Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition documentation covers information on how to install the operating system in a virtual machine. For additional information about the operating system, refer to the instructions included in the installation media.
Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition documentation includes the following topics:
- Installation Instructions
- Configure the X Server
- VMware Tools in a Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition Guest
- Knowledge Base Articles for Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition
- VMware Compatibility Guide
Installation Instructions for IDE controller
VMware products support only the x86 Platform Edition. You cannot
install the SPARC Platform Edition in a VMware virtual machine.
To install Solaris 9 Operating System in a virtual machine you can
use the standard Solaris 9 for x86 installation media. The following
installation instructions are for standard distribution CD set or DVD.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, verify that the following tasks are complete:
- Read General Installation Instructions for All VMware Products.
- If you want to use a SCSI hard disk in your virtual machine, configure the virtual machine to use the LSI Logic adapter and use Solaris 9 9/04 or a later release. An LSI Logic driver is included in releases beginning with Solaris 9 9/04. If you use an earlier release of Solaris 9 and configure the virtual machine to use a SCSI hard disk, you must get the LSI Logic driver and install it as an install time update. To locate the driver, go to the LSI Logic download page at www.lsi.com/support/download_center/ and select LSI53C1030 from the Select a Specific Product drop-down list.
- Skip configuring the KDM X server at the first two opportunities. Wait for the third opportunity.
Installation Steps
- Insert the Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
- Power on the virtual machine.
- When the Boot Solaris screen appears, Press F4.
- In the Boot Tasks screen, use the arrow keys to select View/Edit Property Settings and press Enter.
- Press F2 to continue.
- Use the arrow keys to select ata-dma-enabled and press Enter.
- Press F3 to change the value.
- Type 1 and press Enter to enable DMA at the Specify Value prompt.
- Press F2 in the View/Edit Property Settings screen.
- Press F3 in the Boot Tasks screen.
- Select CD in the Boot Solaris screen if you are installing from the CD-ROM set and continue with the installation.
Configure the X Server
Do not configure the KDM X server until all the software is installed and before you configure the X server.
Installation Steps
- When the kdmconfig - Introduction screen appears during installation,
press F4 to skip configuring the Xserver and continue with the installation.
After the software installation completes, the installer prompts you for the root password to configure the X Server (Windows System Configuration). - Enter the root password. The kdmconfig Mismatch Detected screen appears.
- Press F2 to configure.
- Select Change Video Device/Monitor and press F2 to continue.
- Press Enter to select 16-color Standard VGA 640x480 (256K) and press F2 to continue.
- Use the arrow keys to select Multifrequency 100KHz (up to 1600x1200 @ 80Hz).
- Press Enter and press F2 to continue.
- Do not change the default screen size of 17 inches.
- Press F2 to continue.
- Do not change the default screen resolution of 640x480.
- Press F2 in the Virtual Screen Resolution Selection screen.
- Do not change the default No changes needed- Test/Save and Exit.
- Press F2 to continue.
- Press F4 to bypass the Windows System Configuration tests.
- Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
VMware Tools in a Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition Guest
VMware Tools does not support Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition.
Knowledge Base Articles for Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition
The following link refers to knowledge base articles on operating system specific issues. See VMware Knowledge Base for a list of known issues about the operating system.
VMware Compatibility Guide
The VMware Compatibility Guide Web site lists supported guest and host operating systems and provides related support information.