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B-STDX, CBX, and GX Network Management Station Installation Guide
Installing Solaris 8
Installing the Solaris 8 Patch Cluster
8.
At the Reboot dialog box, choose Reboot Now.
The system displays the console login prompt after finishing the boot process.
9.
At the console login prompt, log in as the root user and enter the root password.
The system returns a # prompt (the default shell prompt for the root user).
10.
When the software prompts you for a windowing system, select either Common
Desktop Environment (CDE) or OpenWindows. Lucent recommends using CDE.
11.
Proceed to
“Installing the Solaris 8 Patch Cluster” on page 2-10
.
Installing the Solaris 8 Patch Cluster
You must install the Solaris 8 patch cluster file
8_Recommended.zip
on your
system.
To install the Solaris 8 patch cluster:
1.
As root user, use a browser to download the patches from the Sun Microsystems
Web site. The URL is:
http://sunsolve.sun.com
2.
Select Patches from the menu on the left side of the screen.
3.
Select Recommended and Security Patches from the menu on the right side of the
screen. (This option is listed under the Downloads menu and the Recommended
and Security Patches heading.)
4.
Choose Agree after reading the object code license.
A table titled “Recommended & Security Patch Clusters for Solaris” is displayed.
5.
Select the protocol used for downloading - HTTP or FTP in the Clusters column
of the row that reads “Solaris 8” in the OS column.
6.
In the Save As... window, choose OK to select the default directory and filename.
The download takes several minutes to complete.
7.
Once the download has completed, enter the following in an Xterm window:
cp 8_Recommended.zip /tmp
cd /tmp
unzip 8_Recommended.zip
rm 8_Recommended.zip
8.
When the
#
prompt appears, enter:
Note –
For additional Lucent-recommended Solaris patches, see the appropriate
NavisCore Software Release Notice (SRN).
