Workstation hardware includes the workstation itself and its attached devices (tape drives, microphones, CD drives, and disk packs). Its capacity includes its memory, its network interfaces, and its disk space.
Consult the Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide for a list of hardware that supports the Trusted Solaris environment. Any exceptions are noted in Trusted Solaris 8 Release Notes.
Peripheral hardware and capacity required for initial installation on a SPARC include:
64 MB minimum memory -- 256 MB memory recommended to handle Solaris Management Console requests
Local CD-ROM drive
Memory over the minimum is required on Trusted Solaris workstations that:
Are used as servers: name servers, file servers, audit servers, boot servers
Run graphics or other large applications
Run compilers
Run number-crunching applications
Run at more than one sensitivity label
Are used by users who can assume an administrative role
Similarly, disk space requirements are greater for some workstations. See "Disk Space Planning" in Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide for a list of factors that affect disk space. Particular Trusted Solaris features that require more disk space include:
Disks with files stored at more than one label
Disks whose users can assume administrative roles
For each Trusted Solaris workstation, you need to determine the following:
Name and IP address
Ethernet address (for network installations)
Sun architecture (for network installations)
Root password
PROM security level: maintenance password only, or boot password
PROM password (for Intel Architecture: BIOS protection)
What devices may be attached to the workstation
Which users may use the workstation
Which printers at what labels are accessible from the workstation