Preface
The Solaris™ 9 (SPARC™ Platform Edition) Release Notes contains installation problem details and other information that was not available until immediately before the release of the Solaris 9 operating environment.
Note - The information in this document pertains to the SPARC platform. This information also pertains to both the 64-bit and 32-bit address spaces unless specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, example, or code example.
Who Should Use This Book
These notes are for users and system administrators who are installing and using the Solaris 9 operating environment.
Related Books
You might need to refer to the following manuals when you install Solaris software:
Solaris 9 Start Here
Solaris 9 Installation Guide
The Solaris 9 release notes, which are available through the following media:
The Solaris 9 Release and Installation Collection on the Solaris 9 Documentation CD
Print documentation that accompanies the product (installation issues and bugs only)
http://docs.sun.com (the most up-to-date information)
Solaris 9 System Administrator Collection
What's New in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment
Solaris documentation is available on the Solaris 9 Documentation CD, which is included with this product.
For information on current CERT advisories, see the official CERT Web site at http://www.cert.org.
For some hardware configurations, you might need supplemental hardware-specific instructions for installing the Solaris operating environment. If your system requires hardware-specific actions at certain points, the manufacturer of your hardware has provided supplemental Solaris installation documentation. Refer to those materials, such as Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide, for hardware-specific installation instructions.
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 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. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|---|
| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |