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InfoExplorer is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Motif is a trademark of Open Software Foundation, Inc. NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NIS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. PEX is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. RISC System/6000 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. SNA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. X/Open is a trademark of X/Open Company Limited. Preface iii iv Installation Guide Contents About This Guide ...................................................... ix Chapter 1. Determining Your Starting Point .............................. 1-1 Installing BOS on a New Machine ......................................... 1-1 Upgrading to Version 4.2 from an Earlier Version ............................ 1-1 Installing Optional Software .............................................. 1-1 Customizing the BOS Install Program ..................................... 1-2 Installing BOS from a System Backup ..................................... 1-2 Chapter 2. Installing BOS from GO-ROM or Tape ......................... 2-1 Flowchart for BOS Installation from CD-ROM or Tape ........................ 2-1 Installing the Base Operating System ...................................... 2-1 Prerequisites ......................................................... 2-2 To Start the System ................................................... 2-3 To Install from CD-ROM or Tape ........................................ 2-5 To Verify the Default Instaliation and System Settings ..................... 2-7 To Change the Installation Method (Preservation or Migration Only) ......... 2-8 To Change the Destination Disk ........................................ 2-11 To Change the Primary Language Environment .......................... 2-13 To Change the Trusted Computing Base Setting .......................... 2-15 Chapter 3. Customizing Your Installation ................................ 3-1 Customization Tasks .................................................... 3-2 Flowchart for Installation Assistant Tasks ................................... 3-3 TCP/IP Minimum Configuration and Startup Worksheet ...................... 3-5 Updating the Host List Worksheet ......................................... 3-6 Mounting Remote File Systems Worksheet ................................. 3-7 Chapter 4. Customizing the BOS Install Program ......................... 4-1 Introduction to Customizing the BOS Install Program ........................ 4-1 Using a Customized bosinst.data File ...................................... 4-2 To Create and Use a Backup Tape ....................... , .. , ... '" ..... 4-2 To Create and Use a Client File ........................................ 4-2 To Create and Use a Supplementary Diskette ............................ 4-2 bosinst.data File Stanza Descriptions ...................................... 4-3 control_flow Stanza ................................................... 4-3 targeCdisk_data Stanza ............................................... 4-5 locale Stanza ........................................................ 4-6 Example bosinst.data Files ............................................... 4-6 mksysb Backup Restoration ........................................... 4-7 Nonprompted Installation .............................................. 4-7 Preface v Chapter 5. Installing BOS from a System Backup ......................... 5-1 Introduction to Backup Installations. .. 5-1 Setup Considerations .................................................. 5-1 Flowchart for Backup Installations. 5-2 To Install BOS from a System Backup ...................................... 5-2 Prerequisites. 5-2 To Start the System . 5-3 Nonprompted Installation ............................................... 5-5 Prompted Installation .................................................. 5-6 Chapter 6. Installing Optional Software and Service Updates .............. 6-1 Introduction to Installing Software and Service Updates . 6-1 Installing and Running Hardware Diagnostics ............................. 6-2 Software Licensing .................................................... 6-2 Software Packaging ................................................... 6-2 Migrating Software to AIX Version 4.2 .................................... 6-3 Flowchart for Installing Optional Software and Service Updates. 6-4 To Install Optional Software and Service Updates ............................ 6-4 Determine Your Starting Point . 6-5 Prerequisites. 6-5 To Install Optional Software and Service Updates with SMIT ................ 6-6 To Install Optional Software and Service Updates with a VSM Application . 6-13 Chapter 7. Maintaining Optional Software ................................ 7-1 Introduction to Software Maintenance ...................................... 7-1 Maintaining Optional Software and Service Updates with SMIT ................ 7-2 Maintaining Optional Software and Service Updates with a Visual System Management Application . 7-3 Chapter 8. Backing Up Your System...................................... 8-1 Introduction to Backing Up Your System .................................... 8-1 Configuring before the Backup .......................................... 8-1 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems . 8-2 Restoring a Backup Image. 8-2 To Back Up Your System. 8-3 Complete the Prerequisites ............................................. 8-3 To Back Up the Root Volume Group. 8-3 To Verify a Backup Tape. 8-5 To Back Up a User Volume Group ....................................... 8-6 vi Installation Guide Chapter 9. Troubleshooting ............................................. 9-1 Creating Bootable Tapes ................................................. 9-1 Accessing a System That Will Not Boot .................................... 9-2 Prerequisites ......................................................... 9-2 To Access the System ................................................. 9-2 Troubleshooting an Installation from a System Backup ....................... 9-7 Bootup Failure ....................................................... 9-7 Source and Target Differences ......................................... 9-8 Suggestions for Reported Problems .................................... 9-8 Cleaning Up Optional Software and Service Updates ........................ 9-8 To Clean Up Software with SMIT ....................................... 9-10 To Clean Up Software with a VSM Application ............................ 9-11 Troubleshooting a Full /usr File