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Preinstalled Software on Sun Hardware
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For your convenience,
many Sun Microsystems hardware products
include preinstalled software. These software products are
preinstalled by default on a number of systems in a consistent
way for each version of the software.
If you were directed to read this web page by the documentation with your hardware or a label attached to the hardware, the information here applies to your system. Such systems include software that was preinstalled based on Sun Enterprise Installation Standards (EIS) best practice methodologies, including the boot disc layout and recommended patches. On this page, you might find links to additional information about the specific version of software products found on your system. The pages at those links might provide more details about use, reinstallation, and deletion of that software product. When you determine the versions of software products preinstalled on your system, follow these links for more information about using those versions of the software. Solaris Operating System
Determining Which Software Is PreinstalledDifferent versions of software are provided with Sun hardware products. Here are some ways to determine which software is preinstalled on your system:
Restoring Preinstalled SoftwareThis system is not provided with media that reproduces the exact state of software preinstalled on this system. If you replace the original hard drive that contains the preinstalled software, the replacement drive will not contain the software. To be ready to restore the preinstalled software to this system in the future, prepare a backup of the software you intend to use. Order the appropriate media kits for the versions of software preinstalled on your system. The pages with information about specific software products include details on the appropriate kits or downloads that will enable you to reinstall the same products. Recent versions of many Sun software products are available for download from: http://www.sun.com/download Patches for Preinstalled Software ProductsThe preinstalled software products on your system might include recommended patches that are not part of the software as originally released. After reinstalling the software, obtain and apply the most recent recommended patches for these products and your hardware from: http://sunsolve.sun.com The Product Notes document for your hardware might include specific instructions about patches that must be installed in addition to the standard software products. Customized Message-of-the-Day TextA system with preinstalled software is preconfigured with a message-of-the-day (in the /etc/motd file) that is
displayed at initial login, and at each subsequent user and
superuser login. The message displayed provides information
about software that is preinstalled on the system.
To prevent this message text from being displayed at each user login, consider replacing this message with the standard Solaris default message-of-the-day or create a custom message. Before replacing the message, create a backup copy of the supplied /etc/motd file to preserve the
information it contains.
For additional information about setting up a message-of-the-day, read the documentation appropriate for your Solaris OS release:
Boot Disk Partitioning on Recent Sun SPARC SystemsOn recent Sun SPARC systems, your system's boot disk is configured by default with the following disk partitioning scheme:
Slice 3 can be used to create an alternative boot environment that takes advantage of the Solaris Live Upgrade facility. On some systems, Slice 3 contains a Solaris alternative boot environment identical to the preinstalled Solaris software. For more information about the Solaris Live Upgrade facility, see:
Slices 4, 5, 6, and 7 remain unassigned, but can be assigned for other uses, while still preserving existing partitions and file systems (such as for installing Sun Java Enterprise System software components). Boot Disk Partitioning on Recent Sun x64 SystemsOn Recent Sun x64 systems, your system's boot disk is configured by default with the following disk partitioning scheme:
Slice 3 can be used to create an alternative boot environment that takes advantage of the Solaris Live Upgrade facility. On some systems, Slice 3 contains a Solaris alternative boot environment identical to the preinstalled Solaris software. For more information about the Solaris Live Upgrade facility, see:
Slices 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 remain unassigned, but can be assigned for other uses, while still preserving existing partitions and file systems (such as for installing Sun Java Enterprise System software components). Boot Disk Partitioning on Earlier Sun SPARC SystemsOn earlier Sun SPARC systems, your system's boot disk is configured by default with the following disk partitioning scheme:
Slices 3, 4, 6, and 7 remain unassigned, but can be assigned for other uses, while still preserving existing partitions and file systems (such as for installing Sun Java Enterprise System software components). Boot Disk Partitioning on Earlier Sun x64 SystemsOn earlier Sun x64 Systems, your system's boot disk is configured by default with the following disk partitioning scheme:
The exact size of slice 8 might vary, depending on the disk geometry. Slices 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 remain unassigned, but can be assigned for other uses, while still preserving existing partitions and file systems (such as for installing Sun Java Enterprise System software components). |
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