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Chapter 10 - Installing Options Using Software Codes and Installing Third-Party Services

Overview

Note: This description deals only with software Server Codes and Option Codes. If you have a previous version of VINES and have server and option hardware keys, refer to the documentation that came with the previous version of VINES for instructions on how to manage server keys and option keys.

Banyan Server Code

Note: If you install VINES 7.00 on an existing Banyan server, you must have the server key that is applicable to previous revisions of VINES plugged into the server's parallel port. If you previosly installed a Banyan option using a software option code, you do not need the server key. The system reads the file sftopts.db and determines the server's serial number.

Caution: Do not use a Server Code on another server unless you shut down the server whose code you want to move. Providing two servers on the same network with a single network ID causes confusion on the network. Significant degradation in performance may result. Refer to "Moving Server Codes Between Servers" later in this chapter.

Banyan Option Code

Moving Server Codes Between Servers

To Move a Server Code to a Different Server

1. Shut down the server whose code you want to move. Two servers that have been booted with the same Server Code cannot operate on a network at the same time.

If two servers were to use the same network ID, severe problems would result in StreetTalk services and in the routing of data packets.

2. Wait a minimum of four days (96 hours) before using the Server Code to bring the new server onto your network. This delay ensures that servers on your network no longer associate the identification number on the Server Code with the server you removed from the network.

You need to wait four days whether servers on your network use a single Banyan software revision or several mixed revisions.

3. Enter the Server Code during the installation of the new server or restore a backup, depending on whether this is a complete new installation or a system rebuild. See Restoring a Backup in the Server Installation Guide.

Managing Software Options

To Display Options

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.

2. Select Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. Services are stopped and the Operator Menu reappears. For more information on shutting down services, see Chapter 2.

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

Figure 10-1. System Maintenance Menu Screen

4. Select Manage Software Options. The Manage Software Options screen appears. The upper portion of the screen lists the functions you can perform. The lower portion lists the options currently installed on the server and a designation for each option.

Figure 10-2. Manage Software Options Screen

You can page down through the list to see all options installed on your server.

5. Press ESC to exit the Manage Software Options screen and return to the System Maintenance menu.

6. Select Return to Operator Menu.

7. Select Restart Services.

To Install Options

1. From the Operator Menu, select Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.

2. Select Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. Services are stopped and the Operator Menu reappears. For more information on shutting down services, see Chapter 2.

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

Figure 10-3. System Maintenance Menu Screen

4. Select Manage Software Options. The Manage Software Options screen appears.

Figure 10-4. Manage Software Options Screen

5. Select INSTALL options. The Install Options screen appears.

Figure 10-5. Install Options Screen

6. Select Install OPTION CODE options. The prompts for entering the Option Code and Option Enabler appear in the lower half of the screen.

Figure 10-6. Entering Option Codes

7. Enter the 14-digit Option Code and the 3-digit Option Enabler exactly as they appear on the option card that you received similar to those shown in Figure 10-6.

The message "Option installed!" briefly appears at the bottom of the screen if you successfully enter the correct codes. If you enter invalid codes, the message "Invalid Option Code!" briefly appears. Reenter the correct codes.

8. Press ESC three times to return to the System Maintenance Menu.

9. Select Return to Operator Menu.

10. Select Restart Services. Server operations resume.

Moving Options to Another Server

1. Removing the option from the first server

2. Installing the option on another server

To Remove an Option from a Server

1. Delete any service associated with the option.

2. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.

3. Select Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. Services are stopped and the Operator Menu appears. For more information on shutting down services, see Chapter 2.

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

Figure 10-7. System Maintenance Menu Screen

5. Select Manage Software Options. The Manage Software Options screen appears. The lower portion of the screen lists the options available on this server.

Figure 10-8. Manage Software Options Screen

6. Select MOVE options. The MOVE options screen appears.

Figure 10-9. Move Options Screen

7. Select Move OPTION CODE options. The options available to move appear in the lower half of the screen.

Figure 10-10. Moving Option Code Options

8. Use the arrow keys to select the name of an option you want to transfer and press ENTER. An asterisk appears to the left of the option. You may select more than one option.

9. Press F10 to remove the options you have selected. When the removal is complete, a message informs you that the options have been removed from the server.

10. Press ESC until you return to the System Maintenance Menu.

11. Select Return to Operator Menu. The Operator Menu appears.

12. Select Restart Services. Server operations resume.

Installing Third-Party Services

To Load Third-Party Software

1. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.

2. Choose Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. Services are stopped and the Operator Menu appears. For more information on shutting down services, see Chapter 2.

3. From the Operator Menu, choose System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.

Figure 10-11. System Maintenance Menu Screen

4. Choose Load Additional Software.

The following message appears:

Load the software diskette. Press [return] when ready, or q [return] to quit:

5. Insert the software media and press ENTER. The following message appears:

Starting load...

Loading third-party software option.

If services are running, the following messages appear:

The server must be stopped.

The installation stops and the System Maintenance menu appears. Exit to the Operator Menu to stop services and begin the procedure again.

6. The system checks that the revision of the server's Banyan software is compatible with the third-party software.

- If they are compatible, the following message appears:

Installing third-party software. Press ENTER to continue.

Skip to step 8.

- If they are not compatible, a warning appears. You are prompted to enter Y to proceed or N to return to the System Maintenance menu. Continue with step 7.

7. Enter N. Check the documentation for the third-party software to determine the Banyan software revision needed to support the service. Perform any necessary upgrades before you attempt to install the third-party software.

8. Press ENTER. The system checks the server for the disk space required to store the software.

- If there is enough space, the system displays the pathnames of the files it is loading from the media at the server console screen. After the system has loaded all of the software from the first diskette, it requests the next diskette in the sequence:

No more files on diskette 1. Place diskette 2 in drive. Enter 'p' to proceed or 'a' to abort:

Continue with step 9.

- If the server lacks sufficient disk space, you receive an error message and then the System Maintenance menu appears. If you want to install the third-party service, you need to move or delete files from disk1 of the server and restart the installation process.

9. Remove diskette 1.

10. Insert the next diskette in the sequence into the drive and enter p. The server copies the software from the diskette, then requests the next diskette in the sequence.

11. Repeat step 10 until all diskettes have been copied to the server.

The following message appears:

New software installation complete.

The System Maintenance menu appears.

12. Choose Return to Operator Menu. The Operator Menu appears.

13. Choose Restart Services. Server operations resume.

14. Run MSERVICE from a workstation client and create a name for the service. For information on how to create a service name, refer to Managing VINES Services.

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