BIND 9.7.0 includes a number of changes from BIND 9.6 and earlier releases. Most are intended to simplify DNSSEC configuration.

New features include:

• Fully automatic signing of zones by "named"
• Simplified configuration of DNSSEC Lookaside Validation (DLV).
• Simplified configuration of Dynamic DNS, using the "ddns-confgen" command line tool or the "local" update-policy option. (As a side effect, this also makes it easier to configure automatic zone re-signing.)
• New named option "attach-cache" that allows multiple views to share a single cache.
• DNS rebinding attack prevention.
• New default values for dnssec-keygen parameters.
• Support for RFC 5011 automated trust anchor maintenance (see README.rfc5011 for additional details).
• Smart signing: simplified tools for zone signing and key maintenance.
• The "statistics-channels" option is now available on Windows.
• A new DNSSEC-aware libdns API for use by non-BIND9 applications (see README.libdns for details).
• On some platforms, named and other binaries can now print out a stack backtrace on assertion failure, to aid in debugging.
• A "tools only" installation mode on Windows, which only installs dig, host, nslookup and nsupdate.
• Improved PKCS#11 support, including Keyper support and explicit OpenSSL engine selection (see README.pkcs11 for additional details).

In this articles I will provide the Solaris 10 Installation mode over HTTP named as WanBoot method for SPARC Systems.

This method is helpful for that systems where is not possible to use Install Server in the same Ethernet Network segment as client location and also not possible to place Boot Server too.

For Example: you have one or several new fresh servers which is located in DMZ Zone or isolated by Firewall and by Enterprise rules there not acceptable to open NFS,TFTP,SSH,RSH,Telnet,FTP services between Install Server and possible new systems, but Administrators agree to open one TCP port – HTTP or HTTPS. Here I will provide only HTTP installation way.

Another possible situation where you can use this method can be when new fresh system located on customer site with Internet access and you just have remote access to this system into ALOM over VPN or direct access though Internet. Therefore you can use your already prepared Installation WanBoot server for this systems.

Network configuration is ready, now we will install “Solaris JumpStart Installation Server”.

# mkdir -p /Install/Solaris10/

# mkdir /Install/jumpstart

# /cdrom/sol_10_1009_x86/Solaris_10/Tools/setup_install_server /Install/Solaris10/

Now is necessary to customize Solaris 10 install miniroot image to include in it HP Proliant BL460c G6 2 drivers:

After success install Solaris 10 x86 64bit we will begin configuring it and Installing "Solaris JumpStart Install Server" for x86pc architecture with DHCP net boot mode support.

This is our example configuration:

IP address of install server: 10.0.0.2

Netmask: 255.255.255.0

Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

1) Lets correct /etc/hosts file

In this PART III I will provide information about Installation Solaris 10 x86 64bit in VMware Guest machine.

Pic. 1.Solaris Install DVD boot menu	Pic. 2. Installation choice mode menu
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After successfully installing and launching vSphere, log in to vSphere console and create default new Solaris 10 32bit profile:

Pic. 1. to login choice “Use windows session credentials”.	Pic. 2. Login in progress

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Today I will provide necessary information to pre-configuring VMware machine for Solaris 10 x86 on VMware vSphere.

First for all you must install VMware vSphere Data Center Management system and hot it necessary to do you can find in follow resources:

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BIND 9.6.1-P2 is a SECURITY PATCH for BIND 9.6.1. It addresses a
potential cache poisoning vulnerability, in which data in the additional
section of a response could be cached without proper DNSSEC validation

I just done recompiling DNS server BIND 9.6.1-P2 security updated version for Sun Solaris 10 x64 bit sparc edition binary. It’s fully tested and runned on the Sun Fire T2000 with 16 core SUNW,UltraSPARC-T1 1000MHz. This binary compiled with Sun Studio 12 C compiler and therefore not necessary to use or install addition GnuCC C libraries in to the system. Also for copyright my works I signed all binaries with my contact details.

You can download it from this address:

BIND 9.6-P2 updated and patched version x64 Solaris sparc

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