Definition: Installing Solaris Software

As shown on the following pages, the process of installing Solaris software means copying it from the Solaris CD to a system's local disk.

Stage	Diagram	What Happens
1		You choose a Solaris CD for your hardware platform. The Solaris CD contains the SunOS operating system and other software.
2		You load the Solaris CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Stage	Diagram	What Happens
3		After you power on the system, you boot the system using a boot command specific to your system hardware. During the booting phase, checks are performed on the hardware.
4		The Solaris installation program copies the Solaris software from the CD to the system's local disk. This is done interactively using a graphical (shown) or character interface, or automatically without user intervention.