ADIC 3.5 manual Extract Files From Remote R, Option Description

System Administrator’s Guide to Installing DataMgr

Extract Files

From Remote R

CD

Step 2.

Step 3.

To install DataMgr from CD on a remote host, perform the following procedure:

Step 1. Log in as root.

Create a temporary directory under /tmp and cd to that directory.

Do an ls on the cdrompath to determine the case (upper or lower) of the file names. Some platforms will change the name from upper case (DM) to lower case (dm) letters.

Step 4. To extract the files from a CD on a remote host, enter the following command

#rsh nodename -n dd

if=/cdrompath/datamgr/platform.TAR bs=20b tar xmvBf -

where:

Option	Description
nodename	Enter the remote host name of the
	machine where the tape device is
	attached. Make sure the node name
	is included in the /.rhosts file.
cdrompath	Enter the pathname where the CD
	has been mounted. For example,
	/cdrom/DATAMGR.
platform.TAR	Enter the applicable operating system
	version. For example, sol26.TAR.

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