- abbreviating commands
- Using Command Shortcuts
- absolute subsystem sizes, displaying
- Displaying Absolute Sizes
- address conflicts
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- admin command
- Main Menu Commands
- Administrative Commands menu
- commands (illustration)
- Using the Administrative Commands Menu
- displaying
- Using the Administrative Commands Menu
- functions
- Using the Administrative Commands Menu
- hidden commands
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- archive corrupt error
- Archive Corrupt Errors
- automatic
- selection of subsystems
- Main Menu Commands
- automatic initialization
- Automatic Initialization Functions
- Automatic Initialization
- automatic installation
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- automatic selections
- during initialization
- Automatic Initialization Functions
- for hardware changes
- Reinstalling the Same Software
- in Inst sessions
- Accepting Automatic Selections
- in noninteractive installations
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- in software upgrades
- Installing a Software Update
- on empty systems
- Required and Default Subsystems
- turning off
- Turning Off Initial Selection of Subsystems
- autoselect option of set
- Main Menu Commands
- autoselect preference, of set command
- Turning Off Initial Selection of Subsystems
- auxiliary commands
- Main Menu Commands
- backing up targets
- Backing Up the Target Systems
- boot PROM Monitor command
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- bootp command
- Checking Network Connections
- bootp errors
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- bootp forwarding
- default setting
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- enabling
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- BOOTP, use in miniroot installations
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- CD-ROM drive
- controller and unit number
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- controlling for installation
- Preparing the Remote CD-ROM Drive
- Stopping the Remote CD Manager
- creating a directory for
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- device numbers
- Getting CD-ROM Device Numbers
- mount directory
- Preparing the Remote CD-ROM Drive
- specifying as the distribution source
- Using the from Command
- cdinstmgr program
- starting
- Preparing the Remote CD-ROM Drive
- stopping
- Stopping the Remote CD Manager
- cdromd daemon
- Stopping the Remote CD Manager
- Stopping the Remote CD Manager
- CDs
- ejecting
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- ejecting
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- Stopping the Remote CD Manager
- mounting
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- organizing for installation
- Planning the Order of Installation
- checkpoint restart
- file
- If Inst Is Interrupted
- handling failures
- If a Checkpoint Restart Fails
- session recovery
- Completing a Checkpoint Restart
- chroot command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- clean command (obsolete)
- Administrative Menu Commands
- command monitor
- accessing
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- purpose of
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- command reference
- Inst Command Reference
- commands
- abbreviating names
- Abbreviating Command Names
- entering by number
- Giving Commands by Number
- hidden
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- keywords in entries
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- product and image names in entries
- Using Product and Image Names
- reference
- Inst Command Reference
- shortcuts
- Using Command Shortcuts
- View menu
- Using the View Commands Menu
- wildcards
- Using Wildcards in Subsystem Names
- wildcards in entries
- Using Wildcards in Subsystem Names
- compact discs See CDs.
- Introduction
- compatibility errors, avoiding
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- config command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- configuration files
- backing up
- Backing Up the Target Systems
- creating .N versions
- Managing Configuration Files
- creating .O versions
- Managing Configuration Files
- effects of mkfs command
- Making New Filesystems
- listing
- Merging Configuration Files
- managing
- Managing Configuration Files
- merge procedure
- Merging Configuration Files
- not removed
- Removing All Software
- notice of changes
- The Configuration File Notice
- removing
- Merging Configuration Files
- retrieving from tape
- Backing Up the Target Systems
- conflict command
- using
- Using the conflicts Command
- conflicts
- error messages
- Using the conflicts Command
- in patches
- Patch Installation Procedure
- resolving
- Step 6: Resolving Conflicts and Other Errors
- resolving
- Resolving Conflicts
- conflicts command
- overview
- Handling Conflicts
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- continue command
- reference
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- continue command, to resume a session
- Stopping an Installation
- corrupt archive error
- Archive Corrupt Errors
- CPU specification error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- CPU type
- displaying
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- effect on miniroot load procedures
- Loading From a Remote Distribution Source
- in miniroot load command
- Loading From a Local CD
- date and time, resetting
- Checking and Setting the System Date
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- default subsystems
- defined
- Required and Default Subsystems
- in noninteractive installations
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- in updates
- Installing a Software Update
- on empty target systems
- Required and Default Subsystems
- delayspacecheck option of set
- Administrative Menu Commands
- Main Menu Commands
- delayspacecheck preference, of set command
- Delaying Disk Space Checking
- Displaying Absolute Sizes
- detailspacecheck preference, of set command
- Changing Detail Space Checking
- Forcing Disk Space Recalculation
- device missing messages (during miniroot loading)
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- device names
- CDs
- Using fx to Restore the Swap Partition
- device numbers
- in CD mount command
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- in miniroot load command
- Loading From a Local CD
- disk partitions
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- Administrative Menu Commands
- disk space
- controlling calculations
- Controlling Disk Space Checks and Reports
- delaying calculations
- Delaying Disk Space Checking
- delta information
- Administrative Menu Commands
- detailed space checks
- Estimated and Detail Space Checks
- disabling calculations
- Estimated and Detail Space Checks
- displaying summaries
- Displaying the Disk Space Summary
- estimated space checks
- Estimated and Detail Space Checks
- forcing recalculations
- Forcing Disk Space Recalculation
- freeing
- Escaping to the Shell
- minimizing calculation time
- Minimizing Disk Space Checking Time
- not enough
- Quick Start Installation Instructions
- Required and Default Subsystems
- recalcule command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- requirements for individual files
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- requirements in list output
- Interpreting list Output
- summary in list commands
- Interpreting the Disk Space Summary
- disk space error
- Disk Space Errors
- diskless client error
- Wrong Diskless Modes
- displaying software information
- Step 3: Displaying Software Information
- dist command
- reference
- View Menu Commands
- dist preference, of set command
- Displaying the Current Distribution Source
- distribution directory
- contents of
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- copying to
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- creating
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- defined
- Sources of Installable Software
- limiting tftp access
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- on CDs
- Sources of Installable Software
- specifying as the distribution source
- Using the from Command
- structure
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- distribution inventory
- displaying
- Using the list Command
- sample display
- Using the list Command
- viewing
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- Viewing the Target and Distribution
- distribution path error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- distribution source
- changing
- Quick Start Installation Instructions
- default
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- Changing the Distribution Source
- default
- Main Menu Commands
- defined
- Sources of Installable Software
- displaying available
- Using the from Command
- displaying current
- Displaying the Current Distribution Source
- Using the $dist Variable
- $dist variable
- Using the $dist Variable
- resetting default
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- selecting
- Selecting a Distribution Source
- specifying
- Step 2: Specifying the Source
- Alternative Ways to Specify a Distribution
- specifying for a miniroot load
- Remote Loading on an IP6, IP12, or IP17
- Remote Loading on an IP4, IP5, IP7, or IP9
- Remote Loading on an IP19, IP20, or IP22
- Remote Loading on an IP4, IP5, IP7, or IP9
- specifying one product
- Specifying the Source on the Command Line
- Specifying One Product as the Source
- specifying with a user account
- Specifying an Alternate User Account
- types
- Sources of Installable Software
- types of (illustration)
- Sources of Installable Software
- distribution, defined
- Introduction
- dk error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Local CD
- dksc error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Local CD
- dksc PROM Monitor command
- Loading From a Local CD
- ejecting CDs
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- error
- leaving installation
- Errors On Leaving an Installation Session (RQS Errors)
- error
- abnormal session interruption
- Completing a Checkpoint Restart
- archive corrupt
- Archive Corrupt Errors
- conflicting selections
- Step 6: Resolving Conflicts and Other Errors
- CPU specification
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- diskless client
- Wrong Diskless Modes
- distribution
- If a Checkpoint Restart Fails
- distribution
- Errors in the Distribution
- exit operations (exitop)
- Correcting Other Installation Errors
- exit operations (exitop)
- Sub-Command and Exitop Errors
- fatal
- Fatal
- installation processing
- Correcting Other Installation Errors
- IP address
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- leaving installation
- Correcting Other Installation Errors
- libinst.so
- Inst Library libinst.so Errors
- live installation
- Errors Starting Live Installation
- loading miniroot
- Errors Loading the Miniroot
- local CD
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Local CD
- network timeout
- Network Timeout Errors
- not enough space
- Pre-Installation Check Errors
- Disk Space Errors
- path
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- pre-installation
- Correcting Other Installation Errors
- pre-installation
- Pre-Installation Check Errors
- remote host
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- rld
- Inst Library libinst.so Errors
- RQS
- Errors On Leaving an Installation Session (RQS Errors)
- selection
- If a Checkpoint Restart Fails
- server
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- server specification
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- session terminated abruptly
- If Inst Is Interrupted
- software compatibility
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- sub-command
- Sub-Command and Exitop Errors
- types
- Types of Errors
- warning message
- Warning
- Error/Interrupt menu
- Errors While Installing and Removing Software
- escaping to the shell
- Administrative Menu Commands
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- /etc/hosts file
- Checking Network Connections
- Checking Network Connections
- /etc/inetd.conf file modifications
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- exit operation (exitop) error
- Sub-Command and Exitop Errors
- exit operation (exitop) error
- Correcting Other Installation Errors
- exit processing (exitops)
- The Requickstart Sequence
- exiting Inst
- Main Menu Commands
- factory installed software
- Factory Installed Subsystems
- fatal error
- Fatal
- files
- displaying
- Controlling the Display of Filenames
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- identifying types
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- in a subsystem
- Administrative Menu Commands
- target inventory
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- files command
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- reference
- Administrative Menu Commands
- filesystems
- Administrative Menu Commands
- creating
- Making New Filesystems
- for miniroot installations
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- for miniroot installations
- Escaping to the Shell
- mounting
- Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
- space calculations
- Controlling Disk Space Checks and Reports
- unmounting
- Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
- filter (view command argument)
- Using View Filters
- filter command
- functions
- Using View Filters
- reference
- View Menu Commands
- from command
- formats
- Using the from Command
- overview
- Changing the Distribution Source
- purpose
- Using the from Command
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- specifying target software
- Using the from Command
- fx command
- Using fx to Restore the Swap Partition
- go command
- effects of
- Step 5: Launching the Installation
- overview
- Selecting and Installing Software
- processing
- Step 5: Launching the Installation
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- guest account
- Inst access requirements.See also user account.
- Configuring an Installation Account
- tftp access
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- hardware command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- hardware-specific files
- change notice
- Reinstalling the Same Software
- in software product releases
- Software Product Releases
- updating
- Installing Software for Hardware Upgrades
- help command
- how to use
- Getting Help During Installations
- reference, Administration menu
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference, Interrupt menu
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- reference, Main menu
- Main Menu Commands
- reference, View menu
- View Menu Commands
- hidden commands
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- hinv command
- CPU information
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- device information
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- Getting CD-ROM Device Numbers
- hostname, obtaining
- Getting the Target's Name and Address
- idb files
- The Installation Database
- images
- defined
- Images
- naming convention
- Images
- specifying in commands
- Using Product and Image Names
- specifying with keywords
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- viewing level
- Setting Viewing Levels
- inetd.conf file modifications
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- initialization. See automatic initialization..
- Automatic Initialization
- Inst
- abnormal interruption
- If Inst Is Interrupted
- defined
- Introduction
- help feature
- Getting Help During Installations
- invoking
- Introduction to Inst
- invoking for noninteractive installations
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- invoking in live installations
- Invoking Inst for Live Installations
- invoking in miniroot installations
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- invoking with a distribution specified
- Specifying the Source on the Command Line
- quitting
- Step 7: Quitting the Installation Session
- inst command
- for automatic installations
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- for live installations
- Invoking Inst for Live Installations
- for specifying distribution source
- Specifying the Source on the Command Line
- Inst Main Menu
- Administrative Menu Commands
- Inst overview
- from help command
- Getting Help During Installations
- operational description
- Introduction to Inst
- inst utility
- Introduction
- install command
- arguments
- Using Arguments in Selection Commands
- function
- Using install, remove, and keep Commands
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- sample entries
- Simple Selection Command Entries
- installation
- checks
- Main Menu Commands
- history database
- View Menu Commands
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- Administrative Menu Commands
- state of files
- Administrative Menu Commands
- installation database
- and automatic initialization
- Automatic Initialization Functions
- defined
- The Installation Database
- effects of mkfs command
- Making New Filesystems
- installation methods
- Determining the Installation Method
- Software Installation Methods
- installation order, planning
- Planning the Order of Installation
- installation procedure
- cursory instructions
- Quick Start Installation Instructions
- detailed description
- The Software Installation Procedure
- illustrated summary
- The Software Installation Procedure
- installation processing
- Step 5: Launching the Installation
- installation server
- access limitation from the miniroot
- Escaping to the Shell
- defined
- Sources of Installable Software
- obtaining hostname and address
- Getting the Server's Name and Address
- security
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- selecting
- Setting Up an Installation Server
- setting up
- Setting Up an Installation Server
- specifying as the distribution source
- Using the from Command
- installation server error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- installation user account. See user account.
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- interactive mode
- Main Menu Commands
- Interrupt menu
- Errors While Installing and Removing Software
- Interrupt menu
- commands (illustration)
- Using the Interrupt Menu
- displaying
- Using the Interrupt Menu
- functions
- Using the Interrupt Menu
- inventory. Seedistribution inventory and target inventory.
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- invoking Inst
- for live installations
- Invoking Inst for Live Installations
- for noninteractive installations
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- with a distribution specified
- Specifying the Source on the Command Line
- IP address
- for making filesystems
- Making New Filesystems
- obtaining
- Getting the Target's Name and Address
- IP address in NVRAM and IRIX
- Checking Network Connections
- IRIX commands, in the miniroot
- Escaping to the Shell
- IRIX kernel, in the miniroot
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- IRIX version information
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- keep command
- arguments
- Using Arguments in Selection Commands
- function
- Using install, remove, and keep Commands
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- sample entries
- Simple Selection Command Entries
- keyword arguments
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- Using step to Make Selections
- keywords
- defined
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- level command
- Setting Viewing Levels
- View Menu Commands
- libinst.so error
- Inst Library libinst.so Errors
- list command
- column contents in output
- Interpreting list Output
- controlling with view
- Using the View Commands Menu
- default output
- Step 3: Displaying Software Information
- displaying the distribution inventory
- Using the list Command
- interpreting output
- Interpreting list Output
- legend
- Using the list Command
- mnemonic tags
- Interpreting list Output
- overview
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- patch items in output
- Interpreting Patch Information
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- listing software information. See displaying software information and the list command.
- Step 3: Displaying Software Information
- live installation
- defined
- Software Installation Methods
- disk space requirements
- Before You Begin a Live Installation
- invoking Inst
- Invoking Inst for Live Installations
- preparations
- Before You Begin a Live Installation
- live installation error
- Errors Starting Live Installation
- load command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- loading the miniroot
- defined
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- from local CD
- Loading From a Local CD
- from remote distributions
- Loading From a Remote Distribution Source
- informational messages
- Finishing the Miniroot Load
- on IP19, IP20, IP22 systems
- Remote Loading on an IP19, IP20, or IP22
- on IP4, IP5, IP7, IP9 systems
- Remote Loading on an IP4, IP5, IP7, or IP9
- on IP6, IP12, IP17 systems
- Remote Loading on an IP6, IP12, or IP17
- preparations
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- using the command monitor
- Remote Loading on an IP4, IP5, IP7, or IP9
- Loading From a Local CD
- Remote Loading on an IP4, IP5, IP7, or IP9
- Main menu
- features
- Using Main Menu Commands
- hidden commands
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- illustration
- Introduction to Inst
- Main menu (illustration)
- Step 1: Invoking Inst
- man pages. See reference pages.
- Installing Reference Pages
- mediad daemon
- restarting
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- startup from cdinstmgr program
- Preparing the Remote CD-ROM Drive
- stopping
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- menus
- controlling
- Controlling Menu Displays
- displaying
- Redisplaying the Menu
- hidden commands, displaying
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- See also invidual menu names.
- Using Main Menu Commands
- using commands on inactive menus
- Giving Commands on Other Menus
- miniroot
- avoiding incompatibilities
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- components of
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- defined
- Software Installation Methods
- IRIX command availability
- Escaping to the Shell
- miniroot installation
- conditions requiring
- Installing Accompanying Product Releases
- Removing All Software
- Software Installation Methods
- Reinstalling the Same Software
- defined
- Software Installation Methods
- effects on sh and shroot commands
- Escaping to the Shell
- mkfs command
- function
- Making New Filesystems
- reference
- Administrative Menu Commands
- side effects
- Making New Filesystems
- mnemonic tags, in list output
- Interpreting list Output
- more? prompt
- Main Menu Commands
- mount command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- mount point directories
- of file systems
- Administrative Menu Commands
- of filesystems
- Administrative Menu Commands
- mounting CDs
- Creating a Distribution Directory
- mounting filesystems
- Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
- netaddr PROM variable
- Checking Network Connections
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- network
- timeout error
- Network Timeout Errors
- network
- checking connections
- Checking Network Connections
- preparations
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- problem resolution
- Resolving Network Problems
- network address
- changing PROM setting
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- displaying IP setting
- Getting the Target's Name and Address
- displaying PROM setting
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- network timeout
- Changing the Network Timeout Value
- neweroverride preference of set command
- Reinstalling an Older Software Release
- noninteractive installation
- Installing Software Noninteractively
- nvram command
- Checking Network Connections
- Checking Network Connections
- older releases, installing
- Reinstalling an Older Software Release
- optional software, installing
- Installing Software Options
- overprint preference, of set command
- Controlling the Display of Filenames
- partitions, disk
- Administrative Menu Commands
- password protection
- Configuring an Installation Account
- patch release
- defined
- Patch Releases
- identifying in list output
- Interpreting Patch Information
- installing
- Installing Patch Releases
- patches
- conflicts
- Patch Installation Procedure
- defined
- Patch Releases
- removing
- Removing Patches
- path specification error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- permanent preferences
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- ping command
- Checking Network Connections
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- preferences
- diagnostic
- Getting More Feedback from Inst
- displaying current settings
- Checking the Current Settings
- file (.swmgrrc)
- The Preferences File
- for menu control
- Controlling Menu Displays
- overview
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- permanent
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- table of available
- The Preferences List
- transient
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- preliminary selections
- Required and Default Subsystems
- Automatic Initialization Functions
- Accepting Automatic Selections
- Automatic Initialization
- product
- See software product.
- Anatomy of a Software Product
- product description file
- Product Descriptions
- product descriptions
- reading
- Automatic Initialization
- Automatic Initialization Functions
- reading
- Main Menu Commands
- PROM
- displaying variables settings
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- network address setting
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- PROM monitor
- defined
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- quit command
- overview
- Ending a Session
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- quitting a session
- Step 7: Quitting the Installation Session
- $rbase root installation directory
- The Preferences File
- recalculate command
- Forcing Disk Space Recalculation
- reference
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference pages, installing
- Installing Reference Pages
- reinstalling software
- Reinstalling the Same Software
- release notes
- how to read
- Patch Releases
- Software Product Releases
- remove command
- arguments
- Using Arguments in Selection Commands
- function
- Using install, remove, and keep Commands
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- sample entries
- Simple Selection Command Entries
- removing
- all software
- Removing All Software
- files
- Main Menu Commands
- subsystems
- Installing a Software Update
- requickstart process
- The Requickstart Sequence
- required subsystems, defined
- Required and Default Subsystems
- restarting workstation
- Main Menu Commands
- resuming an interrupted session
- Stopping an Installation
- retry command
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- return command
- reference, Administration menu
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference, View menu
- View Menu Commands
- .rhosts file
- modifying for installation
- Configuring an Installation Account
- rld error
- Inst Library libinst.so Errors
- routers
- identifying
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- unsuitability as installation servers
- Setting Up an Installation Server
- use in miniroot installations
- Enabling BOOTP Forwarding on Routers
- rsh command
- Checking Network Connections
- rulesoverride preference of the set command
- Removing All Software
- sa file in software distributions
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- sash program, in miniroot installations
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- save command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- security
- on Inst user account
- Configuring an Installation Account
- tftp
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- selecting software (for installation)
- Using step to Make Selections
- Step 4: Making Software Selections
- selection
- automatic after from
- Main Menu Commands
- current
- Main Menu Commands
- initial
- Main Menu Commands
- of subsystems
- Main Menu Commands
- pending
- If Inst Is Interrupted
- selection commands
- install, remove and keep
- Using install, remove, and keep Commands
- overview
- Selecting and Installing Software
- step
- Using step to Make Selections
- selection processing
- Step 5: Launching the Installation
- sequence numbers
- Installing Software Options
- server specification error
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- server. See installation server.
- Setting Up an Installation Server
- set command
- reference, Administrative menu
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference, Interrupt menu
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- reference, Main menu
- Main Menu Commands
- reference, View menu
- View Menu Commands
- saved option values
- Administrative Menu Commands
- View Menu Commands
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- sethostipaddr command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- sethostname command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- sh command
- reference, Administration menu
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference, Interrupt menu
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- reference, Main menu
- Main Menu Commands
- sh command, to invoke an IRIX shell
- Escaping to the Shell
- shell (argument to set command)
- Escaping to the Shell
- SHELL environment variable
- Escaping to the Shell
- shell, IRIX
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- Administrative Menu Commands
- shell, IRIX
- Escaping to the Shell
- shortname
- defined
- Anatomy of a Software Product
- show command
- View Menu Commands
- show_absolute_sizes preference, of set command
- Displaying Absolute Sizes
- show_files preference, of set command
- Controlling the Display of Filenames
- showfiles command
- Backing Up the Target Systems
- for changed configuration files
- Merging Configuration Files
- to list configuration files
- Removing All Software
- showprods command
- Calling Your Support Organization
- for displaying release numbers
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- for new systems
- Factory Installed Subsystems
- for reference pages
- Installing Reference Pages
- shroot command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- reference, Interrupt menu
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- reference, Main menu
- Main Menu Commands
- shroot command, to invoke an IRIX shell
- Escaping to the Shell
- shutdown command
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- size of subsystems
- displaying absolute
- Displaying Absolute Sizes
- in list displays
- Interpreting list Output
- with delayed space checking
- Delaying Disk Space Checking
- software
- old versions
- Main Menu Commands
- removing
- Main Menu Commands
- software inventory. See distribution inventory and target inventory.
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- Software Manager
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- Introduction
- Using Inst
- software options, installing
- Installing Software Options
- software product
- hierarchy (illustration)
- Software Product Releases
- reinstalling after hardware changes
- Installing Accompanying Product Releases
- Installing Software for Hardware Upgrades
- reinstalling files after patching
- Removing Patches
- removing files after patching
- Removing Original Product Files
- software product release
- Software Product Releases
- software products
- components
- Anatomy of a Software Product
- defined
- Anatomy of a Software Product
- naming convention
- Anatomy of a Software Product
- removing all
- Removing All Software
- specifying in commands
- Using Product and Image Names
- specifying with keywords
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- viewing level
- Setting Viewing Levels
- sort command
- View Menu Commands
- space checking
- delaying
- Delaying Disk Space Checking
- detailed
- Estimated and Detail Space Checks
- estimated
- Estimated and Detail Space Checks
- overview
- Controlling Disk Space Checks and Reports
- space command
- Displaying the Disk Space Summary
- reference
- Administrative Menu Commands
- step command
- arguments
- Using step to Make Selections
- controlling with view
- Using the View Commands Menu
- features
- Using step to Make Selections
- output
- Using step to Make Selections
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- special keys
- Using Advanced step Features
- Using Advanced step Features
- stop command
- reference
- Interrupt Menu Commands
- stopping an installation
- Stopping an Installation
- subsystems
- default
- Required and Default Subsystems
- defined
- Subsystems
- displaying files in
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- files in
- Administrative Menu Commands
- installing incompatible
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- naming convention
- Subsystems
- removing
- Installing a Software Update
- required
- Required and Default Subsystems
- sizes. See size of subsystems.
- Interpreting list Output
- specifying in commands
- Using Wildcards in Subsystem Names
- specifying with keywords
- Using Keywords as Arguments
- viewing level
- Setting Viewing Levels
- support
- Calling Your Support Organization
- swap partition, in miniroot installations
- Understanding Miniroot Installations
- .swmgrrc file, for preferences
- The Preferences File
- sysadm command
- Disk Space Errors
- System Maintenance menu
- accessing
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- illustration
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- targ command
- View Menu Commands
- target
- address conflicts
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- defined
- Sources of Installable Software
- IP address
- Getting the Target's Name and Address
- shutting down
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- target inventory
- displaying
- Displaying Target Software
- displaying on new systems
- Factory Installed Subsystems
- removing
- Removing All Software
- sample display
- Displaying Target Software
- specifying as the source
- Using the from Command
- viewing
- Viewing the Target and Distribution
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- viewing files in
- Displaying the Files in a Subsystem
- tftp
- enabling access
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- enabling access
- Checking Network Connections
- tftp security
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- tftp, enabling access
- Errors Loading the Miniroot From Remote Host
- TFTP, use in miniroot installations
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- tftpd daemon
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- timeout preference, of set command
- Changing the Network Timeout Value
- transient preferences
- A Closer Look at Preferences
- umount command
- Administrative Menu Commands
- unmounting filesystems
- Mounting and Unmounting Filesystems
- updates, installing
- Avoiding Compatibility Problems
- Installing a Software Update
- user account
- configuring for Inst access
- Configuring an Installation Account
- non-giest
- Configuring an Installation Account
- non-guest
- Enabling TFTP Access on an Installation Server
- specifying in from commands
- Specifying an Alternate User Account
- /var/inst/patchbase file
- function
- Installing Patch Releases
- reinstalling contents
- Removing Patches
- removing contents
- Removing Original Product Files
- version command, in PROM
- Preliminary PROM Monitor Procedures
- view
- filtering with keywords
- Using View Filters
- setting level
- Setting Viewing Levels
- setting to distribution or target
- Viewing the Target and Distribution
- view command
- overview
- Viewing the Software Inventory
- reference
- Main Menu Commands
- View Commands menu
- hidden commands
- Displaying Hidden Commands
- View menu
- commands (illustration)
- Using the View Commands Menu
- displaying
- Using the View Commands Menu
- functions
- Using the View Commands Menu
- warning
- Warning
- wildcards, in commands
- Using Wildcards in Subsystem Names