The first decision to make is whether to have an open network or a closed network.
Identify accessible domains
Identify accessible hosts
Identify Trusted Solaris systems that can access to unlabeled systems or domains
Identify the NIS or NIS+ master
Identify the NIS or NIS+ slaves/replicas
Identify the NIS+ subdomain masters
Identify the file servers
Identify the audit servers
Identify the print servers
Identify the mail servers
Identify network routers/gateways
Identify end user systems
Identify other hosts on the network
Identify the labels at which machines can communicate.
Identify an single-label or limited range hosts in the Trusted Solaris network.
Determine the label(s) applied to incoming data from unlabeled hosts