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About This 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    Setting the Network Adapter Mode
1.4.1.3    Installing ATM Adapters Before the Installation
1.4.1.4    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 Current 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
1.4.7    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    Checking for Installed Hardware Product Kits
2.8.2    Verifying the System State
2.8.3    Checking for Layered Products
2.8.3.1    Layered Products That Halt the Update Installation
2.8.3.2    Layered Products That Do Not Halt the Update Installation
2.8.4    Checking the System Status
2.8.5    Checking for File Type Conflicts
2.8.6    Checking File Space Requirements
2.8.6.1    System Has Sufficient Disk Space
2.8.6.2    System Has Insufficient Disk Space
2.8.6.3    Deleting Individual System Files Does Not Free Space for the Update
2.8.6.4    How to Obtain Additional Space
2.8.7    Detecting Unprotected Customized File
2.8.8    Loading Software Subsets
2.8.9    Recovering from Subset Load Failures
2.9    Merging Software Subsets
2.10    Bootlinking Supplemental Hardware Support
2.11    Configuring Software Subsets
2.12    Loading and Configuring Hardware Support
2.13    Building the Kernel
2.13.1    Manually Adding Special Configuration Options to the Kernel
2.13.2    Recovering from Kernel Build Failures
2.14    Logging In After the Update Completes
2.15    Postinstallation Tasks
2.15.1    Checking Installed Version String
2.15.2    Reviewing Update Installation Log Files
2.15.3    Manually Merging Customizations
2.16    Using the Update Administration Utility After the Update Installation
2.16.1    Invoking the Update Administration Utility
2.16.2    File Administration Menu Options
2.16.3    Save Files Option
2.16.4    Delete Files Option
2.16.5    View List of Files Option
2.16.6    Messages and Archive Options
2.17    Updating the Reference Page Database
2.18    Postinstallation File Disposition
 
3    Planning Disk Space for a Custom Installation
3.1    Commonly Used Terms
3.2    Determining Default Disk Partitions
3.3    Using the Default Disk Partitions and the Default File System Layout
3.4    When to Perform Disk Planning Exercises
3.5    Choosing the Disk for the root File System
3.6    Recording Disk Partition Sizes
3.6.1    Completing the Disk Configuration Worksheet
3.6.2    Reviewing Existing Disk Labels to Determine Disk Layout
3.6.3    Using the disklabel Command in the UNIX Shell to View Disk Labels
3.7    File System Overhead
3.8    Planning the /usr File System
3.8.1    Software Subsets Within the /usr File System
3.8.2    Space for Users' Accounts and Files
3.8.3    Completing the /usr Worksheet
3.9    Planning the /var Area
3.9.1    Crash Dump Space
3.9.2    Error Logger and syslog Files
3.9.3    System Accounting Files
3.9.4    Size of the /var/adm/ris Directory
3.9.5    Size of the /var/adm/dms Directory
3.9.6    Completing the var Worksheet
3.9.7    Placing the var Area in the /usr File System
3.10    Planning the Swap Space
3.11    Finalizing the File System Layout
 
4    Processor-Specific Boot Instructions for Full Installations
4.1    Upgrading Your Hardware
4.2    Shutting Down and Booting the Processor
4.3    Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Boot Instructions
4.4    Determining Console Device Names
4.4.1    Finding the CD-ROM Drive Console Device Name
4.4.2    Finding the Network Interface Console Device Name
4.5    DEC 2000 Server
4.5.1    Setting Console Flags
4.5.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.6    DEC 3000 Server
4.6.1    Setting Console Flags
4.6.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.6.3    Booting from RIS
4.6.4    Booting from the SCSI TURBOchannel Option Card
4.6.5    Booting from an FDDI Network Interface
4.7    DEC 4000 Server
4.7.1    Setting Console Flags
4.7.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.7.3    Booting from RIS
4.7.4    Prestoserve Option
4.7.4.1    The prcache Command
4.8    DEC 7000 Server
4.8.1    Setting Console Flags
4.8.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.8.3    Booting from RIS
4.9    AlphaServer 300, 400 Servers
4.9.1    Setting Console Flags
4.9.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.9.3    Booting from RIS
4.10    Alpha Server 800, 1000, 1000A Servers
4.10.1    The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable
4.10.2    Setting Console Flags
4.10.3    Booting from CD-ROM
4.10.4    Booting from RIS
4.11    AlphaServer 1200, DS20 Servers
4.11.1    The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable
4.11.2    Setting Console Flags
4.11.3    Booting from CD-ROM
4.11.4    Booting from RIS
4.12    AlphaServer 2000, 2100, 2100A Servers
4.12.1    The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable
4.12.2    Setting Console Flags
4.12.3    Booting from CD-ROM
4.12.4    Booting from RIS
4.12.5    Prestoserve Option
4.12.5.1    The prcache Command
4.13    AlphaServer 4000, 4100, ES40 Servers
4.13.1    The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable
4.13.2    Setting Console Flags
4.13.3    Booting from CD-ROM
4.13.4    Booting from RIS
4.13.5    Prestoserve Option
4.13.5.1    The prcache Command
4.14    AlphaServer 8200, 8400, GS60, GS140 Servers
4.14.1    Setting Console Flags
4.14.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.14.3    Booting from RIS
4.15    AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400 Workstations
4.15.1    Setting Console Flags
4.15.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.15.3    Booting from RIS
4.16    AlphaStation 500, 600, and 600A Workstations
4.16.1    Setting Console Flags
4.16.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.16.3    Booting from RIS
4.17    Personal Workstation 433au, 500au, 600au; Ultimate Workstation 533-au2
4.17.1    Setting Console Flags
4.17.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.17.3    Booting from RIS
4.18    Professional Workstation XP1000
4.18.1    The bus_probe_algorithm Environment Variable
4.18.2    Setting Console Flags
4.18.3    Booting from CD-ROM
4.18.4    Booting from RIS
4.19    AXPpci, AXPvme, AlphaVME SBCs; PICMG Alpha CPUs
4.19.1    Setting Console Flags
4.19.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.19.3    Booting from RIS
4.20    AlphaPC64, AlphaPC164, EB64+, EB66+, EB164
4.20.1    Setting Console Flags
4.20.2    Booting from CD-ROM
4.20.3    Booting from RIS
 
5    Performing Full 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 Base Operating System Software Subsets
5.20    Building the Kernel
5.20.1    Selecting Kernel Options
5.20.2    Editing the Configuration File
5.20.3    Kernel Build Messages
5.21    Logging in to the System for the First Time
 
6    Installing Supplemental Hardware Support
6.1    Supplemental Hardware Support Overview
6.2    Hardware Support Installation Prerequisites
6.3    Adding Hardware Support to a Running System
6.4    Adding Hardware Support During a Full Installation
 
7    Setting Up Your System After Installation
7.1    Checking the Installed Version String
7.2    Using the SysMan Configuration Checklist
7.3    Setting Up the System from the Command Line
7.4    Postinstallation File Disposition
7.5    Enabling Realtime Preemption After the Installation
7.6    Enabling Unattended Reboots on Multiprocessor Systems
 
8    Using Online Documentation
8.1    Mounting the Documentation Set CD-ROM
8.2    Viewing Online Documents with Netscape
8.3    Netscape Application Integration
8.4    Installing Acrobat Reader
8.5    Viewing Online Documents with Acrobat
8.6    Copying Online Documentation to Disk
 
9    UNIX Shell Option
9.1    What Is the UNIX Shell Option?
9.2    Invoking the UNIX Shell
9.2.1    Invoking the UNIX Shell from the Text-Based Interface
9.2.2    Invoking the UNIX Shell from the Graphical Interface
9.3    UNIX Shell Capabilities
9.4    Creating Swap Space
9.5    Accessing Devices
9.6    Mounting File Systems
9.7    Restoring File Systems
9.7.1    Restoring UNIX File Systems (UFS)
9.7.2    Restoring Advanced File Systems (AdvFS)
9.8    Changing the Size of a Disk Partition
9.9    Starting the Logical Storage Manager
9.10    Using a Disk That Contains ULTRIX Partition Information
9.11    Returning to the Installation Procedure from the UNIX Shell
 
10    Using the setld Command
10.1    Command Syntax
10.2    Displaying Subset Inventories
10.3    Installing a Software Subset
10.4    Installing Software Subsets with Dependencies
10.5    Rebuilding the Kernel After Installing Kernel Build Environment Subsets
10.6    Rebuilding the Kernel After Installing ATM Adapters
 
11    Performing a Worldwide Installation
11.1    Preparing for a Worldwide Installation
11.2    Dependencies on Base Operating System Software Subsets
11.3    Increasing Available Disk Space
11.4    Starting the Worldwide Installation
11.4.1    Installing from a CD-ROM
11.4.2    Installing from a RIS Server
11.5    Responding to the wwinstall Script
11.5.1    Selecting Worldwide Software Subsets
11.5.2    Loading Worldwide Software Subsets
11.5.3    Configuring Worldwide Software Subsets
11.5.4    Building the Kernel
11.6    Building an Asian Kernel After the Installation
11.6.1    Reconfiguring the Kernel to Support the Asian Terminal Driver and Daemons
11.7    Setting up wnn
11.8    Backup Files Created by the Installation
11.9    Working in a Worldwide Environment
 
12    Performing a Worldwide Update Installation
12.1    What Is an Update Installation of Worldwide Support Software?
12.2    Preparing for the Worldwide Update Installation
12.3    System Files Affected in an Update Installation of Worldwide Support
12.4    System Backup
12.5    If You Encounter Problems During the Update Installation of the Base System
12.6    Required Disk Space
12.7    Running wwinstallupdate from CD-ROM Media
12.8    Running wwinstallupdate from an NFS Server System
12.9    What Happens During the Worldwide Update Installation
12.10    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 Disk 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    User-Supplied Files and Installation Cloning
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_disklabel Item
C.6.2.2    Attributes in the Inst_islinfo Item
C.6.2.3    Attributes in the Inst_filesystem Item
C.6.2.4    Attributes in the Inst_subsets Item
C.6.2.5    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 User-Supplied Files to the Appropriate Location
C.11.1    Moving the CDF and Files to a Diskette
C.11.2    Moving the CDF and Files to a RIS Server
C.11.3    Moving the CDF and User-Supplied 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.2    Updating Reference Pages After Installing Associated Products
E.3    Development Enhancements for Alpha Systems (Alternative Compiler)
E.4    Ada Run-Time Library Support for Alpha Systems
E.5    C++ Class Library for Alpha Systems
E.6    COBOL Run-Time Support Library for Alpha Systems
E.7    DECevent Management Utility
E.8    Fortran Alpha Run-Time Support
E.9    Pascal Alpha Run-Time Support
E.10    Sort Run-Time Library
E.11    INTERSOLV DataDirect
E.12    Free Software Foundation GNU Source for Alpha Systems
E.13    Multimedia Services for Alpha Systems
E.14    Netscape FastTrack Server
E.15    PanoramiX Xserver Extension Advanced Developer's Kit
E.16    Porting Assistant
E.17    Graphical Program Analysis (GPA) Tools
E.18    Worldwide Language Support
E.19    POLYCENTER Advanced File System Utilities
E.20    Advanced Printing
E.21    Advanced Server
E.22    NetWorker SingleServer Save and Restore
E.23    Open3D Graphics Environment
E.24    Performance Manager for Alpha Systems
E.25    SCSI CAM Layered Components
E.26    System V Environment
E.27    TruCluster
E.28    Visual Threads
 
F    Worldwide Software Subset Descriptions
F.1    Worldwide Support Software Descriptions
F.2    Catalan Support
F.3    Chinese Support
F.4    Czech Support
F.5    French Support
F.6    German Support
F.7    Greek Support
F.8    Hebrew Support
F.9    Hungarian Support
F.10    Italian Support
F.11    Japanese Support
F.12    Korean Support
F.13    Lithuanian Support
F.14    Polish Support
F.15    Russian Support
F.16    Slovak Support
F.17    Slovene Support
F.18    Spanish Support
F.19    Swedish Support
F.20    Thai Support
F.21    Turkish Support
 
G    Installation Error Messages
 
H    Sample Text-Based Installations
H.1    Sample Text-Based Default Installation
H.2    Sample Text-Based Custom Installation
H.2.1    Optional Software Subsets for a Custom Installation
H.2.2    File System Creation and Software Subset Load
H.2.3    Kernel Build Procedure
 
Examples
C-1    Sample Configuration Description File (CDF)
C-2    Sample preinstall Script
C-3    DLSAVE File Required By the Sample preinstall Script
C-4    Sample postload Script
 
Figures
B-1    Pressing Tabs and Lifting Lid of a CD-ROM Caddy
B-2    Placing a Disk in a CD-ROM Caddy
B-3    Inserting a CD-ROM in to a Disk Drive
C-1    Summary of Administrator Tasks
C-2    Theory of Operation
C-3    Theory of Operation (cont'd)
C-4    Theory of Operation (cont'd)
 
Tables
1-1    Summary of User Actions
1-2    Full Installation Steps for Experienced Users
1-3    Summary of Preinstallation Tasks
1-4    Optional ISA Device Handles
1-5    Summary of the Full Installation Procedure
2-1    Summary of User Actions
2-2    Steps for Experienced Users
2-3    Successive Update Paths
2-4    Update Install Blocking Products
3-1    Summary of User Actions
3-2    Recommended Partitions for 1 Gb and Larger Disks
3-3    Supported Disks for root File System
3-4    Disk Configuration Worksheet
3-5    /usr Worksheet
3-6    var Worksheet
3-7    File System Worksheet
4-1    Summary of User Actions
4-2    Location of Processor-Specific Boot Instructions
4-3    Systems that Support Unattended Installation
4-4    FDDI Boot Devices By Bus Type
5-1    Summary of User Actions
5-2    User Input Required for Installation Procedure
5-3    Comparison of the Default and Custom Installations
5-4    Criteria for Deciding to Perform a Custom Installation
5-5    Criteria for Deciding to Perform a Default Installation
5-6    Quick Navigation Through the Custom Installation Setup Window
5-7    Quick Navigation Through the Default Installation Setup Window
5-8    Definitions of Location Acronyms
6-1    Summary of User Actions
7-1    Summary of User Actions
7-2    SysMan Configuration Checklist Applications and Associated Reference Pages
8-1    Summary of User Actions
10-1    Options for the setld Command
11-1    Backup Files Created by Worldwide Installations
C-1    Feature Summary
C-2    Attribute Definitions in the Default Disk Partitions (Inst_disklabel) Item
C-3    Attribute Definitions in the Initial Subset Load (Inst_islinfo) Item
C-4    Attribute Definitions in the File System (Inst_filesystem) Item
C-5    Attribute Definitions in the Software Subsets Load (Inst_subsets) Item
C-6    Attribute Definitions in the Installation Configuration (Inst_cinstall) Item
C-7    Acceptable Differences in Disk Configuration Between a Model System and a System to be Cloned
C-8    Acceptable Differences in Graphics Adapters Between a Model System and a System to be Cloned
C-9    Acceptable Differences in Font Sizes Between a Model System and a System to be Cloned
C-10    Acceptable Differences in Keyboard Types Between a Model System and a System to be Cloned
D-1    Conditionally Mandatory Software Subsets
D-2    Description of the Mandatory Software Subsets
D-3    Description of the General Applications Software Subsets
D-4    Description of the Kernel Build Environment Software Subsets
D-5    Description of the Kernel Software Development Software Subsets
D-6    Description of the Mail Applications Software Subsets
D-7    Description of the Network-Server/Communications Software Subsets
D-8    Description of the Printing Environment Software Subsets
D-9    Description of the Reference Pages Software Subsets
D-10    Description of the Software Development Software Subsets
D-11    Description of the Supplemental Documentation Software Subset
D-12    Description of the System Administration Software Subsets
D-13    Description of the Text Processing Software Subsets
D-14    Description of the Windowing Environment Software Subsets
D-15    Description of the Windows Applications Software Subsets
E-1    Associated Products Volume 1
E-2    Associated Products Volume 2
F-1    Supported Languages and Subset Prefixes
 
Index