Customizing the Solaris Installation on the Master Machine

After you install the Solaris operating environment onto the master machine by using any of the Solaris installation methods, you can add or delete software and modify system configuration information as necessary.

• Delete software – You can remove software that you determine is not necessary to install on the clone machines. To see a list of software that is installed on the master machine, use the Product Registry. For detailed instructions, refer to “Adding and Removing Software With the Product Registry” in Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide or Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide.

• Add software – You can install software that is included in the Solaris release and software that is not delivered as part of the Solaris operating environment. All of the software that you install on the master machine is included in the Web Start Flash archive and is installed on the clone machines.

• Modify configuration files – You can alter configuration files on the master machine. For example, you can modify the /etc/inet/inetd.conf file to restrict the daemons that the system runs. All of the modifications that you make are saved as part of the Web Start Flash archive and are installed on the clone machines.