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Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE 280R User Manual

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Chapter 2

System Setup

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Note –

The operating environment CD installation process on the Solaris 8 Software

1 CD installs certain required software upgrade patches to support your Sun Fire
280R server. This update is automatically done before you can use the second
(Solaris 8 Software 2) CD.

Installing the Operating Environment From a Network Boot Server

If you are installing Solaris software over a network, read the Solaris Advanced
Installation Guide
. Then follow the normal

boot net

or

boot net - install

procedure, depending on your desired boot device. For more information about
defining a boot device, see “How to Select the Boot Device” on page 48.