Step

System prompt

Action

1.

Select a Language

0. English
1. Fr

Please make a choice (0 - 1), or press h or ? for help:

Type 0 and press Enter.

2.

Select a Locale

0. English (C - 7-bit ASCII)
1. Canada-English (ISO8859-1)
2. Thai
3. U.S.A. (en_US.ISO 8859-1)
4. U.S.A. (en_US.ISO 8859-15)
5. Go Back to Previous Screen

Please make a choice (0 - 5), or press h or ? for help:

Type 0 and press Enter.

3.

The next two screens describe the installation program and what you will need to answer the prompts.

Press F2 to acknowledge the screens.

If the system is attached to a network, it assumes that you want to configure the system for network usage. Go to Step 6.

If the system is not attached ot the network, it displays the following prompt:

4.

Networked

[ ]Yes
[ ] No

If you plan to connect your system to a network, position the cursor between the Yes brackets using the arrow keys. Press Enter. An X appears in the brackets to indicate your selection. Press F2.

5.

Use DHCP

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Select whether DHCP is to be used on your LAN. Press F2.

If you choose No (the preferred option), the system uses static IP addresses for proxy connections.

6.

Host name:

Type your host name (the name of your computer on the network) and press F2.

7.

IP address:

Type the IP address of the computer and press F2.

8.

System part of a subnet

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Choose whether your system is part of a subnet and press F2.

If you choose Yes, the system prompts you for the subnet mask. In this case, enter the subnet mask and press F2.

9.

Netmask:

Type the subnet mask and press F2.

10.

Enable IPv6

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Choose whether to enable IPv6 and press F2. Typically you would choose No.

After a short wait (approximately 30 seconds), the system displays the network information you entered similar to the following example:

11.

Host name: host
IP address: IP address
System part of a subnet: Yes
Netmask: subnet mask
Enable IPv6: No

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information starting with the Networked question.

12.

Configure Kerberos Security

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

F2_Continue F6_Help

If your network uses Kerberos Security, select Yes and press F2.

13.

The system displays a confirmation screen.

Press F2 to acknowledge.

14.

Configuring default router

Set default network router IP address [y,n,?]

To configure the default network router IP address, type y then press Enter.

15.

Set Router IP Address (ex. 192.1.7.254 ):

Type the router IP address then press Enter.

16.

The system asks if the address you entered is correct.

If it is, type y then press Enter.

17.

Name service

[ ] NIS+
[ ] NIS
[ ] DNS
[ ] LDAP
[ ] None

Select your name service and press F2.

This choice and the prompts that follow are specific to your site. If you selected DNS, the system displays the following series of messages to set up the name server:

17a.

Domain name:

Type your domain name and press F2.

17b.

Server's IP address:
Server's IP address:
Server's IP address:

You can enter up to three IP addresses for DNS servers. Type the IP address and press Enter to move to the next field. When done, press F2.

17c.

Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:
Search domain:

You can enter up to six search domains. Type the search domain and press Enter to move to the next field. When done, press F2.

The system displays the information your entered, similar to the following:

17d.

Name service: DNS
Domain name: domain.com
Server address(es): 127.0.0.1
Search domain(s): search.domain.com

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and Press F2 to continue. If the list is not correct, press F4 and correct the information starting with the domain name prompt.

After the system accepts your name service information, it displays a series of messages requesting information about the time zone for the system.

18.

Regions

[ ] Asia, Western
[ ] Australia / New Zealand
[ ] Canada
[ ] Europe
[ ] Mexico
[ ] South America
[ ] United States
[ ] other - offset from GMT
[ ] other - specify time zone file

Select the region for the system and press F2.

The system displays a menu for selecting the time zone for the region you selected. The following example shows the time zones for the United States:

19.

Time zones

[ ] Eastern
[ ] Central
[ ] Mountain
[ ] Pacific
[ ] East-Indiana
[ ] Arizona
[ ] Michigan
[ ] Samoa
[ ] Alaska
[ ] Aleutian
[ ] Hawaii

Select your time zone and press F2.

20.

Date and time: date time

Year (4 digits): year
Month (1-12) : month
Day (1-31) : day
Hour (0-23) : hour
Minute (0-59) : minute

Verify that these values for year, month, day, hour, and minute are correct. If any values need to be changed, position the cursor in the appropriate field and type the correct value. Press Enter to move between field. When done, press F2.

The system displays the time zone information you entered, similar to the following:

21.

Time zone: US/Mountain
Date and time: 2002-07-03 10:38:00

Review the information to make sure it is accurate and press F2 to continue. If the information is not correct, press F4 and correct the information starting with the region prompt.

22.

Root password:

Type the root password to be used on the system and press Enter.

23.

Re-enter your root password.

Type the root password again and press Enter.

24.

System identification is completed.
Setting netmask of eri0 to XXX.XXX.XXX.X
Setting default IPv4 interface for multicast: add net 224.0/4: gateway XXXXX
syslog service starting.

Print services started.
volume management starting.

Jul 3 10:48:56 XXXXX sendmail[293]: My unqualified host name (XXXXX) unknown; sleeping for retry The system is ready.

The system automatically reboots and displays the login prompt for Solaris 8. You are ready to log in and administer the system.