NCDware Installation Notes for UNIX Systems

This directory contains instructions for installing NCDware 4.0
without using the 'ncdinstall' installation utility.  These instructions
are for customers who cannot use 'ncdinstall' to install
NCDware. This file summarizes the steps required for a basic installation
from CD-ROM of NCDware on UNIX hosts. Other files in this directory give
instructions for specific hosts. The file names indicate the host and
the type of file access to be configured.

These instructions should be used along with the NCD documentation,
including the NCDware 4.0 Installation Guide, the NCDware 4.0 Release 
Notes, and the NCDware System Administrator's Guide for Unix Systems.
They apply to all versions of NCDware which begin with '4.0'. The
term '4.0.xxx' is used when the specific minor version is needed.
Please replace the 'xxx' with the version number specified on your
CD-ROM or in the release notes.

Specific instructions are available for the following hosts:

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Host/Operating system				Installation sheet filename
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AIX using TFTP					AIX.tftp
Generic System V for TFTP			SystemV.tftp
HP-UX using tftp				HPUX.tftp
OSF/1 for Dec Alpha using TFTP			OSF.tftp
SCO 3.0 using TFTP				SCO.tftp
SCO 3.0 using NFS				SCO.nfs
SGI using TFTP					SGI.tftp
Solaris 2.x for TFTP				Solaris.tftp
Solaris 2.x for NFS				Solaris.nfs
SunOS 4.1.2 and SunOS 4.1.3 using TFTP		SunOS.tftp
SunOS 4.1.2 and SunOS 4.1.3 using NFS		SunOS.nfs
SunOS 4.1.0 and SunOS 4.1.1 using TFTP		Old_SunOS.tftp
SunOS 4.1.0 and SunOS  4.1.1 for NFS		Old_SunOS.nfs
ULTRIX using TFTP				Ultrix.tftp
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If the directory does not contain a sheet for your host computer,
select a host that is included that runs a type of UNIX that most
closely resembles your computer's operating system. Then use the man
pages on your host to help you to adapt the instructions for your host.

The following sections of this sheet describe the decisions
you have to make when installing NCDware. For specific instructions
relating to the host on which you're installing NCDware, see the
host-specific instruction sheet (in the preceding list).

A. Determine what files you want to install

	These instructions do a complete installation of NCDware.
	They explain where to copy files from the CD to your host
	system. In general, you should copy all of the files. However,
	if you have a recent release of NCDware already installed,
	you may not need to copy all of the files.

B. Determine what file access method to use

	You need to select a file access method to use
	(1) for downloading the server from the host to the terminal and
	(2) for reading remote configuration and font files.
	You can use secure TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol),
	non-secure TFTP, or NFS (Network File System) for both types of
	file access task. You can use a different access method for
	each type of task, if you want.

C. Check the default file locations to make sure you have enough disk space

	The host-specific installation instructions in this directory
	describe how to install the software in default locations.
	You may need to use different directories depending on the type
	of file access you use and available disk space.

	The host-specific instructions tell you the default location on
	your host. Read them before you start to install the software and
	check to make sure that you have the required disk space
	available.

D. Determine the method you want to use for booting the NCD terminals

	You can store booting information in the NCD terminal's NVRAM
	(non-volatile random access memory) and boot using that
	information or you can boot the terminal using information
	obtained from a host over the network by use of BOOTP (Bootstrap
	Protocol) or RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol).

	NVRAM works well at sites with few NCD terminals that are close
	to each other or for first-time installations. When you boot from
	NVRAM, you must enter booting information into each terminal
	locally using its own Boot Monitor. This directory contains
	instructions for booting from NVRAM.

	At sites with many NCD terminals, using BOOTP is usually better.
	Once the BOOTP software is set up, it is easy to add new terminals
	and to change terminal configurations.  See the man page for
	BOOTP for information on setting it up.

E. Select the method for users to log onto their hosts.

	The two primary methods for providing login services for users
	are XDM and TELNET. The host-specific instructions in this
	directory describe how to set up XDM login.

	XDM provides a login banner from a host to the NCD terminal. The
	user enters user name and password in the window and is logged onto
	the host. A startup file called 'Xsession' initializes the user's
	environment and starts applications, which can be run from any
	host on the network. The system administrator can configure the
	NCD terminal to display a login banner from a specific host
	automatically or to allow the user to choose which host displays
	the banner.

	Logging onto a host by TELNET is accomplished by starting an NCD
	terminal emulator via a TELNET connection (Console -> Terminals ->
	New Telnet), specifying the hostname or IP address, then logging in.
	The system administrator can configure the terminal
	to start automatically with a TELNET terminal emulator and window
 	manager. Users can use additional terminal emulators to log onto
	more than one host at once. They can run applications from
	any host on the network while the TELNET sessions are active.

The host-specific instruction sheets in this directory contain
instructions for completing the following tasks:

1. Log onto the host as root.
2. Mount the CDROM. The CD files can be read directly if your CD driver
   supports Rock Ridge extensions.  If it does not, then you must make
   links to the CD files to have valid file names to reference. The CD
   includes a shell script to make the links. The instruction sheets for
   hosts that require this include an explanation of how to use it.
3. Copy the server files to the host and make links for the boot files.
4. Copy the binary files  from the CD to the host.
5. Copy the ncd files from the CD to the host.
6. Copy the NCD man page files from the CD to the host.
7. Enable the file access method on the host (non-secure TFTP, secure TFTP,
   NFS).
8. Add the NCD terminals to the /etc/hosts file.
9. Create the terminal's configuration file.
10. Configure XDM.
11. Boot the NCD terminal.



