Installation guide

With This Method ... You Can ... You Can’t ...
Solaris Web Start
Install all the software in your
product box (the Solaris
operating environment and
co-packaged software) at once
from a single, browser-based tool
Install all the software with the
default option, or pick only the
software you want to install with
the customize option
Upgrade from a previous
version of the Solaris
operating environment
Customize the software
installations at the lowest
levels (for example,
selecting/deselecting
packages)
Use this method on
systems with less than 48
Mbytes of system
memory
Use this method on
systems with less than a
1.05 Gbyte boot disk
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Solaris Interactive
Installation program,
followed by other product
installation programs
Install the Solaris operating
environment first, and then
install the co-packaged software
separately
Upgrade from a previous version
of the Solaris operating
environment
Customize the software
installations at the lowest levels
(for example, selecting/
deselecting packages)
Install on systems with the
minimum hardware
requirements specified for the
Solaris operating environment
Install all the software in
your product box (Solaris
operating environment)
and co-packaged
software) at once from a
single tool
1. This restriction applies only to the size required to run Solaris Web Start; Solaris Web Start will determine whether your system has
enough disk space to install the products you select.
2. Insert the Configuration Assistant diskette into the system’s a: diskette drive.
3. Insert the Solaris CD into the system’s CD-ROM drive.
4. Prepare the system to boot.
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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997