3.1.1: Getting Ready

Note: Any files from a previous level system that you may have customized may need to be replaced with the new level system files and customized again. An example of such a file is the xinitrc file. A 3.1.5 level xinitrc file does not function on 3.2, and may cause your system to crash.

To obtain the four or five diskettes needed for the installation, find an existing AIX system (PS/2 or RISC) and do the following:

Login or "su" to root.
Label the diskettes: bosboot, display.ext, display, bosinst, and comm.
If this machine is NOT an AFS client machine, then:
If you don't already have a /afs directory, then mkdir /afs
mount -o ro,bg,soft,intr mntsrv0.btv.ibm.com:/afs /afs
cd /afs/btv.ibm.com/rs_aix32/prod/lpp.netinstall/diskettes
./fourdisks
/afs/btv/rs_aix32/prod/local/bin/listInstServers
Note the available install servers, you will need this information when you begin the install process.
If you mounted /afs, then umount /afs
Exit from root
Return to your machine with the diskettes.
Make sure that you have a token ring network adapter.
Make sure the token ring adapter cable is plugged into the wall outlet.
Find out if you are on a 4 meg or 16 meg ring. (Most rings in Burlington are 16 meg.)
Make sure that the port(wall outlet) is active. (DP activates the ports.)
Make sure your system is in the nameserver. You should have gotten notification of your IP address.
Make sure your system is powered off.

3.1.2: Installation on your machine

Insert the bosboot diskette in diskette drive 0.
Turn the system key to the service position.
Turn on the power switches to the display and other peripherals.
Turn on the power switches to the computer. A series of codes is displayed on the three digit display on the system unit
If the c07 code is shown, insert the display.ext diskette
A c09 or 512 may be displayed while the diskette is being read
If the c07 code is shown, insert the display diskette
When c31 code is displayed, the terminal will display a message similar to:
Type F1 at this terminal and press Enter if you want this display to be the system console.
Note: If you have dual display adapters, the second display will have the message Type F2 at this terminal, etc.
Press the key indicated on the terminal that you want to serve as the console.
Insert bosinst and follow the instructions on the console when you see:
Insert BOS Install/Maint Diskette and Press Enter.

3.1.3: Initial installation of the operating system

The AIX 3.2 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE menu will be displayed.

Type 2 to Install a system that was created with the SMIT "Backup the System"
Note: Please don't type a 1, this WILL NOT WORK! You have to use the install from a backup method.
Select INPUT Installation Device
Select Token-Ring
Fill in the following info in the Enter Network Parameters menu by pressing the number that corresponds with that item:
Client Address: (Your IP address goes here.)
Server Address: Use one of the IP addresses returned when you ran listInstServers in the getting started section.
Gateway address: 9.XX.YY.ZZ
Note: If you are not sure which gateway address to use, find a RISC workstation that is on the same subnet as you(9.XX.YY will be the same as in your IP address). Issue the following command from that workstation:
netstat -rn | grep default
The default gateway address will be displayed. Use this address as the gateway address to install from.
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Token Ring Data Rate = (see below)
Note: Warning: If you are on a 16 megabit ring, use 16 megabits. Most people in Burlington are on a 16 megabit token ring. If you are on an ethernet, answer either bcn or 15 pin d-type. If you answer improperly you could take down the entire ring.
Type 0 and press Enter to continue installation.
Type 0 and press Enter to continue installation.
FINAL WARNING menu is displayed, type 0 and press Enter.
The word netinstall is displayed.
If everything is normal, a NETWORK INSTALL FILE SELECTION menu will be displayed. If the server can not be contacted a change installation device menu is displayed and you may not continue until you are able to obtain network communication to the server.
Once the file selection menu comes up, select the image with the name that corresponds to the level of AIX and package type you wish to install. You select an image by typing in its corresponding number. The >>> arrows on the Network Install File Selection menu indicate the selected option. You can cancel a selected option by reentering its selection number. Only select one image to install.
Note: The selection that ends with stdpkg has the following products already installed and updated:

BOS Networking Services
AIXWindows, including 3D feature
Application Development Toolkit
C, C++ (Runtime only), Fortran, and Pascal(Runtime only)
Des Encryption Services
Text Formatting Services
BOS Extensions 1 & 2
The size of this image when installed is approximately 410meg.

Once a selection has been made, type 0 and press Enter to continue with the installation.
Messages are displayed as part of the installation process.
Note: If during the install you receive any messages that say the system has lost contact with the server, or it says something about a PAX error, then you have to start the install over again. Your machine has lost contact with the install server and cannot continue.
Volume groups and logical volumes are created and partitioned.
File systems are created.
Files are restored.
The sysck command is run to determine if any errors have been detected.
The boot logical volume file system and kernel images are created.
After the installation of the system is complete, a menu will appear saying that you should:
Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
Turn the System key to the Normal position.
Press Enter to reboot and continue.
The system will Shutdown and reboot itself. During the shutdown you may see messages like: System Resource Controller daemon is not active. These messages are normal and can be ignored at this time. During the reboot the system will get to the Multi-user initialization complete message and then shutdown and reboot once more. It will then come all the way up normally and you will see the login prompt. At this point you have successfully completed the install process.
Note: You will probably see messages that say that your machine cannot be configured the way it was originally, this is normal. These messages are due to the fact that the network install image was built on a 530H and will not necessarily match your machine exactly.

3.1.4: Post Installation

If you have a login prompt your network install was a success. When you log on as root for the first time a first time profile will execute to aide you in starting TCP/IP and configuring your host as an AFS or NFS client of the appropriate DCS cell.

Log in as root by entering root.
The system will display a message stating that root's password is being changed.
Enter a password for root
Re-enter the same password for verification
The system will now take you through a series of questions about configuring your system. Just provide the requested information and answer the verification prompts for each question. Some of the questions have default values that are based upon the answers you provided to previous questions. If the default is correct, then just press Enter. The default will be shown in parentheses with the word Default in front of it. The system will always ask if your response was correct so you can make corrections.
Note: When the system prompts you for the address of the nameserver, DO NOT use the address that you used for the installation. The correct nameserver address should be listed as a default in the prompt.
Once all the questions have been answered it will configure and start TCP/IP, gated, and NFS. There may be some error messages like "Multiple instances are not supported", these are normal. Now the system will ask if you want AFS or NFS. Selecting AFS does NOT mean that you won't have NFS.

3.1.4.1: AFS Selection

When you select AFS, the system will prompt you for information necessary to configure your workstation to run in the NER AFS Cell of your choice. The questions you will be asked will include:

AFS cell you wish to join
AFS package file to run
We recommend you run the BASIC package because that's the package which does all the administration of userid's and groups as well as the base system path for you and ensures that other people in the AFS cell can access your system to share data with you.
AFS Cache size
We recommend a minimum of 80 Megabytes for the AFS cache filesystem. Of course if you don't have that much hard disk space available, then use what you can. If you have more space than is necessary for an 80 Megabyte cache, you will be able to run bigger work faster if you have a bigger cache.
Note: Be sure to that you leave some space on your system for expansion of other filesystems like /tmp or page space.

3.1.4.2: NFS Selection

When you select NFS, the system will NFS mount the AFS directory and then run the service program. At this point you should select option 1 to have your machine's time updated from the timeserver. You should also configure mail.

3.1.5: Installing Optional Program Products

Once your system has been installed and is configured as either an NFS or AFS client you may choose to install additional products. The standard packages are intended to meet the system requirements of the majority of our users. Only use this section if you want to install more products.

login as root
then run service
Select the option to Start SMIT to install Program Products on this workstation.
A couple of informational messages will be displayed, one of which will recommend a source for your installation.
smit install_latest will start and prompt you for a source device. If you press F4 you will get a list of devices the first of which should be the recommended device displayed earlier. Press enter to select the device.
At the next menu use F4 to display a list of available products, use F7 to select the one(s) you wish to install. Press enter when you are finished making your selections and you will be returned to the previous menu.
The remaining options should be left at their defaults. Press enter to begin your install.
When the install completes, check the messages provided by SMIT and exit SMIT.
At this point you will be returned to the service menu. It is recommended that you always update your system maintenance after installing a new product.

3.1.6: Installing Optional Updates/Fixes

Periodically you may need to install a specific update or fix to your system. DCS is constantly retrieving maintenance from IBM and making that maintenance available in the AFS cells that we manage. The PTF that you wish to install may already installed through a newer PTF a.k.a. "superceed". To find out if the PTF in question is installed enter "lslpp -lB U4xxxxx" at your command prompt. If the PTF is installed, lslpp will return a message indicating that the PTF is APPLIED or COMMITTED. If it is APPLIED or COMMITTED through a superceed you will see something like "U4xxxxx(U4yyyyy)". In all these cases the PTF is already installed. If the PTF is not installed you will get a message from lslpp like:

lslpp: 0504-118  There is no fix id in /usr/lib/objrepos, /etc/objrepos,
        or /usr/share/lib/objrepos that matches "U455555".

If this is the case you should next check to see if the PTF is available bt entering "findPTF U4xxxxx" at the command prompt. findPTF will either return all directories that contain the PTF image or a message "U4xxxxx could not be located". If the PTF could not be located you will need to call 6-HELP to inform DCS of your requirement. If the PTF is available, follow these steps to install it on your workstation.

login as root
run service
Select the option to Start SMIT to install Selective updates/fixes on this workstation.
A couple of informational messages will be displayed, one of which will prompt you to choose a source for your installation.
Choose the appropriate directory for your host based on the results of findPTF and the level of AIX you have currently installed.
smit install_subsystems will start and prompt you for a source device. If you press F4 you will get a list of devices the first of which should be the recommended device displayed earlier. Press enter to select the device.
At the next menu use F4 to display a list of available PTFs, use F7 to select the one(s) you wish to install. Press enter when you are finished making your selections and you will be returned to the previous menu.
The remaining options should be left at their defaults. Press enter to begin your install.
When the install completes, check the messages provided by SMIT and exit SMIT.
At this point you will be returned to the service menu. It is recommended that you always update your system maintenance after installing a new product.

3.1.7: Periodic Updates to your system

IBM is continuously providing fixes and enhancements to the AIX operating system and products. You should consider running the "upgrade" process on your machine from time to time and always after adding a new product. Depending on the maintenance status of your machine, the upgrade process can take several hours to complete. You may want to start the process before leaving work at the end of the day.

login as root
then run service
Select Update Base or Program Products
press Enter to start the upgrade
follow any further instructions that you see on the screen
When the upgrade completes there will be two files in your /tmp directory:
/tmp/upgrade.errors.short
/tmp/upgrade.errors.long
Check /tmp/upgrade.errors.short for any boot errors then reboot if there are none.

3.1.8: InfoExplorer V1.3.0

V1.3.0 is the version of InfoExplorer that runs with the AIX 325 Maintenance Level. This version of info requires read, write, lookup and insert permissions on your ${HOME}/info directory. If you get an error when you attempt to start InfoExplorer follow these steps to initialize the ${HOME}/info directory for your userid:

cd ${HOME}
rm -R info
If the directory already exists
mkdir info
fs sa info system:anyuser rlwi
info &

3.1: RISC 6000 Network Installation Procedure