| About This Guide |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documentation |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 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, AlphaPC164, 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 |
| 2 | Performing an Update Installation |
| 2.1 | Quick Start for Experienced Users |
| 2.2 | What Is an Update Installation? |
| 2.2.1 | Completion Time for an Update Installation |
| 2.2.2 | How Existing Files Are Affected During an Update Installation |
| 2.3 | Source of the Update Installation |
| 2.4 | Summary of the Update Installation Procedure |
| 2.5 | Preparing for an Update Installation |
| 2.6 | Running the Update Installation from CD-ROM |
| 2.6.1 | Before You Start |
| 2.6.2 | Starting the Update Installation from CD-ROM |
| 2.7 | Running the Update Installation from a RIS Server |
| 2.7.1 | Before You Start |
| 2.7.2 | Starting the Update Installation from a RIS Server |
| 2.8 | What Happens During the Update Installation Process |
| 2.8.1 | Verifying the System State |
| 2.8.2 | Checking for Layered Products |
| 2.8.2.1 | Layered Products That Halt the Update Installation |
| 2.8.2.2 | Layered Products That Do Not Halt the Update Installation |
| 2.8.3 | Checking the System Status |
| 2.8.4 | Checking for File Type Conflicts |
| 2.8.5 | Checking File Space Requirement |
| 2.8.5.1 | System Has Sufficient Disk Space |
| 2.8.5.2 | System Has Insufficient Disk Space |
| 2.8.5.3 | Deleting Individual System Files Does Not Free Space for the Update |
| 2.8.5.4 | How to Obtain Additional Space |
| 2.8.6 | Detecting Unprotected Customized File |
| 2.8.7 | Loading Software Subsets |
| 2.8.8 | Recovering from Failures During Loading of Subsets |
| 2.9 | Merging Software Subsets |
| 2.10 | Configuring Software Subsets and Merging |
| 2.11 | Building the Kernel |
| 2.11.1 | Manually Adding Special Configuration Options to the Kernel |
| 2.11.2 | Recovering from Kernel Build Failures |
| 2.12 | Logging In After the Update Completes |
| 2.13 | Device Special File Name Changes |
| 2.14 | Postinstallation Tasks |
| 2.14.1 | Reviewing Update Installation Log Files |
| 2.14.2 | Manually Merging Customizations |
| 2.15 | Using the Update Administration Utility After the Update Installation |
| 2.15.1 | Invoking the Update Administration Utility |
| 2.15.2 | File Administration Menu Options |
| 2.15.3 | Save Files Option |
| 2.15.4 | Delete Files Option |
| 2.15.5 | View List of Files Option |
| 2.15.6 | Messages and Archive Options |
| 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 |
| 4 | Processor-Specific Boot Instructions for Full Installations |
| 4.1 | Shutting Down and Booting the Processor |
| 4.2 | Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Boot Instructions |
| 4.3 | AlphaServer 300 and AlphaServer 400 Processors |
| 4.3.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.3.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.3.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.3.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.4 | AlphaServer 1000 and AlphaServer 1000A Series Processors |
| 4.4.1 | The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable |
| 4.4.2 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.4.3 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.4.4 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.4.4.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.5 | AlphaServer 2000 Series Processors |
| 4.5.1 | The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable |
| 4.5.2 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.5.3 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.5.4 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.5.4.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.5.5 | Prestoserve Option |
| 4.5.5.1 | The prcache Command |
| 4.6 | AlphaServer 2100 Series, AlphaServer 2100A Series, AlphaServer 4000/4100 Series, and Digital Alpha VME 2100 Series Processors |
| 4.6.1 | The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable |
| 4.6.2 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.6.3 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.6.4 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.6.4.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.6.5 | Prestoserve Option |
| 4.6.5.1 | The prcache Command |
| 4.7 | AlphaServer 8200 and AlphaServer 8400 Series Processors |
| 4.7.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.7.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.7.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.7.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.8 | AlphaStation 200 Series, AlphaStation 250 Series, AlphaStation 255 Series, and AlphaStation 400 Series Processors |
| 4.8.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.8.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.8.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.8.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.9 | AlphaStation 500 and AlphaStation 600 Series Processors |
| 4.9.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.9.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.9.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.9.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.10 | AXPvme 64, AXPvme 100, AXPvme 160, AXPvme 166, AXPvme 230, Alpha VME 4/224, Alpha VME 4/288, and Alpha VME 5/nnn Single-Board Computers (SBCs) |
| 4.10.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.10.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.10.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.10.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.11 | AXPpci 33 Single Board Computer (SBC) and Digital PICMG Alpha CPUs |
| 4.11.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.11.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.11.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.11.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.11.4 | Booting Considerations |
| 4.11.5 | Booting from a PCI Tulip or ISA LeMAC Ethernet Card |
| 4.12 | AlphaPC64, AlphaPC164, EB64+, EB66+, and EB164 Single-Board Computers |
| 4.12.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.12.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.12.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.12.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.13 | DEC 2000 Series Processors |
| 4.13.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.13.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.13.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.14 | DEC 3000 Series Processors |
| 4.14.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.14.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.14.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.14.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.14.4 | Booting from the SCSI TURBOchannel Option Card |
| 4.14.5 | Booting from an FDDI Network Interface |
| 4.15 | DEC 4000 Series Processors |
| 4.15.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.15.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.15.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 4.15.3.1 | Booting from a Digital UNIX Server |
| 4.15.4 | Prestoserve Option |
| 4.15.4.1 | The prcache Command |
| 4.16 | DEC 7000 and DEC 10000 Series Processors |
| 4.16.1 | Setting the Console Flags |
| 4.16.2 | Booting from the CD-ROM Optical Disc Kit |
| 4.16.3 | Booting from the Network |
| 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 You are Performing 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 Multiprocessor Systems |
| 6.6 | Invoking Netscape Navigator to View Digital UNIX Documentation |
| 6.6.1 | Copying HTML Files from CD-ROM to Disk |
| 6.6.2 | Invoking the Bookreader Application to View Documentation |
| 6.6.2.1 | Accessing Online Documentation from a Workstation |
| 6.6.2.2 | Accessing Online Documentation from a Server |
| 6.6.2.3 | Copying Bookreader Files from CD-ROM to Disk |
| 7 | 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 setld 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 |
| 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 |
| C | Installation Enhancements |
| C.1 | Installation Cloning Overview |
| C.1.1 | Prerequisites for Installation Cloning |
| C.1.2 | Benefits of Installation Cloning |
| C.1.3 | Installation Cloning Features |
| C.2 | Overview of Support for User-Supplied Files |
| C.3 | Relationship Between CDFs and User-Supplied Files |
| C.4 | Role of the Administrator |
| C.5 | Theory of Operation |
| C.6 | Description of the Configuration Description File |
| C.6.1 | Sample Configuration Description File |
| C.6.2 | Attribute-Value Pair Definitions |
| C.6.2.1 | Attributes in the Inst_islinfo Item |
| C.6.2.2 | Attributes in the Inst_filesystem Item |
| C.6.2.3 | Attributes in the Inst_subsets Item |
| C.6.2.4 | Attributes in the Inst_cinstall Item |
| C.7 | Generating or Selecting an Appropriate CDF |
| C.7.1 | Acceptable Differences in Disk Configurations |
| C.7.2 | Considering Differences in Graphics Adapters |
| C.7.3 | Considering Differences in Font Size |
| C.7.4 | Considering Differences in Keyboard Type |
| C.8 | Modifying Attributes in the CDF to Achieve Unattended Installations |
| C.8.1 | Errors in the CDF |
| C.8.2 | Modifying the CDF Confirmation Attribute |
| C.8.3 | Modifying the Tailored Kernel Build Attribute |
| C.8.4 | Modifying Site- and System-Specific Attributes |
| C.9 | Creating preinstall Files |
| C.10 | Creating postload Files |
| C.11 | Moving the CDF and Files to the Appropriate Destination |
| C.11.1 | Moving the CDF and Files to a Diskette |
| C.11.2 | Moving the CDF and Files to a RIS Server |
| C.11.2.1 | Moving Files to an Extracted RIS Area |
| C.11.2.2 | Changes to the RIS Interface |
| C.11.2.3 | Registering a RIS Client to a Profile Set |
| C.11.2.4 | Determining Registration for RIS Clients |
| C.11.2.5 | Removing a RIS Client from Profile Set Registration |
| C.11.2.6 | Deleting Profile Sets from the RIS Server |
| C.11.3 | Moving the CDF and Files to the /var/tmp Directory |
| C.11.4 | Burning the CDF and Files on to a CD-ROM |
| D | Base Operating System Software Subset Descriptions |
| D.1 | Mandatory Software Subsets |
| D.2 | Optional Software Subsets |
| D.2.1 | General Applications Software Subsets |
| D.2.2 | Kernel Build Environment Software Subsets |
| D.2.3 | Kernel Software Development Software Subsets |
| D.2.4 | Mail Applications |
| D.2.5 | Network-Server/Communications Software Subsets |
| D.2.6 | Printing Environment Software Subsets |
| D.2.7 | Reference Pages Software Subsets |
| D.2.8 | Software Development Software Subsets |
| D.2.9 | Supplemental Documentation Software Subset |
| D.2.10 | System Administration Software Subsets |
| D.2.11 | Text-Processing Software Subsets |
| D.2.12 | Windowing Environment Software Subsets |
| D.2.13 | Windows Applications Software Subsets |
| E | Associated Product Descriptions |
| E.1 | General Instructions for Installing Associated Products |
| E.1.1 | Updating the whatis Database After Installing Reference Pages for Associated Products |
| E.2 | Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Instructional Video |
| E.3 | Development Enhancements for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems |
| E.4 | DEC Ada Run-Time Library Support for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems |
| E.5 | DEC C++ Class Library for Digital UNIX Alpha Systems |
| E.6 | DEC COBOL Run-Time Support Library for Digital UNIX Systems |
| E.7 | DECevent Management Utility |
| E.8 | DEC Fortran for Digital UNIX Alpha Run-Time Support |
| E.9 | DEC Pascal for Digital UNIX Alpha Run-Time Support |
| E.10 | DECtalk Software for Digital UNIX |
| E.11 | Free Software Foundation GNU Source for Digital UNIX |
| E.12 | Netscape FastTrack Server V2.0 |
| E.13 | NetWorker SingleServer Save and Restore |
| E.14 | Sort Run-Time Library |
| E.15 | PanoramiX Xserver Extension Advanced Developer's Kit |
| E.16 | Performance Manager for Digital UNIX |
| E.17 | Digital Porting Assistant |
| E.18 | Multimedia Services for Digital UNIX |
| E.19 | POLYCENTER Advanced File System Utilities |
| E.20 | System V Environment |
| E.21 | TruCluster |
| F | Worldwide Software Subset Descriptions |
| F.1 | Worldwide Support Software Descriptions |
| F.2 | Czech Support |
| F.3 | German Support |
| F.4 | Greek Support |
| F.5 | Spanish Support |
| F.6 | French Support |
| F.7 | Hungarian Support |
| F.8 | Italian Support |
| F.9 | Hebrew Support |
| F.10 | Japanese Support |
| F.11 | Korean Support |
| F.12 | Polish Support |
| F.13 | Russian Support |
| F.14 | Slovak Support |
| F.15 | Swedish Support |
| F.16 | Thai Support |
| F.17 | Turkish Support |
| F.18 | Chinese Support |
| F.19 | Catalan Support |
| F.20 | Lithuanian Support |
| F.21 | Slovene Support |
| G | Software Subset Sizes |
| G.1 | Disk Space Required for Software Subsets |
| G.2 | Disk Space Required for Update Installations |
| G.3 | Disk Space Required for RIS Areas |
| G.4 | Disk Space Required for Documentation |
| H | Default Disk Partitions |
| H.1 | DSA Disk Drives |
| H.2 | SCSI Disk Drives |
| I | Installation Error Messages |
| J | Sample Text-Based Installations |
| J.1 | Sample Text-Based Default Installation |
| J.2 | Sample Text-Based Custom Installation |
| J.2.1 | Optional Software Subsets for a Custom Installation |
| J.2.2 | File System Creation and Software Subset Load |
| J.2.3 | Kernel Build Procedure |
| Index |