DECnet—-ULTRIX installation

This document is the "DECnet-ULTRIX Installation" manual, published in May 1990 by Digital Equipment Corporation. It provides step-by-step instructions for installing, configuring, and testing DECnet-ULTRIX V4.0 software on ULTRIX V4.0 systems.

The manual covers:

• Prerequisites: Checking existing DECnet configuration, registering software licenses using LMF, and choosing between basic installation (for nodes with disks) and installation into a diskless environment.
• Software Subsets: Details the available software components, including DECnet-ULTRIX Base Software, DECnet-Internet Gateway, On-Line Manual Pages, and Unsupported Software.
• Installation Procedures: Dedicated chapters guide users through installing DECnet-ULTRIX onto a standalone node or configuring it for clients in a diskless environment, covering media mounting, subset selection, node database configuration, and system file modifications.
• Error Correction: Provides guidance on troubleshooting and restarting installations.
• Verification: Outlines checkout procedures and tests to ensure the node's proper operation on the network.

The manual is intended for users with system administration experience and requires superuser privileges for most procedures.