To Install The Solaris Operating Environment With The - Sun Microsystems Sun StorEdge Installation Manual

Caution – This procedure overwrites existing contents on the hard drives. Before
beginning the Solaris installation, back up all vital data and software.
To Install the Solaris Operating Environment
With the CD 0
1. Place the installation CD 0 in the CD-ROM drive.
2. Halt the system in one of the following ways:
For a new installation:
Power on and wait for the Open Boot PROM ok prompt and then go to Step 4.
For systems that are already running the Solaris OE:
If upgrading Solaris the system should be halted gracefully in order to leave
existing file systems in a consistent state. An orderly shutdown may be
performed by becoming the super-user (also known as root) and executing the
halt, init 0 or shutdown command. See the halt(1M), init(1M) and
shutdown(1M) man pages for details.
via USB keyboard, press Stop-A or Cntl- Break
via TIP connection, press ~ followed by #
via terminal server using the telnet command, press the break key or type:
send brk
The Open Boot PROM ok prompt is displayed.
3. At the ok prompt, enter this command:
ok boot cdrom
4. In a few minutes, you will be asked to select the language you want to use while
running the installer.
Type the appropriate number for your choice of language.
Note – For a command line installation, the installation process is in English only.
5. Answer the installation questions when prompted.
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