Sun Fire V440 Server Setup: Cabling and Power On
11
Installing the Solaris Operating System
and Other Software
You must have already set up a system console device before you can install the
Solaris OS. See
“Setting Up a Console Device” on page
. Make sure that you have a
supported version of the Solaris OS. See the Sun Fire V440 Product Notes for
additional information.
1. Locate your Solaris Media Kit.
The Solaris Media Kit, in which you will find the Solaris OS CDs and additional
software, must be ordered separately. Contact your Sun service provider if you do
not have a Solaris Media Kit.
2. Install the Solaris operating sytem on your server.
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Read the
Start Here
document that is included in your Solaris Media Kit.
■
Complete each step to install the Solaris operating system.
Install the software using any of four methods, which are fully explained in the
documentation included with the Solaris Media Kit:
■
Solaris Web Start software
■
JumpStart
TM
software
■
Custom JumpStart software
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Over a network
3. Load additional software from the Supplement CD (optional).
See the documentation provided in the Solaris Media Kit for a listing of included
software.
4. Install any software patches listed in the
Sun Fire V440 Product Notes
. The latest
versions of the Product Notes are located on the Sun Web site, at
http://www.sun.com/documentation
.
A list of recommended patches recommended patches is also available on the
SunSolve Online Web site at
. You can obtain patches
and installation instructions from your Sun service provider or by downloading
them from the SunSolve Online web site. Staying current with all patches will give
you access to better diagnostics and server performance.
5. Run the Sun Install Check tool to verify basic installation and configuration of
your system.
Download the tool from the following URL:
