Choosing an Oracle Solaris Installation Method

The Oracle Solaris OS provides several programs for installation or upgrade. Each installation technology offers different features that are designed for specific installation requirements and environments. Use the following table to help you decide which installation method to use.

Table 2-2 Choosing Your Installation Method

Task	Installation Method	Reasons for Choosing This Program	Instructions
Install one system from CD-ROM or DVD-ROM media with an interactive program.	Oracle Solaris installation program	This program divides tasks into panels, prompts you for information, and offers default values. This program is not an efficient method when you have to install or upgrade multiple systems. For batch installations of multiple systems, use JumpStart or the flash archive installation feature.	Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Basic Installations
Install one system over a local area network.	Oracle Solaris installation program over the network	This program enables you to set up an image of the software you want to install on a server and install this image on a remote system. If you need to install multiple systems, you can use the network installation image with the JumpStart and flash archive installation methods to efficiently install or upgrade systems on your network.	Part II, Installing Over a Local Area Network, in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
Automate the installation or upgrade of multiple systems based on profiles you create.	JumpStart	This program efficiently installs multiple systems. If you only have a few systems, the creation of a JumpStart environment might be time consuming. Therefore use the Oracle Solaris interactive installation program.	Chapter 3, Preparing JumpStart Installations (Tasks), in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: JumpStart Installations
Replicate the same software and configuration on multiple systems.	Flash archives	This program saves installation time by installing all Oracle Solaris packages at once on your system. Other programs install each individual Oracle Solaris package and update the package map for each package. Flash archives are large files and require a significant amount of disk space. To manage different installation configurations or to change your installation configuration, you might consider using the JumpStart installation method. Alternatively, you can accomplish system-specific customizations by using a JumpStart finish script or an embedded flash archive postdeployment script.	Chapter 1, Flash Archive Overview, in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)
Install systems over a wide area network (WAN) or the Internet.	WAN boot	If you want to install a Flash Archive over the network, this program enables a secure installation.	Chapter 10, WAN Boot (Overview), in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
Install on an iSCSI target disk.	Different methods are available.	Before installing Oracle Solaris on an iSCSI target, a few additional steps have to be executed.	For detailed instructions, see Chapter 4, Installing the Oracle Solaris 10 OS on an iSCSI Target Disk, in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.
Upgrade a system while it is running.	Live Upgrade	Enables you to upgrade or add patches and avoid the system down time related to a standard upgrade Enables you to test an upgrade or new patches without affecting the current OS	Chapter 2, Live Upgrade (Overview), in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning
After installing the Oracle Solaris OS, create an isolated application environment.	Oracle Solaris Zones partitioning technology	This program creates isolated non-global zones that provide a secure application environment. This isolation prevents processes that are running in one zone from monitoring or affecting processes that are running in any other zones.	Chapter 16, Introduction to Solaris Zones, in System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones

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