Solaris 9 Installation and OpenBoot

Overview/Description
To describe how to install the Solaris operating environment and OpenBoot firmware on a standalone system

Target Audience
System administrators of Solaris; experienced system administrators of other UNIX or Linux-based operating systems who are moving to Solaris 9

Prerequisites
Familiarity with managing a computer system running under any variant of UNIX or Linux; experience in interacting with a Solaris operating environment as an administrator; experience in using the vi text editor

Expected Duration (hours)
4.5

Lesson Objectives

Solaris 9 Installation and OpenBoot

describe the PROM boot and to explain the OpenBoot standard.

explain the use of OpenBoot commands.

describe OpenBoot devices.

use the OpenBoot environment.

plan a Solaris installation.

describe the different software groups available for the installation of Solaris.

select an appropriate software group and estimate the required disk space for a Solaris 9 installation.

describe the Solaris 9 boot process.

describe how to perform a Web Start installation of Solaris 9.

install Solaris 9 with Web Start.

describe how to perform a suninstall installation of Solaris 9.

install Solaris 9 using suninstall.

explain the network and JumpStart methods for installing Solaris 9, as well as how to perform live upgrades.

choose an appropriate installation method for Solaris 9.