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.

   • Chapter 4, "Installation Requirements," lists RAM, disk space, and OS requirements, for the product software. This chapter also discusses the component dependencies on bundled and unbundled software.

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

The Solaris for ISPs overview documentation is available in several formats for your convenience.

• At the root directory of your installation media, the overview documentation is at see media_root/docs/README.1st for the location.

• In the printed documentation, this information is in Chapters 1 through 4 of the Solaris for ISPs Administration Guide.

• On the World Wide Web, you can access this information at see media_root/docs/README.1st for the location.