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Network connection |
Is the system connected to a network? |
Networked/Nonnetworked |
Auto Registration |
Do you want to
provide your support credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration with Oracle? See
Auto Registration. |
My Oracle Support user name and password Proxy server host name and port
number HTTP proxy user name and password |
DHCP |
Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces? DHCP provides the network parameters that are
necessary for installation. |
Yes/No* |
If you are not using DHCP, note the network address. |
IP
Address |
If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for the
system. Example: 172.31.255.255 To find this information on a running system, type the following
command. # ypmatch host-name hosts |
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Subnet |
If you are not using DHCP, is the system part of a
subnet? If yes, what is the netmask of the subnet? Example: 255.255.255.0 To find this
information on a running system, type the following command. # more /etc/netmasks |
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IPv6 |
Do you want to
enable IPv6 on this machine? IPv6 is a part of the TCP/IP Internet
protocol that facilitates IP addressing by adding better security and increasing Internet addresses. |
Yes/No* |
Host
name |
Host name that you choose for the system. To find this information on
a running system, type the following command. # uname -n |
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Kerberos |
Do you want to configure Kerberos
security on this machine? If yes, gather this information: |
Yes/No* |
Default Realm: |
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Administration Server: |
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First KDC: |
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(Optional) Additional
KDCs: |
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The Kerberos service is a client-server architecture that provides secure transactions over networks. |
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If
the system uses a naming service, provide the following information. |
Naming service |
Which naming
service should this system use? To find this information on a running system,
type the following command. # cat /etc/nsswitch.conf A naming service stores information in a central place,
which enables users, machines, and applications to communicate across the network. Examples of information
that is stored are host names and addresses or user names and passwords. |
NIS+/NIS/DNS/
LDAP/None |
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Domain name |
Provide the name of the domain in which the system resides. During
installation, you can choose the default NFSv4 domain name. Or, you can specify
a custom NFSv4 domain name.
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NIS+ and NIS |
Do you want to specify a name
server or let the installation program find one? If you want to specify a
name server, provide the following information. |
Specify one/Find one* |
Server's host name: |
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Server's IP Address: |
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- For NIS clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address.
# ypmatch nameserver-name hosts
For NIS+ clients, type the following command to display the server's IP address. # nismatch nameserver-name hosts.org_dir
Network
Information Service (NIS) makes network administration more manageable by providing centralized control over
a variety of network information, such as machine names and addresses. |
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DNS |
Provide IP addresses
for the DNS server. You must enter at least one IP address, but
you can enter up to three addresses. |
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Server's IP Address: |
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To display the server's
IP address, type the following command. # getent hosts dns |
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You can enter a list of domains
to search when a DNS query is made. |
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List of domains to be
searched: |
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The domain name system (DNS) is the naming service that the Internet provides
for TCP/IP networks. DNS provides host names to the IP address service. DNS
simplifies communication by using machine names instead of numerical IP addresses. DNS also
serves as a database for mail administration. |
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LDAP |
Provide the following information about your
LDAP profile. |
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Profile Name: |
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Profile Server: |
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If you specify a proxy credential level in your
LDAP profile, gather this information. |
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Proxy-bind distinguished name: |
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Proxy-bind password: |
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) defines
a relatively simple protocol for updating and searching directories that are running over
TCP/IP. |
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Default route |
Do you want to specify a default route IP address or let
the Oracle Solaris installation program find one? The default route provides a bridge
that forwards traffic between two physical networks. An IP address is a unique
number that identifies each host on a network. You have the following choices:
You can specify the IP address. An /etc/defaultrouter file is created with the specified IP address. When the system is rebooted, the specified IP address becomes the default route.
You can let the Oracle Solaris installation program detect an IP address. However, the system must be on a subnet that has a router that advertises itself by using the ICMP router discovery protocol. If you are using the command-line interface, the software detects an IP address when the system is booted.
You can choose None if you do not have a router or do not want the software to detect an IP address at this time. The software automatically tries to detect an IP address on reboot.
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Detect one*/Specify one/None |
Time zone |
How do you want to specify your default time
zone? |
Geographic region* Offset from GMT Time zone file |
Root password |
Provide the root password for
the system. |
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Default or custom installation |
Do you want to perform a default installation,
or customize the installation?
Select Default installation to format the entire hard disk and install a preselected set of software.
Select Custom installation to modify the hard disk layout and select the software that you want to install.
Note - The text installer does not prompt you to select
a Default or Custom Installation. To perform a default installation, accept the default values
that are provided in the text installer. To perform a custom installation, edit
the values in the text installer screens.
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Default installation*/Custom installation |
Keyboard |
This feature is new
in the following releases:
For SPARC, starting with the Solaris 10 10/06 release
For x86, starting with the Solaris 10 8/07 release
If the keyboard is self-identifying, the keyboard language and
layout automatically configures during installation. If the keyboard is not self-identifying, the sysidkdb tool
provides you, during the installation, a list of supported keyboard layouts during installation,
so that you can select a layout for keyboard configuration. SPARC: Previously, the USB
keyboard assumed a self-identifying value of 1 during the installation. Therefore, all of the
keyboards that were not self-identifying always configured for a U.S. English keyboard layout
during installation. For further information, see Preconfiguring With the sysidcfg File in Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. |
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Locales |
For which geographic regions do you want
to install support?
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SPARC: Power Management (only available on SPARC systems that support Power
Management) |
Do you want to use Power Management?
Note - If your system has Energy Star
version 3 or later, you are not prompted for this information.
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Yes/No |
Automatic reboot or
CD/DVD ejection |
Reboot automatically after software installation? Eject CD/DVD automatically after software installation? |
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Disk space
reallocation |
Do you want the installation program to automatically re-layout the systems on your
disks? If yes, which file system should be used for auto-layout? Example: /, /opt,
/var If no, you must provide information for the system configuration. |
Yes/No* |
If you are
installing through a tip line, follow these instructions. |
Ensure that your window display is
at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long. For more information, see
tip(1). To determine the current dimensions of your tip window, use the stty command. For
more information, see the man page, stty(1). |
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Check your Ethernet connection. |
If the system
is part of a network, verify that an Ethernet connector or similar network
adapter is connected to your system. |
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Live Upgrade use |
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Check the system for the existence
of Prestoserve software. |
If you begin the upgrade process by shutting down the
system with the init 0 command and you're using Prestoserve software, you might lose
data. Refer to the Prestoserve documentation for shutdown instructions. |
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Check for patches needed. |
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Review the planning chapter and other
relevant documentation. |
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