SEAM Installation Task Map

To best utilize SEAM, the product installation should be done in a specific order. You can alter this order if you need to, but some steps might have to be repeated or you might need to make manual changes to the configuration files.

Table 2-1 First Steps: SEAM Configuration Order

Task	Description	For Instructions, Go To ...
1. Plan for your SEAM Installation	Consider configuration issues and make decisions about them before starting the software installation process.	"Planning for SEAM" in Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide
2. (Optional) Install NTP	In order for SEAM to work properly, the clocks on all systems in the realm must be kept in sync.	"Synchronizing Clocks between KDCs and SEAM Clients" in Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide
3. (Optional) Run SEAM preconfiguration procedure	To make the installation of a site with many hosts easier, the procedure can be run to store much of the installation information on an NFS server. This information can then be used during installation.	"How to Preconfigure SEAM Installations "
4. Run SEAM software installation procedure	To install the SEAM software packages on a client or a server	"How to Install SEAM Software Using the GUI"
5. Configure the master KDC server	Steps to configure and build the master KDC server and database for a realm.	"Configuring KDC Servers" in Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide
6. Additional steps to configure SEAM	Steps to configure slave KDCs, SEAM clients, SEAM NFS servers, and other useful tasks	"SEAM Configuration Task Map" in Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide