 on Systems Not Booting From the SPARCstorage Array Disk"

Table 7-2 Upgrades

Upgrades: 

Go to: 

Upgrading to Solaris 7 from: 

o Solaris 2.3 

o Solaris 2.4 Hardware 11/94 

o Solaris 2.4 Hardware 3/95 

o Solaris 2.5 

o Solaris 2.5.1 

o Solaris 2.6 Hardware: 3/98 

o Solaris 2.6 Hardware: 5/98 

"Scenario 3: Upgrading to Solaris 7"