Migration Environment; Basic Installation Steps - Compaq 386746-001 - ProLiant - 1600 Integration Notes

Migrating from SCO OpenServer™ 5.0.5 to UnixWare® 7.1 Using Compaq SmartStart v4.23
Compaq also provides customers with the ability to purchase a Compaq SmartStart and Support
Software CD subscription that provides the latest management and support software on a regular
basis, usually monthly. More information about this subscription service, including an online
order form, can be obtained from the Compaq website
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/portables/us/ssminfo.html.
Now we shall proceed with the installation of UnixWare 7.1.

Migration Environment

ProLiant 1600R with 450 MHz Processor
Embedded 876 as Boot Controller
Fibre Channel Controller with one logical drive attached to a Fibre Channel Storage System
Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP Controller
SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 to UnixWare 7.1
EFS 5.25 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.5; EFS 7.25 for UnixWare 7.1
(NIS) Configured. Host system was master with two NIS clients
NFS Configuration
5 users
TCP/IP network configuration
FTP Server
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Configuration

Basic Installation Steps

As we have already stated, Compaq highly recommends that you backup your server BEFORE
you upgrade to UnixWare 7.1. Afterward, you can then proceed with the following basic
installation steps. And although you should be able to easily follow the detailed SCO Installation
Guide, every migration entails a few incompatibilities, workarounds, or special considerations.
For that reason, we will highlight and expound upon some of the more critical steps.
Step 1: Enter command for SmartStart workaround.
IMPORTANT: Currently, SmartStart v4.23 will not boot on an OpenServer 5.0.5
system that had been installed using SmartStart for Servers. Use the following temporary
workaround. Sign in as root and run the command #/usr/user/local/compaq/bin/eisaCfg
–w CQTBOOTIN 0. This problem should be fixed in SmartStart 4.40.
Step 2: Physically install additional RAM and/or hardware devices.
Power down your server. Then physically install additional RAM, expansion boards, hard
drives, and other devices that you will need on your new UnixWare 7.1 system. Check
the SCO website at
0413-0799-A
www.SCO.com for compatible hardware. Then power on your server.
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