How to Plan Your Installation

Welcome to Solaris ISP Server^TM 2.0 software. For the installation of Solaris ISP Server, careful planning is required. This chapter presents a high-level overview of the various steps involved in installing or upgrading to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software.

The Installation Process

The installation process consists of planning and preparing the machines on the network, installing the desired components, and accessing the component user interfaces.

Installation Process Overview

You must perform the steps discussed here. This section examines the steps in the installation process as illustrated in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Installation Process Overview

• Step 1: During this phase of the process, you must see Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Administration Guide, Chapter 2, Setup Guidelines, and README.html to plan the installation of Solaris ISP Server.

  The goal of this step is to:

  • Understand the features of Solaris ISP Server components as discussed in "Introducing Solaris ISP Server" in Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Administration Guide.

  • Design network host setup and designate role for Solaris ISP Server network hosts. See "Install Scenario".

  • Check the README for late breaking news.

• Step 2: During this phase of the process, you must see Chapter 3, Installation Requirements to prepare the network hosts.

  The goal of this step is to ensure that your network hosts meet:

  • Specified "Patches to Install".

  • Specified "Hardware Requirements".

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  Repeat this step to prepare all the Solaris ISP Server software hosts on the network.

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• Step 3: During this phase of the process, you must see either:

  • Chapter 4, Installing Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software to install Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software. Or,

  • Chapter 5, Upgrading to or Reinstalling Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software to upgrade to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software.

  The goal of this step is to ensure

  • Successful installation of or upgrade to Solaris ISP Server platform extensions.

  • Successful installation of or upgrade to Solaris ISP Server services.

• Step 4: During this phase of the process, you must see Chapter 7, Configuring Sun Internet Mail Server and Chapter 8, Starting and Configuring the Services to perform the postinstallation tasks.

  The goal of this step is to:

  • Integrate, if required, Sun^TM Internet Mail Server with Solaris ISP Server.

  • See "Configuring HotJava" and configure HotJava^TM browser to support applet security requirements for the Solaris ISP Server components.

  • Access the services through Sun Internet Administrator or directly from a browser and start the services.

Planning the Installation

You must perform the steps discussed here. This section examines the steps in the planning phase of the installation process as illustrated in Figure 1-2.

Figure 1-2 Planning the Installation

• Step 1: Read "Introducing Solaris ISP Server" in Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Administration Guide.

  The goal of this step is to understand:

  • The features of Solaris ISP Server platform extensions and services.

  • How Solaris ISP Server installs.

• Step 2: See Chapter 2, Setup Guidelines to design the network.

  The goal of this step is to design Solaris ISP Server network using the:

  • Sample network configuration discussed in the "Install Scenario".

  • Understand Solaris ISP Server software installation features such as "Solaris ISP Server admin File" and "Changes to Solaris".

• Step 3: Check the README, at media_root/README.html, for any late-breaking corrections to this documentation.

• Step 4: Proceed to prepare for the installation of Solaris ISP Server components after designing the network. See Figure 1-3 for more information.

Preparing for 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 1-3.

Figure 1-3 Preparing for Installation

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

• Step 1: See Chapter 3, Installation Requirements and verify prerequisites for installing Solaris ISP Server platform extensions and services.

  The goal of this step is to ensure that your Solaris ISP Server network hosts meet:

  • Specified CPU, disk space, RAM, and swap requirements as discussed in "Hardware Requirements".

  • Specified operating system requirements as discussed in "Patches to Install".

• Step 2: Verify Solaris ISP Server platform extensions and services dependencies (see "Solaris ISP Server Components")

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

  • All specified bundled and independent package dependencies have been noted.

  • All component default ports are available for installing the components.

• Step 3: Write a postinstallation script to be executed after installation of Solaris ISP Server software. This is optional and if you do not wish to perform any tasks after installation, proceed to install Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software. For guidelines to write the script, see "Creating User-defined Scripts".

  The goal of this step is to :

  • Write a postinstallation script.

  • Supply a path to the script.

• Step 4: Proceed to install or upgrade to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software. See Figure 1-4 for more information.

Installing Solaris ISP Server

You must perform the steps discussed here if this is the first instance of a Solaris ISP Server software installation on the machine. This section examines the steps in the installation phase of the process as illustrated in Figure 1-4.

Figure 1-4 Installing Solaris ISP Server

• Step 1: See Chapter 4, Installing Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software and follow the steps in "Preinstallation Tasks".

  The goal of this step is to:

  • Log into the computer where you want to install Solaris ISP Server components.

  • Change directory to the root of the installation media.

• Step 2: Select method of installing. You can install from a browser or from the command line.

  The goal of this step is to help you identify the best method of installing Solaris ISP Server components. If you select to install from:

  • A browser, see "Installing From the Browser".

  • The command line, see "Installing from the Command Line".

• Step 3: Proceed to install the components from the browser by referring to the "To Install the Components". Or, see "To Install Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software" to install from the command line.

  The goal of this step is to:

  • Select components for installing, change Solaris service settings, specify a postinstallation script (optional), save the install scenario (optional), and install from the browser.

  • Execute the component install script from the command line.

Upgrading to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software

You must perform the steps discussed here if you are upgrading to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software. This section examines the steps to upgrade to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software as illustrated in Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5 Upgrading to Solaris ISP Server 2.0

• Step 1: See Chapter 5, Upgrading to or Reinstalling Solaris ISP Server 2.0 Software and follow the "Preinstallation Tasks".

  The goal of this step is to:

  • Log into the computer running Solaris for ISPs 1.0 components to upgrade to 2.0.

  • Change directory to the root of the installation media.

• Step 2: Select method of upgrading. You can upgrade from a browser or from the command line.

  The goal of this step is to assist you in upgrading to Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software. If you select to upgrade from:

  • A browser, see "Upgrading From a Browser".

  • The command line, see "Upgrading From the Command Line".

• Step 3: To install from the browser, execute hcstartup and start the host configuration tool (see "To Start the Host Configuration GUI").

  To install from the command line, execute uninstall-sisp1.0 and the component install script.

  The goal of this step is to upgrade to 2.0 by:

  • Reaping the maximum benefits of upgrading from a browser. Or,

  • First uninstalling 1.0 components (and save the data) and then installing the 2.0 components from the command line.

Postinstallation Tasks

You must perform the steps discussed here. This section examines the steps to integrate Sun^TM Internet Mail Server with Solaris ISP Server 2.0 software and access the installed components as illustrated in Figure 1-6.

Figure 1-6 Postinstallation Tasks

• Step 1: Integrate Sun Internet Mail Server.

• Step 2: Configure HotJava security settings to enable applets and servlets.

• Step 3: Register services with Sun Internet Administrator and manage the services.