Preface

The i-Planet Installation Guide provides information about installation and instructions to install the i-Planet^TM software and license.

Who Should Use This Book

The i-Planet Installation Guide is intended for system administrators installing the i-Planet software. Familiarity with basic UNIX system administration and networking is assumed.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1 provides an overview of installation, describes system requirements, provides an i-Planet diagram, and lists the information needed for installation.

Chapter 2 contains installation procedures and postinstallation information.

Chapter 3 contains information on obtaining and installing your FLEXlm license for i-Planet software.

Chapter 4 contains instructions for removing the software.

Appendix A contains instructions on generating and installing SSL certificates.

Appendix B contains instructions for installing third-party software.

Documentation

i-Planet 2.0 documentation includes:

i-Planet Installation Guide (this book)

i-Planet Quick Install card

i-Planet Administration Guide

i-Planet Release Notes

Online help

Ordering Sun Documents

The SunDocsSM program provides more than 250 manuals from Sun Microsystems, Inc. If you live in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Japan, you can purchase documentation sets or individual manuals using this program.

For a list of documents and how to order them, see the catalog section of the SunStoreSM Internet site at http://sunstore.sun.com.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com/.

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail. AaBbCc123 What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output machine_name% su Password: AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value To delete a file, type rm filename. AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.TABLE P-2 Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell prompt machine_name% C shell superuser prompt machine_name# Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt $ Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt #

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`