Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Overview)

Chapter 1

Oracle Solaris is designed to run continuously so that enterprise services, such as databases and web services, remain available as much as possible. This chapter provides overview information and guidelines for booting and shutting down an x86 based system.

Note - This guide focuses primarily on booting and shutting down a single Oracle Solaris instance on servers and workstations. Information about booting and shutting down Oracle Solaris on systems that have service processors and systems that have multiple physical domains is not covered in detail in this document. For more information, see the product documentation for your specific hardware at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html.

The following is a list of the information that is in this chapter:

What's New in Booting and Shutting Down a System
Booting and Shutting Down an x86 Based System (Topic Map)
Guidelines for Booting an x86 Based System
Service Management Facility and Booting
How Run Levels Work
Overview of the Oracle Solaris Boot Architecture
GRUB-Based Booting

For information about booting and shutting down a SPARC based system, see Booting and Shutting Down Oracle Solaris on SPARC Platforms.

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