Preparing to configure terminals using ncdinstall – Network Computing Devices NCDWare 9300572 Rev. B User Manual

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Installs X servers; server modules containing local clients,
extensions, libraries, and protocols; host system executables
and fonts; color database; X keysym database; and
configuration files (listed in the Release Notes).

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Starts the license management software and adds startup
commands to the host startup files.

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Configures terminals on the network, updating network and
host databases to include required addressing information. On

UNIX

systems,

ncdinstall

saves the original network and host

database files with the extension

_O

.

Preparing to Configure Terminals Using

ncdinstall

Before you install

NCD

ware and configure your terminals, you

need:

❏

A host system with access to a

CD-ROM

drive.

❏

Super-user access privileges.

❏

Approximately 10 minutes to install

NCD

ware.

❏

Terminals set up and attached to the network (see terminal
installation booklets for instructions).

❏

An empty directory. During installation certain files are
installed in this directory.

❏

Information about the terminals you will be adding to the
network. Set up a table that lists the following information for
each terminal before you start the installation program.

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