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SUPRTOOL Version 4.0
Database Handyman for HP-UX
Installation of 4.0
The following general notes describe the installation of a new
Suprtool release. The new version overwrites an existing version
of Suprtool on your HP-UX system.
Who Should Use These Instructions?
The system manager should use the following instructions to
install Suprtool/UX. No one can be using Suprtool/UX during the
installation, which should take only a few minutes.
Replace Any Pre-Release
If you are currently running a pre-release version of Suprtool,
you should replace it with this new official release. Pre-release
versions expire within two years of their creation date, whereas
this new release has no expiry date. You can easily recognize a
pre-release by its three-part version number (e.g., 4.2.52) and
the words "Pre-Release" next to the version number.
Summary of Installation Steps
Installing Suprtool involves the following steps:
1. You must log in as root.
2. You must create the correct directory structure.
3. You must restore Suprtool/UX and its associated files from the
distribution tape.
4. You can set up a PATH for Suprtool/UX or copy it to an existing
directory in your PATH. (optional)
5. You can install WinHelp documentation files. (optional)
Step 1: Log in as Root
There are two ways you can log in as root:
a. Exit from HP-UX, and log in with root as the user name.
b. If you are already logged in, you can execute this command:
su -
In either case, you have to know and supply the user password for
root.
Step 2: Create Robelle Directory
Suprtool/UX is installed in /usr/robelle. Before restoring the
files, you must first create /usr/robelle:
mkdir /usr/robelle
Step 3: Restore Files
Use the following command to restore the Suprtool/UX files from
the distribution tape:
tar xv /usr/robelle
After successfully restoring the files, you can run the new
version of Suprtool/UX.
/usr/robelle/bin/suprtool
Step 4: Setup Path (optional)
You can invoke Suprtool with the following command:
/usr/robelle/bin/suprtool
If you want to just type
suprtool
to invoke Suprtool/UX, you must either add /usr/robelle/bin to
your PATH or copy /usr/robelle/bin/suprtool to a directory that is
currently on your PATH. Similarly, the man pages for Suprtool are
in /usr/robelle/man/man1/suprtool.1. To make the man pages
available to everyone, you can either add /usr/robelle/man to your
MANPATH or copy the man pages to a directory that is currently on
your MANPATH.
If you adjust your PATH and MANPATH environment variables, you can
also invoke Suprlink/UX with
suprlink
Step 5: Install WinHelp Documentation Files (optional)
All of the Suprtool documentation is now available in the WinHelp
format of Microsoft Windows. You can only use these files if you
have MS Windows 3.1 or later.
Make a Temporary Directory for the Setup Program
From DOS or the File Manager, create a directory for the
installation files. You can remove this directory after
installing the WinHelp files.
mkdir \robtemp
Download the Compressed File
In the next step, download the self-extracting Zip file to your
PC. If you are using Reflection to download the Zip file, follow
these instructions. The file on the HP 9000 is called
/usr/robelle/winhelp/suprhelp.exe
From the /usr/robelle/winhelp directory, press Alt-Y to go to the
Reflection Command Line window. Make sure that you use the binary
transfer.
receive c:\robtemp\suprhelp.exe
from suprhelp.exe binary
Expand the Compressed File
You need only the following commands to extract the files because
we provide the Setup program and the Help files in one
self-extracting Zip file. From the DOS prompt, type these
commands:
cd \robtemp {go to the new Robtemp directory}
suprhelp.exe {extract the Help files}
Run the Setup Program
From the Program Manager, run the Setup program by choosing Run
from the File menu. Then enter c:\robtemp\setup in the Command
Line box. Follow the instructions in the Setup program.
Now you can access all the Suprtool documentation by selecting any
of the icons in the "Robelle Help" Program Manager group.
Remove the Robtemp Directory
You can now remove all the files from the Robtemp directory either
from the File Manager or by using the following DOS commands:
cd \robtemp
del *.* {delete all the files}
cd ..
rmdir robtemp {remove the Robtemp directory}
You can also copy the files in Robtemp to a diskette and
distribute them to other Suprtool users.