Install The Solaris Operating Environment And Additional Software - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V440 Installation Manual

Install the Solaris Operating
Environment and Additional Software
You must have set up a system console device before you can install the Solaris
operating environment. See the section, "Set Up a System Console Device" on
page 35. Be sure that you are using the Solaris operating environment supported by
the Sun Fire V440 server. See the Sun Fire V440 Server Product Notes for additional
information.
Note – The Solaris Media Kit, in which you will find the Solaris operating
environment CDs and additional software CDs, must be ordered separately. Contact
your Sun service provider if you do not have a Solaris Media Kit.
1. Locate your Solaris Media Kit.
2. Install the Solaris operating environment on your server.
Read the Start Here document that is included in the Solaris Media Kit.
Complete each step to install the Solaris operating environment.
Install the software using any of four methods, fully explained in the documentation
included in the Solaris Media Kit:
Solaris Web Start
Solaris interactive installation
Solaris JumpStart or (Custom JumpStart)
Over a network
3. Load additional software from the Solaris Software Supplement CD (optional).
The Solaris Media Kit includes the Solaris Software Supplement CD with additional
software to help you operate, configure, and administer the server. See the
documentation provided in the Solaris Media Kit for a listing of included software.
To install the software from the Solaris Software Supplement CD, use the installation
utility, Solaris Web Start. For instructions, see your Solaris documentation, which is
included in the Solaris Media Kit.
4. Install any software patches listed in the Sun Fire V440 Server Product Notes on
the Documentation CD.
A list of recommended patches is also available on the SunSolve Online
http://sunsolve.sun.com. You can obtain patches and installation instructions
from your Sun service provider or by downloading them from the SunSolve Online
Web site.
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