SysKonnect SK-98xx V2.0 - Manual (Page 30)

30 4 Installation of the Driver Software
4. Copy the driver file <filename>.pck to any directory on your AIX 4.3.3 operating system
with the following command:
cp <cd-rom path>/<filename>.pck /tmp/<filename>.pck
Automatic installation on AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, and AIX 5.2
The following description of the installation process refers to ”smitty” executed from the con-
sole login. The automatic installation on AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, and AIX 5.2 is identical.
To install the driver automatically, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in the computer, boot the corresponding AIX operat-
ing system (for details, see chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Login as “root”.
3. Start “smitty” and the configuration manager by executing
smitty cfgmgr
The menu “Install/Configure Devices Added After IPL” is displayed.
4. For AIX 5.1/5.2: Type the path to the driver, e.g.
/tmp/<filename>.pck
, or
to install the driver from CD-ROM, press <F4> and select / DEV / CD 0.
For AIX 4.3.3: Type the path to the driver, e.g.
/tmp/<filename>.pck
.
5. Press <Enter>.
The automatic installation process starts. When finished, the network device driver is
loaded automatically.
6. When the installation process has been finished successfully, check that the network
device driver is available for further network configuration:
lsdev -C | grep SysKonnect
Executing this command displays a list of available network devices similar to the follow-
ing:
ent1 Available 04-03 SysKonnect SK-9821 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
ent2 Available 04-02 SysKonnect SK-9843 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
For further network configuration, refer to the system manual pages for the corresponding
Ethernet network protocol (en0, en1 ...).
The manual installation for operating systems AIX 4.3.3 and AIX 5.1/AIX 5.2 differs. Both pro-
cedures are described in the two following sections.
Manual installation on AIX 4.3.3
To install the driver manually on AIX 4.3.3, proceed as follows:
1. After you have installed the adapter in the computer, boot AIX 4.3.3 (for details, see
chapter 2 "Installation of the Network Adapter").
2. Login as “root”.
3. Start ”smitty” by executing
smitty
.
4. Select S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION AND M AINTENANCE .
5. Select I NSTALL AND U PDATE S OFTWARE .
6. Select I NSTALL AND U PDATE FROM L ATEST A VAILABLE S OFTWARE .
7. Type the path to the driver, e.g.
/tmp/<filename>.pck
.
8. Press <Enter>.
9. To view the contents of the install package in the menu “Install and Update from Latest
Available Software”, select S
OFTWARE TO I NSTALL with <F4>.
The menu “Software to install” is displayed.
10. Select the driver to be installed with <F7>, or
select DEVICES . PCI with <F7> for all packages.
11. Press <Enter>.