Loading the Core Operating System

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When you have finished with configuration or elected to use the default values by choosing OK at the System Configuration screen, you will see this screen.

Note: you will not be asked for the SD-UX server Internet Protocol address, unless you have booted from the network.

If you booted from media but you want to load the OS from the network, you can make this choice later when the install program prompts you to change media. Otherwise, if you booted from CD-ROM and you want to load the OS from the network, you will need to interact with SD in order to change sources.

To install the required bundles/products from the product media, the cold install process invokes the SD-UX swinstall command. You can choose to work with this utility interactively or non-interactively. Interacting with the swinstall utility gives you additional flexibility in choosing a specific set of products/filesets.

If you choose No as in the example (to load the standard bundles/products without interaction), swinstall will proceed with the install, loading the appropriate bundle, based on your software selections in the View/Modify Basic Configuration screen (see Figure 2-12 “Title not available (Viewing or Modifying Configuration)”). While doing this, it displays the activity logs (monitoring the install process as it happens) and the list of default values it uses to install the software.

If your server (or media) has needed applications on it, such as multi-user licenses or a C compiler, you will want to interact with swinstall. In that case, choose Yes (to load bundles/products interactively). Then you will see the swinstall user interface.




	WARNING! If you choose to select individual products or file sets, do not select the HWE-specific bundles B7682AA or B6379BA. Selecting either of these bundles will cause software load errors. B7482AA supports the newer hardware and is always loaded. B6379BA is loaded if you select "True" for the item "Load ONC+ Networking Enhancements", on the View/Modify Basic Configuration screen.




	NOTE: Many system administrators or users may want to customize individual products and filesets. This is easily done by interacting with the `swinstall` utility which "reads" the list of software available on the installation source and displays it. At this point, you may go through the list and "mark" individual filesets for installation and ignore others. You can also "open" bundles, products and filesets and list their contents, using the interface. Each software object also has its own description file which can be read to get more information about the item.

If you are installing from the network, the install utility will also request the SD-UX Server IP address and the SD-UX Server depot directory. You can also have a depot set up on the server using swcopy, and you can use swreg to register a mounted CD-ROM on the server. See Managing HP-UX Software with SD-UX for this version, for more information.
After you indicate your choice, the install utility will proceed with configuring your disk(s) and file systems.

Time Note

The initial configuration will require about five minutes.
After the configuration is complete, the install process will proceed with loading the software. The load process will require 30 to 60 minutes, depending on network performance and the number of products to be loaded.

The system reboots after loading the software.

Specifying System Information

When the installation ends and the system reboots, you will see a system information screen requesting the following system information. If you are using a DHCP server, some of the IP address and host name information will already be filled in. (See Appendix B “Configuring for a DHCP Server ” for further information on DHCP.)

The hostname for your system.
The region (e.g. "North America") for your time zone, or press Enter, if the selected item in the list is correct.
The local time zone. Confirm the time zone, or press Enter if the information is correct.
The local time. Confirm the time and date or press Enter if the information is correct.
A password. Re-enter it as requested.
The internet (IP) address of your host system. Confirm the host internet address or press Enter.
If your system is connected to a network, fill in additional network parameters as requested. Otherwise respond "n" to the questions about additional parameters. Network information will typically be provided by your network administrator; not all of these items will usually be needed.
Use Tab to move between fields:
- Subnetwork Mask and Default Gateway.
  Subnetwork Mask (for example, 255.255.248.0 or 0xfffff800).
  Gateway Host Name.
  Gateway IP Address.
- Domain Name System (DNS).
  Domain name.
  DNS System Host Name.
  DNS IP Address.
- Network Information Service (NIS).
  NIS Domain Name.
- The Setup Font Client screen enables you to save disk space by having HP VUE access character fonts over the network. If you wish to do this, you can click on Yes and provide any additional information. Otherwise, click on No.
- If you haven't already configured the network, the System Parameters screen gives you path information for a later call to the /sbin/set_parms addl_netwrk command. Click on Close or press Enter.
- You will see the boot checklist display, which should require no interaction. The initial boot of your system after a cold install or an update may take somewhat longer than later boots.
  You will see the login interface for HP VUE (or CDE, if installed), or the terminal login prompt. Log in as root and press Enter at the request for password, unless you set a password during the system information procedure.

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