This book describes how to use CD or DVD media to install the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) on a nonnetworked system.This book does not include instructions about how to set up system hardware or other peripherals.&platformnote.sgm; This book is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing the Solaris OS. This book provides basic Solaris installation information for system administrators who perform infrequent Solaris installations or upgrades.If you need advanced Solaris installation information, see Related Books to find the book that describes the information. Table P–1 lists related information that you need when you install the Solaris software.Information Description Solaris Express Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade Guides you through planning the installation or upgrade of the Solaris operating system. This book provides overviews of all the Solaris installation programs. This book also provides overviews of the following features as they relate to installation:GRUB, the open-source boot loader Solaris Zones partitioning technology RAID-1 volumes that can be created at installation time Solaris Express, Developer Edition Installation Guide: Laptop Installations Describes how to install the Solaris Express, Developer Edition on an x86 laptop. The Solaris Express, Developer Edition provides a quick initial installation of the Solaris Operating System (OS) for x86 based systems. This release includes the tools, technologies, and platforms to create Solaris, Java, and Web 2.0 applications.The 2/07 release of the new Solaris Express, Developer Edition is only for x86 platforms. However, developers on SPARC systems can obtain similar functionality by downloading Solaris Express, Community Edition and then installing Sun Studio and NetBeans IDE 5.5 with NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5.Downloads are available at the following Web sites:Solaris Express, Community Edition Sun Studio 11 NetBeans IDE 5.5 with NetBeans Enterprise Pack 5.5. Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations Describes how to perform a remote Solaris installation over a local area network or a wide area network. Solaris Express Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning Describes how to use Solaris Live Upgrade to create and upgrade new boot environments. Solaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations Describes how to create the files and directories necessary to perform an unattended custom JumpStart installation. Solaris Express Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation) Provides instructions for creating Solaris Flash archives and using Solaris Flash archives to install the Solaris OS on multiple systems. System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems Describes how to back up system files and other system administration tasks. Solaris Express Release Notes Describes any bugs, known problems, software that is being discontinued, and patches that are related to the Solaris release. SPARC: Solaris Sun Hardware Platform Guide on Contains information about supported hardware. Solaris Express Package List Lists and describes the packages in the Solaris Express OS. x86: Solaris Hardware Compatibility List Contains supported hardware information and device configuration details. &sundocs;&typeconv;The following keyboard and mouse conventions are applicable to SPARC and x86 based systems:The key referred to as Return is labeled Enter on some keyboards. From left to right on a three-button mouse, the default settings for CDE are SELECT, ADJUST, and MENU. For example, the text says, “Click SELECT” instead of “Click the left mouse button.” Otherwise, these keys are referred to as mouse button 1, mouse button 2, and mouse button 3. From left to right on a two-button mouse, the default settings are SELECT and MENU. The ADJUST function is obtained by simultaneously pressing SELECT and the Shift key on the keyboard (Shift-SELECT).