Virtual I/O Server

Installation/Update Instructions for Virtual I/O Server National Language Support


Installing from a local hard disk:
  1. Login to the Virtual I/O Server as the user padmin.
  2. Use the chlang command to view a list of available locales. The first column is the <locale_name> 
       $ chlang -ls |more
  3. Create a temporary directory on the Virtual I/O Server. 
       $ mkdir <directory_name>
  4. Transfer the file(s) using ftp to the directory created.
  5. Install the locale by running the chlang command. 
       $ chlang -lang <locale_name> -dev <directory_name>
  6. Remove the language files and temporary directory 
       $ rm -r <directory_name>
    7. 



Installing from the CD/DVD drive:


The National Language Support package can be burned onto a CD using the ISO image.  After the CD has been created, the following steps need to be performed to install:

    

  1. Login to the Virtual I/O Server as the user padmin.

    2. 

  2. Place the update CD into the CD/DVD drive connected to the Virtual I/O Server.

    3. 

  3. Use the chlang command to view a list of available locales.  The first column is the <locale_name>.
  
       $ chlang -ls |more
    

    4. 

  4. Install the locale by running the chlang command.
  
       $ chlang -lang <locale_name> -dev /dev/cdX
   (Where X is the device number of the CD/DVD drive containing the CD)
    

    5. 






Refer to the Virtual I/O Server online publications for additional information on the chlang command.  Information on this command can be obtained from the IBM eServer HW Information Center










Updating from a local hard disk:



    

  1. Login to the Virtual I/O Server as the user padmin. 

  2. Create a temporary directory on the Virtual I/O Server.

       $ mkdir 
    

  3. Transfer the file(s) using ftp to the directory created.

  4. Install the locale by running the chlang command.

       $ updateios -dev 
    

  5. Remove the language files and temporary directory 

       $ rm -r 
    






Updating from the CD/DVD drive:

The National Language Support package can be burned onto a CD using the ISO image. After the CD has been created, the following steps need to be performed to install: 

    

  1. Login to the Virtual I/O Server as the user padmin. 

  2. Place the update CD into the CD/DVD drive connected to the Virtual I/O Server. 

  3. Update the locale by running the updateios command.

       $ updateios -dev /dev/cdX
   (Where X is the device number of the CD/DVD drive containing the CD)