Installing the Solaris 7 11/99 Operating Environment

To install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment, refer to the "Planning and Starting Your Installation" section of the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library or the Solaris 7 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Library.

If you are running Solstice^TM AdminSuite^TM 2.3 software and you want to add OS services to your server, you need to install Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 patch number 104468-11 (SPARC) or 104469-11 (Intel) or any subsequent revision of this patch. See "AdminSuite Patch Required for Installation or Upgrade" for more information.

How to Use Solaris 7 as an Install Server

If you use Solaris 7 as an install server, you need to modify the Solaris 7 /etc/nsswitch.conf file before you run add_install_client. The steps in the following procedure supplement the installation procedures in "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

1. Back up your system.

   Follow the instructions on backing up your system in "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

2. Go to this line in the Solaris 7 /etc/nsswitch.conf file:

   hosts: xfn nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

3. Remove the xfn entry so that the line looks like this:

   hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

4. Install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment.

   To install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment using Solaris 7 as an install server, see "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.