Before You Begin

This chapter describes the factors that you should consider before installing NATkit 2.0 on a Solaris system and a high-level quick reference of the tasks required.

This chapter contains the following sections:

System Requirements
NATkit 2.0 Installation Quick Reference

The system requirements for NATkit 2.0 are summarized in Table 1-1. The requirements listed for NATkit 2.0 are for the server system only. For NATkit 2.0 client system requirements, refer to the "Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Client Requirements" section.

Table 1-1: NATkit 2.0 System Requirements Summary

Requirement Type NATkit Server

System hardware

Sun Ultra5 or higher

Memory (RAM)

160 MB minimum

Available drive space¹

2 GB on the partition on which you intend to install the product (the default is /opt)

Sufficient space for downloaded files in the /var directory.

Swap space equal to double the amount of memory (RAM). For example, if your system has 256 MB of RAM, you should have 512 MB of swap space.

The /tmp directory must be on a swap partition.

System software²

Solaris 2.5.1 or Solaris 2.6 with correct security, Y2K and operational patches.

Browser

None³

Additional required software

None

¹See the "Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Server Requirements" section for information about checking the available disk space on your system.
²Solaris 2.5.1 might require a patch. See the "Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Server Requirements" section for detailed information.
³No browser is required for the NATkit 2.0 server system. Client systems must have a supported browser installed. Refer to the "Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Client Requirements" section for more information.

Requirement Type	NATkit Server
System hardware	Sun Ultra5 or higher
Memory (RAM)	160 MB minimum
Available drive space¹	2 GB on the partition on which you intend to install the product (the default is /opt) Sufficient space for downloaded files in the /var directory. Swap space equal to double the amount of memory (RAM). For example, if your system has 256 MB of RAM, you should have 512 MB of swap space. The /tmp directory must be on a swap partition.
System software²	Solaris 2.5.1 or Solaris 2.6 with correct security, Y2K and operational patches.
Browser	None³
Additional required software	None

NATkit 2.0 Installation Quick Reference

The next three chapters of this guide describe the process of installing and setting up NATkit 2.0.

Each chapter starts with a quick-reference overview of the process described in the chapter. The detailed information follows the same order as the quick reference. Table 1-2 is a quick reference overview of the entire installation process.

Table 1-2: NATkit 2.0 Installation Quick Reference

Task Steps References

1 . Install NATkit 2.0

Step 1 Prepare for installation.

"Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Preparing To Install NATkit 2.0" section

Step 2 Install the software.

"Installing NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Running the NATkit 2.0 Installation Program" section

Step 3 Verify and troubleshoot the installation.

"Troubleshooting" appendix

2 . Set up NATkit 2.0

Step 1 Access the server.

"Setting Up NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Accessing the Server" section

Step 2 Perform administrator setup tasks.

"Setting Up NATkit 2.0" chapter, "Performing Administrator Tasks" section

3 . Prepare NATkit 2.0 applications for use

Step 1 Set up Inventory (including Contract Connection).

"Preparing To Use NATkit 2.0 Applications" chapter, "Setting Up Inventory" section

Step 2 Set up Availability Manager.

NAM User Manual

Step 3 Set up Syslog Analysis.

"Preparing To Use NATkit 2.0 Applications" chapter "Setting Up Syslog Analysis" section

4 . Config Collection

Step 1 Schedule Configuration tasks and determine how the device configuration will be collected.

Refer to Chapter 9 of the "Network Analysis Toolkit User Manual".

Table of Contents

Before You Begin

Before You Begin

System Requirements

NATkit 2.0 Installation Quick Reference