Appendix E - Installing Options Using Keys
This appendix describes how to manage the hardware Server Keys and Option Keys previously supplied by Banyan to boot a server and install Banyan software options on the server.
A Banyan Server Key is a hardware device that:
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Provides a unique network identification number (network ID) for the server that allows all other servers in the network to locate it. The server must have a unique network ID, or serial number, or it cannot operate. |
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Allows you to track the software options installed on the server. |
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Enables the software options installed on the server. |
Caution: Do not move a Server Key from one server to another unless you shut down the server whose key 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 Keys Between Servers" later in this appendix.
A Server Key has one connector on the back, used to connect either a printer or an Option Key to the server.
An Option Key is a hardware device that lets you:
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Install a Banyan Option Key option on a server |
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Transfer Option Key options between servers |
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Store Option Key options when they are not being used on the network |
Initially, an Option Key carries only one software option. After you install that option from the Option Key to a server, the key is empty. You can use an empty Option Key to transfer one or more Option Key options from one server to another, or to store Option Key options until they are needed on a network.
An Option Key has a single connector, which you use to attach the Option Key to a Server Key. You insert the Option Key into the Server Key. You do not replace the Server Key with the Option Key.
Preventing Server or Option Key Corruption
Server and Option Keys can be corrupted in any of the following ways:
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Tampering with the physical casing of the key. |
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Taking improper precautions against static discharge when handling the key. |
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Removing the Option Key from the Server Key prematurely, while an option is being transferred between the Option Key and the Server Key. This can corrupt either or both keys. |
Take precautions against accidental corruption of keys by using, moving, and storing them properly. At VINES 7.0, a Server Key can be removed from a server after it has been installed.
If you must replace the key, always shut down the server before attempting to remove the key.
Caution: Never move a Server Key from one server to another in your network while both servers are operating. For more information, refer to "Moving Server Keys Between Servers" later in this appendix.
Whenever a key is not in use, store it in a sealed antistatic bag. Always label Option Keys to indicate which options, if any, they contain. Remove the key from the bag just before you intend to use it.
A Server Key is considered invalid when the software revision running on the server is incompatible with the revision option on the key. If a server has an invalid Server Key, you can no longer use that key with that particular server. However, you can use that Server Key with another server that is running software compatible with the revision option on the key.
If the Server Key has been corrupted, it fails to pass the Checksum test when you attempt to boot the server. A Checksum test error message appears on the server console screen, and you are prompted to replace the key with a valid one.
When you attempt to display the contents of an Option Key, the server performs a Checksum test on the Option Key. If the Option Key fails the Checksum test, you receive a Checksum test error message. This message indicates that the server cannot read the contents of the key and therefore cannot display the Manage Software Options menu. The Option Key has been corrupted.
Moving Server Keys Between Servers
Ordinarily, you should not move a Server Key from one server to boot another server. However, under special circumstances it is possible to use one server's key to boot another server.
To Move a Server Key to a Different Server
1. Shut down the server whose key you want to move. Two servers that have been booted with the same Server Key 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 Key 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 Key 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. Attach the Server Key to the new server and bring the server up onto the network. Leave the Server Key attached to the server.
You may replace an invalid or corrupt Server Key with another key if the replacement key was not used to boot another server that is operating on your network. You cannot have two servers on the network that have been booted with the same Server Key.
This section explains how to:
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Display Option Key contents |
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Install options |
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Move options to another server |
Caution: Take precautions against static electricity when you connect and disconnect cables and Option Keys.
To Display Option Key Contents
1. Check that the Server Key is in place at the server's first parallel port.
2. Attach the Option Key to the Server Key.
3. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.
4. Choose Shut down services and return console to OPERATOR MENU. Services are stopped and the Operator Menu reappears. For more information on shutting down services, seeChapter 2.
5. From the Operator Menu, choose System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.
6. Choose 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.
7. Choose DISPLAY option key contents. A list of the options on the key appears. A new Option Key contains only one option. If the options on the key have been installed on a server, the following messages appear:
There are no options present.
Option key used.
You can use an empty key to remove an option from one server and install it on another server, refer to "Moving Server Keys Between Servers" later in this appendix.
8. Press ESC to exit the Manage Software Options screen and return to the System Maintenance menu.
To Install Options from an Option Key
1. Check that the Server Key is in place at the server's first parallel port.
2. Detach a printer cable if one is attached to the Server Key.
3. Attach the Option Key to the Server Key.
4. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.
5. 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.
6. From the Operator Menu, select System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.
7. Select Manage Software Options. The Manage Software Options screen appears.
8. Select INSTALL options. The INSTALL options screen appears.
9. .Select Install OPTION KEY contents. All options present on the key are installed on the server. You cannot install individual options from a key that contains more than one option.
10. Install the software for the option according to the instructions contained in your option guide. After the option is installed, the Manage Software Options screen appears. The option you installed appears within the list of options currently available on the server.
11. Remove the Option Key from the Server Key, taking precautions against static electricity. The Option Key now has a status of Used.
12. If you disconnected a printer cable from the Server Key, reconnect it.
13. Press ESC. The Operator Menu appears.
13. Choose Restart Services. Server operations resume.
Store the Option Key in a secure place. You can use the key in the future to move options to another server.
For further information on setting up, managing, and using an option, refer to the guide that you received with your option.
Moving Options to Another Server
Moving an option from one server to another involves:
1. Moving the option from the first server to an Option Key
2. Installing the option from the Option Key to another server
In some instances, you cannot transfer an option between servers. You cannot transfer:
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Revision options. A revision option allows you to upgrade the revision level of the server software. |
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An option to a server if the server's revision level does not support that option. For example, if option A on Server1 requires a server revision of 6.00, and Server2's revision level is 5.50, you cannot transfer option A from Server1 to Server2. |
To Move an Option from a Server to an Option Key
1. Delete any service associated with the option.
2. Check that the Server Key is in place at the server's first parallel port.
3. Detach a printer cable if one is attached to the Server Key.
4. Attach the Option Key to the Server Key.
5. From the Operator Menu, choose Shut Down Server Software. The Shut Down Menu appears.
6. 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.
7. From the Operator Menu, select System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.
8. Select Manage Software Options. The Manage Software Options screen appears.
9. Select DISPLAY option key contents. The screen displays the status of the Option Key. If The Option Key contains any options, you cannot transfer options to it from the server.
10. Press ESC to return to the Manage Software Options screen.
11. Select MOVE options. The MOVE options screen appears.
12. Select Move OPTION KEY options. The lower portion of the screen lists the options available on this server.
13. 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.
14. Press F10 to begin transferring the options you have chosen to the Option Key. This procedure takes a few minutes. After the transfer is complete, a message informs you that the options have been removed from the server.
15. Choose DISPLAY option key contents to verify that the key now contains the options you selected. The key no longer has a Used status.
16. Remove the Option Key from the Server Key.
17. If you disconnected a printer cable from the Server Key, reconnect it.
18. Press ESC. The Operator Menu appears.
19. Choose Restart Services. Server operations resume.
When you remove an option from a server, any service created for that option no longer runs. For details on deleting these services, see Managing VINES Services.
For information on how to install the option on another server, refer to the procedure "To Install Options from an Option Key" earlier in this appendix.