Trusted Solaris 8 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000

Preface

The Trusted Solaris 8 Installation and Configuration on the Sun Enterprise 10000 describes how to install and configure Trusted Solaris 8 on the Sun Enterprise^TM 10000. It includes how to install a Trusted Solaris System Service Processor (SSP 3.3), Trusted Solaris 8 on a domain, and Trusted Solaris alternate pathing (AP 2.3).

Who Should Use This Book

Trusted Solaris 8 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 8 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 8 on a Sun Enterprise 10000 provides general information on using Trusted Solaris 8 on the Sun Enterprise^TM 10000. It describes supported software configurations, differences between Solaris and Trusted Solaris features, and offers two illustrations of supported configurations.

Chapter 2, Using Trusted Solaris Procedures describes Trusted Solaris procedures that are common to several chapters.

Chapter 3, Preparing for SSP 3.3 Installation describes how to prepare a disk that will become the Trusted Solaris SSP (System Service Processor), the disk that monitors and controls a Sun Enterprise 10000 system. This chapter replaces the procedures in the Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 Installation Guide and Release Notes, 806-2886-10. Note that you must have a copy of Trusted Solaris Installation and Configuration Guide to complete this chapter.

Chapter 4, Installing and Configuring the Trusted Solaris SSP 3.3 describes how to install and configure Trusted Solaris SSP 3.3 on an SSP running the Trusted Solaris operating environment. This chapter replaces the procedures in the Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 Installation Guide and Release Notes, 806-2886-10.

Chapter 5, Trusted Solaris 8 on an E10000 Domain describes how to install and configure the Trusted Solaris 8 operating environment on a Sun Enterprise 10000 domain. This chapter replaces the procedures in “Installing the Operating Environment on the Sun Enterprise 10000 Server” in Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide.

Chapter 6, Solaris 8 on an E10000 Domain with a Trusted Solaris SSP describes how to install and configure a Solaris 8 environment on a Sun Enterprise 10000 domain controlled by a Trusted Solaris 8 SSP.

Chapter 7, Trusted Solaris Alternate Pathing 2.3 on an E10000 Domain describes how to install Trusted Solaris Alternate Pathing 2.3 on a Sun Enterprise 10000 domain running the Trusted Solaris 8 operating environment. This chapter replaces the procedures in “Alternate Pathing 2.3 on the Sun Enterprise Server” in Solaris 8 6/00 Sun Hardware Platform Guide.

Ordering Sun Documents

Fatbrain.com, the Internet's most comprehensive professional bookstore, stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc.

For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at http://www1.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

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.