A part of the Internet naming hierarchy. A domain represents a group of systems on a local network that share administrative files.
The name that is assigned to a group of systems on a local network that share administrative files. It is required for the Network Information Service (NIS) database to work properly. A domain name consists of a sequence of component names that are separated by periods (for example: tundra.mpk.ca.us). As you read a domain name from left to right, the component names identify more general (and usually remote) areas of administrative authority.
A software group that contains the Core software group plus the recommended software for an end user, including the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) and DeskSet software.
A software group that contains the entire Solaris 9 release.
A software group that contains the entire Solaris 9 release, plus additional hardware support for OEMs. This software group is recommended when installing Solaris software on SPARC based servers.
A directory that contains critical system configuration files and maintenance commands.
A file system on an OS server that is shared with other systems on a network. For example, the /export file system can contain the root file system and swap space for diskless clients and the home directories for users on the network. Diskless clients rely on the /export file system on an OS server to boot and run.
A reversion to the environment that ran previously. Use fallback when you are activating an environment and the boot environment that is designated for booting fails (or shows some undesirable behavior).
A server that provides the software and file storage for systems on a network.
In the SunOS™ operating system, a tree-structured network of files and directories that you can access.
A user-defined Bourne shell script, specified within the rules file, that performs tasks after the Solaris software is installed on the system, but before the system reboots. You can use finish scripts only with custom JumpStart installations.
To put data into a structure or divide a disk into sectors for receiving data.
One of the 10 or more keyboard keys that are labeled F1, F2, F3, and so on that are mapped to particular tasks.
A directory entry that references a file on disk. More than one such directory entry can reference the same physical file.
The name by which a system is known to other systems on a network. This name must be unique among all the systems within a particular domain (usually, this means within any single organization). A host name can be any combination of letters, numbers, and minus signs (-), but it cannot begin or end with a minus sign.
(Hypertext Transfer Protocol) (n.) The Internet protocol that fetches hypertext objects from remote hosts. This protocol is based on TCP/IP.
Any boot environment that is not currently booted and not designated for activation on next reboot.
An option that is presented by the Solaris Web Start program and the Solaris suninstall program that overwrites the disk(s) with a new version of Solaris. The initial installation option is presented for systems that can be upgraded. However, the disk(s) that contain the old version of Solaris software (including the local modifications) are overwritten if you choose the initial installation option.
A server that provides the Solaris 9 CD images from which other systems on a network can install Solaris (also known as a media server). You can create an install server by copying the Solaris 9 CD images to the server's hard disk.
Internet protocol address. InTCP/IP, a unique 32-bit number that identifies each host in a network. An IP address consists of four numbers that are separated by periods (192.9.9.1, for example). Most often, each part of the IP address is a number between 0 and 225. However, the first number must be less than 224 and the last number cannot be 0.
IP addresses are logically divided into two parts: the network (similar to a telephone area code), and the local system on the network (similar to a phone number). The numbers in a Class A IP address, for example, represent "network.local.local.local" and the numbers in a Class C IP address represent "network.network.network.local."
Class | Range (xxx is a number 0 to 255) | Number of Available IP Addresses |
|---|---|---|
Class A | 1.xxx.xxx.xxx - 126.xxx.xxx.xxx | Over 16 million |
Class B | 128.0.xxx.xxx - 191.255.xxx.xxx | Over 65,000 |
Class C | 192.0.0.xxx - 223.255.255.xxx | 256 |
IPv6 is a new version (version 6) of Internet Protocol (IP) that is designed to be an evolutionary step from the current version, IPv4 (version 4). IPv6 is an increment to IPv4. Deploying IPv6, using defined transition mechanisms, does not disrupt current operations. In addition, IPv6 provides a platform for new Internet functionality.
IPv6 is described in more detail in "Overview of IPv6" in System Administration Guide, Volume 3.
A user-defined task to be completed by a computer system.
When you use a profile diskette for custom JumpStart installations, the JumpStart directory is the root directory on the diskette that contains all the essential custom JumpStart files. When you use a profile server for custom JumpStart installations, the JumpStart directory is a directory on the server that contains all the essential custom JumpStart files.