Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Choose initial installation or
upgrade. |
Decide if you want to perform an initial installation or an upgrade. |
Initial Installation, or Upgrade?. |
Choose
an installation program. |
The Solaris OS provides several programs for installation or upgrade. Choose
the installation method that is most appropriate for your environment. |
Choosing a Solaris Installation Method. |
(Solaris interactive installation
program) Choose a default or custom installation. |
Decide which type installation is suitable for
your environment:
If you are using a graphical user interface (GUI) you can choose a default or a custom installation:
A default installation formats the hard disk and installs a preselected set of software. A custom installation enables you to modify the hard disk layout and select the software that you want to install.
If you use a text installer (non-graphical interface), you can select the default values or edit the values to select the software you want to install.
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For information on the Solaris installation program's choices, see Chapter 5, Gathering Information Before Installation or Upgrade (Planning) |
For initial
installations only, choose open network security or restricted network security. |
For an initial installation,
determine whether to disable or constrain network services to respond to local requests
only during the installation. The default is to select open network security during
installation. |
Planning Network Security |
Review system requirements. Also, plan and allocate disk space and swap space. |
Determine if
your system meets the minimum requirements to install or upgrade. Allocate disk space
on your system for the components of the Solaris OS that you want
to install. Determine the appropriate swap-space layout for your system. |
Chapter 4, System Requirements, Guidelines, and Upgrade (Planning). |
Choose to install a
system from local media or from the network. |
Decide on the most appropriate
installation media for your environment. |
Installing From the Network or From DVD or CDs?. |
Gather information about your system. |
For the Solaris installation program, complete the worksheet to collect all of the information that you need to install or upgrade. For the custom JumpStart installation method, decide which profile keywords to use in your profile. Then review the keyword descriptions to find the information about your system that you need.
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(Optional) Set system parameters. |
You
can preconfigure system information to avoid being prompted for the information during the
installation or upgrade. |
Chapter 2, Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks), in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. |
(Optional) Prepare to install the Solaris software from the network. |
If
you chose to install the Solaris software from the network, complete the following
tasks.
(x86 based systems) Verify that your system supports PXE Create an installation server Create a boot server (if necessary) Configure a DHCP server (if necessary) Set up systems to be installed from the network
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To install over a local area network, see Chapter 6, Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks), in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. To install over a
wide area network, see Chapter 11, Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks), in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. |
(Upgrade only) Perform tasks prior to upgrade. |
Back up
your system and determine if you can upgrade with disk space reallocation. |
Upgrade Planning. |
Perform an
installation or upgrade. |
Use the Solaris installation method that you chose to install
or upgrade the Solaris software. |
The chapter or chapters that provide detailed instructions for
the installation programs. |
Troubleshoot installation problems |
Review the troubleshooting information when you encounter problems with your
installation. |
Appendix A, Troubleshooting (Tasks), in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations. |