Network Computing Devices 9300572 Rev. B User's Manual
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1. Click on the box to clear the selection or click on an empty box to select an item 16 10 11 The Select Services dialog box appears The default selections are TFTPD and BOOTP Select Next to accept the defaults If your system has another version of TFTP installed you are prompted to make the following choice OQ If you want to use the version of TFTP that you have installed or you are using an NFS server clear the default selection Then select Next Q Ifyou want to install NCD s current version of TFTP software select Next Choose the TFTP root directory path The default root directory path is c tftpboot Type a new path or accept the default Select Next A dialog box reports that the TFTP software is installed and that you need to restart the computer You should restart the computer when you finish installing all of the components Select Ok to continue the installation The Select Components Dialog box reappears Install NCDware is the default Select Next to install NCDware Choose the default destination path for installing NCDware c tftpboot or type the path you wish to use Select Next The screen displays a list of items to install Make sure only the correct items are selected Select Next to continue The screen lists the NCD terminals for which you can install software Make sure only the correct terminals are selected Select Next 17 12 13 14 The screen lists th2. CD ROM listing to determine how the case and spelling of ncdinstall appears in some cases it is spelled differently such as NCDINSTA 1 b Type cdrom cd rom_name map lt CR gt where cd rom_name is the listing for ncdinstall found on the CD ROM Throughout ncdinstall you can use the following commands q Quit from ncdinstall m Goto Main Menu t Go to the top of the current submenu h Display Help Enter a subshell type exit to return to ncdinstall Every time you run the program ncdinstall adds information about the session such as the status of system services to a 8 chronological record in the file home ncd rel_ver installlog where rel_ver is the release version such as 5 0 124 Note If you run ncdinstall with the s option it performs a staging installation which is useful if you have a CD ROM drive on one workstation but want to install NCDware on another workstation The staging installation places the entire contents of the CD ROM in the current directory but does not change system files or install software in system directories Then you can install NCDware from the staging directory by mounting that directory on another host and running ncdinstall from the mounted staging directory to install NCDware into an empty directory Install NCDware 7 From the Main Menu select 1 Install NCDware 8 From the Install NCDware menu select 1 CD ROM If you are installing from a staging directory
3. mount point for your CD ROM mkdir cdrom lt CR gt 4 The following instructions for mounting the CD ROM vary depending on the host and the CD ROM drive configuration Substitute your device name for dev cdrom 6 Q On SunOS mount the CD ROM mount r t hsfs dev cdrom cdrom lt CR gt Q On Solaris hosts not running the Volume Management daemon mount the CD ROM etc mount F hsfs r dev cdrom cdrom lt CR gt Note On Solaris systems running the Volume Management daemon you do not need to run the mount command The CD ROM is automatically mounted onto cdrom cdrom0 instead of cdrom When you run the ncdinstall command Step 6 of this procedure use cdrom cdrom0 instead of cdrom Q On HP UX mount the CD ROM mount t cdfs r dev cdrom cdrom lt CR gt J On AIX use SMIT to mount the CD ROM on cdrom Q On SGI hosts not running the Media Monitor daemon mount the CD ROM mount rt iso9660 dev cdrom cdrom lt CR gt Note On SGI hosts running the Media Monitor daemon you do not need to run the mount command The CD ROM is automatically mounted on cdrom Start ncdinstall 5 Make an empty install directory and change to it For example mkdir home ncd rel_ver lt CR gt cd home ncd rel_ver lt CR gt where rel_ver is the release version such as 5 0 124 6 Start ncdinstall 4 On SunOS Solaris or SGI type edrom ncedinstall lt CR gt OQ On HP UX or AIX a Look at the
4. now or at a later time and select OK Remove the NCDware CD ROM from the drive 19 For More Information See the NCDware Release Notes the System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Systems or the WinCenter documentation for information about terminal and host configuration In Case of Trouble If you encounter difficulties send e mail or a FAX to NCD Technical Support or contact them by phone For information on services available from NCD Technical Support contact your NCD representative or send e mail to info ncd com Sending E Mail or Faxes to Technical Support NCD Technical Support uses an automated system for e mail Send e mail to the Internet address support ncd com or send a fax to 503 641 2959 To ensure that your e mail is answered quickly please follow the instructions and use the format recommended in the System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Systems and the WinCenter documentation You can also submit a request through NCD Web Services Go to http www ncd com to reach the NCD Terminal Software Support home page 20 Phoning Technical Support You can also phone 800 800 9599 and ask for Technical Support Be prepared with the following information when you call m oococo o Model name of the terminal Release of NCDware you are running Release of WinCenter you are running Host system you are on Hardware configuration of the WinCenter server if applicable Operating system r
5. release version such as 5 0 124 and host is the host such as SunOS usr bin X11 ncd is linked to home ncd rel_ver hostside host The license management binaries ncdlicense ncdlmd and Imgrd are installed in asr bin X11 ncd Configuration files ncd_std and an example configuration file keysym and color databases and login related files in asr lib X11 ncd If you are running secure TFTP ncdinstall places the files accessed using TFTP including X servers fonts and configuration files under the secure TFTP directory 12 Prepare Host Services for Terminal Booting 16 17 From the Main Menu select 2 Prepare System Services ncdinstall checks that BOOTP TFTP or NFS a login service and the license management services are available If any service is not running ncdinstall attempts to start it If the file access method is NFS specify whether you want to install the NCD Display Manager ncddm Type n for no or press Return for yes The NCD Display Manager provides user ID group ID and environment information to the NCD Mosaic Browser Add Terminals to the Network 18 19 20 21 22 23 From the Main Menu select 3 Configure NCD Terminals From the Configure NCD Terminals menu select 1 Add NCD Terminal Supply the model IP address Ethernet address hostname subnet mask and gateway for each terminal you are installing Verify your input and correct any errors Specify whether you
6. Copyright 1997 by Network Computing Devices Inc HMKX Explora NCDnet and NCDware are trademarks of Network Computing Devices Inc Other trademarks and service marks are the trademarks and service marks of their respective companies Part number 9300572 Rev B Installing NCDware This booklet tells you how to install NCDware from CD ROM onto UNIX and WinCenter systems using NCD installation programs Use this booklet in conjunction with the NCDware Release Notes To Install On See NCDware UNIX hosts page 3 in this CD insert and NCDware Release Notes NCDware WinCenter page 15 in this CD insert and servers NCDware Release Notes WinCenter WinCenter WinCenter product Products servers documentation and WinCenter Release Notes Licensed Features Before installing NCDware make sure that you have the licenses required for the optional features in this version of NCDware The following features require licenses Java NCD Mosaic Browser Wireless network computer support OpenGL the CompCore video fast MPEG decoder Starlight Networks StarWorks support NCDnet 3270 Terminal Emulator Display PostScript DPS X Imaging Extension XIE the local Motif Window Manager XRemote and PEX 3D graphics If you do not already have a license contact Sales Support at 650 694 0650 NCDware Contents NCDware provides X servers and support files for the HMX Explora Explora Pro Explora 400 450 s
7. and want to install on another workstation select 2 Disk 9 Confirm the location of the NCDware distribution such as cdrom Press the Return key lt CR gt at the prompt to accept the default You can press the Return key at most ncdinstall prompts to select the default which appears in brackets following the prompt for example cdrom 10 Select the file groups you want to install To install all groups type all at the prompt 11 Supply the terminal models for which you are installing X servers Type the number of each model you are installing from the options listed Separate the numbers by spaces For example Enter the numbers of the NCD terminal models to install separated by spaces 1 2 lt CR gt 12 If you are installing host system executables ncdinstall assumes you want to install executables for the host on which you are installing NCDware and offers it as the default You also have the option of installing executables for hosts other than the one on which you are installing NCDware 10 13 If NFS is running on the host specify the file service method you want to install If NFS is not running on the host go to Step 14 If you select NFS and install on a local file system ncdinstall exports the file system for you If you select NFS and install on a remote or NFS mounted file system you must export the file system from the remote host Use the df command to determine if your file system is loca
8. e fonts you can install Accept the default fonts select additional fonts or clear selected default fonts Select Next to continue The system begins to install the NCDware files A set of thermometers appear and an information window names each file as it is installed A moving slider graphically displays what percentage of the installation is complete Several screens appear and disappear quickly The installation program places O X servers Xncdhmx Xncdxpl and Xncdxpt in tftp_dir T Supplemental X server files in c tftp_dir modshmx c tftp_dir modsxpl and c tftp_dir modsxpt O Configuration files font files and supplemental files in c tftp_dir usr bin X11 ncd where c tftp_dir is the directory selected in Step 6 When the process is complete the Select Components screen reappears with the default selection of Configure Terminals Select Next to install the NCDware files needed for starting NCD terminals 18 15 16 17 18 The screen displays the configuration files you can select to install Select Standard NCDware for UNIX and WinCenter use for devices running on mixed NT UNIX networks OQ Select WinCenter only for NT only networks Select Next to install the appropriate configuration files The Select Components dialog box appears Choose Quit and select Next to exit setup The Restarting screen appears You must restart the system to use TFTP Select whether you want to restart your computer
9. eries and Explora 700 network computers also called NCD terminals In this release binaries of host based software are provided for the following UNIX host platforms 4 SPARC Sun0OS versions 4 1 3 to 4 1 4 SPARC Solaris 2 5 x86 Solaris version 2 4 HP Precision Architecture HP UX version 10 01 IBM RS 6000 AIX version 4 1 SGI IRIX version 5 3 DOO O O This release supports NCDware on a WinCenter server running WinFrame 1 6 or later NCDware is provided on CD ROM and PCMCIA cards Installing NCDware on UNIX Systems The procedure in this section describes how to install NCDware on the host and configure terminals to be used on the network For information on modifying or removing terminals from the network see the System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Systems ncdinstall installs NCDware and configures terminals on most UNIX systems Note If you are not sure if you can use ncdinstall on your UNIX host follow the installation instructions from Step 1 beginning on page 6 through Step 6 on page 8 After you complete Step 7 a message displays if ncdinstall cannot run on your system For information about manual installation call NCD Technical Support ncdinstall performs the following Examines the host system to ensure sufficient disk space For information on space requirements see the Release Notes or the file SIZES on the CD ROM OQ Examines the host system to ensure that required communication and l
10. l or remote Note For full functionality of the NCD Mosaic Browser select NFS as the file service If you select TFTP as the file service some browser features are not available Refer to the System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Systems for further information 14 Before beginning the installation ncdinstall checks available disk space in the TFTP directory If space is inadequate ncdinstall tries to install in the installation directory If the installation directory has enough space nedinstall relocates the TFTP directory to the installation directory If there is not enough room in the installation directory ncdinstall reports how much space is available and how much more is needed Select whether you want to continue anyway which usually results in an unsuccessful installation or press t to return to the Install NCDware menu to select to install fewer files or press q to quit to free enough space for the installation 11 15 After confirming sufficient space ncdinstall lists the file groups you selected to install and the directories where they will be installed If the directories do not exist ncdinstall creates them Verify that ncdinstall should proceed by pressing Return ncdinstall installs the following mi mi m X servers in tftpboot Server modules in tftpboot modsmodel where model is the terminal model such as modshmx Host executables in home ncd rel_ver hostside host where rel_ver is the
11. lora 400 450 series or Explora 700 A physical identifier placed in NVRAM in the factory and printed on a sticker on the bottom of the terminal base or the outside of the carton containing the base It is a 12 character string beginning with 0000A7 Example 0000A7123608 The terminal s node or hostname a unique node name consisting of alphanumeric characters that you assign to the terminal to correspond with its IP or node address Example crocushmx A 4 part 32 bit address assigned by the system administrator identifying the network and terminal Example 139 43 193 93 A 4 part 32 bit mask used to distinguish the subnet from the rest of the IP address Example 255 255 255 0 Gateway The IP address of the gateway device You need to supply a gateway address only if the terminal is on a different subnet from the host computer Licensed If you are using node locked licenses for features node any licensed features you need to know the licenses 12 or 16 character license string for each licensed feature If you do not have a license contact Sales Support Using ncdinstall The instructions that follow include samples of common UNIX management utilities used while installing NCDware The syntax on your host may vary check your host documentation for specifics Prepare to Run ncdinstall 1 Log into the host as super user 2 Place the CD ROM in the drive 3 If you do not already have one make a directory as a
12. ogin software is running If requested the installation program enables the software 3 Q Installs X servers server modules containing local clients extensions libraries and protocols host system executables and fonts color database X keysym database and configuration files listed in the Release Notes O Starts the license management software and adds startup commands to the host startup files OQ Configures terminals on the network updating network and host databases to include required addressing information On UNIX systems ncdinstall saves the original network and host database files with the extension _O Preparing to Configure Terminals Using ncdinstall Before you install NCDware and configure your terminals you need OQ A host system with access to a CD ROM drive D Super user access privileges OQ Approximately 10 minutes to install NCDware m Terminals set up and attached to the network see terminal installation booklets for instructions An empty directory During installation certain files are installed in this directory QO Information about the terminals you will be adding to the network Set up a table that lists the following information for each terminal before you start the installation program o 4 Terminal model Ethernet address Name node or hostname Internet address IP address Subnet mask The terminal model name such as HMX Explora Explora Pro Exp
13. to install NCDware on a WinCenter server running WinFrame 1 6 or later For information about WinCenter see WinCenter product documentation For additional information about using and configuring NCDware see NCDware documentation Using setup To install NCDware you need QO A WinCenter server equipped with a CD ROM drive and running WinFrame 1 6 or later Q Approximately 10 minutes for the installation Note For information on space requirements see the Release Notes or the file SIZES on the CD ROM 15 To install NCDware 1 Place the NCDware CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 Torun setup choose one of the following 0 From the menu bar select File Run Then type d WINNT setup and press Return where d is the CD ROM drive or Double click on the File Manager and select the CD ROM drive Select WINNT setup exe from the files listed The NCDware License Agreement appears 3 Read the license agreement and select Yes to accept the license terms If you select No the Exit Setup dialog box appears Select Resume to go back to the license agreement Select Exit Setup to quit 4 The Select Components dialog box appears listing the components you can install The default selection Prepare System Services installs the file transfer software TFTP and the address discovery services BOOTP needed for NCDware Note Throughout the installation procedure a selected item is designated by a box with an x inside
14. unning on your host system Release of the X Window System you are running on the UNIX host If the problem involves a third party application the name of the application and which version you are running 21 Notes 22
15. want to use the terminal as an NFS server type y for yes or press Return for no Specify whether you want to export a local file system on a floppy drive or a PCMCIA card or both Type 1 to export a PCMCIA card file system 2 for a floppy file system or a11 for both 13 24 Specify whether you want to license an optional feature If you are not using node locked licenses press Return and go to Step 25 If you are using node licenses answer the following a Type y to indicate you want to use an optional licensed feature b Enter the 12 or 16 character license string and press Return c Type y to indicate you want to license another optional feature or press Return to continue ncdinstall alters the etc bootptab and etc host files saving old files with an extension _O and installs two configuration files per terminal 25 After adding all the terminals type q to exit ncdinstall Before booting terminals on a Token Ring network you must set the terminals Token Ring speed to match that of the Token Ring network For instructions see the System Administrator s Guide for UNIX Systems 14 Installing NCDware on WinCenter Systems The procedure in this section is required for NT only networks If your NCD network computers also called terminals are on an NT only network you need to install NCDware on a WinCenter server so it can act as a boot server for the NCD terminals The instructions below describe how
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