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Raining Data Corporation INSTALLATION GUIDE April 02, 2002 mvEnterprise Release 4.1.0 on AIX Ó 1998–2002 Raining Data Corporation

1.5 Before You Install 1. Read through all sections of this installation guide and the release notes carefully before proceeding. If you have any qu

· Getting Started. This sets up process resource limits. · Configure Tape Devices for mvEnterprise. · Configure Disks for mvEnterprise. · Configur

1.6 Installation Instructions 1. To log on, type: root This installation procedure must be performed while logged on as root. Once installed, mvEnter

pick.lpd Line printer driver program. Pick.lpi Line printer driver with job close abilities. pickctrl Install utility program. preadchr mvEnterpri

Page 12 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Prompt Response Enter the mvEnterprise

NOTE: In an environment where all users are connected via TCP/IP, at the prompt: Do you wish to add default users to the users script? type n. 7. Th

Page 14 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 8. Install the mvEnterprise Release 4.

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 15 Enter number of phantoms f

Page 16 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide · Upon completion of the SYSTEM-UPGRAD

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 17 1.7 Upgrade File Listing Th

mvEnterprise, mvEnterprise/ODA are trademarks of Raining Data Corporation. MultiValue is a trademark of Spectrum International, Inc. PowerPC, AIX are

Page 18 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 1.8 mvEnterprise Install Program The i

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 19 number of memory pages it ma

Page 20 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 1.8.1 Support Scripts The support scrip

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 21 killpick Script to kill mvE

Page 22 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 1.9 Installation Options Options for in

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 23 1.10 mvEnterprise Monitor Pr

Page 24 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide mvEnterprise/BASIC DATA statement, this

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 25 As an alternative, flow cont

Page 26 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide -V{n} Display or alter the default siz

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 27 -x Set the coldstart flag.

Table of Contents 1. Installation Instructions ... 3 1.1 Installat

Page 28 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 1.11 mvEnterprise Disk Flushing Program

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 29 The following parameters are

Page 30 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide spooler, transaction logger and workspa

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 31 1.12 Extending Disk Space T

Page 32 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 6. Start the mvEnterprise Phantom proc

1.13 mvEnterprise Line Printer Driver Program The program pick.lpd, which is located on the release tape with the mvEnterprise monitor and install pr

4. Select local Attachment Type (the printer is physically connected to this computer). 5. Select the Printer Type (i.e., manufacturer), Hewlett-Pac

7. Select a Printer Interface of rs232 (serial connection). 8. For this system, the Parent Adapter is sa0. NOTE: This setting may vary based on yo

· Type the name into the field, using the cursor movement keys to move between fields. Do not press Enter until you have completed all the requested

11. Press the Enter key to execute the request. You should see a Command Status screen similar to the one depicted below. 12. Press the Cancel key t

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16. Ensure that the LINES per page and COLUMNS per page values are sufficient to accommodate the widest and deepest print jobs, which are sent to th

20. From an AIX command shell, type this command: ./prodpick -l99 -oh -t/dev/prodpick.lj3pcl.99 -v20 & where: prodpick mvEnterprise program. -l

where: STARTPTR The name of the command to start a printer 0 The mvEnterprise printer number. 0 The form queue number associated with this printer

2. Configure the System for mvEnterprise on AIX 2.1 Getting Started 1. Ensure that user process resource limits are set correctly for all users who

2. Turn on the AIX Command Stacker. · To activate the emacs-style stacker, type: set -o emacs · Use Ctrl+P and Ctrl+N keystrokes to scroll back

2.2 Configure Tape Devices for mvEnterprise on AIX mvEnterprise relies on AIX to provide driver support for tape devices. These should be configured

3. Select Tape Drive. The Tape Drive screen displays. 4. Select Change/Show Characteristics of a Tape Drive. A window appears on the screen prompting

5. Select these options as indicated the following screen: · BLOCK SIZE (0=variable length). Type 0. · Use DEVICE BUFFERS during writes. Type yes. ·

Page 46 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide two specified densities, assuming this

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 47 2.2.3 Further Configuratio

1. Installation Instructions 1.1 Installation Overview This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX.

2.3 Configure Disks for mvEnterprise on AIX AIX requires that you add new disks to one of the existing volume groups, or create a new volume group an

2. Select System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage). 3. Select Logical Volume Manager. 4. Select Volume Groups. 5. Select Add a Volu

7. Select a disk name, and press the Select key. Press Enter to confirm the choice. 8. Press Enter to add the volume group. 9. Press Enter once more

2.3.1 Create a Logical Volume to Store mvEnterprise Data As a first time user, you also need to create logical volumes within each volume group to c

6. Type the Logical volume NAME. (Suggested; mvelv000, where mvelv is the mvEnterprise logical volume, 00 refers to the volume group, and 0 represents

12. Type the MAXIMUM NUMBER of LOGICAL PARTITIONS. The maximum number of logical partitions must be greater than or equal to the number of logical par

2.3.2 Create a File System to Store mvEnterprise Data As a first time user, you also need to create a file system for the logical volumes to contain

10. At the MOUNT POINT field, type the name of the directory on which the resulting file system is mounted. (Suggested; /mvefs/mvelv000, where mvefs

2.3.3 Mounting the File System The newly created file system must be mounted before it can be used. The mounting process associates a file system wi

7. Select TYPE of file system, then press the List key to display the existing file system types. Select the appropriate type and press Enter. 8. Pr

1.2 Notation Conventions This document observes the following written conventions: Notation Explanation Example Alternate font Alternate font designa

Page 58 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide After all database names have been ente

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 59 2.4 Configure the System to

Page 60 mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide 2.4.2 Update the /etc/hosts File An al

mvEnterprise Release 4.1 on AIX Installation Guide Page 61 Index / /etc/hosts, 56 A ABS

M Man Facility, UNIX, 30, 39 MD-UPGRADE Utility, 12 Monitor program, 10 Program, 20 N Non-rewind device, 10, 43 Notation Conventions, 2 O ODA configur

1.3 Additional Documentation Current information on mvEnterprise is available on the Raining Data Web site at www.rainingdata.com. The following docum

1.4 mvEnterprise PICK License Management The mvEnterprise implementation requires Raining Data licensing agreement with Raining Data. The total number

All licensed ports are in use This message is also logged in the pick_log file which is located in the /usr/stat directory. A process can then be drop