Step

System prompt

Action

1

The Solaris Installation Program

The Solaris installation program is divided into a series of short sections where you'll be prompted to provide information for the installation. At the end of each section, you'll be able to change the selections you've made before continuing.

About navigation...
- The mouse cannot be used
- If your keyboard does not have function keys, or they do not respond, press ESC; the legend at the bottom of the screen will change to show the ESC keys to use for navigation.

Press F2 to acknowledge the screen.

2

Identify This System

On the next screens, you must identify this system as networked or non-networked, and set the default time zone and date/time.

If this system is networked, the software will try to find the information it needs to identify your system; you will be prompted to supply any information it cannot find.

To begin identifying this system, press F2.

Press F2 to acknowledge the screens.

3

Network Connectivity

Specify Yes if the system is connected to the network by one of the Solaris or vendor network/communication Ethernet cards that are supported on the

Solaris CD.

See your hardware documentation for the current list of supported cards.

Specify No if the system is connected to a network/communication card that is not supported on the Solaris CD, and follow the instructions listed under Help.

Networked

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[X] Yes

[ ] No

Select Yes and press F2.

4

Configure Multiple Network Interfaces

Multiple network interfaces have been detected on this system. Specify all of the network interfaces you want to configure.

Note: You must choose at least one interface to configure.

Network interfaces

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[X] bge0

[ ] bge1

[ ] bge2

[ ] bge3

Select bge0 as one of the interface to configure and press F2.

5

DHCP for bge0

Specify whether or not this network interface should use DHCP to configure itself. Choose Yes if DHCP is to be used, or No if the network interface is to be configured manually.

NOTE: DHCP support will not be enabled, if selected, until after the system reboots.

Use DHCP for bge0

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[ ] Yes

[X] No

Select No and press F2

6

Host Name for bge0

Enter the host name which identifies this system on the network. The name must be unique within your domain; creating a duplicate host name will cause problems on the network after you install Solaris.

A host name must have at least one character; it can contain letters, digits, and minus signs (-).

Enter a Host name for bge0. For example, irv240dev4

7

IP Address for bge0

Enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address for this network interface. It must be unique and follow your site's address conventions, or a system/network failure could result.

IP addresses contain four sets of numbers separated by periods (for example

129.200.9.1).

IP address for bge0 135.27.152.141

Enter an IP address for bge0. For example, irv240dev4

8

System part of a subnet

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Select whether your system is part of a subnet and press F2.

If you choose Yes, the system prompts you for the subnet mask. In this case, enter the subnet mask and press F2.

9

Netmask for bge0

On this screen you must specify the netmask of your subnet. A default netmask is shown; do not accept the default unless you are sure it is correct for your subnet. A netmask must contain four sets of numbers separated by periods (for example 255.255.255.0).

Enter the subnet mask and press F2. For 255.255.255.0

10

Enable IPv6

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Select No and press F2.

IMPORTANT:
IPv6 is not supported in this release.

After a short wait (approximately 30 seconds), the system displays the network information you entered similar to the example shown in the following row in this table.

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Host name: host
IP address: IP address
System part of a subnet: Yes
Netmask: subnet mask
Enable IPv6: No

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the Networked question.

12

Configuring default router


Enter default router IP address (ex. 192.1.7.254) or 'none':

Enter the IP address of the default router (if applicable).

The system verifies the default router. This activity takes a few minutes.

13

Configure Kerberos Security
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Choose No and press F2.

IMPORTANT:
Kerberos Security is not supported in this release.

14

Confirm the following information. If it is correct, press F2; to change any information, press F4.

Configure Kerberos Security: No

Press F2 to confirm.

15

Name service

[ ] NIS+
[ ] NIS
[ ] DNS
[ ] LDAP
[ ] None

Select your name service and press F2.

Although this is specific to your site, the most common selection is DNS. If you selected DNS, the system displays the series of messages to set up the DNS name service as shown in rows 19a, 19b, 19c, and 19d of this table.

16a

Domain name:

Enter the domain name and press F2.

16b

Server's IP address:
Server's IP address:
Server's IP address:

You can enter up to three IP addresses for DNS servers. Type the IP address and press Enter to move to the next field. When finished, press F2.

16c

Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:

You can enter up to six search domains. Type the search domain and press Enter to move to the next field. When finished, press F2.

The system displays the information you entered, similar to the example shown in the following row in this table.

16d

Name service: DNS
Domain name: domain.com
Server address(es): 127.0.0.1
Search domain(s): search.domain.com

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and Press F2 to continue. If the list is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the domain name prompt.

After the system accepts your name service information, it displays a series of messages requesting information about the time zone for the system.

17

- Time Zone

On this screen you must specify your default time zone. You can specify a time zone in three ways: select one of the continents or oceans from the list, select other - offset from GMT, or other - specify time zone file.

To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Continents and Oceans

[ ] Africa

[X] Americas

[ ] Antarctica

[ ] Arctic Ocean

[ ] Asia

[ ] Atlantic Ocean

[ ] Australia

[ ] Europe

[ ] Indian Ocean

Select the region for the system and press F2.

The system displays a menu for selecting the time zone for the region you selected. The example in the following row of this table shows the time zones for the United States.

18

Country or Region

To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Countries and Regions

[X] United States

[ ] Anguilla

[ ] Antigua & Barbuda

[ ] Argentina

[ ] Aruba

[ ] Bahamas

[ ] Barbados

[ ] Belize

[ ] Bolivia

[ ] Brazil

[ ] Canada

[ ] Cayman Islands

[ ] Chile

Select your country and press F2.

19

- Time Zone

To make a selection, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press Return to mark it [X].

Time zones

[ ] Eastern Time

[ ] Eastern Time - Michigan - most locations

[ ] Eastern Time - Kentucky - Louisville area

[ ] Eastern Time - Kentucky - Wayne County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - most locations

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Crawford County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Starke County

[ ] Eastern Standard Time - Indiana - Switzerland County

[ ] Central Time

[ ] Central Time - Michigan - Wisconsin border

[ ] Central Time - North Dakota - Oliver County

[X] Mountain Time

[ ] Mountain Time - south Idaho & east Oregon

Select the time zone for the system and press F2.

20

Date and time: date time

Year (4 digits): year
Month (1-12) : month
Day (1-31) : day
Hour (0-23) : hour
Minute (0-59) : minute

Verify that these values for year, month, day, hour, and minute are correct. If any values need to be changed, position the cursor in the appropriate field and type the correct value. Press Enter to move between field. When finished, press F2.

The system displays the time zone information you entered, similar to the example shown in the following row in this table.

21

Time zone: US/Mountain
Date and time: 2002-07-03 10:38:00

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information, starting with the Region prompt.

The system installs the system software and configures the network. This takes a few minutes. When completed, the system displays the prompt as shown in the following row in this table:

Step

System prompt

Action

1

On the following screens, you can accept the defaults or you can customize
how Solaris software will be installed by:

- Selecting the type of Solaris software to install
- Selecting disks to hold software you've selected
- Selecting unbundled products to be installed with Solaris
- Specifying how file systems are laid out on the disks

After completing these tasks, a summary of your selections (called a
profile) will be displayed.

There are two ways to install your Solaris software:

- "Standard" installs your system from a standard Solaris Distribution.
Selecting "Standard" allows you to choose between initial install
and upgrade, if your system is upgradable.
- "Flash" installs your system from one or more Flash Archives.

Select Standard and press F2 to continue.

2

Eject a CD/DVD Automatically?

During the installation of Solaris software, you may be using one or more
CDs/DVDs. You can choose to have the system eject each CD/DVD automatically
after it is installed or you can choose to manually eject each CD/DVD.


[X] Automatically eject CD/DVD
[ ] Manually eject CD/DVD

Select Automatically eject CD/DVD and press F2 to continue.

3

Reboot After Installation?

After Solaris software is installed, the system must be rebooted. You can
choose to have the system automatically reboot, or you can choose to
manually reboot the system if you want to run scripts or do other
customizations before the reboot. You can manually reboot a system by using
the reboot(1M) command.


[ ] Auto Reboot
[X] Manual Reboot

Select Manual Reboot and press F2 to continue.