Trusted Solaris 8 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000

Getting Started

This section describes how to begin the installation or upgrade process.

If you do not know the current version of your SSP software, determine which version of the SSP software you are running.

For details, see To Determine Your Current SSP Version. You can also use this procedure after installation to verify that SSP 3.3 is running.
Obtain the SSP software from the Software Supplement for the Trusted Solaris^TM 8 Operating Environment CD-ROM. For details, see Preparing to Install from a CD-ROM.
Create a backup file of your SSP environment.

If you are currently running SSP software, you can create a backup file of the SSP environment (the data contained in the /var/opt/SUNWssp directory) using the ssp_backup command. This command creates a backup file named ssp_backup.cpio in a directory that you specify. For dual SSP configurations, you use this backup file to restore the SSP environment on the appropriate SSP. This backup file can also be used to restore the SSP environment if you need to revert from SSP 3.3 to a previous version of SSP.

To Determine Your Current SSP Version

Go to the main SSP.

If you are running a Solaris SSP, log in as superuser. If you are running a Trusted Solaris SSP, log in as a user who can assume the system administrator role (hereafter called the admin role) and assume it.

Type:

ssp$ pkginfo -l SUNWsspr

Look for the VERSION line, for example:

   VERSION: 3.3.0,REV=2000.02.01.19.51

To Create an SSP Backup File

Backing up an existing SSP is required if you want to retain the current SSP environment. The backup file must be created with the ssp_backup command on a Solaris SSP 3.2 or SSP 3.3 system; an SSP 3.0, 3.1, or 3.1.1 backup file can not be restored to Trusted Solaris SSP 3.3. If you have a new system or you do not wish to restore the SSP environment after Trusted Solaris installation, you do not need to create a backup file.

Note –

The size of the SSP backup file can vary depending upon the contents of the subdirectories in the /var/opt/SUNWssp/ directory. You can use the du(1M) command to determine the approximate amount of disk space required for the backup file.

Depending on your environment, do one of the following procedures:
- OPTION 1: If you are on a main Solaris SSP:
  1. Log in as superuser.
  2. Create a backup directory.
    # mkdir target_directory
  3. Back up the SSP environment on the Solaris SSP by typing:
    # ./ssp_backup target_directory
- OPTION 2: If you are on a main Trusted Solaris SSP:
  1. Log in as as a user who can assume the root role and assume it.
  2. Create a backup directory.
    ssp# mkdir target_directory
  3. Back up the SSP environment on the Trusted Solaris SSP by typing:
    ssp# /opt/SUNWssp/bin/ssp_backup target_directory
A backup file named ssp_backup.cpio is created in target_directory. You may want to rename this file. After you have run ssp_backup, do not make any changes to the Sun Enterprise 10000 environment, such as domain state or power status of boards, until you have completed the installation and restored the SSP environment.