This section describes top-level directories on each DVD and CD.
The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition DVD.
Slice 0 (s0) 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. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following directories:
ExtraValue – Two subdirectories:
CoBundled – Fully supported Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment that includes Solaris Web Start Wizards SDK 3.0.1 and SunScreen 3.2
EarlyAccess – Preliminary evaluation software
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, which contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.
The scripts add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server.
An Installers subdirectory that contains installers and supporting JavaTM class files to install Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC 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.
1of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for English and European Languages
2of2_Doc_CD – Documentation for Asian Languages
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.
The following figure shows the directory structure on the Solaris 9 Multilingual Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD or Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Installation CD.
The directory multi_icd_sol_sparc contains scripts that install the Solaris software and includes the Boot subdirectory for the Solaris 9 miniroot. The directories and scripts include the following:
Slice 0 (s0) contains scripts that install the Solaris software and a Boot subdirectory that contains the Solaris miniroot. These scripts include the following:
add_install_client
modify_install_server
rm_install_client
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.
The following figures show the directory structure on the Solaris 9 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs.
Slice 0 (s0) contains the Copyright and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 9 software product, including the Core System Support and End User System Support software groups. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following directories:
Docs – An empty directory.
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 the Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD was created.
Product – The Solaris 9 packages and control files.
Tools – The Solaris 9 installation tools, which include a symbolic link to the boot miniroot on slice 1, add_install_client, dial, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server.
Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 9 miniroot.
The following figure shows the directories on the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD.
The sol_9_sparc_2 directory contains Copyright, Solaris Web Start installer, and Solaris_9 directories. The Solaris_9 directory contains the following subdirectories.
ExtraValue – Two subdirectories:
CoBundled – Fully supported Solaris products not directly part of the Solaris operating environment
EarlyAccess – Preliminary evaluation software
Product – A limited number of packages for the Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups
Tools – Solaris 9 installation tools that include the following:
The add_to_install_server script
An Installers subdirectory that contains installers and supporting Java class files to install Solaris Live Upgrade and the Solaris 9 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD. Solaris Live Upgrade is automatically installed when you install the Solaris software, but 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.
The following figure shows the directory structure of the Solaris 9 SPARC Platform Edition Languages CD.
The sol_9_lang_sparc directory contains the Solaris Web Start installer, which installs the Solaris language and locale software. The sol_9_lang_sparc directory contains these directories:
components – SimplifiedChinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, TraditionalChinese, and TraditionalChineseHongKong locale packages and packages that are shared by all locales
Copyright – Copyright page
Installer – Solaris Web Start installer
Tools – The add_to_install_server script for creating a combined installation image
For more information on locale software, see International Language Environments Guide.