The ROOT installation procedure installs or updates layered products on the current root disk. This method cannot be used to install the base operating system.
ATTENTION You must install DYNIX/ptx V4.6.1 and boot the system on the V4.6.1 kernel before using the ROOT installation method to install layered products.
If you are updating a layered product that is already installed on the system, you should do the instazllation in single-user mode. If you are installing a layered product for the first time, you can do the installation in multiuser mode.
Note that you must run ptx/INSTALL separately for each CD.
To install software packages, use the following procedure. You must be root to perform the installation.
Insert the distribution CD into the CD-ROM drive.
If you are updating existing layered products on the current root disk, the installation must be run in single-user mode:
Use the following command to go to single-user mode:
# shutdown -gseconds -y -i1
ATTENTION Filesystems cannot be mounted over ptx/NFS while the system is in single-user mode. If files will be installed on filesystems that are NFS-mounted, you must run the installation in multiuser mode. Before starting the installation, be sure no users are working with the package being installed.
Mount all local filesystems listed in the /etc/vfstab file.
# mountall -f filesystem_type
Set the TERM type so that ptx/ADMIN will work properly:
# TERM=vu320; export TERM
# stty -tabs
Issue the menu command to start ptx/ADMIN; then go to the Software Management Menu.
Use System Administration -> Software Management
c1admapp Software Management _______________________________________________________ A Install Software Package F View/Edit Preview Log B Remove Software Package G Update Man Page Databases C List Software Packages H Change Installation Disk D Check Package Consistency I Alternate Disk Compare E List Software Packages Available on Installation Distribution
Select the Install Software Package option.
Specify the installation source, which can be either CD-ROM, nfs, or directory.
Installation Source Type Enter installation source type ___________
Specify the location of the installation source on the screen that appears next:
If the source is CD-ROM, enter the name of the CD-ROM device, such as cd0.
If the source is nfs, specify the remote host and directory containing the software. For example, if you are installing software from a CD-ROM on a remote machine, specify the mount point of the cd device as the directory.
If the source is directory, specify the pathname to the directory.
On the Installation Type window, select the ROOT installation type.
Installation Type Installation Type Description _______________________________________________________________________ ROOT Install on current root, /usr partitions # ALT DISK DELTA Install on mounted alternate root partition INIT ALT DISK DELTA Make copies of current partitions and install on it SCRATCH Initial install on alternate disk #
The installation process now retrieves the product information from the TOC file on the CD.
At the next screen, answer N.
C2-Certifiable Product Installation Install only those products which N are C2-Certifiable? (Y/N) Enter 'Y' to install only products which are C2-Certifiable
Do not answer Y; DYNIX/ptx V4.6.1 has not been certified for C2-level security.
Select the software packages to be installed from the window that appears next. You can select multiple packages. The packages can be both new installations and updates to existing products. Following is an example of this window.
Select one or more software packages to install/update Part Number Name Description Version ________________________________________________________________ 1003-xxxxx-xx public DYNIX/ptx(R) Public Software V4.6.1 U 1003-xxxxx-xx base_comms ptx/BaseComms V1.3.0 N 1003-xxxxx-xx nfs ptx/NFS v4.8.1
ATTENTION The Fibre Channel Switch software should be installed only on systems with switched fabric.
If the distribution CD contains a version of a product that is newer than the version currently installed on your system, that product will be marked with a U to indicate that you should upgrade the product.
Certain software products require that you enter a license key into the system nodelock file before the product can be installed. If the license key has already been entered, the letter L will precede the entry for that product in the Select Software Packages window. If the license key has not been entered, the letter N will appear. License keys are not required for products that do not specify one of these letters.
ATTENTION If you selected several products that require licenses, it might take a few minutes for the next installation screen to appear.
If you have selected a software product that requires a license password but you have not yet entered the password into the system nodelock file, a window listing the name of the product will be displayed. Select either "enter the license for that product" or "deselect the product."
If you choose to enter the license password, the following form will be displayed. You must enter the license password, the expiration date, and the license checksum. The other values will be filled in for you. (The license information for the products you have purchased is located in the license folder shipped with your software.)
Add Installation License Enter the product name ________ Enter the product version ________ Enter the node ID ________ Enter the vendor ID ________ Enter the license password ________ Enter the expiration date ________ Enter the license checksum ________
The license entries you specify are added to the system nodelock file, /var/netls/nodelock.
Some software products are automatically installed when you select another product. If you did not select the automatically installed products on the Select Software Packages screen, ptx/INSTALL will now display a list of products to be installed. The list includes both the products you selected and products that are automatically installed. The letter A precedes the automatically installed products. At this point, you can deselect any unwanted products. (This screen does not appear if you selected the automatically installed products on the Select Software Packages screen.)
ptx/INSTALL now determines whether the products currently on the system are compatible with the products being installed. When a product requires that another product be installed, ptx/INSTALL also verifies that the required product has been selected for installation. If certain products are not compatible or if required products have not been selected, the following form will appear. You can either reselect products or abort the installation.
Compatibility Error View compatibility errors? (Y/N) _ Enter 'Y' to display the product incompatibilities identified. You can then reselect products to install and continue the installation. Answer 'N' to abort installation
ptx/INSTALL requires additional information to install certain layered products. At this point, you will be asked for that information. For example, a product might include optional components; you will need to specify whether you want to install those components. Most of these screens are self-explanatory.
If you are installing ptx/LICENSE, refer to the ptx/LICENSE Release Notes for a description of the installation and configuration screens that appear. In particular, do not configure ptx/LICENSE if ptx/TCP/IP is not already configured for networking on your system.
ptx/INSTALL now verifies that there is adequate filesystem space to install the selected products.
ATTENTION The installation will require approximately 150 MB of disk space in addition to the amount calculated by ptx/INSTALL.
If there is not enough space, ptx/INSTALL interrupts the installation and displays the following form. Enter Y at the prompt to review the problems found.
Disk Space Error View info on disk space insufficiencies? ___ Enter 'Y' to display products whose disk space requirements will not be met. Enter 'N' to abort the installation. You may restart the installation once the disk space requirements for all selected products have been resolved.
When adequate disk space is available, resume the installation by selecting the Install Software Package option from the Software Management menu.
ptx/INSTALL now creates a preview log for each product to be installed. The preview log specifies whether any file conflicts exist for the product. File conflicts can occur when the version of a file currently on the system differs from the original file, from the version of the file on the CD, or from both. You will need to resolve certain file conflicts manually. You can either halt the installation and resolve those file conflicts now, or continue with the installation and resolve the conflicts after the software is installed.
Appendix B lists file conflicts that may occur for ptx/TCP/IP. Be sure to review this information to help you determine whether you want to resolve file conflicts now or after the installation is complete.
Conflict File Resolution Resolve files in conflict now? (Y/N) __ Enter 'Y' to preload conflict files and temporarily exit to view preview logs and resolve files in conflict. Enter 'N' to continue with installation, and resolve files in conflict after the installation is completed.
To resolve any conflicts after the installation is complete, answer N. The installation will continue as specified in the preview logs for the selected products and the old files will be moved to the <product_name>/oldfiles directories specified in the next step.
To resolve the conflicts now, answer Y on the form. The files in conflict will then be preloaded and the installation will exit. To locate file conflicts, use the View/Edit Preview Logs menu option from the Software Management menu to examine the preview logs. For details about the preview logs and resolving conflicts, refer to Appendix B.
If conflicts were found, the following form will specify where the files in conflict will be preloaded. You can change the locations for preloading new conflict files and saving the currently installed version (the old version) of conflict files.
The default locations for new and old versions of conflict files are /usr/options/<product>/newfiles.<installation_date-time> and /usr/options/<product>/oldfiles.<installation_date-time>.
Conflict File Parent Directories Enter the parent directory for ____________ preloading new versions of files in conflict (For each product selected, a subdirectory of the form 'PRODUCT_NAME/ newfiles.<installation_date_time>' will be created) Enter parent directory for saving ____________ old versions of files in conflict (For each product selected, a subdirectory of the form 'PRODUCT_NAME/ oldfiles.<installation_date_time>' will be created)
If you exited the installation to resolve conflicts, you can resume the installation by selecting the Install Software Package option from the Software Management menu.
ptx/INSTALL now determines whether the kernel needs to be recompiled after the installation is complete. Typically, this is needed only when the products to be installed contain kernel components. Refer to "Products Requiring a Kernel Compile" in Chapter 8 for affected products. You can override the value specified on the form.
The default kernel will not include any local kernel modifications that you have made. After booting the system, you can build your custom kernel and then reboot with that kernel.
Enter Y at the prompt Use currently running kernel build parameters? to use the current kernel build parameters, environment type, and audit configuration type when the kernel is built (you will not need to specify these values on the next screen.)
Configure and compile a kernel with default parameters Configure and compile a default kernel ____ following installation? (Y/N) Use currently running kernel ____ build parameters? (Y/N)
If you chose to have ptx/INSTALL compile the default kernel, the following form appears. The name you specify at the first prompt cannot be std, mfg, or mod.
Configure a kernel with default parameters Enter a unique name to associate with ______ this kernel and all its associated configuration files Choose a kernel environment type ___ T for TIMESHARE P for PARALLEL C for COMMERCIAL Configure for audit? (Y/N) ___ Enter a short description of this kernel _______ The starting machine type _______ The starting architecture type _______ The starting configuration type _______
Specify whether you want to rebuild the man pages database and reboot the operating system on the installation disk after the software installation is complete.
Rebuilding the man pages takes several minutes. You can also build the man pages at a later time using one of the methods described in ptx/INSTALL Software Installation.
Installation Options Rebuild manpages following installation?(Y/N) __ Reboot on installation disk after __ installation? (Y/N) This is the last screen for installation Entering "Run" from this screen will start the installation of files for all selected products.
ptx/INSTALL will now perform the software installation.
ATTENTION The installation procedure sets both the permanent and the temporary bootpaths to point to the root disk. If you installed software on an alternate disk, the ptx/ADMIN Set Boot Strings and Flags menu option will not report the updated permanent bootpath until after the system is rebooted.