fredrick@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Tim Fredrick) (05/02/91)
(Re: AIX3.1.5) We need to be able to do a network installation and are trying to set it up so that the directory /inst.images/risc_sys6000/3.1 contains the proper files as described on page 70 of the Installation Guide for AIX version 3 (3.1.5). I can do a "restore -xf /dev/rmt0.1" and it begins to create an entire directory structure with ./etc, ./bin, etc. This is *not* what I want. I simply want to create ./bos.obj, ./Xrte, ./bosnet, etc. Can anyone provide any clues? Thanks in advance. --Tim
merrick@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Tom Merrick) (05/03/91)
In article <11258@ncar.ucar.edu> fredrick@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Tim Fredrick) writes: >(Re: AIX3.1.5) We need to be able to do a network installation and are trying >to set it up so that the directory /inst.images/risc_sys6000/3.1 contains >the proper files as described on page 70 of the Installation Guide for AIX >version 3 (3.1.5). > >I can do a "restore -xf /dev/rmt0.1" and it begins to create an entire >directory structure with ./etc, ./bin, etc. This is *not* what I want. I >simply want to create ./bos.obj, ./Xrte, ./bosnet, etc. Can anyone provide >any clues? Thanks in advance. --Tim Use the following command for each files the files on the tape dd if=/dev/rmt0.1 of=filen The first two files are typically dummy files (I belive that they are placeholders for the kernal and a stripped bos for a SIPO tape). The third file is the table of contents and each entry will begin like 1:4{ -- This means tape one, file four and the description that follows will be the name that you will want to rename the output of the dd command to. One of these days I will automate this procedure, but I am still new at AIX (unix). Tom Merrick Ohio State University
freese@dalvm41b.vnet.ibm.com ("Bradley T. Freese") (05/15/91)
fredrick@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Tim Fredrick) writes: > (Re: AIX3.1.5) We need to be able to do a network installation and are trying > to set it up so that the directory /inst.images/risc_sys6000/3.1 contains > the proper files as described on page 70 of the Installation Guide for AIX > version 3 (3.1.5). > > I can do a "restore -xf /dev/rmt0.1" and it begins to create an entire > directory structure with ./etc, ./bin, etc. This is *not* what I want. I > simply want to create ./bos.obj, ./Xrte, ./bosnet, etc. Can anyone provide > any clues? Thanks in advance. --Tim I suggest contacting your local IBM representative and asking for the "Flash" titled "Installation Overview and Tips for AIX...". It has a clear walk-through on setting up for network installation. It is rather long, so I did not want to just dump it here. Furthermore, it is kept up to date as the system evolves.