Chapter 3 SunHSI PCI Software Installation 11
Before Installing the Software

Verifying the Software and Hardware

Requirements

Before installing the software, answer the following questions:
■Does your system have any available 3.3V or 5V PCI slots?
■Have you downloaded the SunHSI software from the Sun Download Center at:
http://www.sun.com/download
■What is the installation directory (default directory is /opt)?
■Do you have the superuser passwordfor both the system where the software is to
be installed and the system with download software, if different?
■Does your system have enough disk space?
Use both the following commands to check for disk space:

▼To Remove Older Versions of the Software

Caution – Do not overwrite any existing SunHSI software packages. If you install
the SunHSI software packages over existing SunHSI software packages, you will
have two instances of the software packages. This might cause problems when
installing or backing out of software patches.
#df -k /opt
#df -k /
TABLE3-1 Required Disk Space
SunHSIPackage Name DefaultInstallation Directory ApproximateSpace Required
SUNWhsip / 1 Mbyte
SUNWhsipm and SUNWhsipu /opt 1 Mbyte total