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6.  Gathering Information Before Installation or Upgrade (Planning) Checklist for Upgrading  Previous   Contents   Next 
   
 

Worksheet for Upgrading

Use the following worksheet to gather the information that you need to upgrade the Solaris operating environment. You do not need to gather all of the information that is requested on the worksheet. You only need to collect the information that applies to your system. If you are performing the upgrade over the network, the installation program provides the information for you, based on the current system configuration.

You cannot change basic system identification, such as host name or IP address. The installation program might prompt you for basic system identification, but you must enter the original values. If you use the Solaris Web Start program to upgrade, the upgrade fails if you attempt to change any of the values.


Note - Ignore the shaded rows if you are upgrading a standalone, non-networked system.


Table 6-2 Upgrade Worksheet

Info Needed to Install

Description/Example

Enter Your Answers Here:

Network

Is the system connected to a network?

Yes/No

DHCP

Can the system use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure its network interfaces?

Yes/No

Host Name

Host name that you choose for the system.

 

IP Address

If you are not using DHCP, supply the IP address for the system.

Example: 129.200.9.1

 

Subnet

If you are not using DHCP, is the system part of a subnet?

If yes, what is the netmask of the subnet?

Example: 255.255.0.0

Yes/No

IPv6

Do you want to enable IPv6 on this machine?

Yes/No

Kerberos

Do you want to configure Kerberos security on this machine?

If yes, gather this information:

Yes/No

Default Realm:

Administration Server:

First KDC:

(Optional) Additional KDCs:

 

Name Service

Which name service should this system use?

NIS+/NIS/DNS/LDAP/None

Domain Name

If the system uses a name service, supply the name of the domain in which the system resides.

 

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:

Server's IP Address:

DNS

Provide IP addresses for the DNS server. You must enter at least one IP address, but you can enter up to three addresses.

 

Server's IP Address(es):

You can enter a list of domains to search when a DNS query is made.

Search Domain:

LDAP

Provide the following information about your LDAP profile.

 

Profile Name:

Profile Server:

IP Address:

Default Router

Do you want to specify a default IP router (gateway) or let the Solaris Web Start installation program find one?

If you want to specify a default router, provide the following information.

Specify One/Find One

Router IP address:

Time Zone

How do you want to specify your default time zone?

Geographic region

Offset from GMT

Time zone file

Locales

For which geographic regions do you want to install support?

 

Power Management

Do you want to use Power Management?

Yes/No

Proxy Server Configuration

(only available in the Solaris Web Start program)

Do you have a direct connection to the Internet or do you need to use a proxy server to gain access to the Internet?

If you use a proxy server, provide the following information.

Direct Connection/Proxy Server

Host:

Port:

Automatic reboot or CD/DVD ejection

Reboot automatically after software installation?

Eject CD/DVD automatically after software installation?

Yes/No

Yes/No

Disk Space Reallocation

Do you want the installation program to automatically re-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 information for file system configuration.

Yes/No

64-bit

Do you want to install support for 64-bit applications?

Yes/No

 
 
 
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