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Solaris 7 Installation Supplement

Chapter 2 Installing the Solaris 7 11/99 Operating Environment

This chapter provides information on these topics:

For complete Solaris 7 11/99 installation instructions, refer to the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library or the Solaris 7 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Library, and the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

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For a list of new platforms and the options that are available for this release, see the hardware manufacturer's documentation.

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For the most up-to-date man pages, use the man command. The Solaris 7 11/99 man pages include new feature information not found in the Solaris 7 Reference Manual Collection.

Reading Installation Documentation Online

This functionality has been updated in the Solaris 7 8/99 software release.

The ab2cd script, located on the Solaris 7 Documentation CD, allows users to read AnswerBook2 documentation directly from the CD. For more information about the ab2cd script, see the README_en.html file located on the Solaris 7 Documentation CD.

DNS Configuration During System Identification

The system identification utilities were updated in the Solaris 7 5/99 software release. This section supplements installation information in the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

Prior to the Solaris 7 5/99 software release, the system identification utilities were only able to configure a system as either a NIS client or a NIS+ client. These utilities are now also able to configure a system as a DNS client. You may specify that the system is to be a DNS client interactively or through the sysidcfg file. At this time, you cannot specify DNS through the add_install_client command.

The system identification utilities attempt to automatically determine configuration information, using data from a variety of sources. They first look for a sysidcfg file. If they cannot find the needed information in the sysidcfg file, they attempt to automatically detect the data using the network. In the case of name service configuration, the system identification utilities attempt to automatically locate a name service, unless the name service type and configuration are specified in the sysidcfg file. The utilities first attempt to automatically detect a NIS+ server. If a NIS+ server is not found, they look for a NIS server. If a NIS server is not found, the utilities interactively query for the configuration information. It is not currently possible to automatically detect a DNS server.

Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File

The sysidcfg file preconfigures system identification information through a set of keywords (see Table 2-1) that specify the pieces of information you want to preconfigure. See the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide for more information about the use of the sysidcfg file, including a complete list of available keywords.

The name_service keyword has been augmented to allow the specification of DNS as an available name service. This augmented keyword is described in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 name_service Keyword

Configuration Information 

Platform 

Keywords 

Where to Find Values/Example 

Name service, domain name, name server 

All 

name_service=NIS, NIS+, DNS, NONE

 
  

Options for NIS and NIS+: {domain_name=domain_name name_server=hostname(ip_address)}

name_service=NIS {domain_name=west.arp.com name_server=timber(129.221.2.1)}

name_service=NIS+ {domain_name=west.arp.com. name_server=timber(129.221.2.1)}

  

Options for DNS: {domain_name=domain_name name_server=ip_address,ip_address, ip_address (three maximum) search=domain_name,domain_name,domain_name,domain_name,domain_name, domain_name (six maximum, total length less than or equal to 250 characters)}

name_service=DNS {domain_name=west.arp.com name_server=10.0.1.10,10.0.1.20 search=arp.com,east.arp.com}

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Choose only one value for name_service. Include either, both, or neither of the domain_name and name_server keywords, as needed. If neither keyword is used, omit the curly braces {}.

Installing the Solaris 7 11/99 Operating Environment

To install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment, refer to the "Planning and Starting Your Installation" section of the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library or the Solaris 7 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Library.

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If you are running SolsticeTM AdminSuiteTM 2.3 software and you want to add OS services to your server, you need to install Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 patch number 104468-11 (SPARC) or 104469-11 (Intel) or any subsequent revision of this patch. See "AdminSuite Patch Required for Installation or Upgrade" for more information.

How to Use Solaris 7 as an Install Server

If you use Solaris 7 as an install server, you need to modify the Solaris 7 /etc/nsswitch.conf file before you run add_install_client. The steps in the following procedure supplement the installation procedures in "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

  1. Back up your system.

    Follow the instructions on backing up your system in "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

  2. Go to this line in the Solaris 7 /etc/nsswitch.conf file:


    hosts: xfn nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

  3. Remove the xfn entry so that the line looks like this:


    hosts: nis [NOTFOUND=return] files

  4. Install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment.

    To install the Solaris 7 11/99 operating environment using Solaris 7 as an install server, see "Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network" in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

Identifying the Version of Your Solaris 7 11/99 Software

To identify the version of your Solaris 7 11/99 software: 


# cat /etc/release