Avocent SuperSerial manual Aix, Installing Directly from CD-ROM AIX 5.1 only

2.7 AIX

The following sections contain procedures for installing the ESP driver on an AIX release 4.3 or 5.1 system.

2.7.1 Installing Directly from CD-ROM (AIX 5.1 only)

This procedure is valid only on AIX release 5.1 systems.

1.Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0/mnt

2.Change to the RPMS directory using the following command: cd /mnt/RPMS/AIX51

3.Install the RPM using the following command: rpm -ivh ./espx-3.06.aix.5.1.ppc.rpm

4.Discover and initialize the ESP units using the following command:

/etc/eqnx/espcfg

2.7.2 Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on AIX

1.Mount the CD-ROM volume using the following command: mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0/mnt

2.Run the following commands: cd /mnt

./makeunix.sh

3.Once the AIX installation diskette is created, refer to the following les for detailed installation instructions:

/drivers/esp/aix43/readme.txt

/drivers/esp/aix51/readme.txt

2.7.3Creating and Using AIX ESP Installation Diskettes on

DOS

1.Load the Equinox SuperSerial Software CD into your DOS CD-ROM drive.

2.Set your default drive to the DOS CD-ROM drive letter.

3.Run the command MAKEUNIX and select the appropriate Equinox product and operating system for which diskettes are needed.

4.Once the AIX installation diskette is created, refer to the following les for detailed installation instructions:

/drivers/esp/aix43/readme.txt

/drivers/esp/aix51/readme.txt

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