Installing the software on the origin server – Grass Valley Profile Fibre Channel Server Interface User Manual
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Profile Fibre Channel Server Interface
Installing the Software on the Origin Server
Follow this procedure to set up the Origin server for installation and use of the
software. The procedure is divided into the operations that are performed as “root”
and those that are performed as user “profile.”
Operations Performed as “root”
1. Add the following line to the /etc/passwd file...
profile:7XHZFbk3c0SZ6:888:88:GuestAccount:/usr/people/profile:/bin/csh
2. Create the directory /usr/people/profile and make sure it is owned by user
“profile.”
3. Add the IP address for the Fibre Channel card to the /etc/hosts file...
xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
NOTE: The alias myFC is required, as is the convention “
where
Also add ethernet and fibre channel addresses for all Profile systems to which the
Origin server will connect.
4. Run inst, the install utility, to install the software from the Profile Fibre
Channel Server Interface CD-ROM. Enter the commands as shown in this
example:
# inst
Inst> from /CDROM/dist
Inst> install *
Inst> list
(i) pdrStream
(i) pdrClean
(i) pdrServer
.
.
.
Inst> go
#
Verify that you have the following command files installed in ~profile/bin
pdrcshrc
mkset
pdr
pdrClean
pdrServer
pdrStream
and that
profile_start
is installed in /etc/init.d.