Preface

This book describes how to use CD or DVD media to install the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) on a nonnetworked system.

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 10 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 10 Hardware Compatibility List.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing the Solaris OS. This book provides basic Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform infrequent Solaris installations or upgrades.

If you need advanced Solaris installation information, see Related Books to find the book that describes the information.

Related Books

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

Table P–1 Related Information


Information	Description
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade	Guides you through planning the installation or upgrade of the Solaris operating system. This book provides overviews of all the Solaris installation programs. This book also provides overviews of the following features as they relate to installation: GRUB, the open-source boot loader Solaris Zones partitioning technology RAID-1 volumes that can be created at installation time
Solaris 10 11/06 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 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning	Describes how to use Solaris Live Upgrade to create and upgrade new boot environments.
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations	Describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform an unattended custom JumpStart^TM installation.
Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)	Provides instructions for creating Solaris Flash archives and using Solaris Flash archives to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems.
System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems	Describes how to back up system files and other system administration tasks.
Solaris 10 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 on `http://docs.sun.com`	Contains information about supported hardware.
Solaris 10 11/06 Package List	Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris 10 OS.
x86: Solaris Hardware Compatibility List	Contains supported hardware information and device configuration details.

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	`#`

Platform Conventions

The following keyboard and mouse conventions are applicable to SPARC and x86 based systems:

The key referred to as Return is labeled Enter on some keyboards.
From left to right on a three-button mouse, the default settings for CDE are SELECT, ADJUST, and MENU. For example, the text says, “Click SELECT” instead of “Click the left mouse button.” Otherwise, these keys are referred to as mouse button 1, mouse button 2, and mouse button 3.
From left to right on a two-button mouse, the default settings are SELECT and MENU. The ADJUST function is obtained by simultaneously pressing SELECT and the Shift key on the keyboard (Shift-SELECT).