Installation Guide

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1    Installation Overview and Preinstallation Tasks
1.1    Quick Start for Experienced Users of the Full Installation
1.2    Software Distribution Media
1.3    Types of User Interfaces: Graphical and Text Based
1.4    Preinstallation Tasks
1.4.1    Check the Hardware for Installation Readiness
1.4.1.1    Configuring ISA Devices Before the Installation
1.4.1.2    Installing ATM Adapters Before the Installation
1.4.1.3    Installing on SCSI RAID Devices
1.4.2    Check the Software Distribution Kit
1.4.3    Check Network Connections for RIS Installations
1.4.4    Read the Digital UNIX Release Notes
1.4.5    Back Up the System
1.4.5.1    Special Considerations for Systems Running LSM, LVM, Prestoserve, and AdvFS
1.4.6    Update System Firmware
1.4.6.1    Updating Firmware on AlphaPC64, EB64+, EB66+, and EB164 Single-Board Computers
1.4.7    Run Hardware Configuration Utilities
1.4.7.1    Minimum EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) Firmware Revision Level
1.4.7.2    Minimum RAID Configuration Utility (RCU) Revision Level
1.4.7.3    Updating the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Console
1.4.7.4    Updating the System Reference Manual (SRM) Console
1.5    Installation Types: Update, Full, and Cloned
1.5.1    Description of an Update Installation
1.5.2    Description of a Default Installation
1.5.3    Description of a Custom Installation
1.5.4    Description of a Cloned Installation
1.6    UNIX Shell Option
1.7    Summary of the Installation Procedure
1.8    If Your System Has Factory Installed Software (FIS)
1.9    Installing Worldwide Language Support Software

3    Planning Disk Space for a Custom Installation
3.1    Commonly Used Terms
3.2    Using the Default Disk Partitions and the Default File System Layout
3.3    When to Perform Disk Planning Exercises
3.4    Choosing the Disk for the root File System
3.5    Recording Disk Partition Sizes
3.5.1    Completing the Disk Configuration Worksheet
3.5.2    Reviewing Existing Disk Labels to Determine Disk Layout
3.5.3    Using the disklabel Command in the UNIX Shell to View Disk Labels
3.6    File System Overhead
3.7    Planning the /usr File System
3.7.1    Software Subsets Within the /usr File System
3.7.2    Space for Users' Accounts and Files
3.7.3    Completing the /usr Worksheet
3.8    Planning the /var Area
3.8.1    Crash Dump Space
3.8.2    Error Logger and syslog Files
3.8.3    System Accounting Files
3.8.4    Size of the /var/adm/ris Directory
3.8.5    Size of the /var/adm/dms Directory
3.8.6    Completing the var Worksheet
3.8.7    Placing the var Area in the /usr File System
3.9    Planning the Swap Space
3.10    Finalizing the File System Layout

5    Performing Default, Custom, and Cloned Installations
5.1    What You See After Booting the System
5.1.1    If Your System Has Graphics Capabilities
5.1.1.1    Unique Features of the Graphical User Interface
5.1.2    If Your System Does Not Have Graphics Capabilities
5.1.2.1    Unique Features of the Text-Based Interface
5.1.3    If Your System Is Registered for a Cloned Installation
5.1.3.1    Successful CDF Validation
5.1.3.2    CDF Validation Failures
5.2    Summary of User Input
5.3    Choosing the Installation Type
5.3.1    Navigating Through the Installation Setup Window
5.4    Specifying a Host Name
5.5    Specifying a Root Password
5.6    Entering the Date and Time
5.7    Entering the Location and Time Zone
5.8    Choosing the Disk for the Root File System
5.8.1    Disk Size Restrictions
5.8.2    Disk Label Handling
5.8.3    Preserving Data on an Existing Disk
5.8.4    ULTRIX Partition Tables
5.8.5    Using the Default or Existing Disk Partition Table
5.9    Description of File System Types: UFS and AdvFS
5.10    Choosing the Location and File System Type for /usr
5.11    Choosing the Location of the var Area
5.12    Choosing the Location of Swap Space
5.12.1    Allocating a Second Swap Area
5.13    Installing Mandatory Software Subsets
5.14    Selecting Optional Software Subsets
5.14.1    Selecting Optional Software Using the Text-Based Interface
5.14.1.1    If File Systems Are Full After Selecting Optional Software
5.14.2    Selecting Optional Software Using the Graphical User Interface
5.14.2.1    If File Systems Are Full After Selecting Optional Software
5.15    Verifying the Start of the Installation Procedure
5.16    File System Creation
5.17    Loading Software Subsets
5.18    Rebooting the System
5.19    Software Configuration
5.19.1    Configuring Kernel Device Driver Graphics Kits
5.19.2    Configuring Base Operating System Software Subsets
5.20    Building the Kernel
5.20.1    Selecting Kernel Options
5.20.2    Editing the Configuration File
5.20.2.1    Enabling Realtime Preemption
5.20.3    Kernel Build Messages
5.21    Logging in to the System for the First Time

6    Postinstallation System Setup and Viewing Online Documentation
6.1    Setting Up the System from the SysMan Configuration Checklist
6.1.1    For More Information About System Setup
6.2    Setting Up the System from the Command Line
6.3    Files Left on Your System After the Installation
6.3.1    Installation Log Files
6.4    Enabling Realtime Preemption After the Installation
6.5    Enabling Unattended Reboots on Multi Processor Systems
6.6    Invoking Netscape Navigator to View Digital UNIX Documentation
6.6.1    Copying HTML Files From CD-ROM to Disk
6.7    Invoking the Bookreader Application to View Documentation
6.7.1    Accessing Online Documentation from a Workstation
6.7.2    Accessing Online Documentation from a Server
6.7.3    Copying Bookreader Files from CD-ROM to Disk

7    The UNIX Shell Option
7.1    What Is the UNIX Shell Option?
7.2    Invoking the UNIX Shell
7.2.1    Invoking the UNIX Shell from the Text-Based Interface
7.2.2    Invoking the UNIX Shell from the Graphical Interface
7.3    UNIX Shell Capabilities
7.4    Creating Swap Space
7.5    Accessing Devices
7.6    Mounting File Systems
7.7    Restoring File Systems
7.7.1    Restoring UNIX File Systems (UFS)
7.7.2    Restoring Advanced File Systems (AdvFS)
7.8    Changing the Size of a Disk Partition
7.9    Starting the Logical Storage Manager
7.10    Using a Disk That Contains ULTRIX Partition Information
7.11    Returning to the Installation Procedure from the UNIX Shell

8    Using the setld Command to Install and Remove Software Subsets After An Installation
8.1    Using the setld Command
8.2    Displaying Subset Inventories
8.3    Installing a Software Subset
8.4    Installing Software Subsets with Dependencies
8.5    Rebuilding the Kernel After Installing Kernel Build Environment Subsets
8.6    Rebuilding the Kernel After Installing ATM Adapters

9    Performing a Worldwide Installation
9.1    Preparing for a Worldwide Installation
9.2    Dependencies on Digital UNIX Base Software Subsets
9.3    Increasing Available Disk Space
9.4    Starting the Worldwide Installation
9.4.1    Installing from a CD-ROM
9.4.2    Installing from a RIS Server
9.5    Responding to the wwinstall Script
9.5.1    Selecting Worldwide Software Subsets
9.5.2    Loading Worldwide Software Subsets
9.5.3    Configuring Worldwide Software Subsets
9.5.4    Building the Kernel
9.6    Building an Asian Kernel After the Installation
9.6.1    Reconfiguring the Kernel to Support the Asian Terminal Driver and Daemons
9.7    Setting up the sendmail Daemon and wnn
9.8    Backup Files Created by the Installation
9.9    Working in a Worldwide Environment

10    Performing a Worldwide Update Installation
10.1    What Is an Update Installation of Worldwide Support Software?
10.2    Preparing for the Worldwide Update Installation
10.3    System Files Affected in an Update Installation of Worldwide Support
10.4    System Backup
10.5    If You Encounter Problems During the Update Installation of the Base System
10.6    Required Disk Space
10.7    Running wwinstallupdate from CD-ROM Media
10.8    Running wwinstallupdate from an NFS Server System
10.9    What Happens During the Worldwide Update Installation
10.10    Installing Worldwide Subsets and Building the Asian Kernel

A    Preinstallation Tasks for Systems Running LSM, LVM, Prestoserve, and AdvFS
A.1    Preparing for a Full Installation if Using LSM
A.2    Preparing for a Full Installation if Using LVM
A.3    Preparing for a Full Installation if Using Prestoserve
A.4    Preparing for a Full Installation if Using AdvFS

B    Compact Disc Overview
B.1    Loading a CD-ROM in a Caddy
B.2    Inserting and Removing a CD-ROM
B.3    Mounting a CD-ROM
B.4    Unmounting a CD-ROM

D    Associated Product Descriptions
D.1    General Instructions for Installing Associated Products
D.1.1    Updating the whatis Database After Installing Reference Pages for Associated Products
D.2    Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Instructional Video
D.3    Development Enhancements for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems
D.4    DEC Ada Run-Time Library Support for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems
D.5    DEC C\+\+ Class Library for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems
D.6    DEC COBOL Run-Time Support Library for Digital UNIX Systems
D.7    DECevent Management Utility
D.8    DEC Fortran for Digital UNIX Alpha Run-Time Support
D.9    DEC Pascal for Digital UNIX Alpha Run-Time Support
D.10    DECtalk Software for Digital UNIX
D.11    Free Software Foundation GNU Source for Digital UNIX
D.12    NetWorker SingleServer Save and Restore
D.13    Sort Run-Time Library
D.14    PanoramiX Xserver Extension Advanced Developer's Kit
D.15    Performance Manager for Digital UNIX
D.16    Digital Porting Assistant
D.17    Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX

E    Worldwide Software Subset Descriptions
E.1    Worldwide Support Software Descriptions
E.2    Czech Support
E.3    German Support
E.4    Greek Support
E.5    Spanish Support
E.6    French Support
E.7    Hungarian Support
E.8    Italian Support
E.9    Hebrew Support
E.10    Japanese Support
E.11    Korean Support
E.12    Polish Support
E.13    Russian Support
E.14    Slovak Support
E.15    Swedish Support
E.16    Thai Support
E.17    Turkish Support
E.18    Chinese Support
E.19    Catalan Support
E.20    Lithuanian Support
E.21    Slovene Support

F    Software Subset Sizes
F.1    Disk Space Required for Software Subsets
F.2    Disk Space Required for Update Installations
F.3    Disk Space Required for RIS Areas
F.4    Disk Space Required for Documentation

G    Default Disk Partitions
G.1    DSA Disk Drives
G.2    SCSI Disk Drives

H Installation Error Messages

I    Sample Text-Based Installations
I.1    Sample Text-Based Default Installation
I.2    Sample Text-Based Custom Installation
I.2.1    Optional Software Subsets for a Custom Installation
I.2.2    File System Creation and Software Subset Load
I.2.3    Kernel Build Procedure

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B-1    Pressing Tabs and Lifting Lid of a CD-ROM Caddy
B-2    Placing a Disc in a CD-ROM Caddy
B-3    Inserting a CD-ROM in to a Disc Drive

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