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Trusted Solaris Installation and Configuration

Installing a Trusted Solaris System from CD

See your hardware manual, such as the Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide for full instructions. The following are examples.

Boot from CD-ROM

Installing the first two systems requires using the 2 Trusted Solaris 8 installation CDs. The following are examples of booting from a CD on a SPARC and on an Intel machine.

  1. Insert the first of two (2) Trusted Solaris 8 Installation CDs and type the boot command.

    For example, on a SPARC system:


    boot cdrom

    See the following example for the Intel Architecture boot procedure.

Example 4-1 IA: Typical boot procedure

  1. Do one of the following:

    • OPTION 1: Enable the system to boot from a CD by using the system's BIOS setup tool.

    • OPTION 2: Insert the provided floppy, then insert the first CD.

  2. Follow the directions in the platform-specific book described in "Installation Guides", keeping in mind that Solaris Web Start ard upgrade are not supported, and that you are using Trusted Solaris CDs, not Solaris CDs.

Read Booting Messages

After you type the boot command, the workstation goes through a booting phase where hardware and system components are checked. The following screen provides an example of what you see.


Type b (boot), c (continue), or n (new command mode)
>n
Type help for more information
ok boot cdrom Rebooting with command: boot cdrom
Boot device: /sbus/espdma@e, 8400000/esp@e, 8800000/sd@6, 0:f
File and args:
NOTICE: 64-bit OS installed, but the 32-bit OS is the default
        for the processor(s) on the system.
        See boot(1M) for more information.
Booting the 32-bit OS ...
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Trusted_Solaris_8 32-bit
Copyright 1983-2000, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Configuring /dev and /devices
Using RPC Bootparams for network configuration information.
Configured interface le0
Starting OpenWindows...

The booting phase will last for a few minutes. Then a Welcome to Trusted Solaris screen briefly appears, then the screen turns blue-gray and a Solaris Install Console is displayed in the upper left corner. Messages display in the Install Console during installation.

The Trusted Solaris installation program is running.

Answer Installation Questions

If you are installing from CD-ROM, the program guides you step by step through installing Trusted Solaris software. Online help is also available.

    Use "Root NIS+ Master Installation Program Example" for guidance in answering the questions the first time that you install. In particular, note the following:

    • When asked whether to use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), choose No.

    • When installing the name service master, choose None when asked for the name service. The name service domain is configured after installing the first workstation.

    For screenshots of the installation program questions, see "Using the Solaris 8 Interactive Installation Program" in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide.

Enter a root Password

Users must not disclose their passwords to another person, as that person may then have access to the data of the user and will not be uniquely identified or accountable. Note that disclosure can be direct, through the user deliberately disclosing her/his password to another person, or indirect, for example, through writing it down, or choosing an insecure password. Trusted Solaris provides protection against insecure passwords, but cannot prevent a user disclosing her/his password or writing it down.

Caution - Caution -

A Trusted Solaris system must have a root password in order for the root role to work. The root role is required for successful configuration.

  1. If you manually reboot your system, type:


    # 	halt
ok 	boot disk

  2. Choose a root password by answering the password prompts. 


    Root password: rootpassword
Re-enter your root password: rootpassword

    Caution - Caution -

    Do not forget the root password. The software cannot be configured without it.

Insert the Second Trusted Solaris 8 CD

The second CD installs packages only; it does not contain installation questions.

Note -

The prompts are misleading. The installation program asks for Solaris 8 CD-ROM #2. You should insert Trusted Solaris 8 CD-ROM #2.

  1. Insert the second Trusted Solaris 8 installation CD.

    Upon insertion, the CD prints out that it is a Solaris 8 CD-ROM. If you inserted a CD-ROM with the Trusted Solaris 8 Installation CD label, you inserted the correct CD.

    Note -

    The screen may display overwriting for the second CD. However, the packages are installing.

  2. Answer yes to installing the software.

    Package installation is displayed in 25% increments: |-1%---25%---50%---75%---100%

  3. Enter 1 or 2 when prompted.

  4. Remove the CD and press Return.

Read the Log

Before reboot, the install log is in the file /tmp/install_log. After reboot, the install log is in the file /var/sadm/system/logs/install_log.

    Look for successful installation of packages.

Configure the Trusted Solaris System

Finish system setup by configuring the system. A Trusted Solaris system must be configured correctly after installation.

    To configure the system, follow the instructions in the appropriate chapter, as shown in the task map in Table 2-4.