Solaris 9 Intel Platform Edition DVD Directory Structure

The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 9 Intel Platform Edition DVD.

Figure 38-6 Solaris 9 Intel Platform Edition DVD

• Slice 0 (s0) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.

• Slice 1 (s1) contains the Euro_Doc_CD directory.

• Slice 2 (s2) contains the Copyright and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install the Solaris 9 software product. Slice 2 contains the following directories:

  • ExtraValue software, which includes supported and unsupported software.

  • Installers.

  • Misc – The jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.

  • Patches – All the Solaris 9 patches available at the time of this release.

  • Product – The Solaris 9 packages and control files.

  • Tools – The Solaris 9 installation tools, which include the following.

    • The Boot subdirectory that contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.

    • The scripts add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server

    • An Installer subdirectory that contains installers and supporting Java class files to install Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD. Solaris Live Upgrade is automatically installed when you install the Solaris software. However, in order to use Live Upgrade to upgrade from a previous Solaris release, you need to install these packages first on your current release. For instructions on installing Solaris Live Upgrade, see “To Install Solaris Live Upgrade”.

    • A d1_image subdirectory that contains the Solaris 9 Device Configuration Assistant software that can be copied to a diskette.

  • 1of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for English and European Languages

  • 2of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for Asian Languages