Information for Installation |
Description or Example |
Answer — Defaults are
noted with an asterisk (*) |
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Network connection |
Is the system connected to a network? |
Networked/Nonnetworked |
Network
security |
Starting with the Solaris Express 7/06 release, the generic installation has been changed so that all network services except
Secure Shell are disabled or restricted to respond to local requests only. Individual
services can be enables after installation. For further information, see Planning Network Security. |
Restricted/Open network security |
DHCP |
Can
the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces? DHCP
provides the network parameters that are necessary for installation. |
Yes/No* |
If you are not
using DHCP, note the network address. |
IP Address |
If you are not using DHCP,
supply the IP address for the system. Example: 172.31.255.255 To find this information on
a running system, type the following command. # ypmatch host-name hosts |
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Subnet |
If you are not using DHCP,
is the system part of a subnet? If yes, what is the netmask
of the subnet? Example: 255.255.255.0 To find this information on a running system, type
the following command. # more /etc/netmasks |
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IPv6 |
Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine? IPv6 is
a part of the TCP/IP Internet protocol that facilitates IP addressing by adding
better security and increasing Internet addresses. |
Yes/No* |
Host name |
Host name that you choose for
the system. To find this information on a running system, type the following
command. # uname -n |
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Kerberos |
Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this machine? If yes, gather
this information: |
Yes/No* |
Default Realm: |
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Administration Server: |
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First KDC: |
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(Optional) Additional KDCs: |
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The Kerberos service is a client-server
architecture that provides secure transactions over networks. |
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If the system uses a naming service,
provide the following information. |
Naming Service |
Which naming service should this system use? To find
this information on a running system, type the following command. # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf A naming service
stores information in a central place, which enables users, machines, and applications to
communicate across the network. Examples of information that is stored are host names
and addresses or user names and passwords. |
NIS+/NIS/DNS/ LDAP/None |
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Domain Name |
Provide the name of the
domain in which the system resides. During installation, you can choose the default
NFSv4 domain name. Or, you can specify a custom NFSv4 domain name.
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NIS+ and
NIS |
Do you want to specify a name server or let the installation
program find one? If you want to specify a name server, provide the following
information. |
Specify one/Find one* |
Server's host name: |
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For NIS clients, type the following command to display the server's host name. # ypwhich For NIS+ clients, type the following command to display the server's host name. # nisping
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Server's IP Address: |
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For NIS clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address. # ypmatch nameserver-name hosts For NIS+ clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address. # nismatch nameserver-name hosts.org_dir
Network Information Service (NIS) makes network
administration more manageable by providing centralized control over a variety of network information, such
as machine names and addresses. |
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DNS |
Provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You
must enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to
three addresses. |
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Server's IP Address: |
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To display the server's IP address, type the following
command. # getent hosts dns |
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You can enter a list of domains to search when a DNS
query is made. |
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List of domains to be searched: |
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The domain name system
(DNS) is the naming service that the Internet provides for TCP/IP networks. DNS
provides host names to the IP address service. DNS simplifies communication by using
machine names instead of numerical IP addresses. DNS also serves as a database
for mail administration. |
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LDAP |
Provide the following information about your LDAP profile. |
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Profile Name: |
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Profile Server: |
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If
you specify a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile, gather this information. |
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Proxy-bind
distinguished name: |
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Proxy-bind password: |
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) defines a relatively simple protocol for
updating and searching directories that are running over TCP/IP. |
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Default route |
Do you want
to specify a default route IP address or let the Solaris installation program
find one? The default route provides a bridge that forwards traffic between
two physical networks. An IP address is a unique number that identifies
each host on a network. You have the following choices:
You can specify the IP address. An /etc/defaultrouter file is created with the specified IP address. When the system is rebooted, the specified IP address becomes the default route. You can let the Solaris installation program detect an IP address. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the ICMP router discovery protocol. If you are using the command-line interface, the software detects an IP address when the system is booted. You can choose None if you do not have a router or do not want the software to detect an IP address at this time. The software automatically tries to detect an IP address on reboot.
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Detect one*/Specify one/None |
Time zone |
How
do you want to specify your default time zone? |
Geographic region* Offset from
GMT Time zone file |
Root password |
Provide the root password for the system. |
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Keyboard |
This feature is
new in the following releases:
For SPARC, starting with the Solaris Express 2/07 release For x86, starting with the Solaris Express 2/07 release
If the keyboard is self-identifying, the keyboard language
and layout automatically configures during installation. If the keyboard is not self-identifying, the sysidkdb
tool provides you, during the installation, a list of supported keyboard layouts during
installation, so that you can select a layout for keyboard configuration. SPARC: Previously, the
USB keyboard assumed a self-identifying value of 1 during the installation. Therefore, all of
the keyboards that were not self-identifying always configured for a U.S. English keyboard
layout during installation. For further information, see Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. |
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Locales |
For which geographic regions do you
want to install support?
Note - The locale can be preconfigured by NIS or NIS+.
For more information, see sysidcfg File Keywords in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations.
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SPARC: Power Management (only available on SPARC systems that
support Power Management) |
Do you want to use Power Management?
Note - If your system has Energy
Star version 3 or later, you are not prompted for this information.
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Yes*/No |
Automatic reboot
or CD/DVD ejection |
Reboot automatically after software installation? Eject CD/DVD automatically after software installation? |
Yes*/No Yes*/No |
Default
or custom installation |
Do you want to perform a default installation, or customize
the installation?
Select Default installation to format the entire hard disk and install a preselected set of software. Select Custom installation to modify the hard disk layout and select the software that you want to install.
Note - The text installer does not prompt you to select a Default
or Custom Installation. To perform a default installation, accept the default values that are
provided in the text installer. To perform a custom installation, edit the values
in the text installer screens.
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Default installation*/Custom installation |
Software group |
Which Solaris Software Group do
you want to install? |
Entire Plus OEM Entire* Developer End User Core Reduced Networking |
Custom package selection |
Do you want
to add or remove software packages from the Solaris Software Group that you
install?
Note - When you select which packages to add or remove, you need to
know about software dependencies and how Solaris software is packaged.
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Select disks |
On which disks
do you want to install the Solaris software? Example: c0t0d0 |
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x86: fdisk partitioning |
Do you
want to create, delete, or modify a Solaris fdisk partition? Each disk that
is selected for file system layout must have a Solaris fdisk partition.
If your system currently has a Service partition, the Solaris installation program preserves
the Service partition by default. If you do not want to preserve the
Service partition, you must customize the fdisk partitions. For more information about preserving
a Service partition, see Default Boot-Disk Partition Layout Preserves the Service Partition. |
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Select Disks for fdisk Partition Customization? |
Yes/No* |
Customize fdisk partitions? |
Yes/No* |
Preserve
Data |
Do you want to preserve any data that exists on the
disks where you are installing the Solaris software? |
Yes/No* |
Auto-layout file systems |
Do you want the
installation program to automatically lay out file systems on your disks? If yes, which
file systems should be used for auto-layout? Example: /, /opt, /var If no, you
must provide file system configuration information.
Note - The Solaris installation GUI lays out file
systems automatically by default.
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Yes*/No |
Mount remote file systems |
Does this system need to access software
on another file system? If yes, provide the following information about the remote
file system. |
Yes/No* |
Server: |
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IP Address: |
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Remote File System: |
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Local Mount Point: |
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If you are installing through a
tip line, follow these instructions. |
Ensure that your window display is at least 80
columns wide and 24 rows long. For more information, see tip(1). To determine the current
dimensions of your tip window, use the stty command. For more information, see
the man page, stty(1). |
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Check your Ethernet connection. |
If the system is part of
a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is connected
to your system. |
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Review the planning chapter and other relevant documentation. |
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