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Network connection |
Is the system connected to a network? |
Networked/Nonnetworked |
Credentials and proxy information
for Auto Registration, a feature of Oracle Solaris |
Do you want to provide
your support credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration with Oracle? Oracle Solaris Auto Registration
is new in the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release. When you install or
upgrade your system, configuration data about your system is, on rebooting, automatically communicated
through the existing service tag technology to the Oracle Product Registration System. This
service tag data about your system is used, for example, to help Oracle
enhance customer support and services. You can learn about service tags at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/oracle-service-tag-faq-418684.html. You
can use this same configuration data to create and manage your own inventory
of your systems. By registering with your support credentials using one of the
registration options below, you have a straightforward way to inventory your systems by
recording and tracking the service tags for the systems and for the software
products installed on the systems. For instructions about tracking your registered products, see
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SunInventory/Sun+Inventory. Prior to an installation or upgrade, you can add an auto_reg keyword
to your sysidcfg file to configure your Auto Registration preferences as follows:
Provide your support credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration.
Set up an anonymous registration so that the configuration data sent to Oracle has no link to the name of a customer.
Disable Auto Registration so that no configuration data is sent to Oracle.
For instructions,
see auto_reg Keyword in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. If you do not preset the auto_reg keyword in the sysidcfg file, then
during the interactive installation or upgrade, the installer asks you to provide your
support credentials, or to register anonymously. If you do not provide your support
credentials, the system is registered as an anonymous system. You are, also, asked
to provide proxy information, if needed. Alternately, you can disable Auto Registration at
the end of the installation or upgrade prior to rebooting. See the disabling
instructions included as part of the installation procedures in this guide. |
My Oracle Support
user name and password Proxy server host name and port number HTTP proxy user
name and password |
Network security |
Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, you have the option during an initial installation to
change the network security settings so that all network services, except Secure Shell,
are disabled or restricted to respond to local requests only. This security option
is only available during an initial installation, not during an upgrade. An upgrade
maintains any previously set services. If necessary, you can restrict network services
after an upgrade by using the netservices command. During the installation, you can select restricted
network security. Or, you can enable a larger set of services as in
previous Oracle Solaris releases. You can safely select the restricted network security option,
as any services can be individually enabled after installation. For further information about
these options, see Planning Network Security in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade. The network services can be enabled after installation by using
the netservices open command or by enabling individual services by using SMF commands. See
Revising Security Settings After Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade. |
Restricted/Open network security |
DHCP |
Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to
configure its network interfaces? DHCP provides the network parameters that are necessary for installation. |
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: 172.31.255.255 To find
this information on a running system, type the following command. # ypmatch host-name hosts |
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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 To find this information on a
running system, type the following command. # more /etc/netmasks |
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IPv6 |
Do you want to enable IPv6 on
this machine? IPv6 is a part of the TCP/IP Internet protocol that facilitates
IP addressing by adding better security and increasing Internet addresses. |
Yes/No* |
Host Name |
Host name that
you choose for the system. To find this information on a running system,
type the following command. # uname -n |
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Kerberos |
Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this
machine? If yes, gather this information: |
Yes/No* |
Default Realm: |
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Administration Server: |
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First KDC: |
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(Optional) Additional KDCs: |
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The Kerberos service
is a client-server architecture that provides secure transactions over networks. |
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If the system uses
a naming service, provide the following information. |
Naming Service |
Which naming service should this
system use? To find this information on a running system, type the following
command. # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf A naming service stores information in a central place, which enables users, machines,
and applications to communicate across the network. Examples of information that is stored
are host names and addresses or user names and passwords. |
NIS+/NIS/DNS/ LDAP/None |
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Domain Name |
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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: |
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Server's IP Address: |
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- For NIS clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address.
# ypmatch nameserver-name hosts
For NIS+ clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address. # nismatch nameserver-name hosts.org_dir
Network Information Service (NIS) makes network administration
more manageable by providing centralized control over a variety of network information, such as
machine names and addresses. |
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DNS |
Provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You must
enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to three
addresses. |
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Server's IP Address: |
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To display the server's IP address, type the following command. # getent hosts dns |
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You
can enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query
is made. |
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List of domains to be searched: |
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The domain name system (DNS) is
the naming service that the Internet provides for TCP/IP networks. DNS provides host
names to the IP address service. DNS simplifies communication by using machine names
instead of numerical IP addresses. DNS also serves as a database for mail
administration. |
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LDAP |
Provide the following information about your LDAP profile. |
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Profile Name: |
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Profile Server: |
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If you specify
a proxy credential level in your LDAP profile, gather this information. |
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Proxy-bind distinguished name: |
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Proxy-bind
password: |
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) defines a relatively simple protocol for updating and
searching directories that are running over TCP/IP. |
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Default Route |
Do you want to specify
a default route IP address or let the Oracle Solaris 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 Oracle Solaris installation program detect an IP address. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the ICMP router discovery protocol. If you are using the command-line interface, the software detects an IP address when the system is booted.
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.
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Detect one*/Specify one/None |
Time Zone |
How do you
want to specify your default time zone? |
Geographic region* Offset from GMT Time zone
file |
Root Password |
Provide the root password for the system. |
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Keyboard |
If the keyboard is self-identifying,
the keyboard language and layout automatically configures during installation. If the keyboard is
not self-identifying, you can select from a list of supported keyboard layouts during
installation. PS/2 keyboards are not self-identifying. You will be asked to select the keyboard
layout during the installation.
SPARC only - Previously, all of keyboards that were not self-identifying always configured
for the U.S. English layout during installation.
For further information, see keyboard Keyword in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. |
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Locales |
For
which geographic regions do you want to install support? |
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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.
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Yes*/No |
Automatic reboot or CD/DVD ejection |
Reboot automatically after software installation? Eject
CD/DVD automatically after software installation? |
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Default or Custom Install |
Do you want to perform
a default installation, or customize the installation?
Note - The text installer does not prompt
you to select a Default or Custom Installation. To perform a default installation,
accept the default values that are provided in the text installer. To perform
a custom installation, edit the values in the text installer screens.
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Default installation*/Custom installation |
Software
Group |
Which Oracle Solaris Software Group do you want to install? |
Entire Plus OEM Entire* Developer End User Core Reduced
Networking |
Custom Package Selection |
Do you want to add or remove software packages from
the Oracle 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 Oracle
Solaris software is packaged.
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Select Disks |
On which disks do you want to install
the Oracle Solaris software? Example: c0t0d0 |
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x86: fdisk partitioning |
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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 Oracle 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.
Note - The Oracle Solaris installation GUI lays out file
systems automatically by default.
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Yes*/No |
Mount Remote File Systems |
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: |
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IP Address: |
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Remote File System: |
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Local Mount Point: |
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If you are installing through
a tip line, follow these instructions. |
Ensure that your window display is at least
80 columns wide and 24 rows long. For more information, see tip(1). To determine the
current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty command. For more information,
see the man page, stty(1). |
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Check your Ethernet connection. |
If the system is part
of a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is
connected to your system. |
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Review the planning chapter and other relevant documentation. |
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