Sun Microsystems 2500 manual Restoring the Solaris Preinstalled Software

Restoring the Solaris Preinstalled Software

Note – You must use Solaris 8 2/04 and Solaris 9 9/04 or subsequent compatible versions on the Sun Blade 2500 workstation.

1.Get the backup media, the Solaris Media Kit.

You might already have the Solaris Media Kit if you ordered it with your workstation. If you did not order the kit with your system, contact your Sun sales representative and ask to order the Solaris Media Kit for your language and Solaris version. For more information, refer to the following web site:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/binaries/get.html

2.Follow the installation instructions in the Start Here document that comes with the kit.

You can install the Solaris Operating System and as much of the additional software as you want.

More patch information is available at this web site. You can also download patches from this web site:

http://sunsolve.sun.com/

The Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes might also contain patch and software version information. To obtain the latest Sun Blade 2500 Product Notes, refer to the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/documentation/

Select the links: Hardware Product Categories→Desktop & Workstation→Sun Blade 2500 Workstation.

Restoring the Sun Blade 2500 Workstation Documentation

●To restore the workstation hardware documentation, reinstall it from the Sun Blade 2500 Hardware Documentation CD (705-1198) that is included with your workstation.

Use the instructions in the document, How to Use This CD (817-0585).

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