Booting andInstalling Solaris: Interactive

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This chapter provides procedures to boot a system and perform an interactive installation using the Solaris installation program. During the Solaris installation program, the initial installation option is available; the upgrade option is not available. The initial installation option lets you choose defaults and have software automatically laid out for you, or you can customize the software and file system layout.

The procedure in this chapter should be done on the system that is being installed.

1 Make sure that the system's peripheral devices are properly configured.

Before installing Solaris software, you must configure peripheral devices so they do not conflict with each other, and so that Solaris software can access them. Configuring peripheral devices involves setting jumpers or running a software program under MS-DOS. See the x86 Device Configuration Guide for detailed instructions.

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Caution - If peripheral devices are not correctly configured before you install the Solaris software, or if you are using unsupported devices, the Solaris installation program will fail.

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2 Insert the Solaris boot diskette (shown below) into the system's a: diskette drive.

3 If you are using the system's local CD-ROM drive to install the Solaris software on the system, prepare the CD-ROM drive.

The instructions that follow cover the most common types of CD-ROM drives. If your CD-ROM drive is not one of the following types, see your hardware manual for instructions.

CD-ROM Drive - Caddy Version	CD-ROM Drive - Tray Version
(1) To open the caddy, pinch the corners while lifting the lid at the center lip.	(1) Press the eject button on the front panel of the CD-ROM drive (a tray will emerge if you have
(2) Insert the Solaris CD (logo up) and close the caddy.	this type of caddy). (2) Insert the Solaris CD (logo up) into the tray.
(3) With the arrow on the caddy pointing toward the CD-ROM drive, insert the caddy.	(3) Push the tray back into CD-ROM drive.

4 Make sure you've reviewed the task map for an interactive installation (shown in Figure 2-2 on page 12).

5 Follow the instructions before you boot the system:

If The System Is	Then
Off	1) Turn on the system components in the order recommended in your hardware guide. 2) Go to Step 6.
On	1) If the system is running Solaris software, enter the following commands: $ su root # halt 2) Go to Step 6.

6 Choose to boot from the local CD-ROM drive (CD) or from another system on the network (NET). (Sample screen shown

1.)

7 Choose the interactive option to install the Solaris software. (Sample screen shown.)

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Caution - IDE disk drives do not automatically map out bad blocks like other drives supported by Solaris software. Before installing Solaris on an IDE disk, you may want to perform a surface analysis on the disk. For detailed instructions, go to Appendix E, "Troubleshooting," page 158.

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8 Install the Solaris software on the system by using the Solaris installation program displayed on the screen.

You are now in the hands of the Solaris installation program. This menu-driven, interactive program guides you step-by-step through installing Solaris software; it also has online help to answer your questions. As shown below, the program has two interfaces to accommodate different hardware.

If you want to record your responses, use the work sheet in Appendix A, "Work Sheets for the Solaris Installation Program." There is also a time zone map on page 162 to help you set your system's time clock. After the Solaris software is successfully installed, you're ready for Step 9.

If Your System Has a	Then the Interface Is	And the Navigation Device Is
Graphics monitor
Non-graphics monitor, or an unsupported graphics card

9 Start the OpenWindows software to display the desktop:

$ /usr/openwin/bin/openwin

For post-installation information, see Chapter 8, "Where to Go After Installing Solaris."