Appendix B Solaris CD Layout

Slice 0 on the Solaris 2.6 CD contains the installation tools to set up Solaris installations, plus it contains the Solaris software itself. Figure B-1 shows the Solaris 2.6 CD layout.

Figure B-1 Solaris 2.6 CD Layout

The control files at the top level on slice 0 are used by the installation software. The control files include .cdtoc, .slicemapfile, and .install_config.

The Solaris_2.6 directory at the top level on slice 0 contains all the tools, software, and configuration necessary to install, at a minimum, the Solaris 2.6 software product. It contains the following directories:

• Docs - Contains release notes for the Solaris software.

• Misc - Contains the jumpstart_sample directory, which is a sample JumpStart directory that includes a rules file, profiles, begin scripts, and finish scripts. This directory has replaced the auto_install_sample directory on previous Solaris CDs.

• Patches - Contains all of the Solaris patches available at the time the Solaris CD was created.

• Product - Contains the Solaris packages and control files. The format of this directory is exactly the same as the product directory (for example, Solaris_2.5) on previous Solaris CDs.

• Tools - Contains the Solaris installation tools, which include add_install_client, setup_install_server, and rm_install_client. On previous Solaris CDs, these tools were at the top level on slice 0. The Tools directory also contains the Boot subdirectory that contains the Solaris boot image.