Preface

The Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide contains important information about the Sun trademark hardware supported by the Solaris 9 operating environment.

This manual:

Provides platform-specific installation instructions for the Solaris 9 software

Describes software provided on the Solaris 9 Software Supplement CD and explains how to install product software

Describes hardware and software requirements affecting Power
Management trademark software

Note - For general Solaris 9 operating environment installation instructions, refer to - C H A P T E R -. For information about how to install software contained on the Solaris 9 Software Supplement CD and information about supported hardware, refer to Chapter 3, "Installing Software from the Solaris 9 Software Supplement CD".

Where to Find Installation Information

Before installing the Solaris 9 software, check for listings of manuals with information that may apply to your situation and for specific installation information.

Note - All Solaris and SPARC documentation can be found on the Documentation CD. All Sun hardware-specific documentation can be found on the Supplement CD. Some co-packaged products contain documentation on their respective CDs.

TABLE P-1 Related Documentation
Title	Description
Solaris 9 Start Here	Primary installation manual for this release of the Solaris operating environment from the Documentation CD
Solaris 9 Installation Guide	Contains additional information about how to install the Solaris operating environment on server systems

TABLE P-2 Specific Installation Information
If you want to	Go to
Know more about new products and peripherals	Chapter 3 in this manual
Know about late-breaking news	1. Solaris 9 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware 2. Solaris 9 Release Notes
Begin the installation process from the Solaris CDs	1. Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide 2. Solaris 9 Start Here Instructions
Install software for your platform/peripheral from the Supplement CD	Chapter 3 in this manual

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 supports the Solaris 9 Start Here card by providing additional installation instructions on how to install or upgrade to the Solaris 9 software on specific Sun platforms and hardware options.

Chapter 2 lists supported Sun hardware.

- C H A P T E R - describes how to install the software for Sun platforms and hardware options and describes value-added software provided to users of Sun hardware.

- C H A P T E R - describes the locations and formats for the documentation on the Supplement CD.

Chapter 5 describes the hardware and software requirements for running the Power Management software on Sun hardware.

- C H A P T E R - describes new OpenBoot trademark emergency procedures for some systems.

- C H A P T E R - describes installation of the Solaris 9 operating environment on the Sun Fire trademark 6800/4810/4800/3800 systems.

Typographic Conventions

TABLE P-3 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename .
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide . These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

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