
If you have other SGI machines present at your site, you
will want, follow these steps:

1) Pick one system as the distribution server (must be an SGI system)

2) Install other machines through the "Remote Distribution Directory"
   installation procedure specified in the software installation guide.

3) To install onto the initial server, either follow the steps below or
   use the same technique above with another machine as the new "server".

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If you do not have another SGI machine present AND you need to
load the miniroot, follow these steps:  (it may be better to
print this document out before proceeding)

These steps currently require some system administration and unix
knowledge.  Please contact your support provider before proceeding.

1) These steps should all be done as root.

2) extract the files into one local directory NOT on a logical volume
   and make note of the directory, keep the name of this directory as well.

3) execute the command "mkboottape -f sa -x mr".  This extracts the
   miniroot that needs to be used.

4) make note of the filesystem you have put the files on with "/etc/devnm .".
   This will give the full name of the filesystem, even if it shows as
   /dev/root or /dev/usr in the /etc/fstab file.

5) given the filesystem above, make note of the controller id and
   unit id and partition number from the filesystem.  So, if "/etc/devnm ."
   returns /dev/dsk/dks0d1s6, the controller id is the first number, 0,
   the unit id is the second number, 1, and the partition number is
   the third number, 6.

6) bring the system down (init 0).

7) restart the system, but stop for maintenance and then go into
   the command monitor

8) use hinv to determine the controller type, controller number
   and unit id of the root drive AND the IP type of the machine
   AND the controller type of the drive from step "e" (usually the
   same as the root drive, but not always)

   if hinv will show something similar to:

   SCSI disk: dksc(0,1)

   where the controller type is "sc", the controller number is "0"
   and the unit number is "1".

9) type "sash" from the command monitor

10) type this command to copy the miniroot to the root disk's swap
   partition:

sash: cp -b 16k dkOO(X,Y,Z)<dir>/mr dkCC(A,B,1)

where:

CC - root drive's controller type
A  - root drive's scsi controller id
B  - root drive's scsi unit id
OO - drive with image's controller type
X  - drive with image's scsi controller id
Y  - drive with image's scsi unit id
Z  - drive with image's partition number
<dir> - the directory with the images RELATIVE to the partition
        on the drive, (ie. if the files are in /usr/var/tmp
        and /usr is a separate partition, then <dir> would be
        var/tmp BECAUSE the partition number (Z) is 6 which
        is the "/usr" portion of the directory)

11) type the command:

sash: boot -f dkCC(A,B,1)unix.IPNN

where CC,A,B are the same as step "i" and NN is the IP number
found from hinv (may be one or two digits).  This will boot
the miniroot and bring up inst.

NOTE:  for IP5,7,9,15 cpu type, use IP5 instead

12) At the Inst> prompt, choose the "From" option and give
   the following directory:

/root/<dir>

   where <dir> is the entire pathname

13) Type "install patchSG0000034 patchSG0000065" and hit return

14) Type "go" and return

15) When the installation is complete, type "quit" and answer "y"
    when asked to restart the system.
