Trusted Solaris 7 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000

Preface

The Trusted Solaris 7 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000 describes how to install and configure Trusted Solaris 7 on the Sun Enterprise^TM 10000.

Who Should Use This Book

Trusted Solaris 7 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000 is intended for the system administrator whose duties include setting up and configuring operating system software, and for the security administrator whose duties include determining who is allowed to perform what tasks on the system. The system administrator should be familiar with installation and operation of the Sun Enterprise 10000 server, and of the Trusted Solaris 7 operating environment. The security administrator should be familiar with the site security policy.

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, Trusted Solaris 7 on a Sun Enterprise 10000 provides general information on using Trusted Solaris 7 on the Sun Enterprise 10000. It describes supported software configurations, differences between Solaris 7 and Trusted Solaris 7 features, and offers two illustrations of supported configurations.

Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Trusted Solaris 7 Environment on the SSP describes tasks to perform for installing and configuring the Trusted Solaris operating environment on a workstation that will become the Trusted Solaris SSP. It includes how to retain a pre-existing Solaris SSP 3.1 and SSP 3.1.1 environment, configuring the SSP network, and installing an AnswerBook2 server for the SSP man pages. This chapter replaces the procedures in Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.1.1 Installation and Release Notes, 805-7521-10.

Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring the Trusted Solaris SSP 3.1.1 describes installing and configuring Trusted Solaris SSP 3.1.1 on an SSP running the Trusted Solaris operating environment. It includes how to restore an SSP 3.1 or SSP 3.1.1 environment, and how to follow Trusted Solaris procedures for a more secure administrative setup. This chapter replaces the procedures in Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.1.1 Installation and Release Notes, 805-7521-10.

Chapter 4, Trusted Solaris 7 on a Sun Enterprise 10000 Domain describes installing and configuring the Trusted Solaris 7 operating environment on a Sun Enterprise 10000 domain. This chapter replaces the procedures in "Solaris 7 8/99 on the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server" in Solaris 7 8/99 Sun Hardware Platform Guide, 806-1117-10.

Chapter 5, Trusted Solaris Alternate Pathing 2.2 on the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server describes installing Trusted Solaris Alternate Pathing 2.2 on the Sun Enterprise 10000. This chapter replaces the procedures in "Alternate Pathing 2.2 on the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server" in Solaris 7 8/99 Sun Hardware Platform Guide, 806-1117-10.

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Typographic Conventions

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.