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Servers - SCO Open Server Supplements
Applicable to: World-Wide
SCO Open Server Supplements
There are a few release supplements that both IBM and SCO recommend be loaded on any system that will have Open Server version 5.00 and 5.0.2 installed. These supplements contain modifications and patches to the base operating system, link kits and extended utilities, SMP support and systemV include files, documentation, network drivers, NFS and TCP/IP enhancements, and graphics and driver files.
Release Supplement D
This supplement is already built into SCO Open Server version 5.0.2 and 5.0.4
This supplement is required by SCO. Release Supplement D is a replacement to the supplement C that ships with the operating system (except the ATAPI btld). It is not recommended or required to install the C supplement if the D supplement has been obtained. D contains all enhancements included in the C supplement as well as additional patches and enhancements.
Release Supplement D can be located on the SCO bbs under the /Supplements/rs500d subdirectory. The three files, labeled VOL.000.000, VOL.001.000, and VOL.002.000 can be copied to a Unix directory and placed on 1.44MB floppy disks using the command: dd if=VOL.00x.000 of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b
The SCO bbs can be accessed through anonymous FTP (ftp.sco.com) as well as the World-Wide Web
(http://www.sco.com).
Once the operating system is installed, use the following procedure to install the release supplement.
1. At the command prompt (in single-user mode), type: custom
2. At the main screen, press S for Software
3. Press P for Patch Management
4. Press L for Load Patch (loading will allow you to roll-back a patch if it becomes necessary in the future)
5. Press <Enter> to select the local host
6. Press <Enter to select the floppy drive 0. Insert the proper diskettes when prompted
7. Select Full to load the full patch
8. When complete, return to the main screen
9. Press S for Software
10. Press P for Patch Management
11. Press A to Apply Patch
12. Press <Enter> to select the local host
13. Press <Enter> to select hard disk (NOT media images or floppy drive 0!)
14. Select Full to apply the full patch
15. Return to the main screen and exit
When complete, the Unix kernel will be re-linked with the new supplement. Shutdown and restart the system for the changes to the kernel to take effect.
Network Supplement 1.0.0
This supplement is already built into SCO Open Server version 5.0.2 and 5.0.4
The Networking Supplement 1.0.0 contains modifications to the base operating system, NFS and TCP/IP, and LAN Manager Client as well as new features such as TCP utilities, NetBIOS routing, additional security against IP address spoofing attacks, and PPP asynchronous serial driver support.
The Network Supplement can be located on the SCO bbs under the /Supplements/net100 subdirectory. The three files, labeled VOL.000.000, VOL.001.000, and VOL.002.000 can be copied to a Unix directory and placed on 1.44MB floppy disks using the command: dd if=VOL.00x.000 of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b
The SCO bbs can be accessed through anonymous FTP (ftp.sco.com) as well as the World-Wide Web
(http://www.sco.com).
This supplement includes the benefits of oss407a and oss410a, patches located on the SCO bbs in the /SLS subdirectory. The installation process checks for the presence of these patches and will refuse to install this supplement if either patch is present. If either are present, roll-back the patch before installing this supplement and do not re-apply them afterwards.
To install this supplement, follow the instructions for Release Supplement D (above). This supplement
should be installed AFTER installing Release Supplement D.
Advanced Hardware Supplement (AHS) 5.2
This supplement is already built into SCO Open Server v5.0.4
Advanced Hardware Supplement 5.2 can be located on the SCO bbs under the /AHS/5.0/sco/5.2 subdirectory. The six files, labeled VOL.000.000, VOL.001.000 , VOL.002.000 , VOL.003.000, VOL.004.000 , and VOL.005.000. They can be copied to a Unix directory and placed on 1.44MB floppy disks using the command: dd if=VOL.00x.000 of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b
The SCO bbs can be accessed through anonymous FTP (ftp.sco.com) as well as the World-Wide Web
(http://www.sco.com).
The Advanced Hardware Supplement 5.2 contains the following packages. The entire supplement may be installed (Full install), or one or more individual packages may be installed as required (partial install).
Graphics Drivers
Includes graphics drivers, grafinfo files, and moninfo files for all supported graphics devices, plus an updated version of the Video Configuration Manager, a revised Configuring Video Adapters on-line book, and new context-sensitive help for the video configuration software.
Network Drivers (Recommended)
Driver binaries and support files for all supported network devices, including updated drivers for existing adapters such as the IBM Auto LanStreamer PCI as well as drivers for newly supported adapters such as the IBM PCI Ethernet, the Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI, and the IBM PCI 10/100 Ethernet adapter (which uses the Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI driver), an updated version of the Network Configuration Manager, a revised Configuring Network Connections on-line book, and new context-sensitive help for the network configuration software. This package also provides fast ethernet, support for multithreaded networking drivers, and improved PCI support.
AHS Upgrade Utility
Provides support for other AHS components. Do not select this component; it is automatically installed by the other components that require it.
Mass Storage Drivers
Driver binaries and support files for SCSI host adapters and the SCSI jukebox peripheral driver.
Multi-Processor Driver
Software to support the Tricord PowerFrame platform (not an IBM platform) and the Intel APIC driver (Intel Multiprocessing Specification v1.4).
To install this supplement, use the following procedure:
1. At the command prompt, type the following to run software administration: custom
2. At the main screen, press S for Software
3. Press I for Install New
4. Press <Enter> to select the local host
5. Press <Enter> to select the floppy drive 0. Insert the proper diskettes when prompted
6. Select Full to load the full patch.
7. Return to the main screen and exit
SCO Open Server v5.0.2 includes this supplement on the installation CD. To install from the CD,
follow the procedure below:
1. Insert the installation CD in the drive
2. At the command prompt, type the following to mount the CD: mount -r /dev/cd0 /mnt
3. At the command prompt, type the following to run software administration: custom
4. At the main screen, press S for Software
5. Press I for Install New
6. Press the down-arrow to select the Media Images
7. Enter the following as the location of the images: /mnt/opt/archives
8. Select Advance Hardware Supplement 5.2
9. Select Full to load the full patch.
10. Return to the main screen
The Advanced Hardware Supplement should be installed AFTER installing Release Supplement D and the Networking Supplement 1.0.0.
When complete, the Unix kernel will be re-linked with the new supplement. Shutdown and restart the system for the changes to the kernel to take effect.
Note:
When installing the Advanced Hardware Supplement 5.2 on a system using the alad325 BTLD package, the system
will display an error when linking alad. This is due to the AHS attempting to copy and link an older version of the alad driver.
If this occurs, simply press <i> to ignore the error and continue the installation (do not retry or cancel!!).
Follow the procedures below to re-install the alad325 BTLD:
1. At the command prompt, type: installpkg <Enter>
2. Insert your 7800 Family Manager diskette for SCO (84H2978.EXE)
3. When prompted for a package name, type alad325
4. Answer Y to replace the existing package
5. The kernel must be re-linked at this point. At the command prompt, type: /etc/conf/cf.d/link_unix -y <Enter>
6. When complete, shutdown and restart the system for the changes to the kernel to take effect.
Other Supplements
Other supplements and patches may be obtained directly from the SCO bbs. A README file will be located in each directory giving a list of the filenames located in that directory and a brief description of each file. Every file listed should also be accompanied by another file with a ".ltr" extension which indicates that it is a "letter" or ascii file which describes the file itself. If unsure of the details or the installation procedures of a supplement or patch, always refer to the ".ltr" file.
Refer to the file "README.OSR5.Supplements" in the /SLS directory on the SCO bbs. This ascii text file contains useful information concerning additional supplements recommended for OpenServer v5.00 as well as OpenServer v5.0.2.
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