Verifying The Pc Is Ready For Installation; Making Backup Copies Of Software - Avaya Octel 50 Installation Manual

Installing the Software

Verifying the PC is Ready for Installation

Before beginning the Octel 50 installation, verify the PC is equipped with the required
hardware and software.
To verify the PC is ready for Octel 50 installation:
1. Verify the PC is plugged in, the power is on, and the C: prompt displays on the screen
(where C is the root directory on which the Octel 50 system will be installed).
2. Install a millennium-compliant version of MS-DOS or PC-DOS, if it is not already
installed. For information on millennium-compliant versions of DOS, contact IBM (for
PC-DOS) or Microsoft (for MS-DOS).
3. From the C:\ prompt, type
to verify the \DOS directory exists.
4. From the C:\ prompt, type
size. Verify that the hard disk has the minimum amount of required space available
based on the formula under CPU and Memory Requirements.
5. Run a hard disk optimization program. such as PC Tools Compress or DEFRAG.
6. From the C:\ prompt, type
status. Verify the amount of memory is sufficient. Octel 50 requires at least 450 KB of
RAM.
7. From the C:\ prompt, type
is correct, press <ENTER>. If the current date displayed is not correct, enter the
current date as prompted, then press <ENTER>.
8. From the C:\ prompt, type
is correct, press <ENTER>. If the current time displayed is not correct, enter the
current time as prompted, then press <ENTER>.
9. From the C:\ prompt, type
10. From the \DOS directory prompt, type
there are files listed in the DOS directory.

Making Backup Copies of Software

To make backup copies of any software disks, use the DOS DISKCOPY command. For
more information on using the DISKCOPY command, see the DOS manual.
To copy software using two disk drives of the same size:
1. Type
2. When prompted, insert the first source disk (the one to copy from) in the A: drive and
the target disk (the one to copy to) into the B: drive, then press any key.
3. Once the information is copied, the system prompts you to copy another disk. Press
<Y> if you want to copy another disk, then repeat step 2. Press <N> if you do not
want to copy another disk.
Octel 50 Installation Guide
DIR/W
CHKDSK
MEM/C
DATE
TIME
CD\DOS
then press <ENTER>.
DISKCOPY A: B:
Verifying the PC is Ready for Installation
then press <ENTER>. Scan the listed directories
then press <ENTER> to display the hard disk
then press <ENTER> to display the memory
then press <ENTER>. If the current date displayed
then press <ENTER>. If the current time displayed
then press <ENTER>.
then press <ENTER>. Verify that
DIR/W
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