............................Contents


About This Book	ix
1. About Installing Solaris	1
...Definition: Installing Solaris Software	1
2. Preparing to Install Solaris	5
...Why You Should Not Ignore This Chapter	5
...Steps to Prepare to Install Solaris	6
...Task Map: JumpStart Installations	13
...Task Map: Interactive Installations	14
...Task Map: Custom JumpStart Installation	15
3. Preparing to Install Solaris Over a Network	17
...About Installing Solaris Over a Network	17
...Servers Required for Network Installation	18
...Requirements for Hands-Off Network Installation	20
...Commands You Should Know About	21
...Creating an Install Server	22


......· How to Set Up a New System to be an Install Server	22
......· How to Create an Install Server	24
......· How to Create a Boot Server on a Subnet	27
...Setting Up Servers for Network Installation	30
......· How to Set Up Servers for Network Installation of a
........Standalone, Server, or Dataless Client	31
...Using `add_install_client` to Set Up Servers for Network
......Installation	37
......· How to Use `add_install_client` to Set Up Servers for
........Network Installation	38
...Preconfiguring the Default Locale	40
......· How to Preconfigure Default Locale Using NIS	40
......· How to Preconfigure Default Locale Using NIS+	43
4. Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations	47
...Definition: Custom JumpStart Installation	47
...Reasons to Choose a Custom JumpStart Installation	48
...Tasks to Prepare for Custom JumpStart Installations	49
...What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation	50
...Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette	53
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette for x86
........Systems	53
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette for
........SPARC Systems	59
...Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Server	62
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Server	63
...Enabling All Systems to Access the JumpStart Directory	65


......· How to Enable All Systems to Access the JumpStart
........Directory	65
...Creating a Profile	67
......What Is a Profile	67
......Requirements for Profiles	67
......· How to Create a Profile	67
......Profile Examples	69
......Profile Keyword and Profile Value Descriptions	72
......How the Size of Swap Is Determined	82
...Creating the `rules` File	82
......What Is the `rules` File	82
......When Does a System Match a Rule	83
......· How to Create the `rules` File	83
......Rule Examples	86
......Important Information About the `rules` File	87
......Rule Keyword and Rule Value Descriptions	88
......How the Installation Program Sets the Value of `rootdisk`	91
...Using `check` to Validate the `rules` File	93
......· How to Use `check` to Validate the `rules` File	94
5. Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features	97
...Overview	97
...Creating Begin Scripts	98
......What Is a Begin Script	98
......Important Information About Begin Scripts	98


......Ideas for Begin Scripts	98
......Creating Derived Profiles With Begin Scripts	98
...Creating Finish Scripts	100
......What Is a Finish Script	100
......Important Information About Finish Scripts	100
......Ideas for Finish Scripts	100
......Adding Files With Finish Scripts	101
......Customizing the Root Environment	102
......Setting the System's Root Password With Finish Scripts	102
...Using `pfinstall` to Test Profiles	104
......Why Use `pfinstall`	104
......Ways to Use `pfinstall`	104
......· How to Use `pfinstall` to Test a Profile	105
......`pfinstall` Examples	106
......· How to Create a Disk Configuration File for a SPARC
........System	107
......· How to Create a Multiple Disk Configuration File for a
........SPARC System	109
...Using a Site-Specific Installation Program	111
6. Preparing a System for Upgrade	113
...Overview	113
...Can You Use Upgrade?	113
...Upgrading and Install Patches	114
...Check Other Software Documentation	114
...If You're Using Custom JumpStart	114


...If You Override the Boot File Location	115
...Upgrading Dataless Clients	115
...Important Files For Upgrading	115
...Backing Up Your System	115
...Preserving Local Modifications	116
7. Booting and Installing Solaris: JumpStart	119
8. Booting and Installing Solaris: Interactive	125
9. Booting and Installing Solaris: Custom JumpStart	131
10. Completing an Upgrade	137
...Overview	137
...What Happened During the Upgrade	137
...Cleaning Up the System After an Upgrade	137
...How to Upgrade Clients With Different Platforms and Platform
......Groups	139
11. Where to Go After Installing Solaris	141
A. Worksheets for the Solaris Installation Program	145
B. System Identification Label	155
C. Platform Names and Groups	159
D. Sample Custom JumpStart Installation	161
E. Troubleshooting	169
F. Time Zones	177
G. Glossary	179
Index	189