............................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: 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
...Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Server	59
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Server	59
...Enabling All Systems to Access the JumpStart Directory	61
......· How to Enable All Systems to Access the JumpStart
........Directory	61
...Creating a Profile	63


......What Is a Profile	63
......Requirements for Profiles	64
......· How to Create a Profile	64
......Profile Examples	65
......Profile Keyword and Profile Value Descriptions	68
......How the Size of Swap Is Determined	78
...Creating the `rules` File	78
......What Is the `rules` File	78
......When Does a System Match a Rule	79
......· How to Create the `rules` File	79
......Rule Examples	82
......Important Information About the `rules` File	83
......Rule Keyword and Rule Value Descriptions	84
......How the Installation Program Sets the Value of `rootdisk`	87
...Using `check` to Validate the `rules` File	89
......· How to Use `check` to Validate the `rules` File	90
5. Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features	93
...Overview	93
...Creating Begin Scripts	94
......What Is a Begin Script	94
......Important Information About Begin Scripts	94
......Ideas for Begin Scripts	94
......Creating Derived Profiles With Begin Scripts	94
...Creating Finish Scripts	96


......What Is a Finish Script	96
......Important Information About Finish Scripts	96
......Ideas for Finish Scripts	96
......Adding Files With Finish Scripts	97
......Customizing the Root Environment	98
......Setting the System's Root Password With Finish Scripts	98
...Using `pfinstall` to Test Profiles	100
......Why Use `pfinstall`	100
......Ways to Use `pfinstall`	100
......· How to Use `pfinstall` to Test a Profile	101
......`pfinstall` Examples	102
...Creating a Disk Configuration File for an x86 System	103
......· How to Create a Disk Configuration File for an x86 System
..................................................103
......· How to Create a Multiple Disk Configuration File for an x86
........System	106
...Using a Site-Specific Installation Program	110
6. Preparing a System for Upgrade	111
...Overview	111
...Can You Use Upgrade?	111
...Upgrading and Install Patches	112
...Check Other Software Documentation	112
...If You're Using Custom JumpStart	112
...If You Override the Boot File Location	113
...Upgrading Dataless Clients	113


...Important Files For Upgrading	113
...Backing Up Your System	113
...Preserving Local Modifications	114
7. Booting and Installing Solaris: Interactive	117
8. Booting and Installing Solaris: Custom JumpStart	125
9. Completing an Upgrade	133
...Overview	133
...What Happened During the Upgrade	133
...Cleaning Up the System After an Upgrade	133
...How to Upgrade Clients With Different Platforms and Platform
......Groups	135
10. Where to Go After Installing Solaris	137
A. Worksheets for the Solaris Installation Program	141
B. System Identification Label	153
C. Platform Names and Groups	157
D. Sample Custom JumpStart Installation	159
E. Troubleshooting	167
F. Time Zones	179
G. Preserving MS-DOS and Installing the Solaris Operating
...Environment	181
H. Glossary	185
Index	195