Preface
This book describes how to install the SolarisTM Operating
System (Solaris OS) remotely over a local area network or a wide area
network.
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 OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists 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:
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“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and
32-bit x86 compatible products.
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“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about
AMD64 or EM64T systems.
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“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about
x86 based systems.
For supported systems, see the Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists.
Who Should Use This Book
This book is intended for system administrators who are responsible
for installing the Solaris software. This book provides advanced Solaris installation
information for enterprise system administrators who manage multiple Solaris
machines in a networked environment.
For basic installation information, see Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.
Related Books
Table P–1 lists documentation
for system administrators.
Table P–1 Are You a System Administrator
Who is Installing Solaris?
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Description
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Information
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Do you need system requirements or high-level planning information?
Or want a high-level overview of Solaris ZFSTM installations, booting, Solaris Zones partitioning technology, or creating RAID-1
volumes?
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Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade
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Do you need to install a single system from DVD or CD media? The Solaris
installation program steps you through an installation.
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Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Basic Installations
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Do you need to upgrade or patch your system with almost no downtime?
Save system downtime when upgrading by using Solaris Live
Upgrade.
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Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning
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Do you need to install a secure installation over the network or Internet?
Use WAN boot to install a remote client. Or, do you need to install over
the network from a network installation image? The Solaris installation program
steps you through an installation.
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Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations
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Do you need to install or patch multiple systems quickly? Use Solaris
FlashTM software to create a Solaris Flash archive and install a
copy of the OS on clone systems.
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Solaris 10 10/08 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation)
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Do you need to back up your system?
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Chapter 23, Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
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Do you need troubleshooting information, a list of known problems, or
a list of patches for this release?
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Solaris Release Notes
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Do you need to verify that your system works on Solaris?
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SPARC: Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide
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Do you need to check on which packages have been added, removed, or
changed in this release?
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Solaris Package List
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Do you need to verify that your system and devices work with Solaris
SPARC and x86 based systems and other third-party vendors.
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Solaris Hardware
Compatibility List for x86 Platforms
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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
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Typeface
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories,
and onscreen computer output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to
list all files.
machine_name% you have
mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen
computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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aabbcc123
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Placeholder: replace with a real name
or value
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The command to remove a file is rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to
be emphasized
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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.
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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
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Shell
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Prompt
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C shell
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machine_name%
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C shell for superuser
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machine_name#
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Bourne shell and Korn shell
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$
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Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser
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#
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