First Edition (October 1997)
Trademarks and Acknowledgements
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Determining Your Starting Point
Installing BOS on a New Machine
Upgrading to Version 4.3 From an Earlier Version
Installing Optional Software
Customizing the BOS Install Program
Installing BOS from a System Backup
Chapter 2. Installing BOS from CD-ROM or Tape
Flowchart for BOS Installation from CD-ROM or Tape
Installing the Base Operating System
Chapter 3. Customizing Your Installation
Graphical System
ASCII System
Customization Tasks
Where Do I Go Next?
TCP/IP Minimum Configuration and Startup Worksheet
Updating the Host List Worksheet
Mounting Remote File Systems Worksheet
Chapter 4. Customizing the BOS Install Program
Introduction to Customizing the BOS Install Program
Using a Customized bosinst.data File
bosinst.data File Stanza Descriptions
Example bosinst.data Files
Chapter 5. Installing BOS from a System Backup
Introduction to Backup Installations
Cloning Considerations
Flowchart for Backup Installations
To Install BOS from a System Backup
Chapter 6. Installing Optional Software and Service Updates
Introduction to Installing Software and Service Updates
To Install Optional Software and Service Updates
Chapter 7. Installing and Configuring the Documentation Search Service and Installing AIX Documentation
Introduction
Testing the Search Service
Installation of Server and Client
Installing the Server
Installing the Client
Installing the AIX Documentation
Where Do I Go Next?
Chapter 8. Maintaining Optional Software
Introduction to Software Maintenance
Maintaining Optional Software and Service Updates with the Web-based System Manager Software Application
Maintaining Optional Software and Service Updates with SMIT
Chapter 9. Backing Up Your System
Introduction to Backing Up Your System
To Back Up Your System
Chapter 10. Alternate Disk Installation
Alternate mksysb Disk Install
Alternate Disk rootvg Cloning
Filesets to Install
Running Alternate Disk Install
Examples
Troubleshooting
Chapter 11. Troubleshooting
Creating Bootable Tapes
Accessing a System That Will Not Boot
Troubleshooting an Installation from a System Backup
Cleaning Up Optional Software and Service Updates
Troubleshooting a Full /usr File System
BOS Install Logs
Using the snap Problem Determination Tool
Chapter 12. Acting on System and Error Messages
Chapter 13. Viewing README Files
Appendix A. Optional Software Installation and Update Concepts
Packaging of Software Products
Software Product Identification
Applying, Committing, Rejecting, and Removing Software Products and Updates
Error Messages and Output from the installp Command
Reinstalling a Software Product
Creating Installation Images on a Hard Disk
Updating Software
Explanation of Requisites and Dependents
Appendix B. Software Installed Automatically during BOS Installation
Base Operating System (BOS)
Graphical System
Appendix C. Compatibility between AIX Version 3.2 and AIX Version 4.3
AIX Version 4.3 Installation and Compatibility with AIX Version 3.2.5
Appendix D. Migrating from AIX Version 3.2, AIX Version 4.1, or AIX Version 4.2
User and Group Definitions
Migrating Network Software
Obsolete Filesets
Renaming Devices
Glossary
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