Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

Preface

The Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide contains important information about the Sun(TM) hardware supported by the Solaris^TM 9 operating environment.

This manual:

Provides platform-specific installation instructions for the Solaris 9 software

Describes software provided on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD and explains how to install product software

Describes flash PROM update procedures necessary for some systems to run in 64-bit mode

Describes hardware and software requirements affecting Power Management(TM) software

Note -
For general Solaris 9 operating environment installation instructions, refer to Chapter 1, Installing Software From the Solaris CD. For information about how to install software contained on the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD and information about supported hardware, refer to Chapter 3, "Installing Software from the Sun Computer Systems Supplement CD".

Where to Find Installation Information

The Solaris 9 software is delivered on three CDs:

Solaris 9 SPARC^TM Platform Edition CDs (called the Solaris CDs throughout this manual)

Supplement for Solaris 9 Operating Environment for Sun Computer Systems CD (called the Supplement CD throughout this manual).

Before installing the Solaris 9 software, check Table P-1 for listings of manuals with information that may apply to your situation and Table P-2 for specific installation information.

Note -

All Solaris and SPARC documentation can be found on the Documentation CD. All Sun hardware-specific documentation can be found on the Supplement CD. Some co-packaged products contain documentation on their respective CDs.

Table P-1 Related Documentation


Title	Description
Solaris 9 SPARC Installation Instructions	Primary installation manual for this release of the Solaris operating environment from the Documentation CD
Solaris Advanced Installation Guide	Contains additional information about how to install the Solaris operating environment on server systems

Table P-2 Specific Installation Information


If you want to	Go to
Know more about new products and peripherals	Chapter 3, Installing Software from the Software Supplement for the Solaris Operating Environment CD in this manual
Know about late-breaking news	1. Solaris 9 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware 2. Solaris 9 Release Notes
Begin the installation process from the Solaris CDs	1. Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide 2. Solaris 9 SPARC Installation Instructions
Install software for your platform/peripheral from the Supplement CD	Chapter 3, Installing Software from the Software Supplement for the Solaris Operating Environment CD in this manual
Update your flash PROM for 64-bit operation	Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 in this manual
Install an AnswerBook^TM from the Supplement CD	Chapter 4, Documents on the Supplement CD in this manual

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, Installing Software From the Solaris CD supports the Solaris 9 Start Here card by providing additional installation instructions on how to install or upgrade to the Solaris 9 software on specific Sun platforms and hardware options.

Chapter 2, Supported Sun Hardware lists supported Sun hardware.

Chapter 3, Installing Software from the Software Supplement for the Solaris Operating Environment CD describes how to install the software for Sun platforms and hardware options and describes value-added software provided to users of Sun hardware.

Chapter 4, Documents on the Supplement CD describes the locations and formats for the documentation on the Supplement CD.

Chapter 5 describes the procedure for updating the flash PROMs for 64-bit operation on Ultra^TM 1, Ultra 2, Ultra 450, and Sun Enterprise 450 systems.

Chapter 6 describes the procedure for updating the flash PROMs for 64-bit operation on Sun Enterprise^TM 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, and 6x00 systems.

Chapter 5, Power Management on Sun Hardware describes the hardware and software requirements for running the Power Management software on Sun hardware.

Chapter 8 describes installation of Alternate Pathing software.

Chapter 6, OpenBoot Emergency Procedures describes new OpenBoot^TM emergency procedures for some systems.

Chapter 7, Commands for the Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems describes installation of the Solaris 9 operating environment on the Sun Fire^TM 6800/4810/4800/3800 systems.

Typographic Conventions

Table P-3 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.

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