Preparing for the Oracle Solaris Configuration

Before you start to configure the preinstalled Oracle Solaris 10 or 11 Operating System, review the applicable limitations on RAID configurations. Then complete the worksheet for the Oracle Solaris configuration.

Preinstalled Oracle Solaris Operating System RAID Limitations

Configuring RAID for the server is optional. However, the Oracle Solaris preinstalled image can only be configured in a non-RAID configuration. If a RAID configuration is required, you must configure RAID on the server and then perform a fresh install of the Oracle Solaris OS (or other OS) in the desired RAID configuration.

Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 Configuration Worksheet

Before you begin configuring the operating system, use the configuration worksheet in the following table to gather the information that you will need. You need to collect only the information that applies to your application of the system.

Table 5-2 Worksheet for Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 Operating System Configuration

Information for Installation		Description or Example	Your Answers: Defaults (*)
Language		Select from the list of available languages for the OS.	English*
Locale		Select your geographic region from the list of available locales.
Terminal		Select the type of terminal that you are using from the list of available terminal types.
Network connection		Is the system connected to a network?	Networked Non-networked*
DHCP		Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces?	Yes No*
If you are not using DHCP, note the network address:	IP address	If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for the system. Example: 192.168.100.1
	Subnet	If you are not using DHCP, is the system part of a subnet? If yes, what is the netmask of the subnet? Example: 255.255.255.0	255.255.0.0*
	IPv6	Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine?	Yes No*
Host name		Choose a host name for the system.
Kerberos		Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this machine? If yes, gather this information: Default realm: Administration server: First KDC: (Optional) Additional KDCs:	Yes No*
Name service	Name service	If applicable, which name service should this system use?	NIS+ NIS DNS LDAP None*
	Domain name	Provide the name of the domain in which the system resides.	DNS or NIS
	NIS+ and NIS	If you chose NIS+ or NIS, do you want to specify a name server, or let the installation program find one?	Specify One Find One* If you choose NIS: Specify a NIS domain, or Indicate whether to specify a NIS server or search for one.
	DNS	If you chose DNS, provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You must enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to three addresses. You can also enter a list of DNS domains to search when a DNS query is made. Search domain: Search domain: Search domain:
	LDAP	If you chose 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 the following information: Proxy-bind distinguished name: Proxy-bind password:
Default route		Do you want to specify a default route IP address, or let the OS installation 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 OS installation program detect an IP address. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for router discovery. If you are using the command-line interface, the software detects an IP address when the system is booted. You can select 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*
Time zone		How do you want to specify your default time zone?	Geographic region* Offset from GM Time zone file
Root password		Choose a root password for the system.

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