E10K: SSP installation¶
- Title:
E10K: SSP installation
- Author:
Douglas O’Leary <dkoleary@olearycomputers.com>
- Description:
E10K: SSP installation
- Date created:
08/1999
- Date updated:
09/1999
- Disclaimer:
Standard: Use the information that follows at your own risk. If you screw up a system, don’t blame it on me…
Installing and configuring the SSP
Boot the installation cdrom on the SSP
Choose Initial from teh Upgrade system prompt.
Choose Standalone system type.
Choose End User System
Choose Customize from the Software dialog
Add the following packages/clusters:
Archive libraries
Basic networking
X Windows optional fonts from the Font Server cluster
Graphics headers
Online man pages
Point to point protocol
Programming tools and libraries. Ensure all packages in the cluster are selected.
SunOS Header files
Tooltalk End User
Delete the following packages/clusters:
Openwindows binary compatibility from Openwindows Ver 3 cluster.
Openwindows on-line handbooks from Openwindows Ver 3 cluster.
Volume Manger Graphical User Interface from the Volume Manager cluster.
Delete the entire cluster of XGL Runtime libraries
XIL English Localization from the XIL runtime environment cluster.
XIL loadable pipeline library from the XIL runtime environment cluster.
Confirm that there aren’t any unresolved dependencies
Continue through the menus until you get to the disk partitions.
Disk partition recommendations:
256 megs of swap
Everything else in one partition
Continue through the remaining installation steps.
Once the OS is fully installed, install and configure NTP (SUNWxntp) from the Updates for Solaris Operating Environment 2.5.1 Hardware 4/97 or later.
Prepare system files:
Update the name resolution database (NIS, NIS+, DNS) with the name and IP address of both control boards
Update the local /etc/ethers file to reflect the mac address and hostname for the control boards
Update /etc/nsswitch.conf file to force local resolution over name service.