Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Installing Software From the Solaris Disk

Automatic Installation of Solaris Software

Platform Names and Groups

32-bit Kernel--Default on 200MHz or Lower UltraSPARC Systems

System Kernel Support

2. Supported Sun Hardware

Supported Platforms

3. Installing Software from the Solaris 9 Software Supplement CD

Installing Supplement CD Software

Before Installing Supplement CD Software

Installing Supplement CD Software as Part of a Solaris Installation

Installing Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start

Installing Supplement CD Software on a Standalone System Using pkgadd

Validation Test Suite Software (SunVTS Software)

SunVTS Packages

Installing SunVTS

Using SunVTS Software

OpenGL Software

Supported Platforms

Removing Old Packages

OpenGL Packages

Installing OpenGL

After Installing the Packages

Unexpected Slow Local Rendering

PC Launcher

Audience

What is PC Launcher?

PC Launcher Installation Requirements

System Requirements

PC Launcher Installation

Configuring PC Launcher

Using PC Launcher

Working With Windows Files

Other Features

Getting Help for PC Launcher

PC File Viewer

PC File Viewer

File Formats Supported

PC File Viewer Limitations

Installing PC File Viewer

Adding PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel

ShowMe TV 1.3 Software

ShowMe TV Packages

Removing Old Packages

Installing ShowMe TV

Translated Documentation

Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers

SunForum

Installing SunForum

Online Help

Network Adapter Drivers Included on the Supplement CD

Installing the Drivers

Platform Notes for Network Adapter Drivers

Configuring VLANs

To Configure Static VLANs

Java 3D 1.2.1_04 API

Installation Dependencies

Installing Java 3D 1.2.1_04 API

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Software

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Software

Netra ct Platform Software

4. Documents on the Supplement CD

Solaris 9 on Sun Hardware Documentation Set

Sun Computer Systems Manual Page Packages

Installing Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages

Using Sun Computer Systems Manual Pages

Other Documents on the Supplement CD

5. Power Management on Sun Hardware

Supported Platforms and System Distinctions

System Architecture Distinctions and Default Settings

SPARCstation 4 Issues

6. OpenBoot Emergency Procedures

OpenBoot Emergency Procedures for Systems with Standard (non-USB) Keyboards

OpenBoot Emergency Procedures for Systems with USB Keyboards

Stop-A

Stop-N Equivalent

Stop-F Functionality

Stop-D Functionality

7. Commands for the Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems

Installing, Booting, and Halting the Solaris Operating Environment

To Halt the Solaris Operating Environment

IP Multipathing (IPMP) Software

Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software

Sun Management Center Software for the Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems

syslog Loghost

Displaying System Configuration Information

prtconf Command

prtdiag Command

sysdef Command

format Command

A. Localized Packages on the Supplement CD

Japanese Localized Packages

German Localized Packages

Italian Localized Packages

French Localized Packages

Spanish Localized Packages

Swedish Localized Packages

Traditional Chinese Localized Packages

Simplified Chinese Localized Packages

Korean Localized Packages