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Booting and Installing Solaris: Interactive

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This chapter provides procedures to boot a system and perform an interactive installation using the Solaris installation program. The procedure in this chapter should be done on the system that is being installed.

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

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

If your CD-ROM drive is not a tray version, see your hardware manual for instructions.
CD-ROM Drive - Tray Version
(1) Press the eject button on the front panel of the CD-ROM drive (a tray will emerge if you have this type of caddy).

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(2) Insert the Solaris CD (logo up) into the tray.

(3) Push the tray back into CD-ROM drive.

3 Make sure you've reviewed the task map for an interactive installation (shown in Figure 2-2 on page 13).

4 If you are installing a system connected through a tip line, ensure that your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

Otherwise, the character installation interface will display improperly. You can use the stty command to find out the current dimensions of your tip window.

5 Turn on the system components.

Follow the order listed in your hardware guide. The booting process starts automatically.

6 Wait for booting to complete.

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Hardware and system components are checked during the booting phase. This lasts for several minutes. The following screen provides an example of what you should see.

  Boot device: /pci/pci8086,4840  
  Boot args:  
  ...  
  Configuring the /devices directory  
  Configuring the /dev directory  
  ...  
  Starting OpenWindows...

7 Select a terminal type.

For all PowerPC systems, select option 8 - SunWorkstation.

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, "Worksheets for the Solaris Installation Program." There is also a time zone map on page 156 to help you set your system's time clock.
If Your System Has A ... Then the Interface Is ...And the Navigation Device Is ...
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9 Start the OpenWindows software to display the desktop: 


  $ /usr/openwin/bin/openwin

10 If you've allocated space for diskless clients, dataless clients, or AutoClient systems during the Solaris installation program, you must use the Solstice Host Manager to complete set up of these clients.

The Solaris installation program only allocates space for clients during an initial installation. The Solstice Host Manager completes client set up by providing their required directories. See the System Administration Guide, Volume I.

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