You should make and keep a full backup of the operating system, which can be used to restore your system if it is ever needed. Instructions for backing up your Operating System are included in the Solaris 10 System Administration Collection. For information about the Solaris 10 System Administration Collection see:

http:/docs.sun.com/

You can also restore some of the software that is preinstalled on your hard disk image (HDI) from the CD-ROMs included in the appropriate version of the Solaris Media Kit. The Solaris Media Kit contains some of the same software that is preinstalled on your workstation. To reinstall some software, you might need to download the software from the web sites provided throughout this document. Some software product companies, such as Mozilla™, offer different versions of software on their respective web sites.

3.3.2Restoring Solaris Preinstalled Software

Note – You must use Solaris 10 Operating System HW 1/06 or a subsequent compatible version on the Sun Ultra 20 Workstation.

1.Get the Solaris Media Kit for your workstation.

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 order the Solaris Media Kit for your language and Solaris version. For more information, refer to the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/software/

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/

3.3.3Reinstalling Other Software

If you must reinstall other software packages, be sure that you have the latest software version. For more information on the latest software versions, refer to the web sites listed throughout this guide.

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