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C H A P T E R 1

Preparing for Installation

This chapter describes:

The software installation overview

System requirements

Adding swap space

Software Installation Overview

Note - This software is now named Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Studio 7, Compiler Collection. At the time of its introduction, its name was Forte Developer 7 software. You will see both names being used in the product documentation, installation screens, and packaging. Visit the Sun ONE Studio, Compiler Collection web site at http://wwws.sun.com/software/sundev/ for more information about our new name: .

The following steps outline the general process you follow to install the ForteDeveloper 7 software, serial number, and supporting software.

1. Verify that the system on which you are installing the Forte Developer 7 software meets the minimum requirements for this release. See System Requirements.

2. Determine whether you want to keep your previous version of the Forte Developer software. If you do, identify a different directory in which to install this Forte Developer 7 software.

3. Find your product serial number. You must enter your permanent serial number during product installation or generate a 60-day trial serial number, as described in Chapter 2.

4. Determine whether you are going to display the installer locally or remotely. Refer to Choosing Local or Remote Display of the Installer for more details.

After following the instructions in this manual, you are ready to use your Forte Developer software.

System Requirements

This Forte Developer release supports versions 7, 8, and 9 of the Solaris operating environment SPARC Platform Edition in Entire Distribution or Entire Distribution plus OEM configurations.

Note - For further disk space requirements and important last-minute information about this release, see the release notes on the Sun ONE Studio 7, Compiler Collection web site at http://wwws.sun.com/software/sundev/suncc/documentation.

TABLE 1-1 lists the system requirements.


System	Recommended: Ultra 10 360 MHz; Sun Blade 100 500 MHz Minimum: Ultra 5
Monitor	1152 x 900 resolution; 15" color monitor
Memory	512 Mbytes recommended; 256 Mbytes minimum
Swap Space ^[1]	1024 Mbytes recommended; 512 Mbytes minimum
Disk Space	1.5 Gbytes
Peripherals	CD-ROM drive
OS Configurations	Entire Distribution or Entire Distribution plus OEM

Adding Swap Space

If you want to add swap space, do the following:

1. Become a superuser by typing:

% su

Password: root-password

2. Create a file in a selected directory to add swap space by typing:

mkfile -n number[m|k|b] /directory/swap-file-name

The number is an amount of swap space, followed by either m for megabyte, k for kilobyte, or b for block. The directory is a directory in which you have permission to add swap space. The swap-file-name is the name of the swap file you are creating.

For example, to create a 16-megabyte swap file named 16mswap in the foo directory, type the following:

#mkfile -n 16m /foo/16mswap

See the mkfile(1M) man page for more information.

3. Verify that the file was created by typing:

#ls -l /directory/swap-file-name

4. Run the swap command to specify the additional swap space by typing:

#swap -a /directory/swap-file-name

5. Verify that the extra swap space was added by typing:

#swap -s

^{1 (TableFootnote) Use the swap -s command to check the swap space.}