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Planning for Licensing and AnswerBook Installation

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Both the license instsllation process and AnswerBook installation require some planning. This chapter provides the information you need to plan your installation.

Getting License Passwords

The license password is an alphanumeric code that you must obtain from the license distribution center and type in during installation. There are three ways to contact the license center:
  • Email -- You will need to compose an e-mail message with the information requested in the License Password Request Form (on page 2-4) and send it to one of the e-mail addresses listed inTable 2-1.
Table 2-1
Region/CountryE-mail address
USA, Canadalicense@sun.com
Europeeu-licensing@UK.sun.com
Japanlicense@rrd.co.jp
All other countrieseu-license@UK.sun.com
  • Fax -- Fill out the License Password Request Form (on page 2-4) and fax it to appropriate number from Table 2-2.

Note - For Site/SunNet/Domain Manager, the "Server Hostname" is the name of the machine where you want to install product.

Table 2-2
Region/CountryFAX Number
USA, Canada317-364-7220
Europe44-937-541194
Japan03-3263-3844
All other countries44-937-541194
  • Phone -- The Site/SunNet/Domain Manager pkgadd script provides phone numbers for most of the license distribution centers. To contact the license distribution center, please use the toll-free phone numbers listed inTable 2-3.
Table 2-3
CountryPhone Number
Australia1-317-364-7216
Belgium078 11 21 03
Canada1-800-872-4786
Finland9800 14406
France05 90 83 41
Germany0130 81 47 33
Hong Kong1-317-364-7216
Italy1678 77252
Japan03-3263-3821
Korea1-317-364-7216
Netherlands06 0224198
Puerto Rico1-800-872-4786
Spain900 97 4448
Sweden020 793154
Table 2-3
CountryPhone Number
Switzerland155 8096
United Kingdom0800 929 112
United States1-800-872-4786
European countries not listed+44 937 541511
All other countries1-317-364-7216
You will be prompted for your license password during the installation of the Site/SunNet/Domain Manager packages. The operator at the license distribution center will ask you for the following information:
  • Product name
  • Version number
  • "Server" name (the name of the host where the product is to be installed)
  • Host ID
You will also need to provide the serial number from your license certificate.

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Planning for AnswerBook Installation

The AnswerBook requires some planning and decision-making before you install it. This chapter provides the information you need to plan your AnswerBook installation. Please read it carefully before you begin the installation.
Installing the AnswerBook package is entirely optional. You may choose to install it at the same time you install the other Site/SunNet/Domain Manager software packages, or you may install it at a later time. You may also choose not to install the AnswerBook package.
If you choose to install the AnswerBook package, you must select one of two installation options. If you choose the heavy installation, you can merge the Site/SunNet/Domain Manager AnswerBook with the Solaris 2.4 or later AnswerBook and others already installed on your system. For information about merging AnswerBooks, see the Solaris 2.4 or later documentation.
Before you install your software determine whether you will install the AnswerBook package and which installation option you prefer. Table 2-4 describes the installation options available and lists the disk space and installation time required for each.
Table 2-4


Option


Description
Disk
Space
(Mbytes)

Installation
Time
nilLeave all files on CD-ROM. Performance is slow, but adequate for occasional use.Less than 11 minute
heavyStore all files on hard disk. Performance is optimized. This configuration is recommended if the AnswerBook package is to be shared by multiple systems.272-3 minutes

Note - If you do not specify the heavy installation option, you must leave the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive so that the AnswerBook is available.

The installation procedure creates a configuration file that contains the installation locations of the AnswerBook product. If your machine is rebooted in the future and you have chosen the nil installation option, you must make sure the CD-ROM is remounted on the same mount point you used during the initial installation.

Note - Some of the files used by the AnswerBook product are of a special type that are not recognized by the packaging tools, including pkgadd. If you choose the heavy installation option, the packaging tools may report a partial failure as the final installation status. A partial failure does not mean that the installation has failed.

For more information about AnswerBook, refer to the Solaris 2.4 System Administrator's Guide to AnswerBook.