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Solaris 9 Installation and OpenBoot

Course Status:	Released	Courseware Features
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

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

Course Aim

This learning path describes how to perform basic Solaris operating environment administration tasks in a standalone environment.

Learning Objectives

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

Topics Covered

OpenBoot Introduction to OpenBoot OpenBoot PROM commands OpenBoot and devices Using OpenBoot PROM commands Preinstallation tasks Planning an installation Solaris 9 software groups Choosing a software group and estimating disk space The Solaris 9 boot process Installation methods Web Start installation Installing Solaris 9 with Web Start Installations using suninstall Installing Solaris 9 with suninstall etwork and JumpStart installations Choosing Solaris 9 installation methods