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3. _C_h_a_n_g_e_s__a_n_d__A_d_d_i_t_i_o_n_s
The following changes have been made in RoboInst 1.2.
+o RoboInst 1.2 now supports the complete shell syntax in
the _s_e_t_e_n_v statement of the mrconfig file. For
example, the following command can be used to store the
output of the _d_a_t_e command in the DATE environment
variable:
setenv DATE "`date`"
The following changes were introduced in RoboInst version
1.1, and therefore are also included in this version 1.2
release. These changes are listed here for convenience.
+o RoboInst 1.1 now has support for an eeeellllssssiiiiffff keyword in
the mrconfig file. This keyword is described in the
_r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
+o RoboInst 1.1 supports a new ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn ssssyyyysssstttteeeemmmmddddiiiisssskkkk syntax
in the mrconfig file that can be used to refer to the
current system disk that the miniroot has been loaded
onto. In previous versions of RoboInst the disk device
had to be written explicitly, for example ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn
ddddkkkkssss0000dddd1111dddd0000. This new syntax is described in the
_r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
+o RoboInst 1.1 supports a new extended syntax in the
ppppaaaarrrrttttiiiittttiiiioooonnnn statement of the mrconfig file that allows
additional arguments to be passed to the mmmmkkkkffffssss((((1111MMMM))))
command. This new syntax is described in the
_r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t__c_o_n_f_i_g(_1_M) man page.
+o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_N command-line option to
specify which protocol to use to obtain network
configuration parameters. This value can be set to
dhcp, bootp1533, or none (to disable use of dhcp). In
RoboInst 1.0, a dhcp request was always issued.
+o RoboInst 1.1 will no longer attempt to obtain a DHCP
IP-address lease by default. This functionality can
still be obtained by using the -N option if desired.
See the _r_o_b_o_i_n_s_t(_1_M) man page for details.
+o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_s command-line option to
specify which remote shell program to use to execute
commands on the client machine. The default shell is
rsh.
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+o RoboInst 1.1 has a new -_m command-line option to
specify where at-job output should be delivered via
email. Unless this option is specified, roboinst will
now discard all at-job output.
+o RoboInst 1.1 now has limited support for installs of
the IRIX 6.2, IRIX 6.3 and IRIX 6.4 clients provided
that 1.) specific XFS filesystem rollup patches are
installed on the client systems; and 2.) the IRIX 6.5
version of sash is installed in the volume header of
the system disk of each client.
The applicable XFS filesystem rollup patches are as
follows. Choose the appropriate patch (or successor)
for the operating system version you are installing
(6.2, 6.3 or 6.4):
+o 3289 XFS rollup #14 for IRIX 6.2
+o 3290 XFS rollup #7 for IRIX 6.3
+o 3291 XFS rollup #11 for IRIX 6.4
The appropriate patches must be installed on the client
systems, otherwise the IRIX 6.2/6.3/6.4 kernels will
not be able to mount filesystems created by RoboInst.
This will normally prevent the system from booting up.
These patches can be downloaded from Supportfolio
accessible through the following URL:
http://support.sgi.com/surfzone/patches/
The IRIX 6.5 sash must also be installed in the volume
header. This can be accomplished by installing the
roboinst.sw.client subsystem while in the miniroot.
Note in particular that other software packages
(eoe.sw.base, for example, and certain patches) might
also install a sash that does not understand the newer
filesystems created by RoboInst, and therefore will
prevent the system from booting. To avoid this
problem, make sure to install roboinst.sw.client as the
final iiiinnnnsssstttt operation in the miniroot.
Note that the IRIX 6.5.2 miniroot is used for
installations of these older operating systems. For
6.2 installs, do not use the inst ooooppppeeeennnn command in your
mrconfig file, as it sometimes can cause exitop errors.
IRIX 6.2 software distributions were not originally
intended to be used with the inst ooooppppeeeennnn command. To
avoid this problem, install from one CD or network
distribution at a time using only the inst ffffrrrroooommmm
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command. Use the inst commands hhhheeeellllpppp ffffrrrroooommmm and hhhheeeellllpppp ooooppppeeeennnn
for more information.
Finally, remember that most patches are recommended for
installation in multi-user mode using Software Manager
or inst. Therefore, it is recommended that only the
necessary XFS patches described above be installed from
the miniroot, and that other patches or patchsets (if
any) be installed according to their individual
installation instructions (usually from IRIX multi-user
mode using Software Manager or inst.)