Prior to installing UnixWare 7 on your system, you need to:
Read the Runtime Release Notes for late-breaking hardware and installation notes.
Obtain or locate your license. This might be a printed license
included in the box by SCO or your software vendor, or a license
you obtained from a web site when purchasing and downloading
your software. The license contains data you must enter to successfully
install the system.
If you are migrating from a previous SCO system, back up your
entire system, including partitions containing other operating
systems. If you are migrating data from SCO UnixWare 2.X,
read the Upgrade Guide (available on
the UnixWare 7 Installation CD-ROM
at /info/upgrade/upgrade.htm)
before proceeding.
SCO recommends that your system meet or exceed the following
requirements:
Processor
At least one Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium II, or Intel Pentium
Pro microprocessor, or a microprocessor that is 100% compatible
with the same.
The minimum processor supported is the Intel486DX processor.
Intel486SX systems with math coprocessors are not supported.
Architecture
Conformance to the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
(also called an AT bus), Extended Industry Standard Architecture
(EISA), Micro Channel Architecture (MCA),
Peripheral Component Interface (PCI), or Intelligent
Input/Output (I2O) standards.
Memory
32MB or more of RAM (Random Access Memory), or,
for optimal CDE desktop performance, 64MB
of RAM.
Performance is enhanced as more RAM is added.
Small Footprint installations can run on systems with
only 16MB of RAM installed. All other
installation types require a minimum 32MB of RAM.
UnixWare 7 supports up to 4GB of RAM for
general purpose usage and up to 64GB for use by the dynamic
shared memory (DSHM) and fine-grained affinity shared memory
(FGA-SHM) subsystems, which are licensed separately.
See the Runtime Release Notes for information on configuring your system
for DSHM and FGA-SHM.
Disk size and partitions
A hard disk of 1GB or larger is recommended.
Small footprint installations can run on systems with
300MB or larger UNIX® partitions. Other installation
types can run on a UNIX partition of 500MB or larger.
The UNIX partition must begin below cylinder 1024 of the hard disk.
In order to run large Java programs, like Java Workshop or Java
Studio (on the UnixWare and OpenServer Development Kit CD-ROM),
you need 350MB of swap space on disk. Please change the default size of
the swap partition during installation to that value. You also need
64MB of RAM memory to run these large applications efficiently.
Mouse
A serial, bus, or PS/2-compatible mouse is
recommended to access all graphical desktop functionality.
Video
A Super VGA monitor and video adapter capable of at least
800x600 resolution is required to run the graphical desktop.
Media devices
A 3.5-inch diskette drive, for booting the UnixWare 7 system
and installing additional software, is required.
The system must also have either of the following installation media devices:
a CD-ROM drive
a supported network adapter, and a preconfigured network installation server
Verifying supported hardware
Your SCO software includes
HBA (Host Bus Adapter) drivers for supported hardware.
See the Runtime Release Notes and the
Compatible Hardware Web Pages
(http://www.sco.com/chwp)
for help on determining whether your hardware is supported.
HBA drivers are contained on the HBA diskette provided
with UnixWare 7. Your hardware or software vendor might have
provided you with one or more HBA additional diskettes
to support the hardware you purchased.
When prompted, you must load these drivers to
successfully install the system.
NOTE:
Any vendor-supplied disk must have been created specifically for
the UnixWare 7 system; otherwise, the drivers will not successfully
load.
If you use drivers and peripherals which are not listed as
supported, your peripherals might not work.
Installing and configuring hardware devices
Installing and configuring hardware consists of physically
installing hardware controllers, running hardware setup
programs, and configuring software controllers to support
the new devices.
For information on physically installing hardware and
running setup programs before installing UnixWare 7, see
steps 4-6 of
``Adding hardware controllers''.
After the hardware is physically installed and configured, you
are ready to install UnixWare 7. Software controllers for
most hardware devices are configured automatically by the
installation. If you need to manually configure software
drivers, you can do so by entering the Device Configuration
Utility (DCU) during the installation.
Installation checklists show you what information you will need
to install UnixWare 7 correctly. If you complete the checklists,
the installation will go more quickly and you will have a written
log of your responses, in case you ever need to troubleshoot
or reinstall your system.
Information relevant to all types of installations is contained in the
general installation checklist.
The following checklists might also apply to your environment:
Hardware
Complete
this checklist
to indicate hardware parameters for non-detected
hardware.
The UnixWare 7 installation detects most computer peripherals.
However, if it does not detect a device needed for installation, you
must enter the Device Configuration Utility (DCU) during
the installation process to manually configure the device.
Network
Complete
these checklists
if you are configuring TCP/IP or IPX/SPX
as part of the installation process. You must configure the network to
install UnixWare 7 from an installation server.
Partitions
Complete
this checklist
if you want to customize partitions.
If you do not, the installation uses the partition table already
on your system, or creates a single partition using the entire disk for
UnixWare 7.
Filesystems
Complete
this checklist
if you want to alter the default filesystem
layout on your active UNIX partition, including changing filesystem
types and sizes and enabling user filesystems.
General installation checklist
Complete this checklist for all installations.
1.
Installation language
[] English
[] French
[] German
[] Spanish
2.
Zone/Locale/Keyboard
These three interrelated options determine your
keyboard choices and how the system displays
currency, punctuation, and other special characters.
If you do not know the correct zone, choose
All Locales.
Choose a locale that maps to your country or
geographic region when the list is presented.
If you choose the C or POSIX
locales, special characters will not be displayable
and sorting will be performed in ASCII order.
[] Americas (Latin-1)
[] Eastern Europe (Latin-5)
[] Central Europe (Latin-2)
[] Western Europe (Latin-1)
[] Northeast Asia
[] Other
[] All Locales
Locale:
Keyboard:
3.
License Number/Code/Data
Obtain your license information
from a printed license shipped with your software,
or from your vendor's licensing web page.
If you choose to defer licensing, you are
issued a 60-day evaluation license.
License Data is only prompted for
when required.
License Number:
License Code:
License Data:
4.
Additional Host Bus Adapter diskettes required?
If your vendor supplied you with one or more additional HBA
diskettes, check Yes here.
[] Yes [] No
5.
Manual hardware configuration required?
The UnixWare 7 installation auto-detects most common hardware devices.
In some cases, such as when a device is not auto-detected or two devices
share the same interrupt vector, you must manually configure the
driver with the Device Configuration Utility. If so, check Yes
here and
complete the hardware checklist.
[] Yes [] No
6.
System node name
The name must be unique, begin with a letter, and contain only lowercase
letters, numbers, and the dash character. The maximum length
is 63 characters.
7.
Installation type
Choose to install from a CD-ROM or a network installation
server.
If you choose a network installation type, also complete the
appropriate
network checklists
before installing the system.
[] CD-ROM
[] SPX network server
[] TCP network server
8.
Use whole disk for installation?
For both your primary and secondary hard disks,
you can use the whole disk to install UnixWare 7 or
partition the disk.
If you choose to customize partitions, also complete the
partitions checklist
before installing the system.
Disk One:
[] Use whole disk for UNIX
[] Customize disk partitions
Disk Two:
[] Use whole disk for UNIX
[] Customize disk partitions
[] Do not modify
9.
Configure filesystems on active partition?
You can configure multiple filesystems on the active partition.
If you choose to customize filesystems, also complete the
filesystems checklist
before installing the system.
[] Use default filesystems
[] Customize filesystems on the active partition
10.
Configure special disk operations?
You can analyze the disk surface, overwrite boot code,
or reset disk geometry. These options might erase some or all
of the data on your hard disk.
NOTE:
If you installed a previous version of UnixWare, such as
SCO® UnixWare® 2.1, you must choose to overwrite the boot code.
[] Do not configure special disk operations
[] Configure special disk operations
11.
System profiles
System profiles simplify the installation process by ensuring that
the appropriate services and packages are installed on your system.
You can choose default software based on the license you entered,
a small footprint server, a full installation, or you can create
your own custom configuration.
For a description of system profiles, see
``UnixWare 7 system profiles''.
[] License-Based Defaults
[] Small Footprint Server
[] Full (All Packages)
[] Custom Configuration
12.
System services
If you choose to customize your configuration,
list one or more system services to install or
remove from the services list. A complete list
of services appears in the Runtime Release Notes.
13.
System packages
If you configure services, you can select additional
packages to install or remove from the packages list.
A full package list appears in the
Runtime Release Notes.
14.
Date and time
Select your location and time zone from the choices
provided.
Continent:
Geographic area:
Time zone name:
15.
Security level
Choose Low for systems not widely or publicly accessed;
Traditional to maintain compatibility with
existing UNIX systems; or Improved if you require C2
security. Use High only on highly confidential systems
which do not allow remote access
(including telnet,
rlogin, and ftp).
[] Low
[] Traditional
[] Improved (C2)
[] High (above C2)
16.
System owner
The system owner is an account with special
privileges on the system. See
``The root account and system owner''
in the UnixWare 7 System Handbook for more information.
The owner password should not be shared with
other users, and you may not want to record it here.
Owner name:
Owner account name:
Owner user ID (UID):
Owner password:
17.
root password
The root account, or superuser, has unlimited
privileges to view files and run programs on the
installed system. The root password should
not be shared with other users,
and you may not want to record it here.
root password:
18.
Save installation responses?
After you answer installation prompts and
before loading software, you can save your
installation prompt responses to diskette for
future use in reinstalling this system or
another UnixWare 7 system.
[] Yes [] No
19.
Mouse
[] Bus mouse
[] PS/2 compatible mouse
[] Serial mouse
[] No mouse
Number of buttons
[] 2 [] 3
1. Installation language [] English
[] French
[] German
[] Spanish
2. Zone/Locale/Keyboard [] Americas
These three interrelated (Latin-1)
options determine your [] Eastern Europe
keyboard choices and how (Latin-5)
the system displays [] Central Europe
currency, punctuation, (Latin-2)
and other special [] Western Europe
characters. (Latin-1)
If you do not know the [] Northeast Asia
correct zone, choose All [] Other
Locales. [] All Locales
Choose a locale that maps Locale:
to your country or ____________________
geographic region when Keyboard:
the list is presented. ____________________
If you choose the C or
POSIX locales, special
characters will not be
displayable and sorting
will be performed in
ASCII order.
3. License Number/Code/Data License Number:
Obtain your license ____________________
information from a License Code:
printed license shipped ____________________
with your software, or License Data:
from your vendor's ____________________
licensing web page.
If you choose to defer
licensing, you are issued
a 60-day evaluation
license.
License Data is only
prompted for when
required.
4. Additional Host Bus [] Yes [] No
Adapter diskettes
required?
If your vendor supplied
you with one or more
additional HBA diskettes,
check Yes here.
5. Manual hardware [] Yes [] No
configuration required?
The UnixWare 7
installation auto-detects
most common hardware
devices. In some cases,
such as when a device is
not auto-detected or two
devices share the same
interrupt vector, you
must manually configure
the driver with the
Device Configuration
Utility. If so, check Yes
here and complete the
hardware checklist
6. System node name ____________________
The name must be unique,
begin with a letter, and
contain only lowercase
letters, numbers, and the
dash character. The
maximum length is 63
characters.
7. Installation type [] CD-ROM
Choose to install from a [] SPX network
CD-ROM or a network server
installation server. [] TCP network
If you choose a network server
installation type, also
complete the appropriate
network checklists before
installing the system.
8. Use whole disk for Disk One:
installation? [] Use whole disk
For both your primary and for UNIX
secondary hard disks, you [] Customize disk
can use the whole disk to partitions
install UnixWare 7 or Disk Two:
partition the disk. [] Use whole disk
If you choose to for UNIX
customize partitions, [] Customize disk
also complete the partitions
partitions checklist [] Do not modify
before installing the
system.
9. Configure filesystems on [] Use default
active partition? filesystems
You can configure [] Customize
multiple filesystems on filesystems on the
the active partition. active partition
If you choose to
customize filesystems,
also complete the
filesystems checklist
before installing the
system.
10. Configure special disk [] Do not configure
operations? special disk
You can analyze the disk operations
surface, overwrite boot [] Configure
code, or reset disk special disk
geometry. These options operations
might erase some or all
of the data on your hard
disk.
_________________________
¬e; If you
installed a
previous version of
UnixWare, such as
SCO« UnixWare« 2.1,
you must choose to
overwrite the boot
code.
_________________________
11. System profiles [] License-Based
System profiles simplify Defaults
the installation process [] Small Footprint
by ensuring that the Server
appropriate services and [] Full (All
packages are installed on Packages)
your system. [] Custom
You can choose default Configuration
software based on the
license you entered, a
small footprint server, a
full installation, or you
can create your own
custom configuration.
For a description of
system profiles, see
``UnixWare 7 system
profiles''
12. System services ____________________
If you choose to ____________________
customize your ____________________
configuration, list one ____________________
or more system services ____________________
to install or remove from
the services list. A
complete list of services
appears in the Runtime
Release Notes.
13. System packages ____________________
If you configure ____________________
services, you can select ____________________
additional packages to ____________________
install or remove from ____________________
the packages list. A full
package list appears in
the Runtime Release
Notes.
14. Date and time Continent:
Select your location and ____________________
time zone from the Geographic area:
choices provided. ____________________
Time zone name:
____________________
15. Security level [] Low
Choose Low for systems [] Traditional
not widely or publicly [] Improved (C2)
accessed; Traditional to [] High (above C2)
maintain compatibility
with existing UNIX
systems; or Improved if
you require C2 security.
Use High only on highly
confidential systems
which do not allow remote
access (including telnet,
rlogin, and ftp).
16. System owner Owner name:
The system owner is an ____________________
account with special Owner account name:
privileges on the system. ____________________
See ``The root account Owner user ID (UID):
and system owner'' in the ____________________
UnixWare 7 System Owner password:
Handbook for more ____________________
information.
The owner password should
not be shared with other
users, and you may not
want to record it here.
17. root password root password:
The root account, or ____________________
superuser, has unlimited
privileges to view files
and run programs on the
installed system. The
root password should not
be shared with other
users, and you may not
want to record it here.
18. Save installation [] Yes [] No
responses?
After you answer
installation prompts and
before loading software,
you can save your
installation prompt
responses to diskette for
future use in
reinstalling this system
or another UnixWare 7
system.
19. Mouse [] Bus mouse
[] PS/2 compatible
mouse
[] Serial mouse
[] No mouse
Number of buttons
[] 2 [] 3
Installation hardware checklist
To configure an installation device (CD-ROM or tape drive)
that is not automatically detected by the installation, you
must:
Load the appropriate hardware driver onto the system.
In most instances, the driver loads automatically
from the second installation diskette at the beginning of the
installation. If the driver you want is on an additional,
vendor-supplied, driver diskette, you will need to load
it manually at step 9 of the installation.
Use the Device Configuration Utility (DCU) to
activate the driver, if necessary (step 10 of the installation).
Use the DCU to configure the driver to support the device
(step 10 of the installation).
Device name
The manufacturer's name of the device.
2.
Driver name
The driver name corresponding to the manufacturer's name.
3.
Unit number
An optional parameter that identifies a
subdevice attached to a particular controller.
In most cases, this value should be set to 0.
4.
IPL
The interrupt priority level. Set to
0 if interrupt priority handling
is disabled for this device, or a value from
1 (lowest priority) to 7 (highest priority).
5.
ITYPE
The interrupt vector sharing type. Set to 0 if
interrupt sharing is not supported or
the device does not use interrupts; 1
if the device uses an IRQ
that cannot be shared; 2 if the device
uses an IRQ that can only
be shared with another instance of the same module;
3 if the IRQ can be shared with any module; or 4
if the device uses an EISA level-sensitive IRQ
that can be shared with any module.
6.
IRQ
The interrupt vector used by this device. Be sure the
IRQ you select matches the setup (software or
jumpers) of your hardware.
7.
I/O start address
The lowest I/O address through which the
device communicates. This is a hexadecimal
value from 0 through FFFF.
8.
I/O end address
The highest I/O address through which the
device communicates. This is a hexadecimal
value from 0 through FFFF.
9.
Memory start address
The lowest memory address through which the
device communicates. This is a hexadecimal
value from 10000 through FFFFFFFF.
10.
Memory end address
The highest memory address through which the
device communicates. This is a hexadecimal
value from 10000 through FFFFFFFF.
11.
DMA channel
The direct memory access channel for this device.
If this device has no DMA channel, set it to -1.
12.
Bind CPU
The CPU to which this device is bound. If the device is
not CPU-specific, leave this value blank.
1. Device name ____________________
The manufacturer's name
of the device.
2. Driver name ____________________
The driver name
corresponding to the
manufacturer's name.
3. Unit number ____________________
An optional parameter
that identifies a
subdevice attached to a
particular controller.
In most cases, this value
should be set to 0.
4. IPL ____________________
The interrupt priority
level. Set to 0 if
interrupt priority
handling is disabled for
this device, or a value
from 1 (lowest priority)
to 7 (highest priority).
5. ITYPE ____________________
The interrupt vector
sharing type. Set to 0 if
interrupt sharing is not
supported or the device
does not use interrupts;
1 if the device uses an
IRQ that cannot be
shared; 2 if the device
uses an IRQ that can only
be shared with another
instance of the same
module; 3 if the IRQ can
be shared with any
module; or 4 if the
device uses an EISA
level-sensitive IRQ that
can be shared with any
module.
6. IRQ ____________________
The interrupt vector used
by this device. Be sure
the IRQ you select
matches the setup
(software or jumpers) of
your hardware.
7. I/O start address ____________________
The lowest I/O address
through which the device
communicates. This is a
hexadecimal value from 0
through FFFF.
8. I/O end address ____________________
The highest I/O address
through which the device
communicates. This is a
hexadecimal value from 0
through FFFF.
9. Memory start address ____________________
The lowest memory address
through which the device
communicates. This is a
hexadecimal value from
10000 through FFFFFFFF.
10. Memory end address ____________________
The highest memory
address through which the
device communicates. This
is a hexadecimal value
from 10000 through
FFFFFFFF.
11. DMA channel ____________________
The direct memory access
channel for this device.
If this device has no DMA
channel, set it to -1.
12. Bind CPU ____________________
The CPU to which this
device is bound. If the
device is not CPU-
specific, leave this
value blank.
These values should not conflict with the values for any other
device on your system.
Network checklists
If you are configuring TCP/IP or IPX/SPX networking,
or the Network Information Service (NIS), complete
these checklists. The values you record here are used
when you configure the system to pull UnixWare 7 from an
installation server, or when you configure your network after
selecting software packages.
Network adapter checklist
If your network adapter is a ``smart'' bus adapter (for example,
an EISA or PCI adapter), UnixWare 7 will detect and autoconfigure
the appropriate network driver. If it is an ISA or
PCMCIA/PC Card adapter, you must manually enter the
configuration parameters prompted for during the installation.
Parameters common to many adapters are listed in items 1-7. Use items
8-12 to list any additional parameters your adapter uses. See
your network adapter's manual for the correct values.
1.
Network adapter
Vendor and model number.
2.
Interrupt vector (IRQ)
3.
I/O Address Range
4.
ROM Address
5.
DMA Channel
6.
Memory (RAM) Address Range
7.
RAM size
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
1. Network adapter ____________________
Vendor and model number.
2. Interrupt vector (IRQ) ____________________
3. I/O Address Range ____________________
4. ROM Address ____________________
5. DMA Channel ____________________
6. Memory (RAM) Address ____________________
Range
7. RAM size ____________________
8. ____________________
9. ____________________
10. ____________________
11. ____________________
12. ____________________
TCP/IP checklist
1.
System IP Address.
Four integers separated by periods (for example, 172.16.20.9).
2.
System Netmask
If you are not configuring a subnetwork, accept the default value.
3.
Broadcast Address
This value is automatically computed by the installation
based on the System Netmask.
4.
Default Router
This parameter is optional. Enter it if you know the
IP address of another system that your system will use
to route packets.
5.
Server IP Address
If you are configuring a network installation, specify the
IP address of the TCP/IP Install Server to which
you will connect.
6.
Domain Name
The name of your network's domain, such as sco.com.
7.
Primary DNS Address
This parameter is optional. Enter it if you know the
IP address of the Domain Name Service server for
your network.
8.
Other DNS addresses
These parameters are optional. Enter them if you know the
IP address of alternate DNS servers on your
network.
9.
Frame Format
Choose from the list displayed by the installation.
The default is ETHERNET_II.
1. System IP Address. ____________________
Four integers separated
by periods (for example,
172.16.20.9).
2. System Netmask ____________________
If you are not
configuring a subnetwork,
accept the default value.
3. Broadcast Address ____________________
This value is
automatically computed by
the installation based on
the System Netmask.
4. Default Router ____________________
This parameter is
optional. Enter it if you
know the IP address of
another system that your
system will use to route
packets.
5. Server IP Address ____________________
If you are configuring a
network installation,
specify the IP address of
the TCP/IP Install Server
to which you will
connect.
6. Domain Name ____________________
The name of your
network's domain, such as
sco.com.
7. Primary DNS Address ____________________
This parameter is
optional. Enter it if you
know the IP address of
the Domain Name Service
server for your network.
8. Other DNS addresses ____________________
These parameters are ____________________
optional. Enter them if
you know the IP address
of alternate DNS servers
on your network.
9. Frame Format ____________________
Choose from the list
displayed by the
installation. The
default is ETHERNET_II.
IPX/SPX checklist
1.
IPX Net Number
If this is the first machine on a cable segment, enter the
network number. Or, set this number to 0 to auto-detect
a network number.
2.
Frame Format
Choose from the list detected by the installation.
The most common frame format used by NetWare
servers on Ethernet networks is ETHERNET_802.2.
3.
Install Server
Only prompted for when performing a networked installation.
Specify a server name (not an IPX Net Number address).
1. IPX Net Number ____________________
If this is the first
machine on a cable
segment, enter the
network number. Or, set
this number to 0 to
auto-detect a network
number.
2. Frame Format ____________________
Choose from the list
detected by the
installation. The most
common frame format used
by NetWare servers on
Ethernet networks is
ETHERNET_802.2.
3. Install Server ____________________
Only prompted for when
performing a networked
installation. Specify a
server name (not an IPX
Net Number address).
Network Information Server checklist
If you install the Network Information Service (NIS),
you can configure the following parameters during the installation
process:
1.
NIS system type
[] Master
[] Slave
[] Client
2.
NIS domain
3.
NIS master server
The master server for this slave or client.
4.
NIS slave server(s)
One or more slave servers for this master.
1. NIS system type [] Master
[] Slave
[] Client
2. NIS domain ____________________
3. NIS master server ____________________
The master server for
this slave or client.
4. NIS slave server(s) ____________________
One or more slave servers ____________________
for this master. ____________________
Partitions and filesystems checklists
When installing the UnixWare 7 operating system, you can define the
partition(s) for the primary hard disk and an optional second hard
disk. You can also modify filesystem types and sizes for
active UNIX system partition.
Read this section and complete the checklist below if you want to:
preserve the existing partitions and filesystems on your UnixWare®
system, including data in non-root filesystems
configure multiple partitions on your primary
hard disk, so that you can boot multiple operating systems
modify the filesystem types or layout on your active UNIX
partition
NOTE:
If you do not want to configure partitions and filesystems
manually, the UnixWare 7 installation will set them up automatically.
When prompted by the installation, choose to:
Use the whole disk for UNIX at the Disk Configuration window.
Accept default filesystems at the Default/Customized Slices window.
Partitions checklist and notes
You can define up to four partitions for each hard disk
during the installation.
Use for SCO UnixWare, SCO OpenServer, or
other UNIX systems.
Pre-5.0 DOS
Use for DOS systems
release 5.0 and earlier. This system must be loaded in partition
1 and start at block 0. You must install this system before
installing UNIX. To boot a pre-5.0 DOS partition, it must be smaller than
32MB and must start at cylinder 0.
DOS
Use for DOS systems after release 5.0. This system
can be loaded onto any partition.
Other
Use for other operating systems, such as OS/2.
System
This partition contains autodetected hardware information.
If this partition is listed, do not remove or reconfigure
it. This partition contains information specific to your hardware setup.
Remember these restrictions when filling out the partitions tables:
You must define an active UNIX partition, which must be at
least 80MB in size. If you do not, the installation will not proceed
until you create one.
Only one partition can be active at one time.
If partitions already exist on your disk, but the active partition
is not large enough to install UnixWare, the installation software
informs you of this and requires that you either modify your
partitions or cancel the installation.
Any change in the size, type, or
cylinder position (location on the disk for the partition)
of an existing partition results in the partition being
removed and recreated. In this case, all data in the
partition is lost.
NOTE:
If you expand the size of one partition and, as a result, then
need to change the cylinder location of a second, existing
partition, the data in both partitions is lost.
For any partition you are changing in this way, it is
crucial that you back up your existing applications,
files, and directories.
Filesystems checklist
You can modify several default filesystems and ``slices''
(portions of the active partition with no kernel-managed filesystem
defined) during the installation:
Name
Filesystem
(Default type)
Type
Size
(Disk 1 or 2)
/
Root filesystem
vxfs
vxfs
_____(MB)
1
/stand
Boot filesystem
bfs
bfs
_____(MB)
1
/dev/swap
Swap slice
slice
slice
_____(MB)
1
/dev/dump
Dump slice
off
________
_____(MB)
1
/home
User filesystem
off
________
_____(MB)
(1/2)
/home2
2nd user filesystem
off
________
_____(MB)
(1/2)
/var
Installation filesystem
off
________
_____(MB)
(1/2)
/tmp
Temporary filesystem
off
________
_____(MB)
(1/2)
/var/tmp
Temporary filesystem
off
________
_____(MB)
(1/2)
/dev/volprivate
Private volume
slice
________
_____(MB)
1
ALTS TABLE
Alt/Sector slice
slice
________
_____(MB)
1
ALTS TABLE
Alt/Sector slice
slice
________
_____(MB)
2
Name Filesystem (Default type) Type Size (Disk 1 or 2)
/ Root filesystem vxfs vxfs _____(MB) 1
/stand Boot filesystem bfs bfs _____(MB) 1
/dev/swap Swap slice slice slice _____(MB) 1
/dev/dump Dump slice off ________ _____(MB) 1
/home User filesystem off ________ _____(MB) (1/2)
/home2 2nd user filesystem off ________ _____(MB) (1/2)
/var Installation filesystem off ________ _____(MB) (1/2)
/tmp Temporary filesystem off ________ _____(MB) (1/2)
/var/tmp Temporary filesystem off ________ _____(MB) (1/2)
/dev/volprivate Private volume slice ________ _____(MB) 1
ALTS TABLE Alt/Sector slice slice ________ _____(MB) 1
ALTS TABLE Alt/Sector slice slice ________ _____(MB) 2
Filesystems notes
This section describes each of the filesystems you can configure.
NOTE:
By default, each filesystem has a 64K inode limit.
This limits the number of files and directories you can
create in a given filesystem. You can remove this restriction
in
step 14 of the installation.
Root filesystem (/)
Contains the bulk of the system, including files, commands,
log files, and other data.
This filesystem is required, and can be of type vxfs (default,
recommended) or ufs.
Boot filesystem (/stand)
Contains all stand-alone programs and text files necessary to
boot UnixWare 7.
The filesystem type must be bfs, and the
default size provided should be adequate for your system.
Swap slice (/dev/swap)
Used to swap processes into and out of memory.
The default swap value is adequate for most systems; you may consider
increasing its size if you are running large applications which consume
system resources. If you increase the the swap slice size,
you decrease the amount of space on your disk to store user
data.
These filesystems should be configured as the same type
you chose for the root filesystem. If you do not enable these
filesystems, they are created as subdirectories of the
root filesystem.
Installation filesystem (/var)
If enabled, contains
installation data and administration files.
This filesystem should be configured as the same type
you chose for the root filesystem. If you do not enable this
filesystem, /var is created as a subdirectory of the
root filesystem.
Temporary filesystem (/tmp)
Contains files which
might be removed at any time.
This filesystem can be configured as memfs, in which case
all files and directories are automatically flushed during each
reboot, or as the same type you chose for the root
filesystem.
NOTE:
If you want to make use of UnixWare 7 emergency recovery utilities,
you must define /tmp as a memfs filesystem.
Installation temporary filesystem (/var/tmp)
If enabled, /var/tmp is used when adding packages to your system.
This filesystem must be configured as memfs.
All files and directories are automatically flushed during each
reboot. If you do not enable this
filesystem, /var/tmp is created as a subdirectory of the
root filesystem.
Private volume (/dev/volprivate)
Used by the Online Data Manager to ensure data recoverability.
If you plan on installing the Online Data Manager, you should
enable this volume as type slice with a size of 1MB.
Alternate sector slice(s)
These slices provide a mapping
of bad blocks to good blocks for use by the disk driver.
Some devices, such as SCSI hard drives, provide their
own mapping scheme. If you have such a device, set each slice to
a small size.
Configuring swap space for systems with large physical memory
The default size for the swap slice,
as calculated during the installation,
is based on the total amount of memory in
the system.
As system memory gets larger, the
value of paging to swap diminishes, and, while
it is possible to simply not configure a swap slice
on a very large memory system,
the swap slice actually provides utility even if the
system never actually pages to it,
due to the internal requirement to reserve "virtual swap" space.
On a small system, as a rough estimate,
swap space should be twice the
size of non-dedicated memory.
Larger amounts of swap space must be allocated for
systems with larger RAM.
The following table shows reasonable allocations
of swap space for systems of different sizes (assuming no memfs):
If you intend to allocate a sizable amount of
system memory for use as dedicated memory,
more swap will be allocated, during installation, than is necessary.
However, you can resize the swap space to
a more reasonable value, and allocate the
freed space to other slices or filesystems,
during installation in the Customize Filesystems and
Slices window.
NOTE:
If you want to add a swap slice larger than 512K
blocks (or 256MB) to a system, you will need to increase
SEGKMEM_BYTES by a value equal to 0.4% of the swap space
being added, then reboot.
For example, if you are adding 1GB of swap space to a system,
increase SEGKMEM_BYTES by 4MB (or 0x400000).
(Use /etc/conf/bin/idtune -g SEGKMEM_BYTES to
obtain the old value.)
An attempt to use a swap slice larger than 512K
blocks (or 256MB) can cause
problems due to depletion of kernel virtual space.
If you have not increased SEGKMEM_BYTES, as explained,
then the attempt to add the swap space can fail.
If the attempt succeeds, the result can be a poorly performing
system, or even a system deadlock (hang).
For complete information on performing this task, see
``Adding swap space'' in SCOhelp.
Configuring dump space for systems with large physical memory
You can perform normal dumps, or selective dumps, on systems
with any amount of memory, including those with more than
4GB of memory.
In a normal dump, all of physical memory is dumped to disk
and the system dump memory image can be examined using
crash(1M).
If you have experienced a system panic, the relevant
information for diagnosis is usually in the kernel pages.
On a system with large memory, it can be more practical to perform
a selective dump (only the kernel mapped pages are dumped to disk).
This means that the dump is quicker and smaller at the expense
of certain information (user space pages).
A selective dump is made at the time of the panic, but you must
specify that you want a selective dump when the system is booted.
Set the kernel tunable parameter SYSDUMP_SELECTIVE to 1
to obtain a selective dump. (For information on performing this task,
see ``Changing tunable parameters with the System Tuner'' in SCOhelp).
You might want to specify a selective dump if your system has a large
amount of physical memory or if maximum use of disk space is
required (keeping the swap/dump slice as small as possible to free
up disk for filesystems).
Use the following information to configure the swap/dump space
for best results for the amount of memory on your system:
full dump
dump space should be equal to physical memory size (the dump
will normally be less than this)
selective dump
dump space should be sized according to the following recommendations:
physical memory is less than or equal to 32MB:
dump_space >= 16MB
physical memory is greater than 32MB, but less than 256MB:
For example: a system with 16MB of physical memory should have
16MB dump space; a system with
64MB of physical memory should have
32MB dump space; a system with
512MB of physical memory should have
192MB dump space; and, a system with
1GB of physical memory should have
320MB dump space.
programs, like Java Workshop or Java
Studio (on the UnixWare and OpenServer Development Kit CD-ROM),
you need 350MB of swap space on disk. Please change the default size of
the swap partition during installation to that value. You also need
64MB of RAM memory to run these large applications efficiently.