SG24-2010-00 International Technical Support Organization The OS/2 Warp 4 CID Software Distribution Guide January 1998 Take Note! Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix D, “Special Notices” on page 513. First Edition (January 1998) This edition applies to OS/2 Warp 4 in a software distribution environment and to NetView Distribution Manager/2 (NVDM/2) with Database 2 (DB2) Version 2.11 for OS/2 and Tivoli TME 10 Software Distribution 3.1.3 for OS/2 (SD4OS2) software distribution managers. This edition also applies to OS/2 Warp 4 subcomponents, such as TCP/IP 4.0, MPTS, NetFinity 4.0, Peer Services, and LAN Distance, and to OS/2- related products, such as eNetwork Personal Communications for OS/2 Warp, eNetwork Communications Server for OS/2 Warp, Transaction Server, Lotus Notes, and Lotus SmartStuite 96 for OS/2 Warp. Comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. DHHB Building 045 Internal Zip 2834 11400 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758-3493 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998. All rights reserved Note to U.S Government Users – Documentation related to restricted rights – Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures. .xiii Tables. xvii Preface. .xix How This Redbook in Organized . xix The Team That Wrote This Redbook . xxi Comments Welcome . xxiii Redbooks Online . xxiii Part 1. Common Information . 1 Chapter 1. Software Distribution Made Simple. 3 1.1 Standard Installation Method . 3 1.2 Installation by Replication. 5 1.3 CID-Enabled Installation. 6 1.4 CID Concepts and Terminology . 8 1.4.1 Response Files. 8 1.4.2 Redirected Installation (Redirected I/O or Drives) . 10 1.4.3 Software Distribution Manager . 11 1.4.4 Logging facilities. 13 1.5 Installation Modes . 13 1.5.1 Attended Installation . 13 1.5.2 Lightly Attended Installation . 14 1.5.3 Unattended Installation. 15 1.5.4 Clarification . 15 1.5.5 Summary . 16 1.6 Code Server Setup. 17 1.6.1 Server Types . 17 1.6.2 CID Structure . 17 Chapter 2. Introducing Software Distribution Managers . 21 2.1 LAN CID Utility . 21 2.1.1 LAPS/MPTS Versions. 23 2.2 NetView Distribution Manager/2 . 24 2.3 TME 10 Software Distribution 3.1.3 for OS/2 . 25 2.4 Single-Server Software Distribution Network . 27 2.5 Positioning LCU, NetView DM/2 and TME 10 SD 3.1.3 - Summary. 33 2.6 Overview of Software Distribution Managers . 34 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 iii Chapter 3. OS/2 Warp 4 - Installation Steps Local Install. 39 3.1 Installation Diskettes . 39 3.2 Local Install Phase 1 . 40 3.3 Local Install Phase 2 . 44 3.4 Local Install Phase 3 . 53 3.5 The Installation Directory Structure . 56 3.6 The Local Install Key Files . 58 3.6.1 The INSTALL.EXE Executable (\OS2\INSTALL) . 58 3.6.2 The CASAGENT.EXE Executable (\CID\LOCINSTU) . 58 3.6.3 The LOCAL.CMD Command File (\IBMINST\RSP\LOCAL) . 58 3.6.4 The NPCONFIG.EXE Executable (\IBMINST). 59 3.6.5 The Response Files (\IBMINST\RSP\LOCAL). 59 3.7 FixPak Installation . 61 3.7.1 The SERVICE Command . 63 3.7.2 The FSERVICE Command . 65 3.7.3 Sample ServicePak/FixPak Response File . 67 3.7.4 Enhanced ServicePak/FixPak Response Files . 67 3.7.5 Logging Information . 70 3.7.6 Interrupted Service . 71 3.7.7 CSF Response File Keywords . 71 Chapter 4. Utilities to Ease Remote Installation . 75 4.1 Loading OS/2 CID Utilities to the Code Server . 76 4.2 Unpacking the OS/2 Warp 4 CID Utilities . 77 4.3 The GETOSCID Command. 78 4.4 The SEDISK Command . 79 4.4.1 SEDISK Return Codes . 80 4.5 The SEIMAGE Command. 81 4.5.1 SEIMAGE Return Codes. 82 4.6 The SEINST Command . 82 4.6.1 SEINST and SEMAINT Return Codes. 84 4.6.2 RSPINST Return Codes . 84 4.7 Display Driver Install . 89 4.7.1 Matrox Millenium Driver Installation for IBM PC 350 . 92 4.8 Necessary Utilities for LAN CID Utility (LCU) . 96 4.8.1 The GETBOOT Command . 96 4.8.2 The GETREXX Command . 96 4.9 The SrvIFS Utility . 98 4.9.1 The THINSRV Command . 99 4.9.2 The THINIFS Command . 101 4.9.3 The IFSDEL Command. 106 4.10 LAN CID Utility (LCU) . 106 4.10.1 The CASINSTL Command . 107 iv The OS/2 Warp 4 CID Software Distribution Guide 4.10.2 The CASAGENT Command . 110 4.10.3 The CASCKREX Command . 111 4.10.4 The CASDELET Command. 112 4.11 MPTS Utilities. 112 4.11.1 The THINLAPS Command . 112 4.12 NetView DM/2: The NVDMBDSK Utility . 118 4.13 General CID Return Codes. 120 4.14 Desktop Shuffler. 121 4.14.1 Example of the SHUF_CTL.INI Control File . 122 4.14.2 The Working Control and Keywords Files . 125 4.15 Remote Multiple Printer Support. 131 4.15.1 Remote Printer Install (RINSTPRN) . 131 4.15.2 The RINSPRN Command . 131 4.15.3 Remote Printer Install Response File Keywords . 136 4.15.4 RINSTPRN Response File Configurator RINSTCFG. 143 4.15.5 Backing Up and Restoring Printer and Job Properties. 147 4.15.6 Holding or Releasing a Queue . 149 4.16 Software Installer . 150 4.16.1 Parameter Definitions . 151 4.16.2 Product Database File . 152 4.16.3 Installation Scenario . 152 4.17 ASD - Alternative Software Delivery . 154 4.17.1 ASD-Allowed and ASD-PreReq Service and Support Issues. 156 4.17.2 ASD Requirements . ..