Preparing for Installation

Figure 2-3 Preparing for the Installation

You must perform the steps discussed here. This section examines the steps in the preparing phase of the installation process as illustrated in Figure 2-3.

You must repeat these steps to prepare all the hosts on the network to install Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services.

• Step 1: Verify system hardware requirements for Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services. Refer to "Hardware Requirements" in "Solaris for ISPs Platform Extensions".

  The goal of this step is to ensure that your Solaris for ISPs network host servers meet:

  • Specified CPU requirements.

  • Specified disk space requirements.

  • Specified RAM requirements.

  • Specified SWAP requirements.

• Step 2: Verify operating system requirements for Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services. Refer to "Installation Prerequisites" in "Solaris for ISPs Platform Extensions".

  The goal of this step is to ensure that you:

  • Meet specified operating system requirements.

  • Download specified operating system patches.

• Step 3: Verify Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services dependencies. See "Component Dependencies" in Chapter 4, Installation Requirements.

  The goal of this step is to ensure that, for successful installation and functioning of Solaris for ISPs software,

  • All specified bundled and independent package dependencies are met.

  • All inter-software dependencies have been noted. This will enable you to install and configure Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services based on their inter-dependency.

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    If you are from the browser, the component dependencies are displayed on the graphical user interface. If you are installing from the command line, see Solaris for ISPs Installation Guide.

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• Step 4: Write a post-installation script to be executed after installation of Solaris for ISPs. This is optional. For guidelines to write the script, refer to "Creating User-Defined Scripts", in Chapter 3, Setup Guidelines.

  The goal of this step is to :

  • Write a post-installation script.

  • Supply a path to the script.

• Step 5: Proceed to installing Solaris for ISPs platform extensions and services on the respective network hosts.