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Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11 Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11 (Overview)
2. Transitioning to an Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Method
Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Methods
Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Requirements
ZFS Root Pool Installation Requirements
Oracle Solaris 11 Preinstallation Tasks
Migrating From JumpStart to AI
Using the JumpStart Migration Utility
JumpStart to AI Conversion Tasks
Installing Oracle Solaris 11 by Using AI
Customizing an AI Installation
Creating a Script That Runs at First Boot
Installing Client Systems by Using AI
Configuring Date and Time Before and After an Installation
How to Switch From Local Time Format to UTC Format
How to Switch From UTC Format to Local Time Format
Adding a Linux Entry to the GRUB Menu After an Installation
Troubleshooting an Oracle Solaris 11 Installation
Monitoring the Live Media Startup Process
Troubleshooting Login and User Account Issues After an Installation
x86: How to Troubleshoot Your Login
7. Managing Network Configuration
8. Managing System Configuration
10. Managing Oracle Solaris Releases in a Virtual Environment
11. User Account Management and User Environment Changes
12. Using Oracle Solaris Desktop Features
A. Transitioning From Previous Oracle Solaris 11 Releases to Oracle Solaris 11
Oracle Solaris 11 can be installed from installation media by using any of the following installers or methods:
x86: Live Media
The installer on the Live Media ISO image is for x86 platforms only. The Live Media contains software that is more appropriate for a desktop or laptop. Also, the Live Media requires more memory than the text installer. The exact memory requirements vary for each system. See Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Requirements.
If you are installing on x86 platforms that will run multiple operating systems, you can partition your disk during the installation process. See Partitioning Your System in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
The GUI installer cannot upgrade your operating system. The default GUI installer settings are described in Default Settings With GUI Installer in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
To install the OS by using either the Live Media or the text installer, download the installation media from:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/downloads/index.html
You can copy the downloaded image to removable media, such as a USB drive or burn it to a DVD by using the usbcopy utility. To use the usbcopy utility, you must first install the pkg:/install/distribution-constructor package. See How to Perform a GUI Installation in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
Interactive text installer
The text installation media contains a set of software that is more appropriate for a general-purpose server. The text installer can perform an installation on an existing Oracle Solaris x86 partition or on a SPARC slice. Or, the text installation can use the entire disk. If the whole disk option is chosen, a partition or slice is created to cover the targeted device. In either case, the installation overwrites everything on the targeted partition or slice. See How to Perform a Text Installation in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems. If you use the text installer, you might have to install additional software packages afterwards. See Adding Software After Text Installation in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
If you are set up to perform an automated installation over the network, you can also perform an interactive text installation over the network. When using this method, you can only install a single system at a time. However, you can modify installation specifications by using the interactive selections. See How to Perform a Text Installation Over the Network in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
Automated installations that boot from media
You can boot an AI image from media or a USB device to initiate a hands-free installation of just that system. An AI manifest provides installation instructions for the system. See Creating a Custom AI Manifest in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems. The system must have the minimum amount of required memory and adequate disk space. Also, the system must have network access so that software packages can be retrieved from an IPS repository on the Internet or on the local network. This step is required to complete the installation. See Installing Using AI Media in Installing Oracle Solaris 11 Systems.
For more information, see Installing Oracle Solaris 11 by Using AI.
You can also create custom Live Media images, text installer images, and AI images. See Creating a Custom Oracle Solaris 11 Installation Image.
Note - You cannot upgrade your system with any of the Oracle Solaris installers, but after installing the OS, you can update all of the packages on your system by using the pkg utility. See Installing and Updating Packages in Oracle Solaris Administration: Common Tasks.
The following installation features are no longer supported:
Oracle Solaris Flash Archive Installation – You can restore root pool snapshots to recover from a failed system or devices. See System Boot, Recovery, and Platform Changes.
JumpStart feature of Oracle Solaris – The Automated Installer replaces this feature. See Transitioning From Oracle Solaris 10 JumpStart to Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer.