You can configure the network while you are installing Oracle Solaris or after you have installed Oracle Solaris. This book describes tasks for configuring client systems on the network after an installation. For instructions on configuring the network during an installation, see Installing Oracle Solaris 11.3 Systems.
To configure client systems on the network, you must provide the following information:
Host name
IP address
Netmask
See Obtaining IP Addresses for Your Network in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3 for more information.
If your network is divided into subnets, you must have the subnet numbers and the IP address schema to apply to the systems in each subnet, including their respective netmask. See Using Subnets on Your Network in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3.
Domain name to which the system belongs
See Using Naming Entities on Your Network in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3.
Default router address
You supply this information if you have a simple network topology with only one router attached to each network. See Planning for Routers on Your Network in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3.
You also supply this information if your routers do not run routing protocols such as the Router Discovery Server Protocol (RDISC) or the Router Information Protocol (RIP). For more information about routers as well as the list of routing protocols that are supported by Oracle Solaris, see Routing Protocols: Introduction in Configuring an Oracle Solaris 11.3 System as a Router or a Load Balancer.
When configuring client systems on the network, refer to the information in IPv4 Autonomous System Topology in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3.
For more detailed information about each of these components and related tasks, see Chapter 1, Planning For Network Deployment in Planning for Network Deployment in Oracle Solaris 11.3.