HP 300 Series User manual

HP 9000 Series 300 Computers
Installing HP-UX
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Installing HP-UX
HP 9000 Series 300 Computers
HP Part Number 98594-90013
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September, 1989. Edition 1. HP-UX Release 7.0.
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Contents
1. Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP- UX Installation
Install, Update, Configure, or Reconfigure
An Overview of HP-UX Subsystems
What Are Partitions and Filesets?
Before You Install .
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2. Installing the HP- UX Operating System
Step 1: Getting Your System Ready. . . . . . . .
Step 2: Inserting the Release 7.0 HP-UX Install Tape
Step 3: Loading the Installation Software
Step 4: Interpreting the Welcome Screen
Step 5: Select the Destination Device
Selecting
the Destination. . . . .
The Destination Disk Is Not Listed
Installing onto a Used
Disk. . . .
Step 6: Continue the Program or Alter Parameters
CONTINUE installation process .. .
Change DESTINATION device .. .
Change FILESYSTEM parameters ...
Step 7: Verifying Swap Space. . . . .
Step 8: Verifying the Destination Device
Step 9: Initializing the Destination Disk
Step 10: Loading Partitions Containing Filesets .
Selecting Options from
the Main Menu
Step 11: Congratulations! You Installed HP-UX
3. Initial Configuration of HP-UX
Tasks to Complete after Installation
A. HP-UX Partitions and Filesets
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1
Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP-UX Installation
This manual explains how to install release 7.0 of the HP-UX operating system.
The following table answers questions you might have before you begin.
Questions Answers
Where do I get prerequisite See these sections in chapter
1:
information? "Install, Update,
... " Helps you confirm wanting
to
install HP -UX (as opposed to
updating or reconfiguring).
"An Overview of A table shows some major
HP-UX Subystems" subsystems of the operating
system.
"What Are Partitions Explains relationships among
and Filesets?" these entities and how
the
installation moves files from a
tape onto a disk so that you
have a
file system.
"Before You Install" Lists
the requirements for
beginning
an installation.
How do I install HP-UX?
Chapter 2 describes each step and menu in the
installation process.
What do I do after the Chapter 3 describes how to log into the system and
installation? provides suggestions for reconfiguring and customizing.
Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP-UX Installation 1-1

Install, Update, Configure, or Reconfigure
Read this section if you are uncertain about whether to install, update, or
configure HP -UX. The table on the facing page explains these tasks and when
you perform them.
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Task Description and Application
Install Install HP-UX when you have one of the following situations:
• A new hardware system and you want to run release 7.0 of
HP-UX.
o Use this manual.
• An existing system has an operating system that is HP-UX
release 6.2 or earlier,
and you want to run release 7.0 of
HP-UX.
o Use this manual.
o Must be superuser (logged in as root).
Update
You have HP-UX release 6.5 and need to update to the 7.0
release, or you installed the 7.0 release and need to add
software to it.
• Must be superuser.
• See HP-UX System Administration Tasks Manual.
Configure After installing
HP -UX, you configure (customize) the system:
• Must be superuser.
• See HP-UX System Administration Tasks Manual.
• See the documentation for devices and software related to
what you configure.
Reconfigure After installing HP-UX, you reconfigure when adding a new
device or user
and altering HP-UX so it accommodates the
device or user.
• Must be superuser.
• See the HP-UX System Administration Tasks Manual.
Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP-UX Installation 1-3

An Overview of HP-UX Subsystems
Read this section for an overview of a few HP-UX subsystems. Generally, the
subsystems listed are software products that run on the HP-UX platform.
The table on the facing page lists some major subsystems, describes them
briefly, and suggests which documentation to consult for more information.
As you
study the table and read the next section-which discusses partitions,
filesets, and the HP-UX file system-you will realize that HP-UX consists of
layers
of software that you obtain from the tape.
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Subsystem Description Getting Information
AXE The Application Execution Environment Application
Execution User's
(Core) contains the kernel, shells,
vi editor, and
Manual
tools for system administration.
PE
A programming environment All manuals-except
that includes utilities, libraries, Applz'cation Execution User's
communications packages, C compiler, Manual.
You might refer to
control of
HP Windows/9OOO. Finding
HP-UX In/ormation
(Series 300).
Xll
Provides the Xllwindowing system. Using the X Window System
Windows
Starbase A library of graphics routines
that let A Beginner's Guide to Using
you write graphics programs using C, Starbase
FORTRAN, LISP, or Pascal.
GKS A superset
to Starbase that provides an
HP-GKS User's Manual
industry-standard interface to Starbase.
DGL/AGP
Computer graphics packages for 2- and DGL Programmer's Manual
3-dimensional graphics programs. AGP and AGP Programmer's
is built upon and communicates through
Manual
DGL.
Languages Includes FORTRAN
77, Pascal, Lisp, Finding HP-UX In/ormation
Prolog, and Ada. (Series 300)
NS-ARPA Provides Network File Transfer
and Using Network Services and
myriad networking services (e.g., ftp, Using
ARPA Services
rlogin, rcp, telnet).
NFS Network File Services. Provides Using
and Administering
transparent access to remote network file
NFS Services
systems.
BASIC/UX
Hewlett-Packard BASIC environment; the BASIC/UX documentation
BASIC interpreter and part of the BASIC set
vVorkstation operating system
that runs
"on top of' HP-UX.
Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP-UX Installation 1-5

What Are Partitions ,and Filesets?
The subsystems on HP-UX define a high-level subdivision of the HP-UX
operating system. Partitions, filesets, and files define progressively finer, more
detailed subdivisions.
A partition is a logical grouping
of filesets; a fileset is a logical grouping of files.
Some filesets contain hundreds of files; some contain only a few files. A product
(for example, the Xll Window System) is a logical grouping of filesets and/or
partitions.
Installing HP-UX is a process of loading thousands of files (grouped as
partitions and filesets) from a tape onto your destination disk. When the files
are transferred from
the tape to your disk, the files are deposited on the disk
in a hierarchical
structure that is unrelated to the original partition/fileset
groupings on the tape.
See Appendix A for a description of the partitions and filesets contained on the
install tape.
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Before You Install ...
1. Obtain the tape cartridge for release 7.0 of HP-UX. This tape is labeled as
follows:
HP9000 Series 300 HP-UX INSTALL TAPE
Release 0700, VUF A.B7.00, INSTALL format
DC600 Cart 1 of 1
2. Have a properly configured and tested hardware system as follows:
Computer Series 300, Model 318, 319, 320, 330, 332, 340, 350, 360, 370, or
375 (Model 310 is no longer supported).
Disk drive At least one hard disk drive (for example, an HP 7958 or HP
7937/7936) with:
• approximately 80 Mbytes minimum disk space.
• at least 130 Mbytes recommended for a workstation.
• at least 300 Mbytes recommended for a cluster server.
Tape drive A tape drive that uses an HP Certified Data Cartridge (for
example,
an HP 9144).
RAM At least 4 Mbytes; 8 Mbytes recommended. For a cluster
server, at least 8 Mbytes; 16 Mbytes recommended.
For
more information on a properly configured system, see available
hardware configuration manuals and data sheets, such as the HP9000 Series
300 Hardware Configuration Guide.
3. When you finish Steps 1 and 2, above, go on to Chapter 2. A typical
installation takes 4 to 6 hours, depending on how much software you load.
Introducing Series 300 7.0 HP-UX Installation 1-7

2
Installing the HP-UX Operating System
The information in this chapter assumes you read Chapter 1, and have met the
system requirements.
Beginning
the installation implies compliance with licensing requirelnents. You
should have read the HP Software Product License Agreement and Limited
Warranty and any other licensing requirements included with your system and
software.
Here is a brief overview of
the installation process:
• During the installation process, you work through a series of menus that
provide options or ask questions. To help you avoid problems, the steps in
this chapter recommend certain options and decisions.
• After the installation, complete tasks such as adding users, configuring the
printers, and setting up networking.
• A typical installation takes 4 to 6 hours. For most of this time, the system
loads filesets. During these times, you
can leave the system unattended
(except for changing tapes).
Go on to Step 1 when you are ready.
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Step 1: Getting Your System Ready
The following table describes what you must do to get your system ready for
an installation:
Type of System Your Actions
and Requirements
New hardware
Turn OFF your computer and all peripherals.
No operating system
Old operating system
l.
Become superuser (login as root) if the old system is
(HP-UX 6.2 or older) HP-UX.
2. Back up any files you want saved (for example, use tar
to archive them to a tape; see tar(l) in the HP-UX
Reference). For an existing HP -UX system, at least
backup
/users (all pre-existing data on the disk will be
overwritten by the installation process).
3.
Make printouts of all your customized files (for example,
/ete/re, /ete/passwd, jete/hosts .loeal), so you can
easily restore the customizations on the new system.
(You could collect
the files in a special directory,
use
tar to make a tape archive, and restore them
later, making adjustments that accommodate the new
release.)
4. Shut down the system as specified in its documentation.
For
an existing HP-UX system, you could use:
fete/shutdown -h
5. When the shutdown is complete, turn OFF the
computer and all peripherals.
Go on to Step 2.
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Step 2: Inserting the Release 7.0 HP-UX Install Tape
1. Turn ON the tape drive that will contain the 7.0 HP-UX install tape.
• If the tape drive is built into the disk drive, turning on the disk drive
turns on both the tape and disk drives.
• The tape drive is called the source device later when you see the
installation menus.
2. Turn ON the disk drive you plan to use as the startup (boot) disk for
HP-UX.
• This drive is called the destination device later when you see the
installation menus.
• Eventually, you can mount (connect) additional disk drives that HP- UX
can use, but they are not important now because installation deals with
only one disk.
3. Wait until the drive warms up (no red or orange lights on; the green light is
steady).
4. Ensure that the protect switch on the HP-UX cartridge tape points to SAFE
or PROTECT. Then insert the HP-UX cartridge tape in the tape drive, and
wait until the busy light stays OFF (about 2 to 5 minutes).
Go on to Step 3.
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Step 3: Loading the Installation Software
1. The tape is in the tape drive and the disk drive is ON. Now, turn ON the:
a. Expander (if present)
b. Terminal or monitor (if it has its own switch)
2. Leave other peripheral devices OFF until the installation is complete.
3. Turn ON the computer, and hold down the space bar until you see
Keyboard displayed on the left side of the display.
4. Release
the space bar and wait. In a moment, a list of the available systems
displays on the upper right.
If you do not see this list, check that your destination disk is set at bus
address 0 and that the tape drive is not set at bus address O. Also check
that the cables are properly configured to the source device. Turn OFF the
computer, and start again at Step 3, above.
a. A
new system displays something like this:
: HP9144 TAPE, 700, 1,0 The model number (e.g., 9144) should indicate
1H SYSHPUX your tape drive.
b. An existing HP-UX system displays something like this:
: HP7958, 701, 0, 0
1H SYSHPUX
1D SYSDEBUG
1B SYSBCKUP
Current operating system on destination disk
: HP9144 TAPE, 700, 1, 0 The install tape
2H SYSHPUX
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