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Chapter 11 - Re-installing Banyan Server Software

Overview

Caution: Once you begin to reload server information, you cannot reverse the procedure.

Procedures for Re-installing

Table 11-1. Re-installation Procedures

Re-installing Server Software

Note: This section describes how to reinstall system software onto a server that contains no third-party services. For instructions on how to rename a server or reinstall software on a server that contains third-party services, refer to appropriate sections later in this chapter.

Preparing to Re-install Server Software

To Re-install Server Software

1. If the server is in operation, shut down services.

2. Begin a full installation of the software from the release media according to the instructions in the Server Installation Guide. Complete each step exactly as you would if you were installing the software on the server for the first time.

Note: If you are installing from tape or CD-ROM on a PC-based server, you must load the installation diskettes before loading the release tape or CD-ROM.

3. When the release media is finished loading, the server reboots. You are asked if you would like to reload a complete system backup.

4. Enter Y. The System Rebuild Menu appears.

Figure 11-1. System Rebuild Menu Screen

5. Choose Continue with System Rebuild. The Insert Media screen appears.

Figure 11-2. Insert Media Screen

6. Insert a complete system backup. If possible, use a backup created just prior to beginning the re-installation.

7. Choose Continue. The following message appears:

Preparing server for system rebuild

After all information has been copied from the backup tape, the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Figure 11-3. Load Next Incremental Menu Screen

8. Do one of the following:

- Choose Load Next Incremental in Series if you have an incremental backup to load. The Insert Media screen appears. Continue with step 9.

- Choose Continue with Installation if no incremental exists. The server uses the configuration information from the backup to initialize services and devices. When initialization completes, the Service Monitor appears and the server is ready for operation.

9. Insert the next tape or diskette in the backup series.

10. Press ENTER. The server reads the information from the backup. After all information has been copied from the backup tape, the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Repeat steps 7 through 9 until you have loaded all of the necessary incremental backups.

Automatically Configuring SCSI Tape Drive Controllers on PC-based Servers

Note: If the server where you are installing the software uses a third-party tape or CD-ROM driver, you may need to load the release software from diskettes. You need to load the driver and build it into the kernel before you can use the CD-ROM or tape drive.

Re-installing Server Software and Third-Party Services

Note: You reload the VINES Assistant option as a third-party service.

Preparing to Re-install Server Software and Third-party Services

To Re-install Server Software

1. If the server is in operation, shut down services.

2. Begin a full installation of the software from the release media according to the instructions in the Server Installation Guide. Complete each step exactly as you would if you were installing the software on the server for the first time.

Note: If you are installing from tape or CD-ROM on a PC-based server, you must load the installation diskettes before loading the release tape or CD-ROM.

3. When the release media is finished loading, the server reboots and you are asked if you would like to reload a complete system backup.

4. Enter Y. The System Rebuild Menu appears. Continue with "To Rebuild the Complete System," which follows.

Figure 11-4. System Rebuild Menu Screen

To Rebuild the Complete System

1. From the System Rebuild Menu, choose Continue with System Rebuild. The Insert Media screen appears.

Figure 11-5. Insert Media Screen

2. Insert a complete system backup. If possible, use a backup created just prior to beginning the re-installation.

3. Choose Continue. The following message appears:

Preparing server for system rebuild

4. The server reloads information from the backup. After all information has been copied from the backup, the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Figure 11-6. Load Next Incremental Menu Screen

5. Do one of the following:

- Choose Load Next Incremental in Series if you have an incremental backup to load. The Insert Media screen appears. Continue with step 6.

- Choose Continue with Installation if no incremental exists. The server reboots, using the configuration information from the backup to initialize services and devices. When initialization completes, the Service Monitor appears. You are now ready to install third-party services. Refer to "To Re-install Third-Party Software," which follows.

6. Insert the next tape or diskette in the backup series.

7. Press ENTER. The server reads the information from the backup. After all information has been copied from the backup media, the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

8. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until you have loaded all of the necessary incremental backups.

Once the server is up and running, you are ready to install the third-party software as described in the next section.

Note: After you reboot the server, the service status for all services is "Inoperative."

To Re-install Third-Party Software

1. From a DOS workstation, log in as a member of the Admin List for the server.

2. Stop the services that you are re-installing. You do not need to shut down all services on the server.

3. Re-install the third-party software on the server. Refer to the documentation provided with the third-party services.

4. Rebuild the third-party services, loading the most recent complete system backup and any incremental backups. Refer to "Rebuilding the Complete System" in Chapter 7 for more information. Do not restore the service from a service backup.

If you did not create a complete backup immediately before re-installing the Banyan software, also load any subsequent incremental backups.

5. Start services. The Service Monitor screen appears. When all services, including third-party services are running, the server is ready for normal operation.

Re-installing Software When Using Third-party Backup/Restore Programs

Preparing to Re-install Server Software

To Re-install Server Software

1. If the server is in operation, shut down services.

2. Begin a full installation of the software from the release media according to the instructions in the Server Installation Guide. Complete each step exactly as you would if you were installing the software on the server for the first time.

3. When the release media is finished loading, the server reboots and you are asked if you would like to reload a complete system backup.

4. Enter Y. The System Rebuild Menu appears. You are now ready to load a system configuration backup. Continue with the procedure, "To Load a System Configuration Backup."

Figure 11-7. System Rebuild Menu Screen

To Load a System Configuration Backup

1. From the System Rebuild Menu, choose Continue with System Rebuild. The Insert Media screen appears.

Figure 11-8. Insert Media Screen

2. Insert a system configuration backup.

3. Choose Continue. The following message appears:

Preparing server for system rebuild

4. The server reloads information from the backup. After all information has been copied from the backup tape, the Load Next Incremental Menu appears.

Figure 11-9. Load Next Incremental Menu Screen

5. Choose Continue with Installation. The server uses the configuration information from the backup to initialize services and devices. When initialization completes, the Service Monitor appears.

You are now ready to reinstall the release software for the third-party backup program.

Note: You only need to reinstall the third-party backup program if it runs as a service on the server.

To Re-install the Third-Party Backup Program

1. From a DOS workstation, log in as a member of the Admin List for the server.

2. Re-install the third-party software on the server. Refer to the documentation provided with the third-party services.

After installing the third-party software, you are ready to restore service data from your third-party backups.

To Restore Service Data

Re-installing VINES Files from Release Media

Preparing to Re-Install VINES Files

To Re-install VINES Files from CD-ROM

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. You are prompted to confirm the shutdown.

2. Enter Y. The Shut Down Menu appears.

3. Choose Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. You are prompted to notify users.

4. Enter Y. Users receive notification of the shutdown. After one minute, services are halted and the Operator Menu appears.

5. Choose Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 11-10. Backup/Restore Menu Screen

6. Choose Reload VINES Files from Release Media. You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload DOS VINES Files.

7. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the DOS files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the DOS files.

You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload OS/2 VINES Files.

8. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the OS/2 files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the OS/2 files.

You are prompted to confirm whether you want to reload VINES Files from CD-ROM.

9. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.

10. Enter Y. The following messages appear, depending on what VINES Fioles you load:

Reloading DOS Files...Please Wait.
Reloading OS/2 Files...Please Wait.

VINES Files are re-installed on the server. The server re-initializes with the version of VINES Files contained on the release media. The VINES Files service is checked for completeness. You are prompted to restart services after the system is ready for use. The following messages appear:

Reinitializing...
Checking VINES File service Tue Jul 28 12:01:05 1991
Checking /disk1/BFS/Group1 SharedFiles
Checking /disk1/BFS/VINES Files
VINES Files reloaded
You may now restart services.

The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

11. Press ESC to exit to the Operator Menu.

12. Choose Restart Services.

To Re-install VINES Files from Tape

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. You are prompted to confirm the shutdown.

2. Enter Y and press ENTER. The Shut Down Menu appears.

3. Choose Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. You are prompted to notify users.

4. Enter Y. Users receive notification of the shutdown. After one minute, services are halted and the Operator Menu appears.

5. Choose Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 11-11. Backup/Restore Menu Screen

6. Choose Reload VINES Files from Release Media. You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload DOS VINES Files.

7. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the DOS files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the DOS files.

You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload OS/2 VINES Files.

8. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the OS/2 files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the OS/2 files.

On a PC-based server with a controller that supports loading from CD-ROM, you are prompted to confirm whether you want to reload VINES Files from CD-ROM.

9. Enter N. You are prompted to confirm whether you want to reload VINES Files from diskettes.

10. Insert the VINES release tape into the drive.

11. Enter N. The tape rewinds. A message appears, indicating that the appropriate DOS or OS/2 files are being reloaded. Reloading files takes several minutes.

12. The server re-initializes with the version of VINES Files contained on the release media. The VINES Files service is checked for completeness. You are prompted to restart services after the system is ready for use. The following messages appear:

Reinitializing...
Checking VINES File service Tue Jul 28 12:01:05 1994
Checking /disk1/BFS/Group1 SharedFiles
Checking /disk1/BFS/VINES Files
VINES Files reloaded
You may now restart services.

The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

13. Press ESC to exit to the Operator Menu.

14. Choose Restart Services.

To Reload VINES Files from Diskettes

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. You are prompted to confirm the shutdown.

2. Enter Y and press ENTER. The Shut Down Menu appears.

3. Choose Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. You are prompted to notify users.

4. Enter Y. Users receive notification of the shutdown. After one minute, services are halted and the Operator Menu appears.

5. Choose Backup/Restore. The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

Figure 11-12. Backup/Restore Menu Screen

6. Choose Reload VINES Files from Release Media. You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload DOS VINES Files.

7. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the DOS files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the DOS files.

You are prompted to confirm that you want to reload OS/2 VINES Files.

8. Do one of the following:

- Enter Y to reload the OS/2 files in VINES Files.

- Enter N if you do not want to reload the OS/2 files.

9. Insert diskette #1.

10. Enter N. You are prompted to confirm whether you want to reload VINES Files from diskettes. The following messages appear:

Reloading VINES Files...
Load VINES Diskette #n.
Press [Enter] when ready,

11. Insert the release media into the drive.

12. Press ENTER. If you insert the wrong diskette, a message similar to the following appears:

Wrong diskette #13 loaded. Load VINES Diskette #9. Press [Enter] when ready.

After all files on the diskette are loaded, you are prompted to insert the next one in consecutive order.

13. Repeat steps 11 and 12 until you have loaded all the necessary release media diskettes.

14. The server re-initializes with the version of VINES Files contained on the release media. The VINES Files service is checked for completeness. You are prompted to restart services after the system is ready for use. The following messages appear:

Reinitializing...
Checking VINES File service Tue Jul 28 12:01:05 1994
Checking /disk1/BFS/Group1 SharedFiles
Checking /disk1/BFS/VINES Files
VINES Files reloaded
You may now restart services.

The Backup/Restore Menu appears.

15. Press ESC to exit to the Operator Menu.

16. Choose Restart Services.

Duplicating Release Media

Note: You can store the release media image on any file system on your server, that is, on /disk1, /disk2, /disk3, ... /diskn. The image is stored in the top-level directory images on the selected file system. You can also change the default file system where you store images at any time and have release media images on any number of your file systems. To avoid filling the disk, always check that sufficient disk space exists before loading a release image by selecting Show all release images and their disk usage. Each VINES 8.x release image requires approximately 75 MB of disk space. The diskette images (Install 1 and 2, and Release 1, 2, and 3) require approximately 7 MB.

To Load a Release Image on the Server Fixed Disk from Tape or CD-ROM

1. From the Operator Menu, select System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.

2. Select Load or Duplicate Software.

3. Select Duplicate Release Media. The Release Duplication Menu appears. You can enter ? to see a description of all the selections.

Figure 11-13. Release Media Duplication Menu Screen

4. Select Load a release.

5. A message displays telling you the current default file system where the images directory will be created and prompting you to use the current location.

- If you answer Y, go to step 10.

- If you answer N, you return to the Release Duplication Menu. Go to step 6.

6. Select Set default image location.

A message appears telling you the current default location and prompting you to select a new location.

7. Enter a number representing a file system, for example, 2 for /disk2.

8. If the location for the images directory does not exist, you are prompted to create one.

- If you answer N (the default), go to step 6.

- If you answer Y, go to step 10.

9. Answer the prompt to confirm your choice of the location.

- If you answer N (the default), the location remains the current default location. Enter P to go to the Duplication Menu and select Load a release.

- If you answer Y, the default location changes to the file system you entered in step 6. Go to step 4.

10. Enter a name containing between one and fourteen alphanumeric characters for the new release image that will be created on the file system (/diskn) you selected. The name may not contain any spaces; if it does, only the characters preceding the first space are used. For example:

Rev_7_0tape

If you enter an invalid name, you are again prompted to enter a name. Enter a name using characters from the list shown.

11. You are prompted to indicate the media type for the release.

Choose one of the following by entering its number or E:

1. CD-ROM - Load a CD-ROM.

2. Tape - Load a release tape

3. 1.44_m_floppy - Load a release diskette set

E. Exit - Return to the System Maintenance Menu

If you select 3 to load a diskette set, go to step 12. Otherwise go to step 13.

12. Enter the number of INSTALL diskettes and the number of RELEASE diskettes that you will duplicate.

13. Insert a release tape, CD-ROM, or diskette one of a diskette set into the appropriate drive.

14. Press ENTER. The release is copied to the server's fixed disk. If you are copying the release from diskette, when prompted, insert the next diskette in the series. When all files have been copied from the release media, the software image on the server is compared to the software on the media. The following messages appear:

Comparing disk images to tape images.
Verifying release
"Rev_7_0tape"...
Rewinding....
Comparing tape file 0
Comparing tape file 1
.....................
Comparing tape file n

If the comparison is successful, you are prompted to enter a short description of the release.

15. Enter a description of the release. This description appears when you choose to view the list of release images that are loaded on the server.

A message similar to the following appears:

**********************************

Rev_7_0tape successfully loaded

**********************************

16. Press ENTER. The Release Duplication Menu appears. Press P to exit.

You can now create additional copies of the release as needed.

To Load a Release Image on the Server Fixed Disk from Diskette

1. From the Release Duplication Menu, select Load a release.

2. Enter Y to select the current default location. If you enter N, you must create a new default location before proceeding.

3. Enter a name for the new release, for example, VINES7_Disk.

4. Select 1.44_m_floppy as the device.

5. Enter the number of Install Disks in the set, for example, 2.

6. Enter the number of Release Disks in the set not including the Install Disks, for example, 3.

7. Insert the first Install Disk in the diskette drive and press ENTER.

The utility displays the number of diskettes it expects; if you entered an incorrect number, press E to exit and start over.

Caution: Be sure that you insert the diskettes of the correct type (Install or Release) and in the correct order.

8. Insert the remaining Install and Release Disks in the proper order.

9. When the duplication finishes, enter a description of the image. You return to the Release Duplication Menu. Press P to exit.

To Create New Release Media from the Image on a File System

1. From the Release Duplication Menu, select Create a new release tape or floppy set.

2. Select the default image location.

- If you answer Y, go to step 3.

- If you answer N, press RETURN and select Set default image location to change to another release image stored on disk.

3. Select the release from the list by entering its number in the list or enter E to exit.

4. Select a device from the list to transfer the release image to by entering its number on the list, or enter E to exit.

5. Insert the proper media, either tape or diskette.

- If you are making a release tape, the tape rewinds and the image transfers to the tape.

- If you are making release diskettes, choose whether or not to format the diskette and insert the required diskettes when prompted. Banyan recommends that you format the diskettes.

The utility verifies the media image and returns to the Release Duplication Menu.

Additional Selections

Note: Release media images are always saved to the directory /diskn/images on the server, where n is the number of the file system, for example, /disk2. You can change the default location where the image is stored to any file system on your server.

Note: Tapes created on DAT tape drives can only be read on drives of the same type. In addition, the rules of media interchange for Exabyte drives apply to creating release media. For example, a release image written on an EXB8500c drive can only be read on an EXB8500c or EXB8505 tape drive. Banyan software displays the make and model of the tape drive on the server console when the server boots and writes this information to the Operating System Log. Refer to Appendix D for more information about tape media.

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