Trusted Solaris Installation and Configuration

Audit Server Installation Program Example


Note -

You will not be prompted for information that you have provided in NIS+ or in the boot_server:/etc/bootparams file (during a Custom JumpStart install).


Dialog Box Title 

Answer 

Comment 

Select a language 

English 

Select a locale 

English 

Networked? 

Yes 

 

Host name 

willett 

 

IP address 

192.168.110.3 

 

DHCP 

No 

You should choose DHCP only if this system does not have a permanent IP address and instead gets one from a DHCP server that you have already set up. 

Primary network interface 

le0 

You are not prompted for this unless the computer has more than one network card. 

Name service 

NIS+ | NIS | None 

Choose the name service if the master is up and running. 

Subnet? 

Yes 

If your LAN is part of a larger network, say yes. 

Subnet mask 

255.255.255.0 

Check that the default is the appropriate mask for your site. 

Time zone 

Geographical, US Pacific 

A time zone map is provided on the WWW.

Date and Time 

 

The default provided is usually the correct clock time. 

The answers to the above questions are System ID Information (sysidinfo). When installing over a network, system information is automatically given to the installation program, reducing the installer's interaction with the program. 

Select Geographic Region 

North America 

Select the regions for which support should be installed. 

Install 

Install 

Upgrade is not supported for this release. 

System type 

Standalone 

 

Select Software 

Entire software group 

For a server, choose Developer or larger. 

 

Solaris 64-bit support 

Choose to enable 64-bit support or not. If you chose IPv6, above, you must choose 64. 

Customize? 

Yes | No 

Customizing a software group often results in software dependencies; system administration knowledge is required to fix dependencies. 

Select Disks 

c0t0d0, c0t1d0, c0t3d0, c0t5d0 

See "Audit Server Disk Partitioning Example" for the details of the example.

Preserve Data? 

Preserve | Continue 

Probably Continue. 

Auto Layout 

Continue 

Auto Layout displays the minimum disk amounts required per file system. 

File systems to auto-layout 

/, /usr, /var

See "Root NIS+ Master Disk Partitioning Example"

Customize File System and Disk Layout 

Customize 

Customizing requires advanced system administration skills. 

Customize Disks 

OK | Continue 

See "Audit Server Disk Partitioning Example" for the details of the example.

Mount remote file systems 

No 

Mounting in the Trusted Solaris environment is secure. Remote file systems are mounted after their security attributes are known to this machine. 

Begin installation 

Begin 

Read the disk layout and confirm its accuracy. 

Auto Reboot 

Auto | Manual 

 

The following prompts are on a plain screen, not in dialog boxes. 

Root password 

List it elsewhere

System security requires a root password. 

Automatic power-saving shutdown 

y | n | ? 

To recover from power shutdown, press the power key at keyboard upper right. 

Confirm 

Yes | No 

 

The Web Launcher starts in Command Line Mode. 

Continue install: [1] Media | [2] Network | [3] Skip. 

The CD drawer opens. Remove the CD. 

Insert the CD for Solaris Software 2. 

Insert the second CD and press the Return key.

The screen may be overwritten with messages. Package installation is displayed in 25% increments: |-1%---25%---50%---75%---100%

Enter 1 to review the log, or 2 to end. 

Press the Return key.

The CD drawer opens. Remove the CD. Press the Return key to reboot the system.