Solaris 9 9/04 Installation Guide

Chapter 6 Gathering Information Before Installation or Upgrade (Planning)

This chapter contains checklists and worksheets to help you gather all of the information that you need to install or upgrade your system.

Checklist for Installation

Use the following checklist to prepare to install the Solaris operating environment.

If you intend to install the Solaris software on a system through a tip(1) line, ensure that your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty command. For more information, see the man page, stty(1).
If the system is part of a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is plugged into your system.
If you are installing with the Solaris Web Start program by using the Solaris Installation CD, review Requirements When Using the Solaris Installation CD.
Verify that you have enough disk space. For more information, refer to Chapter 5, System Requirements and Guidelines (Planning).
SPARC: When you are using DVD media and are asked to boot from the ok prompt, always type the following command: boot cdrom.
Review the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes and vendor release notes to ensure that the software you use is supported in the new Solaris release.
Review the Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide to ensure that your hardware is supported.
Review the documentation that came with your system to ensure that your system and devices are supported by the Solaris release.

Worksheet for Installation

Use the following worksheet to gather the information that you need to install the Solaris operating environment. You do not need to gather all of the information that is requested on the worksheet. You only need to collect the information that applies to your system.

Note –

Ignore the shaded rows if you are installing a standalone, non-networked system.

Table 6–1 Installation Worksheet


Information for Install	Description or Example	Answer
Network	Is the system connected to a network?	Yes/No
DHCP	Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces?	Yes/No
Host Name	Host name that you choose for the system.
IP Address	If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for the system. Example: 192.168.9.1
Subnet	If you are not using DHCP, is the system part of a subnet? If yes, what is the netmask of the subnet? Example: 255.255.0.0	Yes/No
IPv6	Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine?	Yes/No
Kerberos	Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this machine? If yes, gather this information:	Yes/No
Kerberos	Default Realm: Administration Server: First KDC: (Optional) Additional KDCs:
Name Service	Which name service should this system use?	NIS+/NIS/DNS/LDAP/None
Domain Name	If the system uses a name service, supply the name of the domain in which the system resides.
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:
	Server's IP Address:
DNS	Provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You must enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to three addresses.
	Server's IP Address(es):
	You can enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query is made.
	Search Domain: Search Domain: Search Domain:
LDAP	Provide the following information about your LDAP profile.
	Profile Name:
	Profile Server:
	If you specify a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile, gather this information.
	Proxy-bind distinguished name:
	Proxy-bind password:
Default Route	Do you want to specify a default route IP address or let the Solaris Web Start installation program or Solaris `suninstall` 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 software detect an IP address. The Solaris `suninstall` program detects an IP address when the system is rebooted. The Solaris Web Start installation program can detect a default route. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the ICMP router discovery protocol. 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.	Specify One/Detect One/None
Default Route	Host IP address:	Specify One/Detect One/None
Time Zone	How do you want to specify your default time zone?	Geographic region Offset from GMT Time zone file
Locales	For which geographic regions do you want to install support?
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.	Yes/No
Proxy Server Configuration (only available in the Solaris Web Start program)	Do you have a direct connection to the Internet or do you need to use a proxy server to gain access to the Internet? If you use a proxy server, provide the following information.	Direct Connection/Proxy Server
	Host: Port:	Direct Connection/Proxy Server
Automatic reboot or CD/DVD ejection	Reboot automatically after software installation? Eject CD/DVD automatically after software installation?	Yes/No Yes/No
Software Group	Which Solaris Software Group do you want to install?	Entire Plus OEM Entire Developer End User Core
Custom Package Selection	Do you want to add or remove software packages from the Solaris Software Group that you install? Note – When you select which packages to add or remove, you need to know about software dependencies and how Solaris software is packaged.
SPARC: 64–bit	Do you want to install support for 64–bit applications?	Yes/No
Select Disks	On which disks do you want to install the Solaris software? Example: `c0t0d0`
x86: `fdisk` partitioning	Do you want to create, delete, or modify a Solaris fdisk partition? Each disk that is selected for file system layout must have a Solaris `fdisk` partition. Only one x86 Boot partition is allowed per system. If your system currently has a Service partition, the Solaris Web Start and `suninstall` installation programs preserve the Service partition by default. If you do not want to preserve the Service partition, you must customize the `fdisk` partitions. For more information on preserving a Service partition, see x86: Change in Default Boot-Disk Partition Layout.
	Select Disks for `fdisk` Partition Customization?	Yes/No
	Customize `fdisk` partitions?	Yes/No
Preserve Data	Do you want to preserve any data that exists on the disks where you are installing the Solaris software?	Yes/No
Auto-layout File Systems	Do you want the installation program to automatically lay out file systems on your disks? If yes, which file systems should be used for auto-layout? Example: `/`, `/opt,` `/var` If no, you must provide file system configuration information.	Yes/No
Mount Remote File Systems (only available in the Solaris `suninstall` program)	Does this system need to access software on another file system? If yes, provide the following information about the remote file system.	Yes/No
	Server:
	IP Address:
	Remote File System:
	Local Mount Point:

Checklist for Upgrading

Use the following checklist to prepare to upgrade the Solaris operating environment.

If you intend to upgrade the Solaris software on a system through a tip(1) line, ensure that your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.

To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty command. For more information, see the man page, stty(1).
If the system is part of a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is connected to your system.
If you are using the Solaris Web Start program from the Solaris Installation CD, verify that you have a 512–Mbyte slice on the disk. For detailed information, including more requirements for x86 systems, refer to Table 5–2. You can ignore these requirements if you are installing from a DVD or an installation image.
If you are using Solaris Live Upgrade, determine your resource requirements for creating a new boot environment and upgrading it. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 34, Solaris Live Upgrade (Planning).
If you are using Solaris Live Upgrade with Solaris Volume Manager, turn root mirroring off. For detailed information, refer to Guidelines for Selecting Slices for File Systems.
Verify that you have enough disk space. For more information, refer to Chapter 5, System Requirements and Guidelines (Planning).
SPARC: When you are using DVD media and are asked to boot from the ok prompt, always type the following command: boot cdrom.
Review the Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes and vendor release notes to ensure that the software you use is still supported in the new release.
Review the Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide to ensure that your hardware is supported.
Review the documentation that came with your system to make sure your system and devices are supported by the Solaris release.
Review vendor and third-party software documentation for additional upgrade instructions.
Check for all of the available patches that you might need. The most recent patch list is provided at http://sunsolve.sun.com.
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, you might lose data. Refer to the Prestoserve documentation for shutdown instructions.
x86: If you are using the Linux operating system, the Solaris fdisk partition and the Linux swap partition use the same identifier, 0x82. To resolve the problem, you can do one of the following.
- Choose not to use a Linux swap partition at all, provided that you have enough memory.
- Put the Linux swap partition on another drive.
- Back up the Linux data you want to keep to storage media, install the Solaris operating environment, and then reinstall Linux.
  
  Caution –
  If you decide to install Linux after the Solaris operating environment, when the Linux installation program asks if you want to format the Linux swap partition (actually the Solaris fdisk partition) as a swap file, reply no.

Worksheet for Upgrading

Use the following worksheet to gather the information that you need to upgrade the Solaris operating environment. You do not need to gather all of the information that is requested on the worksheet. You only need to collect the information that applies to your system. If you are performing the upgrade over the network, the installation program provides the information for you, based on the current system configuration.

You cannot change basic system identification, such as host name or IP address. The installation program might prompt you for basic system identification, but you must enter the original values. If you use the Solaris Web Start program to upgrade, the upgrade fails if you attempt to change any of the values.

Note –

Ignore the shaded rows if you are upgrading a standalone, nonnetworked system.

Table 6–2 Upgrade Worksheet


Information for Install	Description or Example	Answer
Network	Is the system connected to a network?	Yes/No
DHCP	Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces?	Yes/No
Host Name	Host name that you choose for the system.
IP Address	If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for the system. Example: 192.168.9.1
Subnet	If you are not using DHCP, is the system part of a subnet? If yes, what is the netmask of the subnet? Example: 255.255.0.0	Yes/No
IPv6	Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine?	Yes/No
Kerberos	Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this machine? If yes, gather this information:	Yes/No
Kerberos	Default Realm: Administration Server: First KDC: (Optional) Additional KDCs:
Name Service	Which name service should this system use?	NIS+/NIS/DNS/LDAP/None
Domain Name	If the system uses a name service, supply the name of the domain in which the system resides.
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:
	Server's IP Address:
DNS	Provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You must enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to three addresses.
	Server's IP Address(es):
	You can enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query is made.
	Search Domain:
LDAP	Provide the following information about your LDAP profile.
	Profile Name:
	Profile Server:
	IP Address:
	If you specify a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile, gather this information.
	Proxy-bind distinguished name:
	Proxy-bind password:
Default Route	Do you want to specify a default route IP address or let the Solaris Web Start installation program or Solaris `suninstall` 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 software detect an IP address. The Solaris `suninstall` program detects an IP address when the system is rebooted. The Solaris Web Start installation program can detect a default route. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the ICMP router discovery protocol. 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.	Specify One/Find One/None
Default Route	Host IP address:	Specify One/Find One/None
Time Zone	How do you want to specify your default time zone?	Geographic region Offset from GMT Time zone file
Locales	For which geographic regions do you want to install support?
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.	Yes/No
Proxy Server Configuration (only available in the Solaris Web Start program)	Do you have a direct connection to the Internet or do you need to use a proxy server to gain access to the Internet? If you use a proxy server, provide the following information.	Direct Connection/Proxy Server
	Host: Port:	Direct Connection/Proxy Server
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-lay out file systems on your disks? If yes, which file systems should be used for auto-layout? Example: `/`, `/opt,` `/var` If no, you must provide information for file system configuration.	Yes/No
SPARC: 64–bit	Do you want to install support for 64–bit applications?	Yes/No