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Network connection |
Is the system
connected to a network? |
Networked/Nonnetworked |
Credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration |
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://wikis.sun.com/display/ServiceTag/Sun+Service+Tag+FAQ. 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 9/10 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 (or Sun Online 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 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 9/10 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 9/10 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 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 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 9/10 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 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 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.
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Select Disks |
On which disks do you
want to install the 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 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 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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