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x86: Installing Solaris Software

Cover
Credits
Contents
About This Book
- Who Can Use This Book
- Don't Read the Entire Book!
- How This Book Is Organized
- Related Information
1 About Installing Solaris
- Definition: Installing Solaris Software
2 Preparing to Install Solaris
- Why You Should Not Ignore This Chapter
- Steps to Prepare to Install Solaris
- Task Map: Interactive Installations
- Task Map: Custom JumpStart Installation
3 Preparing to Install Solaris Over a Network
- About Installing Solaris Over a Network
- Servers Required for Network Installation
- Requirements for Hands-Off Network Installation
- Commands You Should Know About
- Creating an Install Server
- Setting Up Servers for Network Installation
- Using add_install_client to Set Up Servers for Network Installation
- Preconfiguring the Default Locale
4 Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations
- Definition: Custom JumpStart Installation
- Reasons to Choose a Custom JumpStart Installation
- Tasks to Prepare for Custom JumpStart Installations
- What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation
- Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette
- Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Server
- Enabling All Systems to Access the JumpStart Directory
- Creating a Profile
- Creating the rules File
- Using check to Validate the rules File
5 Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features
- Overview
- Creating Begin Scripts
- Creating Finish Scripts
- Using pfinstall to Test Profiles
- Creating a Disk Configuration File for an x86 System
- Using a Site-Specific Installation Program
6 Preparing a System for Upgrade
- Overview
- Can You Use Upgrade?
- Upgrading and Install Patches
- Check Other Software Documentation
- If You're Using Custom JumpStart
- If You Override the Boot File Location
- Upgrading Dataless Clients
- Important Files For Upgrading
- Backing Up Your System
- Preserving Local Modifications
7 Booting and Installing Solaris: Interactive
8 Booting and Installing Solaris: Custom JumpStart
9 Completing an Upgrade
- Overview
- What Happened During the Upgrade
- Cleaning Up the System After an Upgrade
- How to Upgrade Clients With Different Platforms and Platform Groups
10 Where to Go After Installing Solaris
A Worksheets for the Solaris Installation Program
- What's in the Worksheets
- How to Use the Worksheets
- Worksheet for the Initial Installation Option
- Worksheet for the Upgrade Option
B System Identification Label
- Sample - System Identification Label
- System Identification Label
C Platform Names and Groups
D Sample Custom JumpStart Installation
- Sample Site Setup
E Troubleshooting
- Specific Installation Errors
- General Installation Problems
F Time Zones
G Preserving MS-DOS and Installing the Solaris Operating Environment
H Glossary
Index
Revision History
French Credits