However, not all hardware combinations will work. Also, hardware not listed may work, but are not guaranteed or supported. You'll also find the HCL and other guides. If you install all of Solaris, with no AnswerBook2 on disk, you typically need to have 1 GB plus space for optional software and data and log files. Configure about 200 MB of swap space on a single user system.
Many programs use the tmpfs for speeding up applications.
My swap file is usually 1.5 times my physical memory. Solaris installation usually suggests several filesystems. During installation, you will be asked to select the boot disk to use. If you are installing Solaris on a disk with Linux, be especially careful not to use the Linux swap partition for Solaris if installing Solaris or vice versa installing Linux. They bo th use the same partition ID, 0x82.