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- From: phil@mwunix.mitre.org (Phil Brown)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
- Subject: Re: How to install from remote tape drive
- Keywords: aix, tape drive, remote
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.230835.4675@linus.mitre.org>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 23:08:35 GMT
- References: <1993Jan6.215003.22247@ncs.com>
- Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service)
- Organization: MITRE Corporation, McLean VA
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- In article <1993Jan6.215003.22247@ncs.com>, shehla@ncs.com (Shehla Mushtaq) writes:
- |> We would like to be able to install software onto
- |> a 320 from a remote tape drive attached to a 520.
- |> All the equipment mentioned is made by IBM.
- |> The software is in the form of LPPs and has to be
- |> installed through "smit startup".
- |> Your help is appreciated.
- |>
- |> Thank You and Best Wishes from the freezer of the
- |> world (ie, Minnesota in case you couldn't guess)!!
- |>
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- I don't believe installp (which smit uses to install) allows for a
- remote device. But, you can read the lpps into a spool directory
- on the 520 without installing them there. then...
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- export the directory:
- add dir to /etc/exports
- exportfs -av
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- on 320, import the dir
- add dir to /etc/auto.master
- or hard mount it.
- mount host:/dir /localdir
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- then using smit, specify /localdir as the install device.
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-
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- OR
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- remove the device from the 520, put it on the 320 and presto.
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- Hope this helps...
-
-
- Philip Brown
- The Mitre Corporation
- D.C.
-