About This Manual

This book describes advanced installation procedures for the Tru64 UNIX operating system. Topics include starting a Full or Update Installation from a RIS server, Installation Cloning, Configuration Cloning, disk space planning, and installing Worldwide Language Support (WLS) after a Full Installation.

Audience

This manual is intended for experienced installers who want to take advantage of the wide range of advanced installation features.

New and Changed Features

The following are new and changed installation features:

The recommended partition table for a single disk installation is a 128 MB a partition for the / (root) file system, a 745 MB g partition for the /usr file system, and a 128 MB b partition for the swap area.

Hardware product kits can be installed without the need to reinstall the operating system. Topics covered in Chapter 5 include installing a hardware product kit to a running system, during a Full Installation, or during an Update Installation.

The Full Installation process searches for a user-supplied file called postreboot immediately after the newly installed system reboots. User-supplied files that can be executed during Full, Update, or Cloned installations are documented in Chapter 6.

Configuration Cloning clones the network, internet, printer, and mail configuration from an already-configured system to a newly installed system. This feature eliminates the need to configure the system as a separate task. Chapter 8 describes how to prepare for and perform a Configuration Cloning.

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:

Chapter 1: Describes how to prepare for and invoke a Full or Update Installation from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) network server.
Chapter 2: Describes how to install the WLS software using the wwinstall script or setld utility after a Full Installation.
Chapter 3: Describes how to restore file systems, modify disk labels, and perform system maintenance in the UNIX shell environment.
Chapter 4: Describes the disk space planning process if you decide not to use the recommended disk partitions and you want to manually partition your disks.
Chapter 5: Describes how to install a hardware product kit during a Full Installation and onto a system already running the operating system. Also described are instructions for updating an existing hardware product kit during an Update Installation.
Chapter 6: Describes how user-defined files and configuration description files (CDFs) are used to customize and extend the installation process.
Chapter 7: Describes the Installation Cloning process and how to duplicate the installation from a model system to one or more target systems during a Full Installation.
Chapter 8: Describes the Configuration Cloning process and how to duplicate the configuration from an already configured model system to one or more target systems.
Appendix A: Lists and defines the attribute-value pairs in the installation configuration description file (CDF).
Appendix B: Provides samples of user-supplied scripts.

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 performing advanced installation tasks:

The documentation for your hardware shows how to set up the processor and its additional devices and supplies valuable troubleshooting guidelines.

Refer to Network Administration for information about network setup and network administration.

Refer to Sharing Software on a Local Area Network for information about setting up Remote Installation Services (RIS) servers, creating and serving software environments, and registering client systems.

Refer to AdvFS Administration for information about administering the Advanced File System (AdvFS).

Refer to System Administration for information about administering and maintaining your system after an installation.

Refer to Logical Storage Manager for information about configuring and administering the Logical Storage Manager (LSM).

Refer to the Documentation Overview for information about all manuals in the documentation set.

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

Reader's Comments

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: readers_comment@zk3.dec.com
A Reader's Comment form is located on your system in the following location:
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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

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