Solaris 9 12/03 Installation Guide

Preface

This book describes how to install and upgrade the Solaris^TM 9 operating environment on both networked and non-networked SPARC® and x86 architecture based systems.

This book does not include instructions about how to set up system hardware or other peripherals.

Note –

The Solaris operating environment runs on two types of hardware, or platforms—SPARC and x86. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless called out in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, example, or code example.

Note –

In this document the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32-bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing the Solaris operating environment. This book provides both of the following types of information.

Advanced Solaris installation information for enterprise system administrators who manage multiple Solaris machines in a networked environment
Basic Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform infrequent Solaris installations or upgrades

Related Books

Table P–1 lists related information that you need when you install the Solaris software.

Table P–1 Related Information


Information	Description
System Administration Guide: Basic Administration	Describes how to back up system files
Solaris 9 12/03 Release Notes	Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release
SPARC: Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide	Contains information about supported hardware
Solaris 9 12/03 Package List	Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris 9 12/03 operating environment

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–2 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–3 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`