To test a profile for a particular Solaris release successfully and accurately, you must test a profile within the Solaris environment of the same release. For example, if you want to test a Solaris 9 initial installation profile, run the pfinstall command on a system that is running Solaris 9.
You need to create a temporary installation environment if you are testing a profile under one of the following conditions:
You want to test a Solaris 9 upgrade profile on a system that is running a previous version of the Solaris software.
You do not have a Solaris 9 system installed yet to test Solaris 9 initial installation profiles.
Boot a system from an image of one of the following:
Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition DVD
Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition DVD
Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD
Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 x86 Platform Edition CD
If you want to test an upgrade profile, boot the system that you are upgrading.
Respond to the system identification questions.
Exit from the installation program.
If you are using the Solaris 9 DVD, type ! at the following prompt.
Solaris Web Start will assist you in installing software for Solaris. <Press ENTER to continue> {"!" exits} |
If you are using the Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 CD, select the Solaris suninstall program as the program to install the Solaris 9 operating environment. On the first screen that is displayed, select Exit.
Execute the pfinstall command from the shell. For details about using the pfinstall command, see Step 7 in To Test a Profile.