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NOTE: If your system is running HP-UX 10.01 or later, follow the instructions in "Installing and Upgrading HP OTS/9000 from HP-UX 10.01 or Later." If your system is running HP-UX 9.x, follow the instructions in "Installing and Upgrading HP OTS/9000 from HP-UX 9.x."

On HP-UX 10.x systems, HP OTS/9000 is installed using the Software Distribution utility swinstall(1M). For detailed information on using swinstall and other SD utilities, refer to the online manpage and the manual HP Openview Software Distributor Administrator's Guide, part number J2325-90001.

WARNING! Before installing HP OTS/9000, make sure you've installed and configured all link products you want to use and you've read and performed the steps described in the chapters "Planning Your Network" and "Gathering Configuration Information" in the Installing and Administering HP OSI Transport Services/9000 manual.

If you are installing HP OTS/9000 over the IEEE 802.3/Ethernet LAN LINK product, use the lanconfig(1M) command to make sure that the LAN product is configured to run with the IEEE protocol enabled.

If you install HP X.25 link after you have installed HP OSI Transport Services/ 9000, you must reinstall OTS/9000 in order for OTS to operate over the new X.25 link. You will also need to add the new link to OTS configuration. Refer to the chapter "Configuring and Verifying OTS/9000" in this manual.

  1. Log in as root.

  2. Load the software media into the appropriate drive.

  3. Run the swinstall(1M) program to install the software using the command: /usr/sbin/swinstall.

  4. Change the default Source Host Name, if necessary, then enter the mount point of the drive in the Source Depot Path field. Activate the OK button to return to the Software Selection Window.

  5. Highlight the OSI Trnspt Srvcs software.

  6. Choose Mark for Install from the "Actions" menu to choose the product to be installed.

    When you mark the HP OTS/9000 software for installation you may see the following error message:

    The software "32070A,r=C.xx.xx,a=HP- UX_B.10.xx_800,v=HP" refers to a bundle or to a product, subproduct or filesets within a bundle. The software specified was selected but there were problems selecting software that depends on it. The messages below show which items experienced these difficulties: The software "OTS9000,r=C.xx.xx,a=HP- UX_B.10.xx_800,v=HP" was marked but the following requisites could not be resolved: OS-Core.CORE-KRN

    This error may be ignored, as the OS-Core.CORE-KRN fileset has already been installed successfully on the system.

    When you mark an OTS fileset for installation, other filesets that may be required for operation are automatically marked for installation. When you mark either of the OTS-KRN or OTS-RUN filesets, the other fileset is automatically marked for installation. When you mark the PRG filesets, the OTS-KRN and OTS-RUN filesets are automatically marked for installation. When you mark the ROSE-PRG fileset, the APLI-PRG, OTS-KRN, and OTS-RUN filesets are automatically marked for installation. (Marking man page filesets does not cause any other filesets to be automatically marked.) This feature ensures that filesets required for an operational OTS are installed. You can disable the feature if needed by setting the autoselect_dependencies parameter to "false"; you can then mark individual filesets to be installed.

  7. Choose Install from the "Actions" menu to begin product installation and open the Install Analysis Window.

  8. Activate the OK button in the Install Analysis Window, when the Status field displays a Ready message.

  9. Activate the YES button at the Confirmation Window to confirm that you want to install the software.

    swinstall loads the fileset, runs the control scripts for the filesets, and builds the kernel. Estimated time for processing: 3 to 5 minutes. View the Install Window to read processing data while the software is being installed. When the Status field indicates Ready, the Note Window opens.

  10. Activate the OK button on the Note Window to reboot. The user interface disappears and the system reboots.

  11. Once the system comes back up, log in as root and view the /var/adm/sw/swagent.log and /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log files to view any error or warning messages that may have occurred during the installation.

  12. If this is a new installation, go to the chapter "Configuring and Verifying OTS/ 9000" in this manual.

  13. Perform the verification steps described in the chapter "Configuring and Verifying OTS/9000" in this manual. You are done when you can successfully perform the verification steps.

Installing and Upgrading HP OTS/9000 from HP-UX 10.01 or Later

You must upgrade the operating system to the latest version of HP-UX before installing the latest version of HP OTS/9000. After you have upgraded HP-UX, upgrade HP OTS/9000 from the 10.01-compatible version (C.05.01 or C.05.02) by installing the latest version of the HP OTS/ 9000 software onto the system using swinstall(1M).

Refer to "Installing HP OTS/9000 Software" in this document for OTS installation instructions.

Installing and Upgrading HP OTS/9000 from HP-UX 9.x

WARNING! If you intend to upgrade your HP-UX operating system from a 9.x version, please note the following BEFORE continuing with the installation/upgrade process:

In order to upgrade to the latest version of HP-UX, you must first upgrade to HP-UX 10.01. During the upgrade from HP-UX 9.x to HP-UX 10.01, the /etc/ netlinkrc file is transitioned to the appropriate /etc/rc.config.d/* files. If you upgrade your operating system before the rest of your networking products, you may receive a failure on startup for the network (the HP-UX Start-up in progress list, the Configure LAN interfaces item shown during system boot). This may be due to an attempt to configure a non-existent link (one of your networking products needs to be upgraded to the 10.01 version.) Continue with the upgrade. If, after upgrading your networking products, you still receive a startup failure for networking, use the lanscan command to verify the configuration in SAM and view the /etc/rc.log file for any failure statements.

Also note the following:

  • Upgrade to HP-UX operating system version 10.01 and then to the latest version of HP-UX ONLY when compatible networking products are available. Upgrading the operating system without compatible networking products will cause the loss of network functionality. To recover that functionality, upgrade the appropriate networking products.

  • Upgrade the HP-UX operating system before installing any new networking products.

  • Upgrade your existing networking products at the same time you upgrade the HP- UX operating system.

  • Upgrade the link products (for example, HP LAN/9000 or HP FDDI/9000) before upgrading HP OTS/9000.

  • DO NOT move or reposition any network adapter cards before or during the upgrade process.

  • Stop all applications running over the network before starting the upgrade process.

  • Note that device interface names may change to reflect your upgraded system.

  • If problems arise during the upgrade process, check the following files: /etc/ rc.log, /var/adm/sw/snoop.log, /var/adm/sw/swagent.log.

Upgrade to HP-UX 10.01 Required

You cannot upgrade your system from HP-UX 9.x to the latest version directly; you must first upgrade to HP-UX 10.01 and then to the latest version. At a high level, the process is:

  1. Upgrade HP-UX 9.x to 10.01. Also upgrade applications to 10.01; this includes upgrading OTS C.04.xx to C.05.02. Refer to "Upgrade from HP-UX 9.x to 10.01" in this document.

  2. Upgrade HP-UX 10.01 to the latest version. Also upgrade applications to the latest versions; this includes upgrading OTS C.05.02 to the latest version. Refer to "Installing and Upgrading HP OTS/9000 from HP-UX 10.01" in this document.

Upgrade from HP-UX 9.x to 10.01

Use the Upgrading from HP-UX 9.x to 10.x manual as the guide to upgrade HP-UX 9.x to 10.01. After you have upgraded HP-UX to 10.01, upgrade HP OTS/9000 to the 10.01-compatible version (OTS version C.05.02) using swinstall(1M). The 9.x to 10.01 upgrade of HP OTS/9000 occurs when you install the 10.01-compatible version of HP OTS/9000. Follow steps 1 through 10 described in "Installing HP OTS/9000 Software" in this chapter to run swinstall and install and upgrade OTS/9000.

The following actions are performed by the HP OTS/9000 control script while running swinstall(1M):

  1. All 9.x product files, except the configuration files are deleted from their 9.x locations.

  2. The 10.01 HP OTS/9000 product is installed on the system.

  3. After the installation is complete, the product configuration files are copied from their 9.x location (/etc/net/osi/conf) to their 10.x location (/etc/opt/ ots/conf). These files are then converted to the format required for HP OTS/ 9000 which is compatible with HP-UX 10.01.

  4. During the LAN product upgrade, the LAN interface names may be modified. The HP OTS/9000 upgrade process will get the new interface name and replace the old interface name with the new interface name in the file /etc/opt/ots/ conf/ots_subnets. If problems are encountered, while converting the HP- UX 9.x interface names to the HP-UX 10.x interface names, an error message is printed in the log file /var/adm/sw/swagent.log. If there is an error, the file /etc/opt/ots/conf/ots_subnets may not be correct for the LAN configuration on the HP-UX 10.01 system. You will have to make the necessary corrections manually in the ots_subnets file before starting HP OTS/9000.

    The following line in the ots_subnets file may be modified during the upgrade:

    snet_if_name <lan interface name>

    <lan interface name> will be modified depending on the conversions that happen during the LAN link upgrade.

  5. If you have HP OTS/9000 configured over X.25 prior to the upgrade, the HP OTS/9000 upgrade may not include the driver required for running HP OTS/9000 over X.25 in the kernel. HP OTS/9000 may have to be reinstalled after the system has been upgraded and after making sure that the X.25 product has been installed and configured. The following WARNING message will be printed in the log file /var/adm/sw/swagent.log if the driver required for OTS to operate over X.25 has not been configured in the kernel:

    Warning: OTS X.25 device driver not configured in kernel. Reinstall OTS9000 after making sure X.25 is installed and configured.

  6. After the installation completes, transition links will be created for the product files. For example:

    On an HP-UX 9.x system, the file otsstart was located in /usr/bin/ otsstart. On an HP-UX 10.x system, this file will be located in /opt/ots/ bin/otsstart. After the transition links are created, /usr/bin/ otsstart will be linked to /opt/ots/bin/otsstart:

    /usr/bin/otsstart -> /opt/ots/bin/otsstart

After you have installed and upgraded OTS/9000 to the 10.01-compatible version, perform the following steps to verify your configuration:

  1. Run the lanscan command and record the Network Interface Name and Unit for any LAN or FDDI network interfaces that OTS/9000 uses.

  2. Run osiadmin.

  3. Check the OTS Subnetwork configuration for any LAN or FDDI interface names.

  4. Verify that the device interface name is the same as the lanscan output.

  5. If you are using RFC1006, go to the RFC1006 Configuration screen and verify that the IP address configured is valid.

  6. Modify any entries to correct configuration discrepancies. Save the changes and exit osiadmin, reboot your system, and perform the verification steps described in the chapter "Configuring and Verifying HP OTS/9000" in this manual. You are done when you can successfully perform the verification steps.



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