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Boot to the Solaris DVD and at the GRUB menu select Solaris (it’s the default option)

At the next menu choose ‘Solaris Interactive Text’ either desktop or console. I chose #4, the console session because it loads faster.

The installer asks you a few network and configuration questions first. For simplicity I’ll just list my summary:

Networked: Yes
Use DHCP: No
Host name: gibbs
IP address: 150.252.xxx.xxx
System part of a subnet: Yes
Netmask: 255.255.xxx.xxx
Enable IPv6: No
Default Route: Specify one
Router IP Address: 150.252.xxx.xxx
Configure Kerberos Security: No
Name service: DNS
Domain name: acu.edu
Server address(es): 150.252.xxx.xxx
150.252.xxx.xxx
Search domain(s): acu.edu
NFSv4 Domain Name: << Value to be derived dynamically >>
Time zone: Central Time
(US/Central)
Date and time: 2008-11-03 14:14:00

After entering the root password the screen goes blank for a few seconds, some scripts start executing, then the installation screen comes back.

1. Select the “Standard” installation
2. Automatically eject CD/DVD
3. Auto Reboot
4. Accept the license agreement
5. Select any extra regional support
6. Select POSIX C (C)
7. Select None for Web Start products
8. Select ZFS for the filesystem
9. Select Entire Distribution
10. Select disk to install on

Configure the ZFS settings. I changed the swap size to 2G and left everything else default.

ZFS Pool Name: rpool
ZFS Root Dataset Name: s10x_u6wos07b
ZFS Pool Size (in MB): 39214
Size of Swap Area (in MB): 2048
Size of Dump Area (in MB): 1024
Keep / and /var combined

Add remote mounts if you have any and begin installation!