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-====== Tardis Solaris Installation/Configuation ======
-A fairly minimal guide to running Solaris on to Tardis systems.
-====== Installation ======
-===== Pre-requisites =====
-  *  Computer - wired in, serial consoled, networked
-  *  Install media (or install jumpstart server)
-  *  IP address - find something free in appropriate VLAN/subnet
-  *  Hostname - pick something, have DNS admin add it to the DNS
-===== Pre-install setup =====
-Attempt to do the following //before// installing the new machine. Generally you will require someone else to to complete some or all of these tasks, depending on whether you have/need access to the Spiderport/Switch/Firewall configuration.
-==== Configure spiderport ====
-Login to [[http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/admin/systems/spiderport.html|spiderport]] (requires access to admin machine, eg baker or davison) and configure tcp port //n// to map to the serial port you plugged the new machine into, where //n// is the last octet of the IP address chosen for the new system.
-==== VLAN install ====
-Login to [[http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/admin/net|switch]], map chosen ethernet port into the approriate VLAN.
-==== Firewall configuration ====
-  *  Allow outgoing DNS, HTTP Proxy Access (if required).
-  *  Allow incoming SSH (if required).
-===== Solaris Install =====
-Put install media in drive.
-Connect to the serial console on the new machine (would advise running this inside a screen session, in case the connection fails and context is lost). Drop machine to the prom (^] then send break from the telnet> prompt), type boot cdrom at the go prompt to begin the interactive installer program.
-Most of the questions in the installer program can be answered with common sense. Remeber to use <esc>n instead of Fn to progress through the menus.
-==== Responses to non-obvious questions ====
-May not be conclusive, mostly from memory
-  *  Terminal type - choose 'xterms', it seems to work fine.
-  *  Install type - choose normal install. Install the whole solaris system (minus OEM support). The 'reduced networking support' option is much more minimally configured and could also be considered.
-  *  Disk layout - choose 'auto-layout', the customise. The defaults are inappropriate, make / considerably larger, do not have a seperate /export partition('slice'), allow for a sensible /var
-====== Configuration ======
-===== DNS =====
-  cp /etc/nsswitch.dns /etc/nsswitch.conf
-Then edit /etc/resolv.conf to taste.
-===== LDAP Client =====
-  /usr/sbin/ldapclient -v manual -a defaultSearchBase=dc=tardis,dc=ed,dc=ac,dc=uk -a domainName=tardis.ed.ac.uk -a defaultServerList=193.62.81.2
-===== Environment tweaks =====
-Solaris comes with a fairly alien default configuration, especially if you come from a GNU tools background. Things you may wish to do:
-  *  Set the default shell to bash rather than sh (this is safe in S10).
-  *  Set the default TERM variable to something less 'broken'.
-  *  Edit /etc/default/login and /etc/default/su setting PATH and SUPATH to:
-<code>/opt/csw/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/ccs/bin</code>
-  *  Export an appropriate $http_proxy variable from /etc/profile.
-===== 2.2 Package Manager =====
-pkg-get is an apt-ish package manager for Solaris for installing unofficial community software builds. You can install pkg-get from [[http://www.blastwave.org/howto.html|blastwave.org]]. Usage is fairly trivial, eg:
-<code>pkg-get -i vim</code>
-===== 2.3 Minimise Network Exposure =====
-//TODO: using svcadm to disable the vast swathes of useless services//
-===== 2.4 Solaris Zones =====
-See [[http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/zones/faq/#sa_create|Zones FAQ]] on [[http://www.opensolaris.org/|opensolaris.org]].
-==== 2.4.1 Creating and installing a zone ====
-  reaper:~# zonecfg -z <zonename>
-  db: No such zone configured
-  Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
-  zonecfg:db> create
-  zonecfg:db> set zonepath=/zones/zone_roots/<zonename>
-  zonecfg:db> add net
-  zonecfg:db:net> set address=<zone ip addr>
-  zonecfg:db:net> set physical=hme0
-  zonecfg:db:net> end
-  zonecfg:db> commit
-  zonecfg:db> exit
-  reaper:~# zoneadm -z <zonename> install
-  reaper:~# zoneadm -z <zonename> boot
-  reaper:~# zlogin -e] -C <zonename>
-Then follow the above guidelines on setting up the Solaris environment.
-==== Useful info ====
-=== Connecting to the console on a zone ===
-It is necessary to change the escape char for zlogin, because by default it is the same as ssh (~) which will create confusion if you're logged in through a chain of ssh sessions.
-zlogin -e] -C <zonename>
-To disconnect from a zone, first log out, then type ]. after a newline.
-=== Adding user accounts ===
-//(you cannot ssh into the root account)//
-  *  Disable autofs
-<code>svcadm disable svc:/system/filesystem/autofs:default</code>
-  *  Fix permissions on /home
-<code>chmod 755 /home</code>
-  *  Add account
-<code>useradd -m -d /home/username -s /bin/bash/ username</code>
-<code>passwd username</code>
-//This may all be fixable cleanly by leaving autofs running and following the instructions in the comments [[http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/solaris_first_install.html|here]]. //