Information for Upgrade |
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 |
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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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 |
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 |
Disk space reallocation |
Do you want the installation program to automatically re-layout
the systems on your disks? If yes, which file system should be used for
auto-layout? Example: /, /opt, /var If no, you must provide information for the system
configuration. |
Yes/No* |
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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Solaris Live Upgrade use |
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Check
the system for the existence of Prestoserve software. |
If you begin the upgrade
process by shutting down the system with the init 0 command and you're
using Prestoserve software, you might lose data. Refer to the Prestoserve documentation for
shutdown instructions. |
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Check for patches needed. |
The most recent patch list is provided at https://sunsolve.sun.com. |
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Review
the planning chapter and other relevant documentation. |
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