B.2.3 IA: Solaris 2.5 System Administration Tools

System administration benefits of the Solaris 2.5 release are the result of enhancements to the Solaris system software and the ONC networking protocols and administration applications. For the benefit of IA users who may not have seen intervening releases, these enhancements are described in the following sections.

B.2.3.1 IA: Since the Solaris 2.3 Release

The following administration features have been enhanced since the release of Solaris 2.3:

• Keyboard, mouse, and display configurations are updated with kdmconfig

• Bootparams names the keyboard, display, and mouse

• Booting sequence is different on IA-based machines

B.2.3.2 IA: Since the Solaris 2.1 Release

The following administration features have been enhanced since the release of Solaris 2.1:

• Administration Tool is enhanced to simplify terminal and modem setup.

• Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET) enables administrators to easily increase a system`s security.

• Dynamic kernel and loadable modules simplify:

  • Kernel management for heterogeneous systems

  • Adding new devices to running systems

  • Adding device drivers without rebuilding the kernel

• NIS+ name service creates subdomains and assigns security to network resources.