Preface

This book describes how to install and upgrade the Solaris^TM Operating System (OS) on both networked and nonnetworked SPARC® and x86 architecture based systems.

This book does not include instructions about how to set up system hardware or other peripherals.

Note –

This Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC® and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC®, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:

“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products.
“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems.

For supported systems, see the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing the Solaris OS. This book provides both of the following types of information.

Advanced Solaris installation information for enterprise system administrators who manage multiple Solaris machines in a networked environment
Basic Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform infrequent Solaris installations or upgrades

Related Books

Table P–1 lists related information that you might need when you install the Solaris software.

Table P–1 Related Information


Information	Description
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations	Describes a basic OS installation with a graphical user interface (GUI).
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations	Describes how to perform a remote Solaris installation over a local area network or a wide area network.
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations	Describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform an unattended custom JumpStart^TM installation. This book also describes how to create RAID-1 volumes during a JumpStart installation.
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning	Provides planning information when using CD or DVD media to upgrade a system to the Solaris OS. This book also describes how to use Solaris Live Upgrade to create and upgrade new boot environments.
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)	Provides instructions for creating Solaris Flash archives that are used to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems.
Chapter 24, Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems	Describes how to back up system files and other system administration tasks.
Solaris Release Notes	Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release.
SPARC: Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide	Contains information about supported hardware.
Solaris Package List	Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris OS.
x86: Solaris Hardware Compatibility List for x86 Platforms	Contains supported hardware information and device configuration.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–2 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–3 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`