Installation & Administration

Contents

Release 4.5, June 2000

How to Use This Book

Who should use this book

How to find information

Typographical conventions

1. Before You Install

Selecting an installation procedure

For either installation procedure

Hardware and operating system requirements

Root password requirement

Where to install

2. Standard Installation

Sequence of events

Standard installation step by step

Load the distribution medium

Run the pre_install script

Pre-installation issues

Run the install script

Enabling the license manager

Extracting/installing a license after software installation

Verify the license installation

Using the MSI License Pack for license administration

Connecting past MSI releases

3. Manual Installation

Sequence of events

Manual installation step by step

Create an msi user account

Create an installation directory

Log in as msi

Load the distribution medium

Configure site-specific files

Modify the hosts.equiv file

Install a license file

Install and enable the license manager (floating/token licenses only)

Verify the license installation

4. After Installation

Testing the installation

Setting up workstation accounts

Special case setup using SGI LG1 graphics

SGI workstation setup

IBM workstation setup

Setting up remote display systems

APPENDIXES

A. Creating UNIX User Accounts

Creating a user account

Modify the /etc/passwd file

Assign a name to the msi group

Create the msi home directory

Add a password to the msi account

B. License Administration Issues

C. The applcomm.db File Format

File contents

Records describing machines

Records describing supported network protocols

Records describing supported applications

Example applcomm.db file entries

D. MSI Sales and Support

Offices

Internet