Solaris 8 Admin Pack Installation Guide

Products in the Solaris 8 Admin Pack

The Solaris 8 Admin Pack is a consolidation of the individual products described in the following table.

Table 1-1 Solaris 8 Admin Pack Products
 Product Product Description
SolarisTMAdminSuiteTM 3.0.1 A software product that enables you to perform user and host management tasks.
SolsticeTM PPP 3.0.1 A communications protocol providing extended Internet connectivity for Solaris and Microsoft Windows systems. With Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), a Solaris system acts as an Internet router and supports all IP applications transparently over both leased lines and dial-up connections.
Solaris Management ConsoleTM 1.0.1 (SMC)A JavaTM-based management tool for the administration of Solaris servers.
 SMC Administration Wizards Configuration wizards for routing, changing the root password, DNS client and DNS server configurations, and network configuration shutdown.
SunTM Enterprise Authentication MechanismTM 1.0.1 (SEAM) A client/server architecture that provides secure transactions over networks. In addition to strong authentication, it provides data privacy and integrity, as well as single sign-on capabilities. SEAM is based on the Kerberos V5 network authentication protocol.
 AnswerBook2 1.4.2Sun's online documentation system. It uses a Web browser interface that lets you view and print a variety of Solaris AnswerbookTM book collections and man pages.