Getting Started With OpenSolaris
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System Requirements

Review the following system requirements for installing the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release to your system.

Requirement

Description

Memory

The minimum requirement is 512 MB.

Disk space

Recommended size is at least 9 GB. A minimum of 3.2 GB is required.

Multiboot capability

If you are installing OpenSolaris on a system that will have more than one operating system, use the fdisk command or a third-party partitioning tool to create a new partition or to make adjustments to preexisting partitions. See Partitioning a Multiboot System.

For multibooting information about specific operating systems, see Preparing for a Multiboot Environment.

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