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Chapter 5 - Continuing the Server Installation

Introduction

Deciding who should have UNIX root access and setting a password
Selecting installation media
Confirming the installation
Checking for additional disks
Restoring a backup
Entering the Server Code
Loading system options on your server

Selecting Enhanced UNIX Access

Caution: Do not give UNIX access to yourself unless you have a very strong knowledge of Banyan products and UNIX. If you do give yourself UNIX access, do not alter or delete any system files. For more information on using enhanced UNIX access, refer to the Banyan UNIX Access Guide.

Deciding Who Will Have Access

Caution: If you ever forget your password, you must reinstall the server software and select a new password to regain UNIX access.

Password Characteristics

To Set a UNIX Password

1. From the Password Installation menu, select one of the access options. The system displays one of the following informational screens:

If you select UNIX access for the Network Administrator (options 2 and 3), the system displays a legal statement. It then prompts you to enter Y or N, depending on whether you accept or reject the legal statement.

If you select UNIX access for Banyan only, the system displays an informational message and prompts you to continue:

- Enter Y to continue. Go to step 2.

- Enter N to return to the Password Installation menu. Return to step 1.

2. Enter the information appropriate to the UNIX access option you selected:

- For UNIX access for Banyan only, you do not have to enter any additional information. To continue the installation, go to "Selecting the Installation Media" later in this chapter.

- For UNIX access for the Network Administrator (options 2 and 3), the system prompts for the number of previous root passwords that cannot be re-used.

Number of previous passwords that cannot be reused
(1-20,none) [none]:

3. Enter the number of previous passwords that you want the system to remember. The following message appears:

Minimum password length (0-15, none) [none]:

4. Enter the minimum password length. The following message appears:

Password expiration in weeks (1-52, never) [never]:

5. Enter the number of weeks before the password expires. The system displays your choices and this prompt:

Is this information correct (y/n) [y]:

- Enter N if the information is incorrect. Return to step 2.

- Enter Y if the information is correct. The system prompts for the new password.

6. Enter the new password. The password must meet or exceed the minimum length you entered in step 4. The system prompts you to re-enter the new password.

7. Re-enter the new password and go to "Selecting the Installation Media," which follows.

Selecting the Installation Media

If your server has a tape or CD-ROM drive, the system displays the installation media menu and prompts you to select the appropriate installation media.
If your server has only a diskette drive, the system notifies you that the release media will be diskettes and prompts you to verify this.

Note: Banyan does not supply tape or diskette media; CD-ROM is the only media supplied. After you install from CD-ROM, you can later load an image of the release on a hard disk and create media for installation on other servers from the Load or Duplicate Software selection of the System Maintenance menu.

To Select Installation Media

1. Enter the response appropriate to your server setup and Banyan release media:

For a server with only a diskette drive, the system notifies you that the release media will be diskettes and prompts you to verify this:

- Enter Y to install the Banyan server software from diskette. The system confirms your choice and prompts you to continue. Go to "Confirming the Installation" next.

- Enter N to halt the installation and shut down the server. Turn off power to the server, install a CD-ROM drive, and turn on the server. The installation program resumes. Return to step 1.

For a server with a tape or CD-ROM drive, the system displays the release media menu. Select the appropriate installation media. Go to "Confirming the Installation," which follows.

Confirming the Installation

This procedure will install your disks using the following parameters:
Banyan Server Software Version............7.00 (0)
Banyan Client Files Load..................DOS, OS/2
Enterprise Backup/Restore (EBR) Files.....INCLUDED
Banyan Release Type.......................CD

Do you wish to continue? (y/n):

1. If all parameters are correct, enter Y. Go to step 2 to continue the installation.

To change the parameters, enter N.

- If only the release type is incorrect, do not insert Install Disk 1 at the prompt, simply press ENTER to reboot. Go to "Selecting Enhanced UNIX Access" earlier in this chapter.

- If you change your mind about OS/2 files or EBR, you can easily install them or delete them after the server is running. To delete them, you need UNIX access. OS/2 files are in /disk1/BFS/VINESFiles, and EBR is in /disk1/banyan/ebr.

- If you insert Install Disk 1 at the prompt and press ENTER, you must start the installation over from the beginning.

2. The system prompts you to insert the installation media.

3. Insert the appropriate installation media:

- To install from CD-ROM, insert the Banyan release CD into your server's CD-ROM drive and press ENTER when the drive is ready.

- To install from tape, insert a release tape into your server's tape drive and press ENTER.

- To install from diskette, insert the first release diskette into drive A and press ENTER. The system prompts you to insert the rest of the release diskettes.

4. If logical disk 1 has additional space after the root, swap, and /disk1 file systems were built, the system prompts you to create additional file systems:

Logical disk 1 has a total capacity of 16058 MB.

The following file systems will be created on logical disk 1:

File System Size

first 16058MB

Note: If you are installing on an existing Banyan server and you do a system rebuild, create the same number of file systems, the same or greater in size, that existed previously. The system displays the total capacity of the disk and the remaining space, both of which may be greater than 16 GB. It displays the file system that you can create as less than or equal to 16 GB; you cannot create a file system larger than 16 GB.

- Enter Y to create other file systems on this disk. The system displays how much space remains on the disk and prompts for the sizes of the file systems.

- Enter N for /disk1 to occupy all the remaining space on the disk.

Creating file systems takes a few minutes depending on the server processor and disk controller speeds.

5. The system checks for additional fixed disks attached to your server:

- If you have additional disks attached to your server, go to "Checking for Additional Disks," which follows, to continue the installation.

- If you do not have additional disks attached to your server, the system loads files specific to your system (MC or AT), services files, EBR if you selected this option, and client files. The server then reboots and checks file systems. To continue the installation, go to "Restoring a Backup" later in this chapter.

Checking for Additional Disks

To Build New File Systems

Please choose one of the following:
1) Build new Banyan file systems on all additional disks.
2) Skip file system build on all additional disks.

Choice:

1. At the preceding menu:

- Enter 1 to build file systems on all additional disks. Go to step 2.

- Enter 2 to skip building file systems on the additional disks. The system loads the release media and reboots.

Note: If you are installing on an existing Banyan server and you do a system rebuild, create the same number of file systems, the same or greater in size, that existed previously. The system displays the total capacity of the disk and the remaining space, both of which may be greater than 16 GB. It displays the file system that you can create as less than or equal to 16 GB; you cannot create a file system larger than 16 GB.

2. If you select to build S10 file systems, you can also change sizes of file systems on the logical disks. You see a prompt similar to the following:

Logical disk 2 has a total capacity of 16380 MB.

The following file systems will be created on logical disk 2:

File System Size

first 16380MB

Do you wish to override these defaults and specify your file system sizes? (y/n):

You can build one file system or specify several different file systems of various sizes by entering the sizes at the prompts and confirming your selections. The system displays how much space remains on the disk and prompts for the sizes of the file systems.

Restoring a Backup

1. The system prompts to reload a complete system backup.

- If you enter Y, the System Rebuild Menu appears with three choices. Select Continue with System Rebuild and go to step 2.

- If you enter N, go to "Entering the Server Code."

2. Insert your backup tape and select CONTINUE. The system is rebuilt from your complete system backup.

3. Select Continue with Installation at the Load Next Incremental Menu.

The system checks to see if a mail service should be upgraded if a mail service exists, loads the device drivers, and initializes the server.

These are the possible installation continuation scenarios:

- If this is a new server, the system prompts for the Server Code and continues the installation. Go to "Entering the Server Code."

- If this is an existing 6.x or 5.54 (20) server with a backup and a 6.x or 5.54 (20) software options database, the system reads the server key and completes the installation. The Service Monitor appears.

- If this is an existing 6.x or 5.54 (20) server with a backup but no software options database, the system reads the server key and completes the installation. The Service Monitor appears.

- If this is an existing 7.0 server with a backup and a software options database and you are re-installing VINES 7.0, the system completes the installation. The Service Monitor appears.

The rebuild of the system does not include reloading VINES Files. Restore VINES Files from your backup after the system is running. However, new VINES Files now exists on your system because of the installation process. If you restore the existing VINES Files service from a backup, you write over the new VINES Files.

Entering the Server Code

Note: If you are installing on an existing server that you applied the Software Option Code patch to, and the software options database is in your backup that you restored in "Restoring a Backup," you do not need to reinstall any of your existing options. Your options are activated by the software options database. If you have new options to install, you can install them now or after the server is running.

1. The system prompts you for a server code:

ATTENTION: The server's configuration represents
a brand new VINES 7.0 server installation. Please
provide your Server Code.
To maintain your server key across the upgrade
simply press enter for both the code and enabler.

Please enter your Server Code:

Please enter your Server Enabler:

- If you are installing on a new server, enter your Server Code. Your Server Code shipped on a card in the package with the VINES 7.00 software. Enter the Server Code (13 digits) and the Server Enabler (3 digits) exactly as they appear on the card.

Caution: Do not use the Server Code on any other server in the network. The Server Code becomes the server serial number. No two servers can have the same serial number or the operation of the network will be severely impaired.

The server confirms your Server Code and Server Enabler entries and displays the server serial number. Go to step 2.

- If you are installing on an existing server and you are doing a full installation, ensure that the server key is attached and press ENTER at the prompts for the Server Code and the Server Enabler. The system reads your server key; this can take 60 seconds.

If the system cannot find the server key, it informs you. Plug the server key in to the parallel port and press ENTER for the system to retry reading the Server Key.

2. The system prompts you to install any system options you may have purchased. You can install them now or after the server installation is complete.

- If you enter N, go to Chapter 6, Configuring Communication Cards.

- If you enter Y, the Manage Software Options screen appears. Go to "Loading System Options,." which follows.

Loading System Options

Note: For the procedure to load options from an Option Key, refer to the Banyan Server Operations Guide.

To Load System Options

1. Select INSTALL options.

2. Select Install OPTION CODE options.

3. At the prompt, enter the 14-digit option code.

4. At the prompt, enter the 3-digit option enabler.

The message Option installed! appears at the bottom of the screen and the cursor returns to the Option Code prompt.

- If you have more options to install, go to step 3.

- If you do not have more options to install, press ESC until you exit the Manage Software Options screen.

A message displays concerning configuring the server LAN card and prompts you to press ENTER to continue.

5. Press ENTER. The Add/Change Card screen appears. To continue the installation, go to "Adding a Card" in Chapter 6 to add your LAN card.

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