Installation guide

the document collections are installed and which runs a web-based server to deliver
them to you). For more information, choose from the following:
“What Do I Need to Install?” on page 9-11
“Launching the AnswerBook2 Viewer” on page 9-11
“Finding a Document Server” on page 9-12
For detailed information about using the AnswerBook2 product or administering a
document server, use the online help once you have a document server to access.
What Do I Need to Install?
Table 9–1 indicates what you need to install to provide specific AnswerBook2
functionality.
TABLE 9–1 When and What to Install
If you want to do this....
Then do this...
View online documentation from your
desktop (any platform, any operating
system).
Start a web browser and point it at the
document server’s URL (for example,
http://my_docs:8888). See “Launching
the AnswerBook2 Viewer” on page 9-11.
Automatically launch a web browser with
the appropriate server URL from your
desktop.
If you are running the Solaris 2.6 operating
system, then identify a document server and
select the AnswerBook2 option from the CDE
Help pop-up menu or the OpenWindows
Programs menu. See “Launching the
AnswerBook2 Viewer” on page 9-11.
Enable your system (machine) to deliver
(serve) documentation.
Install the document server software from
the Solaris Documentation CD. See
“Installing Document Server Software” on
page 9-12.
Add documentation from the Solaris 2.6
Documentation CD to your document server.
The document administrator is the only user
authorized to perform this function. For
information about installing the document
collections, see “Installing Server Software”
on page 9-15, Step 5 on page @–16.
Add existing documentation (for example,
AnswerBook1 packages) to your document
server.
The document administrator is the only user
authorized to perform this function. See
“Installing Server Software” on page 9-15,
Step 5 on page @–16.
Accessing Online Documentation 9-11