NAME

setup_exec − install architecture-dependent executables on a heterogeneous file server

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/install/setup_exec arch execpath kvmpath [−o]

DESCRIPTION

setup_exec installs architecture-dependent executables from either a local tape drive or a remote host.  It is used to convert a standalone system or homogeneous file server to a heterogeneous file server.  setup_exec is a forms-based utility that can be invoked directly, but it is also used by suninstall(8).  It can only be invoked by the super-user. 

The arch argument specifies the application architecture to install (for instance, Sun4, Sun3x...). See arch(1) for further explanation of “application architecture” and examples of valid application architectures.  When run with no arguments, setup_exec displays a usage line that includes the proper format of the arch argument for each supported application architecture.  execpath is the full pathname of the directory in which to install the executables.  When setup_exec is done, the execpath directory is ready to mount as /usr by the heterogeneous server’s NFS clients of the indicated arch. kvmpath is the full pathname of the directory in which to install the kernel-specific executables (libkvm, pstat(8), ps(1), etc.).  When setup_exec is done, the kvmpath directory is ready to mount as /usr/kvm by the heterogeneous server’s NFS clients of the indicated arch.

setup_exec also updates the /etc/exports file (see exportfs(8)) to export the executable directories it has installed.  A system administrator should verify this file to make sure that the directory has been exported to the correct groups. 

OPTIONS

−o Override the software duplication prevention mechanism.  Allows the user to reload a software category that is already installed. 

EXAMPLE

This example shows how to install a directory of executables for Sun-4 system clients. 

example# setup_exec  sun4  /export/exec/sun4  /export/exec/kvm/sun4

FILES

/etc/hosts hosts database

/etc/ethers database of hostnames and Ethernet addresses

/etc/exports database of exported file systems

/usr/etc/install/files records of software installed/extracted after initial installation

/usr/etc/install/files/extractlist.arch
record of extracted categories for application architecture arch

/usr/etc/install/files/suninstall.log
history of systems installed/extracted after initial installation

/usr/etc/install/save records of the initial software installation

/usr/etc/intall/save/suninstall.log
record of the systems initially installed
 

SEE ALSO

exportfs(8), setup_client(8), suninstall(8)

Installing the SunOS

DIAGNOSTICS

incorrect number of arguments
Check the number and the order of arguments.

invalid architecture type “arch”. 
An unsupported value for arch was supplied. 

invalid tape drive type “drive”. 
Valid tape drive types are local and remote. 

invalid tape type “tape”. 
Valid tape types are ar, st, mt, and xt. 

can’t reach tapehost “tapehost”. 
The IP address of tapehost is not in the hosts database, that is, the hosts YP database if the Yellow Pages are running, or the /etc/hosts file otherwise. 

Load release tape n
Mount the release tape specified on the screen and type RETURN to continue. 

Sun Release 4.0  —  Last change: 20 April 1989