| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Operating System and Installation Technology Overview |
| 1.1 | Overview of the Operating System |
| 1.2 | What Kind of Installation Should You Perform? |
| 1.3 | Installing a Cluster |
| 1.4 | What to Do if the Operating System Is Preinstalled |
| 1.5 | Installation Media: CD-ROM or Network Server |
| 1.6 | Installation User Interfaces: Graphical and Text-Based |
| 1.7 | Using This Manual |
| 2 | Update Installation Overview |
| 2.1 | Description of an Update Installation |
| 2.2 | What Versions of the Operating System Can Be Updated to Version 5.0A? |
| 2.2.1 | How to Determine the Version Number and Revision Level of the Operating System |
| 2.3 | Update Installation Features |
| 2.4 | Theory of Operation |
| 2.5 | Completion Time |
| 3 | Update Installation Procedure |
| 3.1 | Step 1: Prepare for the Update Installation |
| 3.2 | Step 2: Shut Down the System to Single-User Mode |
| 3.3 | Step 3: Start the Update Installation |
| 3.4 | Step 4: Choose Update Installation Options |
| 3.5 | Step 5: Monitor the Analysis Phase |
| 3.5.1 | Check for Conflicting Software |
| 3.5.1.1 | Software Reinstallation Warning |
| 3.5.1.2 | Conflicting Software Found: Update Installation Cannot Proceed |
| 3.5.2 | Determine Installed Software |
| 3.5.3 | Select Kernel Components |
| 3.5.4 | Manually Adding Special Configuration Options to the Kernel |
| 3.5.5 | Check for File Type Conflicts |
| 3.5.5.1 | File Type Conflicts That Halt the Update |
| 3.5.5.2 | Less Serious File Type Conflicts |
| 3.5.6 | Check for Obsolete Files |
| 3.5.7 | Check System File Space |
| 3.6 | Step 6: Confirm the Start of the Update Installation Process |
| 3.7 | Step 7: Log in to the System |
| 3.8 | Step 8: Review Update Installation Log Files |
| 3.9 | Step 9: Manually Merge Customizations if Necessary |
| 3.10 | Optional Step 10: Run the Update Installation Cleanup Utility |
| 3.11 | Error Recovery |
| 3.11.1 | Analysis Phase Failure |
| 3.11.2 | Software Subset Load Failure |
| 3.11.3 | Kernel Build Failure |
| 4 | Full Installation Overview |
| 4.1 | Summary of Full Installation Features |
| 4.1.1 | Dynamic Disk Partitioning |
| 4.1.2 | Installing Worldwide Language Support (WLS) Software |
| 4.1.3 | Configuring the Logical Storage Manager (LSM) |
| 4.1.4 | Disk Identification |
| 4.1.5 | Automatic Detection and Installation of Software Dependencies |
| 4.1.6 | Invoking User-Supplied Files to Perform Customizations |
| 4.1.7 | Installation Cloning |
| 4.1.8 | Configuration Cloning |
| 4.1.9 | Access to a UNIX Shell for Experienced Administrators |
| 4.2 | Full Installation: Defaults and User Options |
| 5 | Full Installation Prerequisite Tasks |
| 5.1 | Task 1: Check Hardware |
| 5.2 | Task 2: Make Sure You Have These Items |
| 5.3 | Task 3: Read the Release Notes |
| 5.4 | Optional Task 4: Migrating Your System From WindowsNT for Alpha to Tru64 UNIX |
| 5.5 | Optional Task 5: Prepare CDFs or User-Supplied Files |
| 5.6 | Task 6: Back Up the System |
| 5.7 | Task 7: Shut Down or Power Up the Processor |
| 5.8 | Task 8: Update Firmware |
| 5.9 | Optional Task 9: Configure Hardware |
| 5.9.1 | Setting the Network Adapter Mode |
| 5.9.2 | Configure Integrated System Architecture (ISA) Devices |
| 5.9.3 | Install Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Adapters |
| 5.9.4 | Configure RAID Subsystem |
| 5.9.5 | Run the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) |
| 5.10 | Optional Task 10: Connect Peripheral Devices |
| 5.11 | You Are Ready to Begin |
| 6 | Full Installation Procedures |
| 6.1 | Are You Ready to Begin? |
| 6.2 | Step 1: Set Console Environment Variables for Certain Processors |
| 6.3 | Step 2: Set Console Environment Variables for All Processors |
| 6.4 | Step 3: Boot the System |
| 6.4.1 | DEC 3000 Series Processor: Booting from a SCSI TURBOchannel Option Card |
| 6.5 | Successful System Boot -- Select a Language for the User Interface |
| 6.6 | The Welcome Screen |
| 6.7 | Step 4: Supplying the Setup Information Required for a Full Installation |
| 6.8 | Setting a Host Name |
| 6.8.1 | Guidelines for Choosing a Host Name |
| 6.8.2 | Host Name Samples |
| 6.9 | Setting the System Date and Time |
| 6.10 | Setting the Location and Area (Formerly Time Zones) |
| 6.11 | Setting the Root Password |
| 6.11.1 | Guidelines for Choosing Effective Passwords |
| 6.11.2 | Root Password Samples |
| 6.12 | Choosing the Type of Software to Be Installed |
| 6.12.1 | Hints for Selecting Optional Software |
| 6.13 | Choosing the Type of Kernel Components to Build into the Kernel |
| 6.14 | Selecting the Type of File System Layout |
| 6.14.1 | When Should I Use the Default File System Layout? |
| 6.14.2 | When Should I Customize the File System Layout? |
| 6.14.3 | Partitioning Disks for a Custom File System Layout |
| 6.14.4 | Should I Install into LSM Volumes? |
| 6.14.4.1 | Selecting a Partition for the LSM Private Region |
| 6.14.4.2 | Special Processing for Systems Previously Configured with LSM |
| 6.14.5 | Preserving Data on Previously Used Disks |
| 6.15 | Step 5: Check Your Selections |
| 6.16 | Step 6: Final Confirmation |
| 6.16.1 | Canceling and Restarting the Full Installation |
| 6.17 | What Happens Next? |
| 6.17.1 | File System Creation and Software Subset Load Phase |
| 6.17.2 | System Reboot Phase |
| 6.17.3 | Software Configuration Phase |
| 6.18 | Optional Step 7: Select Kernel Components |
| 6.18.1 | Optional Step: Edit the Kernel File if Necessary |
| 6.18.2 | The Kernel Build Phase |
| 6.18.3 | If Your System Boots to Single-User Mode |
| 6.19 | Step 8: Log in to the System as the User root |
| 6.20 | Step 9: Review Installation Log Files |
| 6.21 | Full Installation Is Done |
| 7 | Configuring the System For General Use After a Full Installation |
| 7.1 | Graphical Interface: The System Setup Application |
| 7.1.1 | The Quick Setup Application |
| 7.1.2 | The Custom Setup Application |
| 7.2 | Invoking the System Setup Application After the Initial Configuration |
| 7.3 | Text-Based Interface: The System Setup Application |
| 7.4 | System Management and Monitoring |
| 7.5 | System Administration and Configuration Documents |
| 7.6 | Reconstructing the /etc/fdmns Directory |
| 7.7 | Enabling Realtime Preemption |
| 7.8 | Enabling Unattended Reboots on Multiprocessor Systems |
| 7.9 | Enabling Automatic Reboot on Single Systems |
| 8 | Using Online Documentation |
| 8.1 | Supported Documentation Formats and Online Viewers |
| 8.2 | Mounting the Documentation CD-ROM |
| 8.3 | Viewing Online Documents with Netscape |
| 8.4 | Netscape Application Integration |
| 8.4.1 | Mosaic-to-Netscape Bookmark Conversion |
| 8.5 | Installing Acrobat Reader |
| 8.6 | Viewing Online Documents with Acrobat Reader |
| 8.7 | Copying Online Documentation to Disk |
| 9 | Software Management |
| 9.1 | Software Management Overview |
| 9.2 | Software Management from the SysMan Menu |
| 9.3 | Using the setld Utility |
| 9.4 | Listing Installed Software |
| 9.5 | Listing Files Contained in a Subset |
| 9.6 | Deleting Software Subsets from a Single System |
| 9.7 | Deleting Software Subsets from a Cluster |
| 9.8 | Installing Software Subsets on a Single System |
| 9.9 | Installing Optional Software Subsets on a Cluster |
| 9.10 | Recovering from Subset Load or Delete Failures on a Cluster Member |
| 9.11 | Rebuilding the Kernel After Installing Kernel Build Environment Subsets |
| A | Device Naming Conventions |
| A.1 | History of Device Naming |
| A.2 | Creating Device Special Files |
| A.3 | How Device Names Are Assigned |
| A.4 | Preserving Device Names During a Full Installation |
| A.5 | Update Installation Device Names |
| A.6 | Obtaining More Device Information |
| B | Compact Disc Overview |
| B.1 | Loading a CD-ROM in a Caddy |
| B.2 | Inserting a CD-ROM into a Disc Drive |
| B.3 | Mounting a CD-ROM |
| B.4 | Unmounting a CD-ROM |
| C | Software Subset Descriptions |
| C.1 | Base Operating System Software Subset Descriptions |
| C.2 | Mandatory Software Subsets |
| C.3 | Optional Software Subsets |
| C.3.1 | General Applications Software Subsets |
| C.3.2 | Kernel Build Environment Software Subsets |
| C.3.3 | Kernel Software Development Software Subsets |
| C.3.4 | Mail Applications |
| C.3.5 | Network-Server/Communications Software Subsets |
| C.3.6 | Printing Environment Software Subsets |
| C.3.7 | Obsolete Components Software Subsets |
| C.3.8 | Reference Pages Software Subsets |
| C.3.9 | Software Development Software Subsets |
| C.3.10 | Supplemental Documentation Software Subset |
| C.3.11 | System Administration Software Subsets |
| C.3.12 | Text-Processing Software Subsets |
| C.3.13 | Windowing Environment Software Subsets |
| C.3.14 | Windows Applications Software Subsets |
| C.4 | Worldwide Language Support (WLS) Subsets |
| C.4.1 | Worldwide Language Support Base Subsets |
| C.4.1.1 | WLS Base Subsets with No United States English Equivalent |
| C.4.2 | Language-Specific Subsets |
| C.4.2.1 | Additional Subsets Provided for Asian Languages Other than Chinese |
| C.4.2.2 | Additional Subsets Provided for Japanese |
| C.4.2.3 | Additional Subsets Provided for Thai |
| C.4.2.4 | Subsets Provided for Chinese |
| D | Installing Associated Products |
| D.1 | General Installation Information |
| D.1.1 | Installing Associated Products from the CD-ROM |
| D.1.2 | Installing Associated Products from a Remote Server |
| D.1.3 | Updating the whatis Database After Installing Reference Pages for Associated Products |
| D.2 | Installing Netscape FastTrack Server |
| E | Update Installation Processing on Existing Files |
| E.1 | Overview of File Preservation During an Update Installation |
| E.2 | Protected System Files |
| E.2.1 | The .new.. Files |
| E.2.2 | The .proto.. Files |
| E.2.3 | The .PreMRG Files |
| E.2.4 | The .mrg.. Files |
| E.2.5 | The Configured File |
| E.3 | Merging Protected System Files |
| E.3.1 | Successful Merge |
| E.3.2 | Unsuccessful Merge |
| F | Installation Log Files |
| F.1 | The Message of the Day File |
| F.2 | Reviewing Installation Log Files |
| F.3 | Full Installation Files |
| F.3.1 | The install.FS.log File |
| F.3.2 | The install.log File |
| F.3.3 | The it.log File |
| F.3.4 | The setld.log File |
| F.3.5 | The fverify.log File |
| F.3.6 | The install.cdf File |
| F.4 | Update Installation Log Files |
| F.4.1 | The update.log File |
| F.4.2 | The upd_custom_files File |
| F.4.3 | The upd_PreMRG_files File |
| F.4.4 | The upd_mergefail_files File |
| F.4.5 | The upd_obsolete_files File |
| G | Error Messages and Troubleshooting |
| G.1 | Full Installation Error Messages |
| G.1.1 | Disk Label, File System and LSM Configuration Error Messages |
| G.1.1.1 | Fixing LSM Configuration Errors |
| G.1.1.2 | Fixing Multiple hostids Error on Existing LSM Configurations |
| G.1.1.3 | Restarting LSM |
| G.1.2 | Configuration Description File (CDF) Validation Errors |
| G.1.3 | Software Subset Load Errors |
| G.2 | Update Installation Error Messages |
| G.2.1 | Update Installation Startup |
| G.2.1.1 | CD-ROM Update |
| G.2.1.2 | Remote Installation Services (RIS) Update |
| G.2.2 | Analysis Phase Error Messages |
| G.3 | Software Configuration Error Messages |
| Glossary |
| Examples |
| 2-1 | Command Output for Operating System Version Number and Revision Level |
| 6-1 | Textual Interface: Default File System Layout |
| 6-2 | Text--Based Interface: Default File System Layout with One Disk |
| 6-3 | Identifying Disks in the Textual Interface |
| 6-4 | Customized Disk Selection Using the Text-Based Interface |
| 6-5 | Sample Boot Command Sequence |
| 7-1 | The Text-Based System Setup Application |
| F-1 | Sample /etc/motd File Showing Location of Log Files |
| Figures |
| 2-1 | Update Installation Theory of Operation |
| 3-1 | Update Installation Main Window |
| 3-2 | Update Installation Preload Analysis Dialog Box |
| 3-3 | Software Reinstallation Warning Dialog Box |
| 3-4 | Conflicting Software Found Dialog Box |
| 3-5 | Locate Product Dialog Box |
| 3-6 | Kernel Configuration Dialog Box |
| 3-7 | File Type Conflict Dialog Box |
| 3-8 | File Type Conflict Warning Dialog Box |
| 3-9 | Archive Obsolete Files Dialog Box |
| 3-10 | Recover Disk Space Dialog Box |
| 3-11 | Remove Subsets Dialog Box |
| 3-12 | Ready to Begin Update Dialog Box |
| 6-1 | Installation Welcome Dialog Box |
| 6-2 | Host Information Dialog Box |
| 6-3 | Set Root Password Dialog Box |
| 6-4 | Software Selection Dialog Box |
| 6-5 | Software Subsets: Edit List Dialog Box |
| 6-6 | Kernel Options Dialog Box |
| 6-7 | Select File System Layout Dialog Box |
| 6-8 | Default File System Layout Dialog Box |
| 6-9 | Default File System Layout: Details Dialog Box |
| 6-10 | Identify Disk Dialog Box |
| 6-11 | Custom File System Layout Dialog Box |
| 6-12 | Installation Summary Dialog Box |
| 6-13 | Ready to Begin Installation Dialog Box |
| 6-14 | Software Installation Dialog Box |
| 7-1 | The Tru64 UNIX System Setup Window |
| 7-2 | The Quick Setup Application |
| 7-3 | The Custom Setup Application |
| 9-1 | SysMan Menu: Expanded Software and Installation Branches |
| B-1 | Pressing Tabs and Lifting Lid of a CD-ROM Caddy |
| B-2 | Placing a Disc in to a CD-ROM Caddy |
| B-3 | Inserting a CD-ROM in to a Disc Drive |
| Tables |
| 1-1 | Situation Analysis - Which Installation Type Is Best For You? |
| 2-1 | Update Installation Paths |
| 2-2 | User-Controlled Features and Options of the Update Installation Process |
| 2-3 | Built-In Features of the Update Installation Process |
| 3-1 | Update Installation Options on Initial Screen |
| 4-1 | Custom Option Selections |
| 5-1 | Hardware Required for an Installation |
| 5-2 | CD-ROMs Shipped in the Software Distribution Kit |
| 5-3 | Documents Shipped in the Software Distribution Kit |
| 5-4 | Optional ISA Device Handles |
| 6-1 | Processor-Specific Console Variables |
| 6-2 | Information You Supply for a Full Installation |
| 6-3 | Samples of Correct and Incorrect Host Names |
| 6-4 | Mapping of Time Zones to Location/Area Style |
| 6-5 | Sample Root Passwords |
| 6-6 | Description of Software Selection Options |
| 6-7 | Description of Kernel Selection Options |
| 6-8 | Suggested Minimum Partition Size for File Systems |
| 6-9 | LSM Standard Names |
| 9-1 | Options for the setld Utility |
| 9-2 | Cluster Load and Delete Recovery Options of the setld Utility |
| A-1 | Old Device Naming Conventions |
| A-2 | Version 5.0A Device Naming Conventions |
| A-3 | Mapping of Old Style and New Style Device Names |
| A-4 | Sample Device Naming Scenario |
| A-5 | Device Name Assignments After Moving and Adding a Device |
| C-1 | Conditionally Mandatory Software Subsets |
| C-2 | Description of the Mandatory Software Subsets |
| C-3 | Description of the General Applications Software Subsets |
| C-4 | Description of the Kernel Build Environment Software Subsets |
| C-5 | Description of the Kernel Software Development Software Subsets |
| C-6 | Description of the Mail Applications Software Subsets |
| C-7 | Description of the Network-Server/Communications Software Subsets |
| C-8 | Description of the Printing Environment Software Subsets |
| C-9 | Description of the Obsolete Components Software Subsets |
| C-10 | Description of the Reference Pages Software Subsets |
| C-11 | Description of the Software Development Software Subsets |
| C-12 | Description of the Supplemental Documentation Software Subsets |
| C-13 | Description of the System Administration Software Subsets |
| C-14 | Description of the Text Processing Software Subsets |
| C-15 | Description of the Windowing Environment Software Subsets |
| C-16 | Description of the Windows Applications Software Subsets |
| C-17 | Supported Countries and Languages |
| C-18 | Worldwide Language Support (WLS) Base Subsets |
| C-19 | Font Subsets and the Language Association |
| C-20 | Mail Application Subsets |
| C-21 | Software Development Subsets |
| C-22 | Windowing Environment Subsets |
| C-23 | Windowing Applications Subsets |
| C-24 | Miscellaneous Subsets |
| C-25 | Additional Asian-Language Subsets |
| C-26 | Subsets With US English Equivalents Provided for Chinese |
| E-1 | Protected System File: /etc/hosts |
| E-2 | Files Left on the System After Successful Merge: /etc/hosts File |
| E-3 | Files Left on the System After a Failed Merge: /etc/hosts File |
| G-1 | LSM Display Commands |
| G-2 | LSM Remove Commands |
| Index |