This manual describes how to install the Tru64 UNIX Version 5.0A operating system on all supported systems. Topics include preparing your system for an installation, booting the system from the distribution media, and performing the Full and Update Installation procedures.
Installation information is located in two manuals:
This manual documents the Full Installation and Update Installation procedures and is designed to get most systems from zero to installed and operational quickly.
The Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics documents advanced installation topics such as Installation Cloning, Configuration Cloning, invoking user supplied files to customize the installation process, and disk space planning guidelines.
Section 1.7,
Using This Manual, provides a navigational path to help you find the
information that is relevant to the type of installation you want to perform.
Audience
The
Installation Guide
is intended for anyone who is installing or updating
the operating system software or the Worldwide Language Support (WLS) software.
New and Changed Features
The following changes have been made since the last release of the operating system:
Your system must have a minimum of 64 MB of memory to install and run this version of the operating system.
If you plan to install all file systems and swap space on a single disk, the disk must be 1 GB or larger.
A Glossary of installation terms has been added.
The following changes have been made to the Update Installation process:
Your system must be running Version 4.0F or Version 5.0 of the operating system in order to update to Version 5.0A. Table 2-1 shows the successive update paths to reach Version 5.0A if your system is running a version of the operating system other than Version 4.0F or Version 5.0.
Previously installed hardware product kits can be updated during the Update Installation process.
The following changes have been made to the Full Installation process:
You can choose between three languages in which to display the installation user interface: United States English, Chinese, or Japanese.
Independent hardware product kits can be installed during a Full Installation of the operating system. The procedure is documented in the Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics.
Previous versions of this manual are available on the World Wide Web at the following location:
http://www.unix.digital.com/faqs/publications/pub_page/pubs_page.html
See
the New and Changed features section of those versions to see the evolution
of this manual.
Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Provides an overview of the operating system features and a summary of the Full, Update, and Cloned Installation processes. Use this information to decide which type of installation is best suited for you.
Provides an introduction to the Update Installation process.
Describes how to perform an Update Installation.
Provides an introduction to the Full Installation process.
Describes the preinstallation tasks you must complete before beginning a Full Installation.
Describes how to perform a Full Installation of the base operating system and Worldwide Language Support (WLS) software.
Provides information about how to set up the system for general use after installing the operating system. Pointers to more information are provided.
Describes how to access, view, and copy to disk the books on the Documentation CD-ROM.
Describes how to manage software after the initial installation.
Describes device naming conventions.
Describes how to load a CD-ROM into a caddy and a drive, how to mount and unmount a CD-ROM, and how to remove a CD-ROM from a drive and a caddy.
Provides descriptions of the base operating system and WLS software subsets.
Provides descriptions of the Associated Products that can be installed in addition to the base operating system.
Describes how the Update Installation process merges user customizations from protected system files into the new versions of the files.
Lists and describes the log files that are created after a Full or Update Installation.
Lists error messages and provides corrective action for errors that might be encountered during Full and Update Installations.
Provides definitions of terms commonly used in this manual.
Related Documents
Icons on Tru64 UNIX Printed Books
The printed version of the Tru64 UNIX documentation uses letter icons on the spines of the books to help specific audiences quickly find the books that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from Compaq.) The following list describes this convention:
| G | Books for general users |
| S | Books for system and network administrators |
| P | Books for programmers |
| D | Books for device driver writers |
| R | Books for reference page users |
Some books in the documentation help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system books is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.
The Documentation Overview provides information on all of the books in the Tru64 UNIX documentation set.
The following documents may be useful references when you are installing the operating system and then are configuring the operating system for general use:
The documentation for your hardware shows how to set up the processor and its additional devices and supplies valuable troubleshooting guidelines.
Read the relevant sections in the Release Notes, especially those that pertain to installations.
Refer to the Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics for information about advanced installation features, such as: using user-supplied files to further customize the installation process, Installation Cloning, Configuration Cloning, installing Worldwide Language Support (WLS) on a running system, and disk space planning.
Refer to
Sharing Software on a Local Area Network
for information about Remote Installation
Services (RIS) and Dataless Management Services (DMS).
RIS lets you install
software products over a network from a central server.
DMS lets you set
up an environment where the
/
and
/usr
file systems are exported from a central server onto a client system.
Refer to System Administration for information about configuring, administering, and maintaining your system after it has been installed.
Refer to AdvFS Administration for information about administering the Advanced File System (AdvFS).
Refer to Network Administration for information about network configuration and administration.
Refer to Software License Management for information about registering and loading Product Authorization Keys (PAKs), software licenses.
Tru64 UNIX documentation is available on the World Wide Web at the following location:
http://www.unix.digital.com/faqs/publications/pub_page/pubs_page.html
Compaq welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.
You can send your comments in the following ways:
Fax: 603-884-0120 Attn: UBPG Publications, ZKO3-3/Y32
Internet electronic mail:
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A Reader's Comment form is located on your system in the following location:
/usr/doc/readers_comment.txt
Mail:
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A Reader's Comment form is located in the back of each printed manual. The form is postage paid if you mail it in the United States.
Please include the following information along with your comments:
The full title of the book and the order number. (The order number is printed on the title page of this book and on its back cover.)
The section numbers and page numbers of the information on which you are commenting.
The version of Tru64 UNIX that you are using.
If known, the type of processor that is running the Tru64 UNIX software.
The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems or
technical support inquiries.
Please address technical questions to your
local system vendor or to the appropriate Compaq technical support office.
Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem
reports to Compaq.
Conventions
%$A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
#A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
% catBoldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.
The console mode prompt is three right angle brackets.
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
cat(1)A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section
number in parentheses.
For example,
cat(1)
indicates that you can find information on the
cat
command in Section 1 of the reference pages.
This symbol indicates that you hold down the first named key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash. In examples, this key combination is enclosed in a box (for example, [Ctrl/C] ).