SPARC: Performing an Installation or Upgrade With the Oracle Solaris Installation Program for UFS File Systems

For UFS file systems, you can either install or upgrade the Oracle Solaris OS by using the Oracle Solaris installation program. This section lists the tasks you need to perform to install the Oracle Solaris OS, and provides detailed instructions about how to install the Oracle Solaris OS from DVD or CD media.

SPARC: To Install or Upgrade With the Oracle Solaris Installation Program

This procedure describes how to install a standalone SPARC based system from CD or DVD media for UFS file systems.

Note - If you want to install the Oracle Solaris OS on a machine or domain that does not have a directly attached DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, you can use a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive that is attached to another machine. For detailed instructions, refer to Appendix B, Installing or Upgrading Remotely (Tasks), in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations.

Before You Begin

Perform the following tasks before you begin your installation.

Ensure that you have the necessary media.

Select one of the following options:
- For a DVD installation, you need the Oracle Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD.
- For a CD installation:
  
  You need the following media:
  - Oracle Solaris Software CDs.
  - Oracle Solaris Languages for SPARC Platforms CDs – The installation program prompts you for these CDs if necessary to support languages for specific geographic regions.
    
    Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release, only a DVD is provided. Oracle Solaris Software CDs are no longer provided.
Verify that your system meets the minimum requirements.

Your system should meet the following requirements.
- Memory – 1.5 GB or greater
- Disk space – 6.8 GB or greater
- Processor speed – 200 MHz or greater
For detailed information about system requirements, see System Requirements and Recommendations.
Gather the information you need to install the Oracle Solaris OS.

Select one of the following options:
- For a nonnetworked system:
  
  Gather the following information.
  - Host name of the system that you are installing
  - Language and locales that you intend to use on the system
- For a networked system, gather the following information.
  
  Note - Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, you have the option during an initial installation to change the network security settings so that all network services, except Secure Shell, are disabled or restricted to respond to local requests only. This security option is only available during an initial installation, not during an upgrade. An upgrade maintains any previously set services. If necessary, you can restrict network services after an upgrade by using the netservices command. See Planning Network Security in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
  The network services can be enabled after installation by using the netservices open or by enabling individual services by using SMF commands. See Revising Security Settings After Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
  - Host name of the system that you are installing
  - Keyboard layout
    
    Note - If the keyboard is self-identifying, the keyboard layout automatically configures during installation. If the keyboard is not self-identifying, you can select from a list of supported keyboard layouts during installation.
    PS/2 keyboards are not self-identifying. You will be asked to select the keyboard layout during the installation.
    For further information, see keyboard Keyword in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations.
  - Language and locales that you intend to use on the system
  - Host IP address
  - Subnet mask
  - Type of naming service (for example, DNS, NIS, or NIS+)
  - Domain name
    
    Note - During installation, you can choose the default NFSv4 domain name. Or, you can specify a custom NFSv4 domain name. For further information, see NFSv4 Domain Name Configurable During Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
  - Host name of the name server
  - Host IP address of the name server
  - Root password
For information that you need to gather to install your system, see Checklist for Installation. If you are upgrading your system, see Checklist for Upgrading in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade . Note that you may need to provide your support credentials and proxy information during the installation or upgrade for Auto Registration, a feature of Oracle Solaris, as described in the checklists.

Note - If you have a system that contains non-global zones, Live Upgrade, a feature of Oracle Solaris, is the recommended upgrade program or program to add patches. Other upgrade programs might require extensive upgrade time, because the time required to complete the upgrade increases linearly with the number of installed non-global zones.
For information about upgrading with Live Upgrade, a feature of Oracle Solaris, see Part I, Upgrading With Live Upgrade, in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.
(Optional) Back up your system.

If you want to preserve any existing data or applications, back up the system. For detailed instructions about how to back up your system, see Chapter 22, Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems.

Insert the Oracle Solaris Operating System for SPARC Platforms DVD or Oracle Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD.
Boot the system.
- If the system is new, out-of-the-box, turn on the system.
- If you want to install a system that is currently running, shut down the system.
The ok prompt is displayed.
Start the Oracle Solaris installation program.
- To boot from the local DVD or CD and start the Oracle Solaris installation GUI in a desktop session, type the following command.
```
ok boot cdrom
```
- To boot from the local DVD or CD and start the text installer in a desktop session, type the following command.
```
ok boot cdrom - text
```
  text
  
  Specifies to run the text installer in a desktop session. Use this option to override the default GUI installer.
- To boot from the local DVD or CD and start the text installer in a console session, type the following command.
```
ok boot cdrom - nowin
```
  nowin
  
  Specifies to run the text installer in a console session. Use this option to override the default GUI installer.
For detailed information about the Oracle Solaris installation GUI and text installer, see Oracle Solaris Installation Program GUI or Text Installer Requirements.
If the operating system cannot locate a self-identifying keyboard, the next screen displays keyboard layout selections.

Note - PS/2 keyboards are not self-identifying. You will be asked to select the keyboard layout during the installation.

(Optional) Select the desired keyboard layout from the screen below and press F2 to continue.

Configure Keyboard Layout
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   Please specify the keyboard layout from the list below.                 |
|                                                                           |
|   To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and     |
|   press Return to mark it [X].                                            |
|                                                                           |
|            Keyboard  Layout                                               |
|            -----------------------                                        |
|       [  ] Serbia-And Montenegro                                          |
|       [  ] Slovenian                                                      |
|       [  ] Slovakian                                                      |
|       [  ] Spanish                                                        |
|       [  ] Swedish                                                        |
|       [  ] Swiss-French                                                   |
|       [  ] Swiss-German                                                   |
|       [  ] Taiwanese                                                      |
|       [  ] TurkishQ                                                       |
|       [  ] TurkishF                                                       |
|       [  ] UK-English                                                     |
|       [ X] US-English                                                     |
|                                                                           |
|    F2_Continue      F6_Help                                               |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

The system configures the devices and interfaces and searches for configuration files. If you selected a GUI installation in the earlier steps, the next two screens confirm GUI functioning.

(Optional) In the following screen, press Enter.

Starting Oracle Solaris Interactive (graphical user interface) 
Installation
+------------------------------------------------------------+
| You must respond to the first question within 30 seconds   |
| or the installer proceeds in a non-window environment      |
| (console mode).                                            |
|                                                            |
| If the screen becomes blank or unreadable the installer    |
| proceeds in console mode.                                  |
|                                                            |
| If the screen does not properly revert to console mode,    |
| restart the installation and make the following selection: |
|                                                            |
|      Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)            |
-------------------------------------------------------------+

Note - If your system has insufficient memory to display a graphical user interface (GUI), the program exists and displays an error message. You can upgrade your memory and restart the installation.

For an alternative that requires less memory to install, restart the installation and select a text installer option instead of the GUI installer option.

After progress messages are completed, another confirmation screen is displayed.

(Optional) Move your cursor into the following text screen and press Enter.
A list of language choices is displayed.
In the following screen, select the language you want to use during the installation, and press Enter.
If you are prompted, answer the system configuration questions.
- If you preconfigured all of the system information, the installation program does not prompt you to enter any configuration information. See Chapter 2, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks), in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations for more information.
- If you did not preconfigure all the system information, the installation program prompts you for this information on several screens. Use the Checklist for Installation to help you answer the configuration questions.
- During installation, you can choose the default NFSv4 domain name. Or, you can specify a custom NFSv4 domain name. For more information about specifying a domain name, see NFSv4 Domain Name Configurable During Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
- One configuration question asks you whether you want to enable network services for use by remote clients. The default response is “Yes, I would like to enable network services for use by remote clients.”
  
  Selecting “No” provides a more secure configuration in which Secure Shell is the only network service provided to remote clients. Selecting “Yes” enables a larger set of services as in previous Oracle Solaris releases. You can safely select “No” as any services can be enabled after installation. For further information about these options, see Planning Network Security in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
  
  The network services can be enabled after installation by using the netservices open command or by enabling individual services by using SMF commands. See Revising Security Settings After Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
After you answer the configuration questions, the Welcome to Oracle Solaris screen appears. Click Next.
The Installer Questions screen appears.
Decide if you want to reboot the system automatically and if you want to automatically eject the disc. Click Next.
Important: If you intend to disable Auto Registration after installation, deselect the automatic reboot.
The Specify Media screen appears.
Specify the media you are using to install. Click Next.
The License panel appears.
Accept the license agreement to continue the installation. Click Next.
The Oracle Solaris installation program then determines if the system can be upgraded. To upgrade, the system must have an existing Oracle Solaris root (/) file system. The Oracle Solaris installation program detects the necessary conditions and then upgrades the system.
The Select Upgrade or Initial Install screen appears.
Decide if you want to perform an initial installation or an upgrade. Click Next.
The next screen enables you to choose a default installation or a custom installation.
Select the type of installation you want to perform. Click Next.
- Select Default Install to install the Entire Oracle Solaris Software Group.
- Select Custom Install if you want to perform the following tasks.
  - Install a specific software group
  - Install additional software
  - Install specific software packages
  - Install a specific locale
  - Customize the disk layout
  For more information about software groups, see Disk Space Recommendations for Software Groups.
Note - The text installer does not prompt you to select a Default or Custom Installation. To perform a default installation, accept the default values that are provided in the text installer. To perform a custom installation, edit the values in the text installer screens.
If you are prompted, answer any additional configuration questions.
- If you had set up your Auto Registration preferences using the auto_reg keyword in the sysidcfg file prior to the installation or upgrade, the installer does not prompt you for that information as part of completing the configuration questions.
  Note - For information about Auto Registration, see Oracle Solaris Auto Registration in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
- If you did not include the auto_reg keyword in the sysidcfg file, the installer prompts you to provide Auto Registration information as part of completing the configuration questions.
  Note - If you intend to disable Auto Registration at the end of the installation or upgrade, you can proceed through these Auto Registration screens without providing any information.
  1. Choose to either register using your support credentials or to have data sent anonymously.
    The GUI screen is displayed. Select or deselect registering with your credentials. Click Next to continue.
    
    Figure 2-1 GUI Auto Registration Screen
    Alternately, the text installer screen displays.
    
    Figure 2-2 Text Auto Registration Screen
    In the text screen, use the arrow keys to navigate to the option box. Press Return to mark the option box to select registering with your support credentials. Press the Esc_2 key to continue.
  2. Provide the requested proxy and credential information.
    Figure 2-3 GUI Auto Registration Data Entry Screen
    If you chose to register in the prior screen, you are prompted to provide your My Oracle Support user name and password. If you use a proxy server, you can provide the server host name and port number, and the proxy user name and password.
    If you chose an anonymous registration in the prior screen, this screen asks only for the proxy information.
    Alternately, for text installs, the following screen is displayed.
    
    Figure 2-4 Text Auto Registration Data Entry Screen
    Use the arrow keys to navigate between lines. Type your support credentials and optional proxy entries. Press the Esc_2 key to continue.
    The Ready to Install screen is displayed.
Review the Ready to Install screen.
Note - The GUI screen is displayed. The text install screen contains the same summary information.

Figure 2-5 Ready to Install Screen
Click Install Now to install the Oracle Solaris software. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the Oracle Solaris software.
When the Oracle Solaris installation program finishes installing the Oracle Solaris software, the system reboots automatically or prompts you to reboot manually.
If you are installing additional products, you are prompted to insert the DVD or CD for those products. For installation procedures, refer to the appropriate installation documentation.
After the installation is finished, installation logs are saved in a file. You can find the installation logs in the /var/sadm/system/logs and /var/sadm/install/logs directories.
- If you are performing an initial installation, the installation is complete.
- If you are upgrading the Oracle Solaris software, you might need to correct some local modifications that were not preserved. Continue to Step a.
  1. Review the contents of the /a/var/sadm/system/data/upgrade_cleanup file to determine whether you need to correct local modifications that the Oracle Solaris installation program could not preserve.
  2. Correct any local modifications that were not preserved.

If you previously deselected automatic rebooting, choose one of the following two options:

If you do not want to disable Auto Registration, eject any installation media, then manually reboot the system as follows:
```
# reboot
```

If you want to disable Auto Registration so that no configuration data is sent to Oracle on reboot, perform the following steps prior to manually rebooting the system.

Caution - To disable Auto Registration using the following procedure, you must have deselected automatic reboot earlier in the installation screens.

If the system does automatically reboot, you cannot use the following steps to disable Auto Registration. Instead, after the automatic reboot, you can disable Auto Registration by using the regadm command. See Chapter 17, Working With the Oracle Solaris Auto Registration regadm Command (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.

When the installation is complete and before manually rebooting, open a terminal window as follows:
- For a GUI install, right-click to open a terminal window.
- For a text install, press “!” to open a terminal window.
At the command line, remove the /a/var/tmp/autoreg_config file.
Save the file.
Eject any installation media and manually reboot the system.
```
# reboot
```

Troubleshooting

If you encountered any problems during the installation or upgrade, see Appendix A, Troubleshooting (Tasks), in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.

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