Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

Chapter 24 Organization of Solaris 8 CDs

This chapter describes the primary CDs that are included in the media kits for Solaris 8.

Note –

This book uses the term slice, but some Solaris documentation and programs might refer to a slice as a partition. To avoid confusion, this book distinguishes between fdisk partitions (which are supported only in Solaris Intel Platform Edition) and the divisions within the Solaris fdisk partition, which might be called slices or partitions.

CDs for Solaris 8

The following figure shows the primary CDs for Solaris 8 SPARC Platform Edition.

An equivalent set is included with Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition. Solaris 8 Intel Platform Edition also includes a diskette labeled Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant Intel Platform Edition (shown last in Figure 24–1).

Note –

International versions of Solaris 8 contain a CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual SPARC Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Installation Multilingual Intel Platform Edition, instead of the English version of the SPARC or IA installation CD. International versions also include two CDs labeled:

Solaris 8 Documentation European SPARC/Intel Platform Edition, which contains English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish documentation
Solaris 8 Documentation Asian SPARC/Intel Platform Edition, which contains Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documentation

instead of the CD labeled Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition.

Only international versions of Solaris 8 contain the CD labeled Solaris 8 Languages SPARC Platform Edition or Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition.

Figure 24–1 Primary CDs for Solaris 8

Organization of the Solaris 8 Installation CD

Note –

The name of this product is Solaris 8, but code and path or package path names might appear as Solaris_2.8 or SunOS_5.8. Always follow the code or path as it is written.

SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD

The following figure shows the organization of the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition.

Figure 24–2 SPARC: Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition CD

The files on slice 0 (s0) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation SPARC Platform Edition are scripts that install the Solaris software. These scripts include add_dhcp_client, add_install_client, and modify_install_server. Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the SPARC platform.

x86: Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition CD

The following figure shows the organization of the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition.

Figure 24–3 x86: Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition CD

Slice 0 (s0) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the IA platform. The files on slice 2 (s2) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Installation Intel Platform Edition are scripts that install the Solaris software. These scripts include add_dhcp_client, add_install_client, and modify_install_server.

Organization of the Solaris 8 Software CDs

Note –

The name of this product is Solaris 8, but code and path or package path names might appear as Solaris_2.8 or SunOS_5.8. Always follow the code or path as it is written.

SPARC: Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs

The following figures show the organization of the Solaris 8 Software SPARC Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 24–4 SPARC: Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

The Solaris_8 directory on slice 0 (s0) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition contains all the tools, software, and configuration information necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 8 software product, including the Solaris Core and End User System Support software groups. It contains the following directories:

Docs – Contains text files that describe bugs, late-breaking new features, end-of-software support statements, released and preliminary patches, and documentation issues.
EA – Contains a text file that directs you to the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition.
Misc – Contains the jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.
Patches – Contains all the Solaris 8 patches available at the time the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD was created.
Product – Contains the Solaris 8 packages and control files. The format of this directory is exactly the same as the product directory (for example, Solaris_2.7) on previous Solaris CDs.
Tools – Contains the Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_dhcp_client, add_install_client, dial, rm_dhcp_client, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server. The Tools directory also contains the Boot subdirectory, which contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the SPARC platform.

Slice 1 (s1) contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the SPARC platform.

Figure 24–5 SPARC: Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition CD

The CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition contains essentially the same subdirectories as Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition, except that it does not include the Docs, Misc, and Patches subdirectories, nor the Boot subdirectory (and hence, boot software) under Tools. The EA subdirectory contains unbundled and preliminary evaluation software. The CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 SPARC Platform Edition contains essentially the Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups.

x86: Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition CDs

The following figures show the organization of the Solaris 8 Software Intel Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 24–6 x86: Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD

Slice 0 (s0) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the IA platform.

The Solaris_8 directory on slice 1 (s1) on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition contains all the tools, software, and configuration necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 8 software product, including the Solaris Core and End User System Support software groups. It contains the following directories:

Docs – Contains text files that describe bugs, late-breaking new features, end-of-software support statements, released and preliminary patches, and documentation issues.
EA – Contains a text file that directs you to the CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition.
Misc – Contains the jumpstart_sample directory, which includes a rules file, a check script, profiles, begin scripts, finish scripts, and other JumpStart software and files.
Patches – Contains all the Solaris 8 patches available at the time the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD was created.
Product – Contains the Solaris 8 packages and control files. The format of this directory is exactly the same as the product directory (for example, Solaris_2.7) on previous Solaris CDs.
Tools – Contains the Solaris 8 installation tools, which include add_dhcp_client, add_install_client, dial, rm_dhcp_client, rm_install_client, and setup_install_server. The Tools directory also contains the Boot subdirectory, which also contains the Solaris 8 miniroot for the IA platform.

Figure 24–7 x86: Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition CD

The CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition contains essentially the same subdirectories as Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 Intel Platform Edition, except that it does not include the Docs, Misc, and Patches subdirectories, nor the Boot subdirectory (and hence, boot software) under Tools. The EA subdirectory contains unbundled and preliminary evaluation software. The CD labeled Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 Intel Platform Edition contains essentially the Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups.

Organization of the Solaris 8 Languages CD

Note –

The name of this product is Solaris 8, but code and path or package path names might appear as Solaris_2.8 or SunOS_5.8. Always follow the code or path as it is written.

The following figure shows the organization of the Solaris 8 Languages SPARC Platform Edition and Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition CDs.

Figure 24–8 Solaris 8 Languages CD

The files on the CD labeled Solaris 8 Languages SPARC Platform Edition and Solaris 8 Languages Intel Platform Edition are scripts that install the Solaris language and locale software, including the Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese locale packages located in the components directory. The components directory also contains packages shared by all locales.

Organization of the Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition CD

Note –

The name of this product is Solaris 8, but code and path or package path names might appear as Solaris_2.8 or SunOS_5.8. Always follow the code or path as it is written.

The following figure shows the organization of the Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition CD.

Figure 24–9 Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition CD

The CD labeled Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition contains:

ab2cd – Enables you to run the AnswerBook2^TM server and access the document collections directly from the CD.
installer – A point-and-click installation utility you can use to install the AnswerBook2 server software and document collections.
Release_Notes_SPARC.html and Release_Notes_Intel.html – Contain descriptions of bugs, late-breaking new features, end-of-software support statements, patch information, driver update information, and documentation issues in AnswerBook2, PDF, and HTML format. Printed Release Notes, which focus on installation issues, are supplied in the Solaris 8 Media Kit. Release Notes Update is also available at http://docs.sun.com.
README – Contains README.html, which presents an overview and description of the contents of the Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition CD and describes how to access and install its contents.
Solaris_8_Doc – Contains the subdirectories sparc and i386, which contain, respectively, the AnswerBook2 server software for installation on a SPARC and an IA based system. The subdirectory common contains online documentation in AnswerBook2, PDF, and HTML format.