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Sun Fire V445 Server Installation Guide • November 2006
Installing the Solaris Operating System
and Additional Software
Note –
Your system may already have the Solaris OS pre-installed. If you want to
re-install the Solaris OS, see your Solaris Media Kit for instructions.
You must have set up a system console device before you can install the Solaris OS.
See the section,
“About Setting Up a System Console Device” on page 30
. Be sure
that you are using the Solaris release supported by the Sun Fire V445 server. See the
Sun Fire V445 Server Product Notes
for additional information.
Note –
The Solaris Media Kit, which contains the Solaris OS 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 OS on your server.
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Read the
Start Here
document that is included in the Solaris Media Kit.
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Complete each step to install the Solaris OS.
Install the software using any of four methods, fully explained in the documentation
included in the Solaris Media Kit:
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Solaris Web Start
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Solaris interactive installation
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Solaris JumpStart or (Custom JumpStart)
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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.
