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- 3. _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__a_n_d__A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_s
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- The following changes have been made in RoboInst 1.2.
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- +o RoboInst 1.2 now supports the complete shell syntax in
- the _s_e_t_e_n_v statement of the mrconfig file. For
- example, the following command can be used to store the
- output of the _d_a_t_e command in the DATE environment
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- setenv DATE "`date`"
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- The following changes were introduced in RoboInst version
- 1.1, and therefore are also included in this version 1.2
- release. These changes are listed here for convenience.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 now has support for an eeeellllssssiiiiffff keyword in
- the mrconfig file. This keyword is described in the
- _r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 supports a new ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn ssssyyyysssstttteeeemmmmddddiiiisssskkkk syntax
- in the mrconfig file that can be used to refer to the
- current system disk that the miniroot has been loaded
- onto. In previous versions of RoboInst the disk device
- had to be written explicitly, for example ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn
- ddddkkkkssss0000dddd1111dddd0000. This new syntax is described in the
- _r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 supports a new extended syntax in the
- ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn statement of the mrconfig file that allows
- additional arguments to be passed to the mmmmkkkkffffssss((((1111MMMM))))
- command. This new syntax is described in the
- _r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_N command-line option to
- specify which protocol to use to obtain network
- configuration parameters. This value can be set to
- dhcp, bootp1533, or none (to disable use of dhcp). In
- RoboInst 1.0, a dhcp request was always issued.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 will no longer attempt to obtain a DHCP
- IP-address lease by default. This functionality can
- still be obtained by using the -N option if desired.
- See the _r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t(_1_M) man page for details.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_s command-line option to
- specify which remote shell program to use to execute
- commands on the client machine. The default shell is
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_m command-line option to
- specify where at-job output should be delivered via
- email. Unless this option is specified, roboinst will
- now discard all at-job output.
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- +o RoboInst 1.1 now has limited support for installs of
- the IRIX 6.2, IRIX 6.3 and IRIX 6.4 clients provided
- that 1.) specific XFS filesystem rollup patches are
- installed on the client systems; and 2.) the IRIX 6.5
- version of sash is installed in the volume header of
- the system disk of each client.
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- The applicable XFS filesystem rollup patches are as
- follows. Choose the appropriate patch (or successor)
- for the operating system version you are installing
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- +o 3289 XFS rollup #14 for IRIX 6.2
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- +o 3290 XFS rollup #7 for IRIX 6.3
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- +o 3291 XFS rollup #11 for IRIX 6.4
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- The appropriate patches must be installed on the client
- systems, otherwise the IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4 kernels will
- not be able to mount filesystems created by RoboInst.
- This will normally prevent the system from booting up.
- These patches can be downloaded from Supportfolio
- accessible through the following URL:
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- http://support.sgi.com/surfzone/patches/
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- The IRIX 6.5 sash must also be installed in the volume
- header. This can be accomplished by installing the
- roboinst.sw.client subsystem while in the miniroot.
- Note in particular that other software packages
- (eoe.sw.base, for example, and certain patches) might
- also install a sash that does not understand the newer
- filesystems created by RoboInst, and therefore will
- prevent the system from booting. To avoid this
- problem, make sure to install roboinst.sw.client as the
- final iiiinnnnsssstttt operation in the miniroot.
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- Note that the IRIX 6.5.2 miniroot is used for
- installations of these older operating systems. For
- 6.2 installs, do not use the inst ooooppppeeeennnn command in your
- mrconfig file, as it sometimes can cause exitop errors.
- IRIX 6.2 software distributions were not originally
- intended to be used with the inst ooooppppeeeennnn command. To
- avoid this problem, install from one CD or network
- distribution at a time using only the inst ffffrrrroooommmm
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- Finally, remember that most patches are recommended for
- installation in multi-user mode using Software Manager
- or inst. Therefore, it is recommended that only the
- necessary XFS patches described above be installed from
- the miniroot, and that other patches or patchsets (if
- any) be installed according to their individual
- installation instructions (usually from IRIX multi-user
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