CERN Guide To Installing ULTRIX

This document, "CERN Guide To Installing ULTRIX" by Alan Lovell of the CN Division, version 1.1-01, dated February 3, 1993, serves as a comprehensive guide for configuring and installing the ULTRIX operating system on DECstations. It is targeted at novice system managers but also offers a useful reference for more experienced individuals, particularly regarding CERN-specific system tailoring.

The guide covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Hardware Installation: General considerations and SCSI identification settings for various DECstation models.
• System Software Installation: Preparing for installation, backing up systems, disk partitioning, and performing both basic and advanced installations, including details on supported and unsupported software subsets.
• Remote Installation Services: How to utilize the central ULTRIX Remote Installation Service (RIS) server, dxsoft, for obtaining software and layered products.
• Upgrading Your System: Instructions for upgrading to versions 4.2A and 4.3 of ULTRIX, including preparation and post-upgrade procedures.
• License Management Facility (LMF): How to register and load software licenses.
• System Tailoring: Configuring TCP/IP, BIND/Hesiod naming services, mail, Network File System (NFS), time settings, and printer setup for the CERN environment.
• Online Documentation: Setting up the environment and mounting the documentation library.
• ULTRIX Patches: How to obtain and apply patches released by DEC.
• DECnet: Installing DECnet and updating node databases.
• User Accounts: Creating file systems and adding users.
• Motif: Installing Motif versions 1.1 and 1.1.3.
• Some Useful Tools: Installing binaries and compiling source files for various utilities, including Usenet Newsreader, 3270 Terminal Emulation, Phone, and Less.

The document also includes appendices with a sample installation process and an example of an upgrade to Version 4.3, along with a bibliography of referenced documentation. The guide emphasizes the use of remote services like dxsoft for obtaining software and encourages users to consult other relevant DEC documentation for more in-depth information.