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If you configure generic VGA graphics, you must reset the graphics device handle (with isacfg) as defined by the vendor, when the system halts after loading the subsets. This allows the Xserver to recognize the device. Section 5.18 provides the instructions to do so where applicable in the installation procedure. [Return]
A kernel
device driver kit is any graphics kit that is not supplied by the operating system
base operating kit.
If you are performing a RIS installation from a RIS area that
has the required graphics kit already installed, the handle for
isacfg
should be set to the handle specified by the vendor.
Section 5.18
provides the instructions to do so where applicable in the installation procedure.
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If you
want to update a system that has Worldwide Language Support (WLS) installed, use the
wwinstallupdate
command.
Refer to
Chapter 12.
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Not all of the Multimedia Services subsets include the Multimedia string in their description; you must use the subset prefix to locate all of these subsets. [Return]
Software device names prefixed with
ra
identify DIGITAL Storage
Architecture (DSA) disk drives.
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Software device
names prefixed with
re
identify SCSI disks employing RAID technology.
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Software device
names prefixed with
rz
identify Small Computer System Interface
(SCSI) disk drives.
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Before you boot over the network, your system must be registered with the RIS
server and you need to know the hardware address.
To determine the hardware address,
at the console mode prompt ( >>>
), enter the
show dev
command.
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In the boot command, replace the number sign (#
) with the
slot number for your FDDI card.
To determine the slot number, look at the slot where
your FDDI card is installed and then find the number for that slot.
Before you boot over the network, your system must be registered with the RIS server and you will need to know your FDDI address. To determine your FDDI address, enter the following command:
#t tc#cnfg
Replace the number sign ( # ) with the slot number of your FDDI card.
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This site-specific information is obtained from the RIS server during Remote Installation Services (RIS) installations and cannot be edited. Enter this information only if you are using the CD-ROM as the distribution source of the software. If you do not make an entry in these fields, you are prompted for this information during the installation configuration phase. [Return]
If you do not specify a root password, you are prompted for one during the installation configuration phase. [Return]
The boot commands you have to enter are supplied by the installation procedure. When appropriate, enter the boot command sequence exactly as shown on your screen. However, if your system has unattended installation capability, your system will reboot automatically and, therefore, will not prompt you to enter the boot commands. [Return]
If you are installing a system that you plan to use as
a dataless management services (DMS) server, you must perform a custom installation
because you need more than just the mandatory software subsets on a DMS server.
Instead
of creating a link from
/var
to a mount point, you may want to
create a separate file system for
/var
because the file systems
needed for the dataless areas are located in the
/var/adm/dms
directory.
Refer to
Sharing Software on a Local Area Network
for information about setting up disk partitions for DMS
servers, software requirements for DMS servers, and installing software on DMS clients.
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If you plan to install software on a remote installation
services (RIS) server, you must perform a custom installation because you need more
than just the mandatory software subsets on a RIS server.
Instead of creating a link
from
/var
to a mount point, you may want to create a separate file
system for
/var
because the file systems needed for RIS areas are
located in the
/var/adm/ris
directory.
Refer to
Sharing Software on a Local Area Network
for information about setting up RIS servers.
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The sizes of the default disk partitions were designed so that a default installation
fits on the disk.
The default disk layout is:
root
is on partition
a,
/usr
is on partition
g, the
var
area is a directory under
/usr, and the
swap
area is on partition
b.
If you perform a default
installation, you cannot preserve existing custom partition tables or disk labels.
Custom partition tables are partition tables that have been changed to sizes other
than the default values.
If a customized partition table exists, it will be overwritten.
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The W-SU time zone follows MET time zone rules. W-SU is provided only for backward compatibility and the MET time zone should be used instead. [Return]
The
/
( root ), and
/usr
file systems and
swap1
space are located on the
rz0
device on the model system.
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