Preparing for software installation
To install the Avaya IR system base software, you need the following CDs:
- Avaya IR R1.2 Solaris OS for Sun Blade 150 - CD 1 or
Avaya IR R1.2 Solaris OS for Sun Fire 280R - CD 1 - Avaya IR R1.2 Software Packages - CD 2
- Avaya IR R1.2 Core Packages - CD 3
You must have a console connection to the platform on which you are installing the software. Each platform as the following minimum console requirements:
- Sun Blade 150 must have one of the following:
- ASCII terminal connected to the serial port
- Keyboard and mouse connected to the USB ports and a monitor connected to the VGA video connector
- Sun Fire 280R must have an ASCII terminal connected to serial port A
To respond to system prompts when you install the system, you need to know the following information:
- Default router IP address (if applicable)
- Host name for the IR system
- IP address for the IR system
- Network mask (if part of a subnet)
- Type of name service to use (DNS or NIS)
- If DNS name service is used:
- Domain name
- IP addresses of DNS servers
- DNS search domains
- If NIS name service is used:
- Host name of NIS server
- IP address of NIS server
- Geographic region
- Time zone for region
- Date and time
- Root password
