Checklist for Installation

Use the following checklist to prepare to install the Solaris operating environment.

• If you intend to install the Solaris software on a system through a tip(1) line, make sure your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

  To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty(1) command.

• If the system is part of a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is plugged into your system.

• IA: If you are using the Solaris Web Start installation method, verify that the BIOS and SCSI driver for the default boot disk support Logical Block Addressing (LBA). For more information, refer to x86: Logical Block Addressing Requirement.

• Verify that you have enough disk space. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, Guidelines for Allocating Disk Space.

• Review the Solaris 8 Release Notes and vendor release notes to ensure that the software you use is supported in the new Solaris release.

• Review the Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide to make sure your hardware is supported.

• Review the documentation that came with your system to make sure your system and devices are supported by the Solaris release.