Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 Installation Guide

Preface

The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 Installation Guide describes how to install and upgrade the Sun N1^TM Service Provisioning System 5.1.

Note –

In this document the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32–bit family of microprocessors and compatible 64–bit and 32–bit microprocessors made by AMD.

Note –

The Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX operating systems are based on the UNIX^TM platform. These operating systems are generically called “UNIX systems.” Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux are generically called “Linux systems.”

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing and configuring the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1.

How This Book Is Organized

The N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 Installation Guide describes the following topics.

Chapter 1, N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 Overview provides an overview of the tasks required to install and configure the software. This chapter also contains an overview of the software and supported network protocols.
Chapter 2, System Requirements for the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 describes the system requirements for installing and using the software.
Chapter 3, Gathering Information Before Installation contains worksheets to help you gather the information you need to install the software.
Chapter 4, Installing the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 on Linux and UNIX Systems describes the steps to install the software on Linux and UNIX servers.
Chapter 5, Installing the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 on Windows Systems describes the steps to install the software on Windows.
Chapter 6, Configuring the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 for HTTPS describes the steps to configure the browser interface to use HTTPS to connect to the web interface of the Master Server.
Chapter 7, Configuring the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 to Use Secure Shell describes the tasks necessary to configure the software to communicate using SSH.
Chapter 8, Configuring the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 for SSL describes the tasks necessary to configure the software to communicate using SSL.
Chapter 9, Configuring the Java Virtual Machine Security Policy describes how to configure the JVM^TM [The terms “Java Virtual Machine“ and “JVM” mean a Virtual Machine for the Java^TM platform.] security policy.
Chapter 10, Upgrading to the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 describes the steps to upgrade the software.
Chapter 11, Uninstalling the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1 describes the steps to uninstall the software.
Appendix A, Installation and Configuration Reference contains reference material related to installing and configuring the software.
Appendix B, Troubleshooting describes steps to troubleshoot installation and configuration issues.

Related Books

You might need to refer to the following manuals when you install and use the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.1.

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL	Description
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`	Download PDF and HTML documents, and order printed documents
Support and Training	`http://www.sun.com/supportraining/`	Obtain technical support, download patches, and learn about Sun courses

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.]

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`