Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

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