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CHAPTER
3
Solaris x86
This chapter contains the following sections:
■ Section 3.1, “Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a Blade” on page 3-1
■ Section 3.2, “Applying Mandatory Software Patches to the Solaris x86 Install
Image” on page 3-3
■ Section 3.3, “Issues Affecting B100x and B200x Server Blades That are Running
Solaris x86” on page 3-8
Note – If you intend to use the Solaris x86 CD media (instead of the DVD media),
you need to use a Solaris x86 system to read the CDs. For more information, refer to
Chapter 12 of the Solaris 9 Installation Guide. The section of that chapter that you
require is called “To Create an x86 Install Server on a SPARC System With x86 CD
Media”. To use the DVD media, refer to Chapter 11 of the Solaris 9 Installation Guide.
The section you require is called “Preparing to Install From the Network with DVD
Media (Tasks)”.
3.1 Preparing to Install Solaris x86 Onto a
Blade
Before you start to install Solaris x86 onto a B100x or B200x Blade, please perform
the steps in this section.