Netra j - Release 2.0 Product Notes

Netra j 2.0 Software

This section describes updates to the Netra j 2.0 software.

Netra j Software Disk Space Requirements

The Netra j software packages are not relocatable. Be sure that you have enough space in /opt, /usr, or /var file systems. Table 1-1 lists the approximate disk space requirements.

Table 1-1 Netra j Software Disk Space Requirements


File System	Space in Mbytes
`/`	21
`/opt`	83
`/usr`	5
`/var`	3

System Reboot

Caution -

You must reboot the server after installing the Netra j 2.0 software and before you begin setup.

Fresh Installation

On page 18 of the Netra j 2.0 Installation Guide, under Initial Configuration, you are no longer required to complete steps 3 through 9. The Netra j 2.0 software will not display these configuration pages.

Netra j Administration Interface

HotJava(TM) Views(TM) administration requires HotJava Browser(TM) version 1.1 for the Solaris operating environment. HotJava Browser is included with the Netra j 2.0 software. For all other Netra j 2.0 administration tasks, any industry-standard browser can be used.

The HotJava Views administration applets use JDK(TM) 1.1 application program interfaces (APIs), including AWT 1.1 (abstract windowing toolkit) and the New Event Model. Therefore, HotJava Views administration requires a fully JDK 1.1-capable browser. As of this writing, HotJava Browser 1.1 for the Solaris operating environment is the only browser that supports AWT 1.1 and New Event Model features in JDK 1.1. Netscape Navigator(TM) 4.03 supports only a subset of JDK 1.1. If you prefer a Netscape browser, check the Netscape web site at http://devedge.netscape.com/software/index.html for the latest information about AWT 1.1 and New Event Model support.

Netra j Software Package Additions

Table 1-2 lists the Netra j software package additions to accommodate the high encryption and low encryption software.

Table 1-2 Netra j Software Additions


Current Package ID	High-Encryption Package ID	Low-Encryption Package ID
`SUNWjsos`	`SUNWjsosh`	`SUNWjsosl`

Netra j Software Management Module Error

When using the Netra j Software Management module to make additions to or removals from the system, the Sun(TM) WebServer(TM) may time out. This results in an error message from the browser.

For HotJava Browser:

Exception: java.net.SocketException

For Netscape Navigator:

500 server error

If this error occurs, make sure that the software component (package, patch, or cluster) was fully installed or removed. The install or remove process may continue to run in the background after the browser returns with an error.

Make sure you either add or remove software components one at a time or use the admintool or pkgadd utility to add or remove these components.

Netra j Save and Restore Feature

Some of the administration information that is entered using the Network Computer Administration forms is not automatically saved as part of the Netra j Save and Restore feature. The relevant system files must be saved manually if you intend to restore these settings after a system crash. The entire directory /var/dhcp should be saved to an off-line storage medium such as magnetic tape or diskette. It is recommended that the contents of this directory be backed up at regular intervals, particularly when new NC's have been added, deleted or modified using the Netra j user interface. These files must be restored separately in addition to the default restore procedures required during a crash recovery of a Netra j server.

Configuring Users' Home Directories

The home directories of user accounts set up for JavaStation(TM) users must be NFS-shared. This requirement is handled automatically when users are added or modified using the Netra j User Accounts module. Some user accounts may not be NFS-shared if they existed prior to Netra j installation/upgrade. To activate NFS-sharing of such user accounts, follow the instructions below.

To Activate NFS-Sharing of Existing User Accounts

Become root.

Add the following line to the /etc/dfs/dfstab file for each user:

share -F nfs -o rw -d "Home Directory" /export/home/
username

where /export/home/username is the user's home directory.

If existing users all have a common home directory base, for example, /export/home, you can edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file as follows:

share -F nfs -o rw -d "Home Directory" /export/home

Using Java Webserver with a Netra j Server

If you intend to use Java Web Server 1.1 as your default web server, it may not successfully establish itself as the default web server on port 80 when you boot the Netra j server. Instead, the Sun WebServer (bundled with the Netra j 2.0 software) substitutes itself as the primary web server running on port 80. As a workaround, you must add sleep 5 to the script /etc/rc3.d/S95http.

case "$1" in
'start')
	sleep 5 
	if netstat -na [boxv  ] grep LISTEN [boxv  ] grep -w 80 >/dev/null
	then
			echo "$SCRIPT_NAME: httpd not started, port in use"
			exit 
...
....
....

This adjustment provides an adequate interval for the Java WebServer to initialize itself during bootup and prevents Sun WebServer from monopolizing port 80.

Netra j Localization Support

Currently, the Netra j software does not support multiple languages. This capability is supported in future releases of the Netra j software. Thus at this time, you cannot select a locale other than English (default locale) in the Network Computer Administration module (Configure or Modify Global Parameters, Login Locale, and Add or Modify Network Computer, NC Locale).