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How Do I Create a Solaris 8 Server?

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by ajstancato 1 view

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I have a Sparc which I need to operate as a server. Solaris 7 allowed server installation during setup. However, Solaris 8 only asks where your server is, not if you wish the existing computer as a server. Most all my books only refer to Solstice AdminSuite to convert from standalone to server. However, Sun does not sell it, web downloads only. I can't connect to the web to download it. Can someone point me to reference material that will walk me through the conversion?

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by cavedweller

You can purchase media kits from Sun. Go to store.sun.com or give them a call. There really isn't much to the conversion. Use pkgadd to install the services you want to run. Having the "server" media makes this a lot easier since they're on the cd and can be selected as part of a standard configuration.

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