VMware Workstation 12 Installation Solaris 10/11

Hello and welcome to our today's article on installation of the Solaris using VMware Workstation. Oracle Solaris One is the world's most advanced enterprise operating system delivers security, speed, and simplicity F or enterprise cloud environments and DevOps. In our previous article we setup a new virtual machine for Solaris on VMware Workstation x and now we is going to show Y OU a complete demonstration on the installation of the Solaris 10/11. In this article we'll be using the Solaris version of can follow the same instruction for the latest version of Solaris one that has been just released.

Let's follow the below steps to complete your installation of Solaris on VMware Workstation 12.

1) Power on Solaris VM

Open the home page of your VMware Workstation and choose the Solaris VM that you had created by following our previous Article and click to the Power on button as shown below.

2) Boot menue

Once you had powered on your VMS, you'll see the Grub menu and your VM would be starts boot from Solaris as shown in Belo W image.

After starting the Solaris Boot process, you'll see the following message displayed on your screen showing the release ve Rsion of SunOS.

2) ZFS Root File System

Here's you'll be asked to choose from the available options on what's want to do. So, choose the option 4 as shown on the below image to start the installation of the ZFS root file system.

3) Keyboard Configurations

Choose your keyboard layout from the multiple available options by using your arrow keys as shown in the image.

Then select your language by making a choice from the available options from 0-10 and press Enter key to continue.

4) Solaris installation program

The This section, you'll be, guided on how the Solaris installation program works. After reading it press ' F2 ' key as indicated below to continue.

5) Identifying System

Press F2 key to identify your system with the network and set the default time zone and Time/date.

6) Network Connectivity

Choose the ' Yes ' option to specify this your system is connected to the Solaris supported network and press "F2" to Contin Ue.

DHCP Network:
Then choose, the Option to ' No ' for specifying, that is not using the DHCP for your network.

System Hostname:

Choose your system hostname that would specify it on the network and then press ' F2 ' to continue.

IP Address:

Enter the IP address for your network interface as shown.

System Subnet:

Choose the option ' Yes ' If your system is part of a subnet.

Configure Subnet Mask:

Configure the proper subnet mask for your system as shown below, you might face issues if you have configured your sub net Mask incorrect.

Configure Ipv6:

Choose the Option ' no ' for IPv6 if you can still leave it to Yes as it has No effect your system.

Default Route:

To set the default route can choose the option to the one upon reboot and then press F2 key to move to the next step.

So, you has configured all required network settings, the summary of your selected options can is viewed on the follwoing Snapshot. If you're sure that the information was correct then press ' F2 ' key-to-move to the next option.

7) Security Policy

In this section we configure the same UNIX security policy, if you wish to use Kerberose security then can choose ' Yes ' option and then press ' F2 ' key to continue.

8) Name Service

Select the option for setting-the name service for your network, if-is not using the-the any-name service then choose The ' None ' option and then press F2 key to continue.

Next you'll be asked to configure the NFSV4 domain configurations so choose the first option to use the NFSV4 domain de Rived by the system as shown in the below image.

9) Date and Time Zone

Select the your current time zone and the country or the that region is living in and choose the current date and time for Your system settings. Then press F2-proceed to the next step.

) Root Password

Setup your strong root password for your system and press ' F2 ' key to continue if you wish to leave your password as blank As yet.

One) Remote Service

Choose the Option to enable remote services, that would make your client clients to easily access the network.

Configuration Manager Registration

Leave This option as blank to provide Solaris Auto registration information and Simpliy move to the next step by pressing The ' F2 ' button.

Leave all option as blank for the proxy server settings and then you'll see a notification message as shown below.

Solaris Interactive Installation

) ISCSI Installation

Eject CD/DVD automatically:

Select the option to Eject your CD/DVD automatically from your system after completing the installation.

Auto Reboot:

Select the option to automatically reboot the system after completing the installation.

Need to manually eject the CD/DVD or select Select a different boot device after reboot to avoid repeating the INS Tallation process.

Choose MEdia:

Here's need to specify the media from which you is going to install the Solaris Operating system. So, we is going to choose CD/DVD ROM here.

License Agreement:

Press ' F2 ' key to accept the license agreement, and choose your geographical location to mention your initial locale after Installing your operating system.

() Additional Products

If you wish add some additional products then select the location of your wish to scan. At the this point we don't need to add any additional product so we're going to choose as ' None '.

(+) Filesystem Type

Select the ' ZFS ' as your file system type to install Solaris on it.

(+) Select software

Select the second option ' entire distribution ' for installing the Solaris software on your system and hits the ' F2 ' key to Proceed to the next option.

) Select Disks

Need to choose the disk where your software for Saloris would be going to install on it.

Configure ZFS

Now configure your ZFS root file system settings, you can leave them as default and press ' F2 ' key to continue your instal Lation process.

Mount Remote File System

Press ' F2 ' key to mount remote file system, that would helps in case of any space issues.

) profile

Let's review each of the option that has selected to configure your environment for installation of Solaris. If everything is OK then hits ' F2 ' key to begin installation.

Solaris Initial Install

Once the installation process starts it'll take few minutes to complete the installation process.

Welcome to Node1

How it looks? Let's login to the Node using your the credentials you has configured in previous steps.

After providing the right credentials you'll be asked to choose your default desktop environment as CDE (Common desktop Environment).

Welcome to Solaris Desktop

Welcome to the Java Desktop system for Oracle Solaris. It has been installed, and ready-to-your testing or configure it for your production environment.

Click on the Launch key to explore its installed applications and features.

Conclusion

Solaris is claimed by many as the most advanced operating system for commercial use today. Free Solid relieable and feels good to use on your desktop. It is currently been developed as a opensource project called OpenSolaris. Can test your hardware compatibility if it would run on your computer there are a tool on the Sun site which would test Your hardware for the see if it suitable. Hope Understand the basics installation of Solaris, if you is comfortable with using the Linux and working on the UNI X is not a big deal for you. So, keep enjoying with Solaris and don ' t forget to leave your comments.

VMware Workstation 12 Installation Solaris 10/11