SLP Configuration Considerations

The Solaris 8 release is shipped with SLP installed and pre-configured with default property settings. If your enterprise operates well with the original SLP settings, the SLP deployment requires virtually no administration. However, in some cases, you might want to alter the default SLP settings to tune SLP network operation or activate various SLP features. For example, with a few configuration changes, you can enable logging for SLP activity exclusively, then check the log file to determine whether additional reconfiguration is needed.

SLP configuration properties reside in the slp.conf file located in the /etc/inet directory. If you determine that some reconfiguration of the default property settings is needed, after reading the information in this chapter and analyzing the efficiency of SLP activity on the system, then consult the remaining chapters for the appropriate procedures.

Before you alter any of the SLP configuration property settings, consider the following:

• Types of network technologies operating in the enterprise

• Types of traffic the technologies handle smoothly

• Number and types of network services

• Number of users and the services they use

• Locations of users in relation to their most frequently accessed services