Installation guide

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General Requirements Minimum requirements such as memory, bus, disk
interface, CPU.
Supported Systems Systems that are supported
Supported Devices If you’ve added a device, see the module Configuring
Devices to see if there is a Device Reference page with
additional instructions.
4. Do you want to preserve the system’s existing operating system data?
Many x86 based systems come preinstalled with an operating system that uses
the entire disk. For the existing operating system to co-exist on the same disk
with the Solaris operating environment you must:
Back up your operating system and/or user data
Create an fdisk partition for both operating environments when you’re
installing the Solaris operating environment
Restore the files to the non-Solaris fdisk partition after the Solaris operating
environment is installed.
For detailed instructions, see the module Preserving Existing Operating Systems
in this book.
5. If your system is attached to a network, gather system information.
Use the following table to gather system information that you may be asked to
supply during installation. Collecting this information now will save you time
during installation.
If the system you’re installing already has a previous version of the Solaris
operating environment, you can find system information by using the commands
shown.
If the system you’re installing does not have the Solaris operating environment
installed, the only way to get this information is to ask your system administrator
or whoever has set up your network.
Network Information You
May Need to Supply
Example Command for Finding Information
System’s name (host name)
crater /usr/bin/uname -u
Primary network interface
le0 ifconfig -a
1-2 Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997