DEC OSF1 3.2 Installation Guide 199501

This document is the DEC OSF/1 Installation Guide Version 3.2, published in January 1995 by Digital Equipment Corporation. It provides comprehensive instructions for installing and configuring the DEC OSF/1 operating system on all supported processors.

The guide covers three main types of installations:

1. Update Installation: Describes how to update an existing DEC OSF/1 Version 3.0 or 3.0B system to Version 3.2, preserving user files, system configurations, and customizations.
2. Basic Installation: A full installation procedure primarily for new users, which overwrites existing file systems and installs mandatory software subsets with default disk layouts.
3. Advanced Installation: A full installation for experienced UNIX users, offering customization options for file system layouts, selection of optional software subsets, and specific kernel configurations.

Key areas addressed in the guide include:

• Preparation: Steps for checking hardware and software, performing system backups, and determining the appropriate installation type.
• System Booting: Processor-specific instructions for booting the system from CD-ROM or a Remote Installation Services (RIS) server.
• Disk Space Planning: Detailed guidance and worksheets for planning disk layout, swap space, and crash dump space, especially crucial for advanced installations.
• System Configuration: Procedures for post-installation setup, such as entering system information (name, superuser password, time zone), building the kernel, registering software licenses using the License Management Facility (LMF), and setting up general system use (networking, mail, printers, security).
• Standalone Environment: Information on using a limited, standalone system environment for recovery and maintenance tasks like restoring damaged file systems or performing disk partition changes.
• Software Subset Management: Instructions on how to install additional software subsets after the initial installation and how to rebuild the kernel if new kernel components are added.
• Reference Information: Appendices provide details on mandatory, optional, and international software subsets, disk partition layouts for DSA and SCSI drives, installation error messages, and sample log files.

The document also explains how to access online documentation via the Bookreader application after installation.