
Power up the system and insert the first installation CD or DVD into the drive tray. The following procedure can be used to install Solaris 10 5/09 on a new or used system. If you don't want to substitute your current operating system and instead you want to run Solaris as a guest OS or Virtual Machine, please download and install xVM VirtualBox for free from


Verify the computer system meets the following requirements. Note: The term "x86" refers to the family of 32-bit x86-compatible architecture and 64-bit AMD64 and Intel 64. The first step before the installation process is to verify that the system to be installed is on the hardware compatibility list located at: This guide is part of the Solaris 10 Release and Installation Collection located on the Sun Web site at Solaris 10 OS Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information. If problems arise during the installation process that are not discussed in this guide, refer to the While this guide is most appropriate for a stand-alone system that doesn't connect to a network or connects to a network with automatic configuration, it can be used to install a system with a fixed IP address if the network configuration information is available.

This step-by-step guide, complete with screen shots, takes users through the installation process in 22 simple steps. It is assumed that you are installing Solaris 10 5/09 all features described in this guide may not be available in earlier updates.

This How-to Guide instructs users unfamiliar with Solaris 10 Operating System installation on how to install the Solaris 10 OS on a Sun-supported x86 system (including the family of 32-bit x86 systems as well as 64-bit AMD64 and Intel 64 systems). How to Quickly Install the Solaris 10 OS on x86 Systems
