Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 - Manual (Page 53)

RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6
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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6
The general procedure for installing and configuring host cards, Remote Terminal Adaptors
drivers software and associated utilities for the SCO OpenServer 5 and SCO OpenServer 6
operating system is as follows:
1. If required, install any PCI host cards you require into your system. See Installing a
Universal 3.3/5V PCI host card on page 156 .
2. If required, install the RIO SCO OpenServer drivers and utilities onto your system using
the procedures described in Installing device drivers and utilities on page 54 .
3. If required, install any ISA host cards you require into your system. See Installing an ISA
host card on page 158 .
4. If required, remove any host cards you want from your system. See Removing host
cards on page 160 .
5. Install or remove any Remote Terminal Adaptors you require onto your system. See
Installing Remote Terminal Adaptors (RTAs) on page 161 and Removing a Remote
Terminal Adaptor (RTA) on page 173 .
6. Add any Remote Terminal Adaptors to your system configuration and setup as required
using the procedures given in Adding an RTA to the system on page 65 .
7. Remove any Remote Terminal Adaptors from your system configuration as required
using the procedures given in Removing an RTA from the system on page 69 .
Your system is now ready for use. If you add any RTAs to your system following initial
installation you need to can create logins for them using the procedures given in
Creating a
login for an RTA on page 72 .
Note
To remove the RIO device drivers and utilities from your system, see
Removing device drivers and utilities from your system on
page 62