Acquiring the Solaris Plug-In

Acquiring the Solaris containers plug-in is a two-step process. First, you must add the package file that contains the Solaris containers plug-in JAR file to your system. Then you must import the Solaris containers plug-in JAR file.

The Solaris Plug-In is packaged as a plug-in to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System software. Plug-ins are packaged in Java^TM Archive (JAR) files. The plug-in files for the Solaris Plug-In are available from the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Supplement CD or from the Sun Download Center.

Once the package file is added to your system, the Solaris Plug-In is available for import from two different JAR files. Choose the correct file depending on your situation.

• If you are importing the Solaris Plug-In for the first time, acquire the com.sun.solaris_4.0.jar file.

• If you have already imported the previous version of the Solaris Plug-In, acquire the com.sun.solaris_3.0_4.0.jar file.

1. Add the file containing the JAR file.

   • Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Solaris

   • Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Linux

   • Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Windows

2. Import the JAR file –Importing the Solaris Plug-In to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System

Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Solaris

The Solaris plug-in is contained in the SUNWspssol package.

To Add the Solaris Plug-In for Solaris

Steps

1. In a terminal window, become superuser.

2. Move to the directory containing the plug–in package.

3. Type the following command and press Return.

   # pkgadd -d . SUNWspssol

   The standalone JAR file is in the /opt/SUNWn1sps/plugins/com.sun.solaris/ directory. The upgrade JAR file is in the /opt/SUNWn1sps/plugins/com.sun.solaris/Upgrade directory.

Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Linux

The Solaris plug-in is contained in the SUNWspssol.rpm file.

To Add the Solaris Plug-In for Linux

Steps

1. In a terminal window, become superuser.

2. Move to the directory containing the SUNWspssol.rpm file.

3. Type the following command and press Return.

   # rpm –i package_directory/SUNWspssol

   The standalone JAR file is in the /opt/sun/N1_Service_Provisioning_System/plugins/com.sun.solaris/ directory. The upgrade JAR file is in the /opt/sun/N1_Service_Provisioning_System/plugins/com.sun.solaris/Upgrade directory.

Adding the Solaris Plug-In for Windows

The Solaris plug-in is contained in the SUNWspssol.msi file.

To Add the Solaris Plug-In for Windows

Steps

1. Move to the directory containing the SUNWspssol.msi file.

2. Double-click the SUNWspssol.msi file.

   The Installer GUI starts. The JAR file is copied to the C:\Program Files\N1 Service Provisioning System\plugins\com.sun.solaris directory.