Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide

To answer these questions, Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide covers all aspects of deploying Solaris as a network server, including both basic and advanced network services. Given newfound interest in Solaris as an enterprise network operating system, this guide is aimed squarely at supporting enterprise-level services. It's written for experienced network administrators who want an objective guide to networking with Solaris, and covers installation on both the Intel and Sparc platforms. With it, you will learn how to setup Solaris as a file server, application server, and database server.

In its coverage of advanced topics, Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide offers examples of configuration files and the installation of third-party software packages. This comprehensive book also contains more conceptual and difficult material that is absent from other Solaris reference manuals. At all points, emphasis is placed on issues like evaluating the security, scalability, and reliability of specific software packages-at the expense of providing detailed coverage of every available package.

The book covers the practical experience and new skills needed to understand the impact of new services and new software products onexisting server systems. Author Paul Watters-a recognized authority on Solaris-avoids so-called "historical" services, like UUCP, which can easily fill chapters but are not commonly found in today's production environments. Indeed, he doesn't bother to provide an in-depth history of Solaris or UNIX at all, assuming that you can find this material elsewhere. Instead, the practical focus is on supporting relevant contemporary networking technologies.

Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide provides you with a third-party view that not only praises Solaris, but is critical and realistic in its assessment. This book is for experienced Solaris Administrators as well as and those looking to migrate to this operating system.

Preface

1. The Network Is the Computer
Sun ONE (Open Network Environment)
Solaris Releases
Solaris Resources

2. Building Solaris Networks
System Concepts
Network Architectures
Internet Protocols
Using inetd
Using snoop

3. Installing Solaris
Pre-Installation Checklist
Solaris Installations (SPARC)
Solaris Installations (Intel)
Preparing for Installation (SPARC)
Preparing for Installation (Intel)
Web Start Wizard Installation

4. Network Configuration
Creating Networks and Subnets
Configuring Network Interfaces
Obtaining Network Statistics
Routing

5. Naming Services
Domains and Name Services
Domain Name Service
Network Information Service
Network Information Service+
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

6. Host Administration
User Management
Software Package Management
Printer Management
Quotas
Installing Sendmail

7. File Serving
Samba
Network File System Servers
NFS Performance Measurement

8. Data Management
Data Management Principles
Revision Control Tools
Understanding Backups
Selecting a Backup Media
Backup and Restore Methods
Backup/Restore Packages

9. Network Security
Password Security
Secure Shell
Disabling IP Ports
Packet Filtering
Kerberos 5
IPsec
SOCKS Internet Proxy
MD5

10. Network Information Systems
Understanding Web Information Systems
Configuring a Web Server
Running Servlets
Writing Servlets
CORBA
Enterprise JavaBeans
Installing a Database Server

Index