To Install Software and Service Updates

This section details the procedure for installing software products at the latest level. The same procedure can be followed for the other options listed in the Install and Update Software screen in step 1 of the following procedure. The SMIT screens that you use vary depending on which option you choose to update your system.

• Select the Install and Update from LATEST Available Software option to install one or more of the opti9pal software products that exist on the installation media. If any updates

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exist for these products, they will also be installed. Individual updates are displayed for software that you currently have installed.

• Select the Update Installed Software to Latest Level (Update All) option to update your currently installed software to the latest level. You can use this option to update currently installed software to a maintenance level or apply all updates to currently installed software from a selective fix media.

• Select the Install and Update Software by Package Name (includes devices and printers) option to install software by package name. This option first displays a list of the products available on the media, for example printers, communications and devices.

When you select a product, a list of packages for the product you selected is displayed.

You can then select one or more software packages to install.

• Select the Install Software Bundle (Easy Install) option to install a collection (bundle) of software products.

• Select the Update Software by Fix (APAR) option to install one or more of the fileset updates that exist on the installation media, including all messages and locales.

• Select the Install and Update From ALL Available Software option to install all the optional software products and updates that exist on the installation media.

If you are not familiar with the SMIT interface and want help on using SMIT, see ''To Get Help on Using SMIT" on page 6-6.

Use the following procedure to install software products at the latest level:

1. Select the Install and Update Software option from the Software Installation and Maintenance screen and press Enter. The Install and Update Software screen is displayed.

Install and Update Software Move Cursor to desired item and press Enter.

Install and Update from LATEST Available Software Update Installed Software to Latest Level (Update All)

Install and Update Software by Package Name (includes devices and printers) Install Software Bundle (Easy Install)

Update Software by Fix (APAR)

Install and Update from ALL Available Software

F1=Help F9=Shell

F2=Refresh F10=Exit

F3=Cancel Enter=Do

F8=lmage

2. Select the Install and Update from LATEST Available Software option from the Install and Install and Update Software screen and press Enter. After the option is selected, a screen asking you to specify the input device or directory is displayed.

3. The INPUT device/directory for software option will be highlighted. Press the F4 key to display a list of the available input devices or directories. The input device is the tape,

the directory on your system containing software for installation (for example, the lusrlsys/inst.images directory).

4. Select an input device or directory and press Enter. The device or directory you selected is now displayed in the INPUT device/directory for software entry field.

Note: If you are installing from CD-ROM, the CD-ROM device must be mounted to a CD.,ROM file system. SMIT automatically creates this mount point for you. If you install from the command line using the installp command, however, you must specify the directory on which the CD-ROM is mounted with the -d option of the installp command.

The screen that is displayed next lists the different installation options.

Install and Update from LATEST Available Software Type or select values in entry fields.

Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

* INPUT device / directory for software

* SOFTWARE to install

[Entry Fields]

/usr/sys/inst.images Lall_latest] + PREVIEW only? (install operation will NOT occur)

COMMIT software updates?

no +

yes +

SAVE replaced files?

AUTOMATICALLY install requisite software?

EXTEND file systems if space needed?

OVERWRITE same or newer versions?

VERIFY install and check file sizes?

Include corresponding LANGUAGE filesets?

DETAILED output?

5. The default setting for the SOFTWARE to Install menu options is _all_latest, which installs all the software on the media, except devices and printers. Or select _all_licensed for the SOFTWARE to Install menu option, which installs all the software for which you have a license or for which no license is required (this is the default option on the Install Software Bundle (Easy Install) menu).

To display a list of software products from which you can selectively install, press the F4 key to display a list of available software products or bundles. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys or the arrow keys to scroll through the list. To select one or more items, highlight the item and press the F7 key. A greater-than ( » symbol is displayed next to the selected item. To deselect a previously selected item, move the cursor to highlight that item again and press the F7 key again.

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Note: The screen containing the default settings can include one of the following options. Which option appears on this screen depends on which option you selected from the Install and Update from LATEST Available Software screen.

SOFTWARE to install Lall_latest]

BUNDLE

SOFTWARE to update

Lall_licensed]

[_update_all]

[_update_all] applies only the updates for software that is installed on your system.

If you are installing a maintenance level, it should be committed in order to receive all fixes issued since the base level release. If your disk space is limited, you can save space in the lusr and root file systems by not saving replaced files.

Note: If you are installing from tape, it may take several minutes to display a listing of the tape's contents after pressing the F4 key.

6. Verify whether you want to keep or change the remaining default installation settings.

Use the SMIT online help for each field to determine if you want to use the default setting. To change the settings with a yes or no value, highlight the field and use the Tab key to toggle yes or no.

Note: The elements selected for Include corresponding LANGUAGE filesets? are the elements that are used in the main SMIT and VSM install applications. The values for these elements are stored in the file Ivar/adm/ras/bosinst.data. If you want different messages and locales installed when installing additional software or bundles of software, edit the Ivar/adm/ras/bosinst.data file and change the values of the locale stanza.

If you wish to preview the results of the installation before actually installing the software, highlight the PREVIEW only? (install operation will NOT occur) field and change the setting to a yes value. The preview information indicates any software that is requisite to software you are installing.

7. Press Enter when you are satisfied with all the settings on this screen. The ARE YOU SURE? pop-up message is displayed to confirm that you want to continue with the installation.

If you set the preview function to yes, then installation will not actually occur. In this case, repeat this procedure with the preview function set to no when you want to install the software.