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Installing VolServ
2-6 Installation Procedures 601351 Rev A
Extract Files
from CD
Step 1. Place the VolServ CDROM into the CD drive.
Step 2. Login to the VolServ host computer as the root
user.
Step 3. If a windowing environment is used, expand the
shell window to a width of 80 columns or more.
Step 4. Remote only: Edit the remote host’s /.rhosts file
by adding the hostname (of the machine that
VolServ is being installed on) to the file.
Step 5. Local only: When you are using a local CD device,
use the command as shown below to extract the
installation script:
where:
Step 6. Remote only: Or, if you are doing a remote
installation, use the command as shown below to
extract the installation script:
# tar xvf /cdromdevice/vs50/volserv/platform_dist/install_scripts
Option Description
platform Enter your UNIX server platform
type:
• Solaris 7= SUNOS570sparc
• Solaris 8 = SUNOS580sparc
• IRIX 6.5 = IRIX650
# rsh remote_host dd if=/cdromdevice/vs50/volserv/platform_dist\
/install_scripts ibs=20b | tar xvBf -