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Network connection |
Is the system connected to a network? |
Networked/Nonnetworked |
Credentials and proxy information for
Auto Registration, a feature of Oracle Solaris |
Do you want to provide your support
credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration with Oracle? Oracle Solaris Auto Registration is new
in the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release. When you install or upgrade your
system, configuration data about your system is, on rebooting, automatically communicated through the
existing service tag technology to the Oracle Product Registration System. This service tag
data about your system is used, for example, to help Oracle enhance customer
support and services. You can learn about service tags at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/oracle-service-tag-faq-418684.html. You can use
this same configuration data to create and manage your own inventory of your
systems. By registering with your support credentials using one of the registration options
below, you have a straightforward way to inventory your systems by recording and
tracking the service tags for the systems and for the software products installed
on the systems. Prior to an installation or upgrade, you can add an auto_reg keyword
to your sysidcfg file to configure your Auto Registration preferences as follows:
Provide your support credentials and proxy information for Auto Registration.
Set up an anonymous registration so that the configuration data sent to Oracle has no link to the name of a customer.
Disable Auto Registration so that no configuration data is sent to Oracle.
For instructions,
see auto_reg Keyword in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations. If you do not preset the auto_reg keyword in the sysidcfg file, then
during the interactive installation or upgrade, the installer asks you to provide your
support credentials, or to register anonymously. If you do not provide your support
credentials, the system is registered as an anonymous system. You are, also, asked
to provide proxy information, if needed. Alternately, you can disable Auto Registration at
the end of the installation or upgrade prior to rebooting. See the disabling
instructions included as part of the installation procedures in this guide. |
My Oracle Support
user name and password Proxy server host name and port number HTTP proxy user
name and password |
Network security |
Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, you have the option during an initial installation to
change the network security settings so that all network services, except Secure Shell,
are disabled or restricted to respond to local requests only. This security option
is only available during an initial installation, not during an upgrade. An upgrade
maintains any previously set services. If necessary, you can restrict network services
after an upgrade by using the netservices command. During the installation, you can select restricted
network security. Or, you can enable a larger set of services as in
previous Oracle Solaris releases. You can safely select the restricted network security option,
as any services can be individually enabled after installation. For further information about
these options, see Planning Network Security in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade. The network services can be enabled after installation by using
the netservices open command or by enabling individual services by using SMF commands. See
Revising Security Settings After Installation in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Installation Guide: Planning for Installation and Upgrade. |
Restricted/Open network security |
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 |
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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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Keyboard |
If the
keyboard is self-identifying, the keyboard language and layout automatically configures during installation. If
the keyboard is not self-identifying, you can select from a list of supported
keyboard layouts during installation. PS/2 keyboards are not self-identifying. You will be asked
to select the keyboard layout during the installation.
SPARC only - Previously, all of keyboards that were
not self-identifying always configured for the U.S. English layout during installation.
For further
information, see keyboard Keyword in Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 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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Default or Custom Install |
Do you
want to perform a default installation, or customize the installation?
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 |
Software Group |
Which Oracle Solaris Software Group do you want to
install? |
Entire Plus OEM Entire* Developer End User Core Reduced Networking |
Custom Package Selection |
Do you want to add or
remove software packages from the Oracle Solaris Software Group that you install?
Note - When you
select which packages to add or remove, you need to know about software
dependencies and how Oracle Solaris software is packaged.
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Select Disks |
On which disks do
you want to install the Oracle Solaris software? Example: c0t0d0 |
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x86: fdisk partitioning |
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Select Disks for fdisk Partition Customization? |
Yes/No* |
Customize
fdisk partitions? |
Yes/No* |
Preserve Data |
Do you want to preserve any data that exists
on the disks where you are installing the Oracle Solaris software? |
Yes/No* |
Auto-layout File Systems |
Do
you want the installation program to automatically lay out file systems on your
disks? If yes, which file systems should be used for auto-layout? Example: /, /opt,
/var If no, you must provide file system configuration information.
Note - The Oracle Solaris installation
GUI lays out file systems automatically by default.
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Yes*/No |
Mount Remote File Systems |
Does this system
need to access software on another file system? If yes, provide the following
information about the remote file system. |
Yes/No* |
Server: |
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IP Address: |
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Remote File System: |
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Local Mount Point: |
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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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Review the planning chapter and other
relevant documentation. |
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