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Solaris 8 Admin Pack Installation Guide

Chapter 3 Installing the Solaris 8 Admin Pack Products

This chapter contains instructions for installing the Solaris 8 Admin Pack.

Note -

Before installing the Admin Pack, carefully read Chapter 2, Preparing Your Solaris 8 Admin Pack Installation and this chapter to ensure that all installation requirements, including pre-install product updates, have been met and that you have collected the information you may need to supply during the installation.

Installing Admin Pack with the Installation Wizard

The easiest way to install the Solaris 8 Admin Pack products is to use the Solaris Web Start wizard, available on the product CD. You need the root password to proceed with Web Start installation.

Note -

When you install the SMC with the Admin Pack, you will be able to launch any of the Admin Pack products and special configuration wizards. If you do not install the SMC during the Admin Pack installation and change your mind during the current installation, you must first complete the current installation. Then restart the Web Start installation wizard and choose Custom installation, which will give you the option to select the SMC.

How to Install Solaris 8 Admin Pack from the Product CD
Note -

If you plan to install AdminSuite, be prepared to enter the user name of a primary administrator.

  1. Insert the Solaris 8 Admin Pack product CD in the CD-ROM drive.

    A File Manager window opens, listing folders and files included on the CD.

  2. Double-click the README.html file to display installation guidelines and access to online versions of this Installation Guide.

  3. Double-click the installer file to open the Web Start installation window.

    If an Action: Run window opens, click OK to continue. An Installer Console window opens and displays installation events and the location of installation log files.

  4. If prompted, enter the system's root password and click Log in.

    The Web Start Welcome screen opens.

  5. Click Next in the Welcome screen and choose either Default or Custom Installation.

    A default installation installs all the Admin Pack products.

    Click Next to move to the next page or Previous to return to the previous page.

    The Web Start wizard detects any previous versions of the selected products and automatically sets the installation option to "No install" which you can override.

  6. Verify that the selected products will be installed in the desired directories.

    The Web Start wizard displays the directories in which the selected products will be installed. If you do not have sufficient disk space, the wizard informs you of which directory has insufficient space. Your immediate option is to install fewer products now. Alternatively, you can free disk space and continue the installation. See the README for guidelines on determining and freeing disk space.

  7. At the end of the installation, a message indicates the success or failure to install any of the products.

    See "Examining Log Files" for information on locating and examining the installation log files. See also Chapter 6, Troubleshooting for more troubleshooting information.

  8. (Optional) Install the Solaris 8 Admin Pack documentation set.

    See Chapter 4, Installing the Solaris 8 Admin Pack Documentation for step-by-step instructions.

  9. (Optional) Install the client portions on PCs running the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0 platforms.

    See "Performing Client Software Installations" for step-by-step instructions.

If you chose to install SEAM 1.0, you will be prompted to reboot your system. See "Restarting or Rebooting the System After Installation" for step-by-step instructions.

How to Install the Solaris 8 Admin Pack Over the Network

  1. Open the File Manager window.

  2. From the File menu, select Go To.

  3. Enter the path to where the Admin Pack files have been copied.

    For example: /net/bigmountain/files1/AdminPack8

  4. Double-click the installer file to open the Web Start installation window.

  5. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

    See also "How to Install Solaris 8 Admin Pack from the Product CD" for further instructions.

    For instructions on installing the AdminSuite client software on PCs, see "Installing Admin Pack Clients Over Your Network".

When you have completed the installation of the Admin Pack, see the sections listed below for further instructions.

Restarting or Rebooting the System After Installation

At the end of the Admin Pack installation, you may be prompted to reboot if you installed SEAM 1.0.1. When you reboot now, the system closes all open files and then reboots the system automatically. If you reboot later, use the following rebooting procedure. The rebooting commands are typed at the ok SPARCTM system prompt. If the prompt is >, type n to display ok. You must be root to execute a reboot. If necessary, in a terminal window at the system prompt, type su and then enter the root password.

How to Reboot the System

  1. In a terminal window, type the following command: 

    halt

  2. At the ok prompt, type the following command: 

    boot

    When the reboot is complete, the login screen opens.

  3. Log in as usual.

Starting Applications From the SMC

If you installed the Solaris Management Console (SMC), the Web Start installation wizard adds the SMC icon to the Sys_Admin folder, accessible from the Applications Manager window.

After launching the SMC, the Solaris Management Console window opens. The default display shows the available application folders in the left window pane. Double-click a folder to reveal the applications in the right window pane.

To start an application, double-click its icon in the right window pane.

Examining Log Files

Installation and uninstallation process information is recorded in log files. There is a log file for the Solaris 8 Admin Pack and for each individual product consolidated under the Admin Pack.

The Admin Pack installation log file, Solaris_8_Admin_Pack_install.XMMDDHHMM, provides feedback on the installation of the Admin Pack packages. The individual product log files provide information on the installation of the individual products.

Use your favorite text editor to read the Admin Pack log files.

Installation Log Files

Consult the individual installation log files located in /var/sadm/install/logs/.

The installation log files follow this naming convention: product_name_install.BMMDDHHMM.

For example, AdminSuite_3.0_install.B12210145 points to the AdminSuite log file pertaining to an installation that took place on December 21 at 1:45 P.M.

Uninstallation Log Files

The uninstallation log files are located with the installation log files. The uninstallation log files follow this naming convention: product_name_uninstall.BMMDDHHMM. For example: AdminSuite_3.0_uninstall.B12210245 points to the AdminSuite log file pertaining to an uninstallation that took place on December 21 at 2:45 P.M.

Performing Client Software Installations

AdminSuite 3.0.1 provides client software that can be installed on PCs running Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0. Instructions for installing AdminSuite 3.0.1 client software are provided in "Installing the AdminSuite Client".

Installing Admin Pack Clients Over Your Network

When the contents of the Solaris 8 Admin Pack software has been copied to a Solaris server, you can perform AdminSuite client installations over your network rather than from the Admin Pack product CD.

How To Install Admin Pack Clients Over Your Network

  1. On the PC desktop, double-click Network Neighborhood.

  2. Select the server on which the Admin Pack software is available.

  3. Find the folder that contains the Installer icon.

  4. Double-click the Installer icon to start the installation wizard.

Installing the AdminSuite Client

The AdminSuite Client is that portion of the AdminSuite 3.0.1 software that enables you to run the AdminSuite console on a PC running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 and Windows 98. The AdminSuite Client enables you to perform user and host management tasks, such as adding users and groups, and managing NIS and NIS+ domains.

You can install the AdminSuite Client from a CD or over the network. Before starting the AdminSuite Client installation, you need to know the name of the AdminSuite server as you will be prompted for it. Currently, the AdminSuite Client will not run from the CD directly. It must be installed so that various property files can be created and adjusted.

How to Install the AdminSuite Client

  1. Insert the Solaris 8 Admin Pack product CD in the CD-ROM drive of the PC.

    The Admin Pack installation screen opens automatically. If it does not open, run the Setup.exe file, which is located in the components/AdminSuite_3.0/win32 directory on the Admin Pack product CD.

  2. Follow the instructions on the installation screens.

How to Run the AdminSuite Console

  1. Use the Microsoft Windows Start button to open the Sun program group, and select AdminSuite.

  2. When prompted, type the name of the AdminSuite server, an existing user name and password, and press Return.

Alternative Installation Methods

The easiest way to install the Admin Pack products is to use Solaris Web Start on the product CD. However, if you are familiar with the UNIX\256 operating system environment, you may want to use one of the following alternative installation methods.

Be sure to install any recommended or required patches. Refer to the Solaris 8 Admin Pack Release Notes for patches you may need to install.

Installing Admin Pack Products Without Web Start

The installation program at the top level of the Admin Pack product CD installs all the Admin Pack products. In addition, each product has its own directory on the CD from which you can install individual products. Running one of the installer programs as installer -nodisplay in a terminal window installs the corresponding product without asking questions, using all default choices. See "Packages Available With Admin Pack Products" for a list of the available product packages.

Be sure to install any recommended or required patches listed in the Solaris 8 Admin Pack Release Notes.

How to Install Admin Pack Products Without Web Start

  1. Insert the Admin Pack product CD in the CD-ROM drive.

    A File Manager window opens to display files included on the CD. One of these files is named installer. There is an installer file for installing the Admin Pack and one for installing each individual Admin Pack product.

  2. Open a terminal window and, if necessary, become root.

  3. In the terminal window, change directory to point to the directory on the Admin Pack product CD that contains the installer program for the product you want to install.

  4. In the terminal window, type the command: 

    installer -nodisplay

    This will install the product with its default values.