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Installation
Describe the sequence of steps required to perform the Solaris 8 O.Env sw installation on a networked standalone system
To install Solaris 8 onto a system the computer requeries a SPARC or Intel based system with 64 MB of RAM, 2.3 GB of HD space and access to a CD-ROM device.
The Solaris 8 O.S comes on 2 CD-ROM disks. They are serveral default clusters that can be installed initially.

Core - the base insall, containing drivers - SUNWCreq - 718 Mb
End User - Core + OpenWindowns and CDE - SUNWCuser - 1.2 GB
Developer - End User + Compiler tools and man pages - SUNCprog - 1.5 GB
Entire Distribution - All of Solaris 8 - SUNWCall - 1.9 GB
Entire Distribution plus OEM packages - SUNWCXall -2.1GB

There are 2 different install methods for at standalone system:
1. Cmd Line (CLI) - Which defaults if there is no framebuffer installed
2. Graphical(GUI) - requeires a framebuffer and is a little slower
An admin should have several pieces of info ready before performing an install:
1. HostName
2. IP Address
3. Name Service
4. Subnet Mask
5. Geographic Region
6. Root Password.
7. Lang. Support.
An idea for a partitioning scheme for the disk: the default systems use:
Root - Slice 0
Swap - Slice 1
/export/home - Slice 7
A good sample installation for a 4GB disk might look like:
/           0          300MB
/swap    1          2XRAM
/           2          OVERLAY
/var      3          500 MB
/opt      4          500 MB
/home  5          500 MB
/usr      6          1400MB
/export 7          300MB
Identify the fn of the following package admin cmds:
1. pkgadd 2. pkginfo 3. pkgchk and 4. pkgrm
Use the pkgrm cmd to remove an installed pkg.
# pkgrm package_name
Ex: #pkgrm SUNWaudio
The pkgadd cmd is used to install a pkg from an installation src.
#pkgadd [-d [device | pathname ]] package_name
Ex: #pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_8/Product SUNWaudio
The pkginfo cmd is used to check the installed packages on the system.
#pkginfo [-d [device | pathname ] ] [-l ] package_name
Ex:#pkginfo -d /cdrom/cdrom0/S0/Solaris_8/product
#pkginfo -l SUNWman
Shows useful info about the pkg.
Use pkginfo | wc -l to determing how many pkgs are installed on the system.
The pkgchk cmd is used to check completeness of the installed pkg
#pkgchk [options ] [ -p path ] [package_name ]
Ex:#pkgchk SUNWaudio
Note: pkgchk does NOT display any output if the pkg is OK
Ex:#pkgchk -p /etc/shadow
will check compare the shadow file to a checksum calc during initial install to tell the admin if the pkg (or file) has changed at all.
Identify the steps required to install a patch, verify which patches are currently installed, and remove a patch using the  1. patchadd 2. patchrm, and  3. showrev cmds
On a Solaris 8 system, use the patchadd -p cmd to view installed patches.
A legacy cmd, showrev -p will also display the same info.
Intall a Patch
1.Copy the appropriate patch sw to /tmp.
2. Exec the cmd patchadd <patchname>.
3. Check the log file in /var/sadm/patch/<patchname>/log for details of the installation.
Remove a Patch
1.Use the cmd patchrm <patchname> to remove an installed patch from the system.
2. All files modified by the patch are removed unless:
   - The patch was installed using patchadd -d
   - The patch was rendered obsolete by a later patch
   - The patch is required by another patch

In Solaris 8 pkginfo, pkgadd and pkgrm are now part of the admintool utility.