............................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	13
...Task Map: Custom JumpStart Installation	14
3. Preparing to Install Solaris Over a Network	15
...About Installing Solaris Over a Network	15
...Servers Required for Network Installation	16
...Requirements for Hands-Off Network Installation	18
...Commands You Should Know About	19
...Creating an Install Server	20
......· How to Set Up a New System to be an Install Server	20


......· How to Create an Install Server	22
......· How to Create a Boot Server on a Subnet	25
...Setting Up Servers for Network Installation	28
......· How to Set Up Servers for Network Installation of a
........Standalone, Server, or Dataless Client	29
...Using `add_install_client` to Set Up Servers for Network
......Installation	35
......· How to Use `add_install_client` to Set Up Servers for
........Network Installation	36
...Preconfiguring the Default Locale	38
......· How to Preconfigure Default Locale Using NIS	38
......· How to Preconfigure Default Locale Using NIS+	41
4. Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations	45
...Definition: Custom JumpStart Installation	45
...Reasons to Choose a Custom JumpStart Installation	46
...Tasks to Prepare for Custom JumpStart Installations	47
...What Happens During a Custom JumpStart Installation	48
...Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette	51
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Diskette for x86
........and PowerPC Systems	51
...Creating a JumpStart Directory on a Server	57
......· How to Create a JumpStart Directory on a Server	57
...Enabling All Systems to Access the JumpStart Directory	59
......· How to Enable All Systems to Access the JumpStart
........Directory	59
...Creating a Profile	61


......What Is a Profile	61
......Requirements for Profiles	61
......· How to Create a Profile	62
......Profile Examples	63
......Profile Keyword and Profile Value Descriptions	66
......How the Size of Swap Is Determined	76
...Creating the `rules` File	76
......What Is the `rules` File	76
......When Does a System Match a Rule	77
......· How to Create the `rules` File	77
......Rule Examples	80
......Important Information About the `rules` File	81
......Rule Keyword and Rule Value Descriptions	82
......How the Installation Program Sets the Value of `rootdisk`	86
...Using `check` to Validate the `rules` File	87
......· How to Use `check` to Validate the `rules` File	88
5. Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features	91
...Overview	91
...Creating Begin Scripts	92
......What Is a Begin Script	92
......Important Information About Begin Scripts	92
......Ideas for Begin Scripts	92
......Creating Derived Profiles With Begin Scripts	92
...Creating Finish Scripts	94


......What Is a Finish Script	94
......Important Information About Finish Scripts	94
......Ideas for Finish Scripts	94
......Adding Files With Finish Scripts	95
......Customizing the Root Environment	96
......Setting the System's Root Password With Finish Scripts	96
...Using `pfinstall` to Test Profiles	98
......Why Use `pfinstall`	98
......Ways to Use `pfinstall`	98
......· How to Use `pfinstall` to Test a Profile	99
......`pfinstall` Examples	100
...Creating a Disk Configuration File for a PowerPC System	101
......· How to Create a Disk Configuration File for a PowerPC
........System	101
......· How to Create a Multiple Disk Configuration File for a
........PowerPC System	104
...Using a Site-Specific Installation Program	108
6. Booting and Installing Solaris: Interactive	109
7. Booting and Installing Solaris: Custom JumpStart	115
8. Where to Go After Installing Solaris	121
A. Worksheets for the Solaris Installation Program	125
B. System Identification Label	133
C. Platform Names and Groups	139
D. Sample Custom JumpStart Installation	141
E. Troubleshooting	149


...Specific Installation Errors	150
F. Time Zones	155