B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide
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Beta Draft Confidential
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Installing Solaris 8
This chapter describes how to install Solaris 8 software on a SPARC-based system
from a local CD-ROM drive using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program.
The Solaris 8 operating system environment includes advanced technologies for
multithreading, symmetric multiprocessing, integrated TCP/IP-based networking, and
centralized network administration tools.
This chapter describes how to install the following software:
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Solaris 8
•
Solaris 8 patch cluster
Before You Begin
Before you install Solaris 8, verify that you:
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Are following the correct NMS installation sequence (See
“Installation Sequence”
on page 1-10
)
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Have read the general requirements for network management
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Have read the NMS hardware and software requirements
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Have obtained the Solaris 8 patch cluster
Note –
Certain Sun Microsystems hardware is shipped pre-installed with Version 8 or
greater of the Solaris operating system software.
Note –
Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is automatically installed during the
Solaris 8 installation.