Installing topas without a CD drive 1

[columb]

I seem to have a 'key locked in the box' problem. topas was missed on the original build of some AIX 5.1 machines. On the machines that are physically close to me I simply put the AIX CD 1 in the dive and install the performance tools software. Half way through it prompts to change to CD2 which is no problem.

However many of the machines are on remote sites. I usually install software by having the CDs copied to a drive which is then NFS mounted on the server in question. For anything that doesn't need two CDs this is fine but bos.perf.tools off AIX CD 1 requires perfagent.tools off AIX CD 2 and vice-versa. If I try installing one it fails requiring the other and I am not promted to change CDs.

Any ideas anyone?

Columb Healy

 

[spamly]

Ever consider building a nim server and using that server to get your software and patches?

My workgroup has a P615 for just this. It's pretty handy.

 

[RMGBELGIUM]

how about mounting a cddrive over NFS?

 

[columb]

Thanks guys

My NIM server is one of the remote ones (don't ask!!). I might create another, switch the server from the remote NIM server to the local one, install the fix and put it back.

Can I export a CD drive without mounting it first? When I do so it behaves as if it were any other NFS file system so were back to the original problem.

Columb Healy

 

[d3vzero]

Hi Columb,

You could try Copying the software to disk for future install (SMIT Option).

Then NFS the directory you copied the software into, to your server (and install it from there using your standard installp).

All the Best.

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[plamb]

use smitty
Software Maintenance and Utilities there is an option use Copy Software to Hard Disk for Future Installation it will ask for the cd it needs to do the installtion on your local server then nfs mount it to the remote server

 

[columb]

Thanks all for your help

Columb Healy