Chapter 3. Installing ISE from CD-ROM for SGI 1100 Servers

You must do the following:

This chapter covers the following:

The procedures in this chapter assume that you are the superuser.

See the hardware documentation for additional information.


Note: The ISE software cannot be installed as a whole on a non-SGI system. Please consult the copyright notice enclosed with your ISE CD-ROM if you are considering using this software for any purpose other than the SGI server.


Required CD-ROMs

To perform the installation, you will need the following CD-ROMs:

  • SGI ProPack 1.4 CD-ROM

  • SGI Internet Server Environment CD-ROM

The SGI factory basic I/O system (BIOS) settings on your SGI server boots your system off the floppy drive. To change the boot device, press Ctrl-Alt-Esc to enter SETUP mode during the boot process.


Note: This may not work from a serial terminal emulator.


Installing the SGI ProPack Overlay

To install the SGI ProPack overlay, do the following:

  1. Insert the SGI ProPack 1.4 CD-ROM.

  2. Mount the CD-ROM by entering the following:

    # /bin/mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

  3. Change to the cdrom directory:

    # cd /mnt/cdrom

  4. Execute the INSTALL script:

    # ./INSTALL

  5. Unmount the CD-ROM:

    # /bin/umount /mnt/cdrom

Installing ISE

To install the ISE software, do the following:

  1. Insert the SGI Internet Server Environment CD-ROM.

  2. Mount the CD-ROM by entering the following:

    # /bin/mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

  3. Change to the cdrom directory:

    # cd /mnt/cdrom

  4. Execute the INSTALL script:

    # ./INSTALL

  5. Unmount the CD-ROM:

    # /bin/umount /mnt/cdrom

Activating Configuration and Bastille Linux Questions

To activate configuration and Bastille Linux questions upon reboot, enter the following:

# /bin/touch /root/.SGICONF

Rebooting the SGI Server

Enter the following to reboot the SGI server:

# /usr/bin/reboot

Completing the Configuration

Return to the steps documented in “What Do I Need to Do?” in Chapter 1.