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.