This chapter outlines the tasks for installing and configuring the Trusted Solaris operating environment, and where the tasks are documented.
Note that some tasks require that you use a Solaris book for the main steps of the task, and a Trusted Solaris book for security modifications. Modifications include assuming a role, operating at a label, and using trusted programs.
Task |
For Instructions |
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Find out what hardware is supported in this release. |
Solaris 8 Sun Hardware Platform Guide |
Use data from Trusted Solaris 2.5, Trusted Solaris 2.5.1 or Trusted Solaris 7 trusted databases in the Trusted Solaris 8 and Trusted Solaris 8 4/01 releases. | |
Back up a Trusted Solaris system. |
Trusted Solaris Administrator's Procedures |
Back up a Solaris system. |
System Administration Guide, Volume I |
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Install from a CD-ROM. |
Use the Trusted Solaris 8 4/01 CD-ROM set in the CD drive of the machine you are installing. | |
After installation, do ONE of the following: |
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Set up a system with no name service |
Configure the computer to be administered with local files only. | |
Set up a name service master |
Configure the master server of a NIS or NIS+ domain, and populate the name service databases for central administration of a network. | |
Set up a name service client |
Configure a system that is administered by the name server. | |
Set up a name service client as an OS server |
Configure a system to serve as the source of the Trusted Solaris installation program. |
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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1. Create an OS Server |
Copy the Trusted Solaris installation disks to a name service client's hard disk. | |
2. Enter client machines' details |
Enter network information about every client that is going to be installed from the OS server. | |
3. Install the client |
Boot the client machine from the net. | |
4. Finish configuring the client |
Configure the machine by assuming administrative roles. |
Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Set Up Remote CDE Login |
Enable the headless system to be configured from a desktop system. | |
Set Up Remote SMC Login |
Enable the headless system to be configured remotely from the Solaris Management Console. | |
Set Up Serial Console Administration |
Enable the headless system to be administered over a serial line. | |
Set Up Remote Administration |
Enable the headless system to be administered after telnet and rlogin access. |