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

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.

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 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations.

Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release, only a DVD is provided. Oracle Solaris Software CDs are no longer provided.

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 1/13 Installation Guide: Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning.

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

This procedure describes how to install a stand-alone SPARC based system from CD or DVD media for UFS file systems. For more information about how to prepare for an installation or upgrade, see To Prepare for an Installation or Upgrade.

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, turn on the system.
- If you want to install on 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.
Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 release, the text installer enables you to select network based installation when installing Oracle Solaris from a CD/DVD. This enhancement provides an option to install Oracle Solaris from a CD/DVD or from the network file system.

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, a 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.
If a screen appears listing keyboard layouts, select the desired keyboard layout and press F2 to continue.
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.

Verify the installation type that you selected earlier.

If you selected a text installation, you will be asked to select a language. Proceed to Step 6.

If you selected a GUI installation, confirmation screens will be displayed to enable you to verify that the installation will work on your system.

In the first confirmation screen that appears, press Return.

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: |
|                                                            |
|      Oracle Solaris Interactive Text (Console session)            |
-------------------------------------------------------------+

If your system has insufficient memory to display a graphical user interface (GUI), the program exits and displays an error message. You can address this issue in one of two ways:

Upgrade your system's memory and restart the installation.
Restart the installation and select the text installer option rather than the GUI installer option.

In the next confirmation screen that appears, move your cursor into the screen and press Return.

In the list of language choices that is displayed, select the language you want to use during the installation and press Return.
Provide system configuration information if prompted.
- If you preconfigured all of the system information, the installation program does not prompt you to provide any configuration information. Proceed to the next step.
  See Chapter 2, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks), in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 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.
  1. Choose the default NFSv4 domain name or specify a customNFSv4 domain name if desired.
  2. Indicate whether youwant to enable network services for use by remote clients.
    - To enable network services, choose the default response (“Yes, Iwould like to enable network services for use by remote clients").
    - To provide a more secure configuration in which Secure Shell is the only network service provided to remote clients, choose “No.”
      If desired, you can enable network services 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 1/13 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade.
    For further information about these options, see Planning Network Security in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 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.
Indicate whether you want to reboot the system automatically and whether 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.
Indicate whether 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, provide Auto Registration information.
- If you 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.
- 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. Select the option to register using your support credentials or deselect the option to have data sent anonymously.
    The following figure shows the GUI version of the Auto Registration screen. The test installer version displays the same text. Click Next to continue.
    
    In the text installer 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 Esc-2 key to continue.
  2. Provide the requested proxy and credential information.
    The following figure shows the GUI version of the Auto Registration data entry screen. The text installer version provides the same options.
    
    If you chose to register with your support details, 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 to register anonymously, this screen asks only for the proxy information.
    For the text installer version, 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.
The following figure shows the GUI screen. The text install screen contains the same summary information.
Click Install Now and then follow the instructions to install the Oracle Solaris software.
When the 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.
  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.
  1. Open a terminal window as follows:
    - For a GUI install, right-click.
    - For a text install, press “!”.
  2. At the command line, remove the /a/var/tmp/autoreg_config file.
```
# rm /a/var/tmp/autoreg_config
```
  3. Save the file.
  4. Eject any installation media and manually reboot the system.
```
# reboot
```
Note - After an installation, the Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM) is enabled by default. The OCM service can be disabled using the following command:
```
svcadm disable ocm
```

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