| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Installing from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) Server |
| 1.1 | Prerequisites to Installing from a RIS Server |
| 1.2 | Is Your System Connected to the Network? |
| 1.3 | Starting an Update Installation from a RIS Server |
| 1.4 | Starting a Full Installation from a RIS Server |
| 1.4.1 | Network Boot Option: Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) |
| 1.4.2 | Troubleshooting Network Boot Failures |
| 1.4.3 | Network Reboot Considerations for Systems with Graphics Devices on an ISA Bus |
| 2 | Worldwide Language Support Installation Procedures |
| 2.1 | Worldwide Language Support Overview |
| 2.2 | Step 1: Preparing for a WLS Installation |
| 2.3 | Optional Step: Increasing Available Disk Space for WLS Software |
| 2.3.1 | Increasing Disk Space in UFS File Systems |
| 2.3.2 | Increasing Disk Space in AdvFS File Systems |
| 2.4 | Step 2: Starting a WLS Installation |
| 2.4.1 | Installing from a CD-ROM |
| 2.4.2 | Installing from a RIS Server |
| 2.5 | Step 3: User Responses During the WLS Installation Process |
| 2.5.1 | Selecting Worldwide Software Subsets |
| 2.5.2 | Loading Worldwide Software Subsets |
| 2.5.3 | Configuring Worldwide Software Subsets |
| 2.5.4 | Building the Kernel |
| 2.6 | Optional Step: Building an Asian Kernel After the Installation |
| 2.6.1 | Reconfiguring the Kernel to Support the Asian Terminal Driver and Daemons |
| 2.7 | Backup Files Created by the WLS Installation |
| 2.8 | Step 5: Setting Environment Variables |
| 3 | The UNIX Shell |
| 3.1 | What Is the UNIX Shell? |
| 3.2 | Invoking the UNIX Shell |
| 3.3 | UNIX Shell Capabilities |
| 3.4 | Creating Swap Space |
| 3.5 | Mounting File Systems |
| 3.6 | Restoring File Systems from Backup |
| 3.6.1 | Restoring UNIX File Systems (UFS) from Tape Backup |
| 3.6.2 | Restoring Advanced File Systems (AdvFS) from Tape Backup |
| 3.7 | Restoring the Root File System Image from a Damaged Disk to a New Disk |
| 3.8 | Changing the Size of a Disk Partition Using the disklabel Command |
| 3.9 | Returning to the Installation Procedure from the UNIX Shell |
| 3.9.1 | Text-Based Interface |
| 3.9.2 | Graphical Interface |
| 4 | Disk Space Planning |
| 4.1 | Overview of File Systems and Disk Space |
| 4.2 | Disk Planning Considerations for Clusters |
| 4.3 | Overview of File System Types |
| 4.3.1 | The Advanced File System (AdvFS) |
| 4.3.2 | The UNIX File System (UFS) |
| 4.4 | Automatic Disk Space Planning Features of the Full Installation |
| 4.5 | When Should I Manually Plan Disk Space? |
| 4.5.1 | Considerations for Remote Installation Services (RIS) |
| 4.5.2 | Considerations for Dataless Management Services (DMS) |
| 4.6 | Considerations for Customizing Disk Partitions and File System Layout |
| 4.7 | Determining Existing Disk and Partition Sizes |
| 4.8 | How Much Disk Space Does the Software Require? |
| 4.8.1 | File System Overhead |
| 4.9 | Contents of File Systems |
| 4.10 | Contents of the /usr File System |
| 4.10.1 | Space for Optional Software Subsets and Associated Products |
| 4.10.2 | Space for User Accounts and Files |
| 4.11 | Contents of the var File System |
| 4.11.1 | Crash Dump Space in the var File System |
| 4.11.2 | Space for Error Logger and syslog Files |
| 4.11.3 | Space for System Accounting Files |
| 4.12 | Swap Space Overview |
| 5 | Installing and Updating Hardware Product Kits |
| 5.1 | Overview of Hardware Product Kits |
| 5.2 | Adding a Hardware Product Kit to a Running System |
| 5.2.1 | Procedure for Installing a Hardware Kit onto a Running System |
| 5.3 | Procedure to Install Hardware Kits During a Full Installation |
| 5.4 | Updating Hardware Product Kits |
| 5.4.1 | Checking for Previously Installed Hardware Product Kits |
| 5.4.2 | Bootlinking Hardware Product Kits During an Update Installation |
| 5.4.3 | Loading and Configuring a Hardware Product Kit During an Update Installation |
| 6 | Customizing the Installation Process |
| 6.1 | How You Can Customize the Installation Process |
| 6.2 | Overview of Configuration Description Files |
| 6.3 | Overview of User-Supplied Files |
| 6.4 | The Relationship Between CDFs and User-Supplied Files |
| 6.5 | Summary of Administrator Tasks |
| 6.6 | Theory of Operation |
| 6.7 | Creating User-Supplied Files |
| 6.7.1 | Creating preinstall Files |
| 6.7.2 | Creating postload Files |
| 6.7.3 | Creating postreboot Files |
| 6.8 | Copying User-Supplied Files and CDFs to the Right Location |
| 6.8.1 | Copying Files to a Diskette |
| 6.8.2 | Copying Files to a RIS Server Profile Set Directory |
| 6.8.3 | Copying Files to the /var/tmp Directory |
| 6.8.4 | Copying Files to CD-ROM |
| 7 | Installation Cloning |
| 7.1 | What is Installation Cloning? |
| 7.2 | How Does It Happen? |
| 7.3 | Installation CDF Overview |
| 7.3.1 | CDF Format and Contents |
| 7.3.2 | Sample Installation CDF |
| 7.4 | Summary of Installation Cloning Procedures |
| 7.5 | Step 1: Creating or Selecting a Suitable CDF |
| 7.5.1 | Acceptable Differences in Disks |
| 7.5.2 | Differences in Graphics Adapters |
| 7.5.3 | Differences in Font Size |
| 7.5.4 | Differences in Keyboard Type |
| 7.6 | Step 2: Modifying the CDF |
| 7.6.1 | Setting the CDF Confirmation Attribute to Eliminate User Intervention |
| 7.6.2 | Setting the Kernel Option Attribute to Eliminate User Intervention |
| 7.6.3 | Setting Host- and Site-Specific Attributes |
| 7.6.4 | Common Error: Trailing Blank Space |
| 7.7 | Optional Step 3: Creating and Positioning Other User-Supplied Files |
| 7.8 | Step 4: Copying the CDF to the Right Location |
| 7.9 | Step 5: Beginning a Full Installation on the Target System |
| 8 | Configuration Cloning |
| 8.1 | What is Configuration Cloning? |
| 8.2 | How Does it Happen? |
| 8.3 | Configuration CDF Format and Contents |
| 8.3.1 | Sample Configuration CDF |
| 8.4 | Configuration Cloning Restrictions |
| 8.5 | Summary of Configuration Cloning Procedures |
| 8.6 | Step 1: Saving Configuration Information to a Configuration CDF |
| 8.7 | Step 2: Modifying Host- and Site-Specific Attributes in the Configuration CDF |
| 8.7.1 | Optional Step: Modifying Site-Specific Attributes in the Configuration CDF |
| 8.7.2 | Using the CDFMODE Attribute for Component Groups with Multiple Records |
| 8.8 | Step 3: Validating the Modified CDF |
| 8.9 | Optional Step 4: Creating a Script to Clone Multiple Systems During a Full Installation |
| 8.10 | Step 5: Copying the Configuration CDF to the Right Location |
| 8.10.1 | Copying the Configuration CDF to a Diskette |
| 8.10.2 | Copying the Configuration CDF to a System That Is Not Connected to the Network |
| 8.10.3 | Copying the Configuration CDF to Distribution Media |
| 8.11 | Step 6: Applying the Configuration CDF to a Target System |
| 8.11.1 | Applying the Configuration CDF During a Full Installation |
| 8.11.2 | Applying the Configuration CDF Manually to a Running System |
| 8.11.3 | Restoring a System Configuration Using the Configuration CDF |
| A | Definitions of Installation CDF Attribute-Value Pairs |
| A.1 | Attributes in the Inst_islinfo Item |
| A.2 | Attributes in the Inst_filesystem Item |
| A.3 | Attributes in the Inst_disklabel Item |
| A.4 | Attributes in the Inst_lsm_global Item |
| A.5 | Attributes in the Inst_lsm_disks Item |
| A.6 | Attributes in the Inst_subsets Item |
| A.7 | Attributes in the Inst_cinstall Item |
| B | Sample User-Supplied Scripts |
| B.1 | Sample preinstall File |
| B.2 | Sample update_preinstall File |
| B.3 | Sample postload File |
| B.4 | Sample update_postload File |
| B.5 | Sample postreboot File |
| Examples |
| 1-1 | Output of the /sbin/ping Command |
| 6-1 | Sample preinstall Script That Calls Another File |
| 6-2 | DISKLABELSAVE File Called by the Sample preinstall Script |
| 6-3 | Sample postload Script |
| 7-1 | Sample Installation CDF |
| 7-2 | Adding the CDF Confirmation Attribute to the install.cdf File |
| 7-3 | Setting the Type of Kernel Build in the install.cdf File |
| 7-4 | Contents of the /etc/zoneinfo Directory |
| 8-1 | Portion of a config.cdf File |
| 8-2 | Example of a Component Group with Multiple Records |
| 8-3 | Inserting the CDFMODE Attribute into a CDF |
| B-1 | Sample preinstall Script |
| B-2 | Sample update_preinstall File |
| B-3 | Sample postload Script |
| B-4 | Sample update_postload File |
| B-5 | Sample postreboot File |
| Figures |
| 4-1 | Default File System Layout: Details Window |
| 4-2 | Disk Configuration Application: Sample Disk Partition Information |
| 4-3 | Disk Configuration Application: Sample Disk Table |
| 5-1 | Bootlinking a Hardware Product Kit to a Running System |
| 6-1 | Summary of Administrator Tasks |
| 6-2 | Theory of Operation: User Supplied Files and CDFs |
| Tables |
| 1-1 | Processor-Specific Network Boot Commands |
| 1-2 | FDDI Boot Devices by Bus Type |
| 2-1 | Backup Files Created by WLS Installations |
| 6-1 | Invocation Points of Configuration Description Files |
| 6-2 | Invocation Points of User-Supplied Files |
| 6-3 | Typical Uses of User-Supplied Files |
| 6-4 | Acceptable Locations of User-Supplied Files and CDFs |
| 7-1 | Search Order for the install.cdf File |
| 7-2 | Items in the install.cdf File |
| 7-3 | Acceptable Differences in Disks Between a Model System and a Target System |
| 7-4 | Graphics Adapters on a Model System and a Target System |
| 7-5 | Font Sizes on a Model System and a Target System |
| 7-6 | Keyboard Types on a Model System and a Target System |
| 7-7 | Acceptable Locations of the install.cdf File |
| 8-1 | Search Order for the config.cdf File |
| 8-2 | Host-Specific Attributes in the config.cdf File |
| 8-3 | Values for the CDFMODE Attribute |
| 8-4 | Acceptable Locations of the config.cdf File |
| A-1 | Attribute Definitions in the Initial Subset Load (Inst_islinfo) Item |
| A-2 | Attribute Definitions in the File System (Inst_filesystem) Item |
| A-3 | Attribute Definitions in the Disklabel (Inst_disklabel) Item |
| A-4 | Attribute Definitions in the LSM Global (Inst_lsm_global) Item |
| A-5 | Attribute Definitions in the LSM Disks (Inst_lsm_disks) Item |
| A-6 | Attribute Definitions in the Software Subsets Load (Inst_subsets) Item |
| A-7 | Attribute Definitions in the Installation Configuration (Inst_cinstall) Item |
| Index |