Preinstallation Tasks

To properly prepare for installing Solaris for ISPs, you must understand how the various platform extensions and services fit together and depend upon one another. Chapters 1 through 4 of the Solaris for ISPs Administration Guide provide an overview of the product and explain in detail the hardware and operating system requirements for each software component.

Planning Your Installation

1. Read the overview documentation, Chapters 1 through 4 of the Solaris for ISPs Administration Guide, and perform the steps outlined there.

   • Chapter 1, "Solaris for ISPs Overview," discusses product features and benefits.

   • Chapter 2, "How to Plan your Installation," presents in detail the steps in planning, preparing, and installing the product.

   • Chapter 3, "Setup Guidelines," presents configuration guidelines, including details on the Solaris service configuration performed by the host configuration software.

   • Chapter 4, "Installation Requirements," lists RAM, disk space, and OS requirements for the product software. It discusses the default ports used by the components and the component dependencies.

2. Check the README, at media_root/docs/README.1st, for any late-breaking corrections to this documentation.