CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Related Documents 1 Installing VXT Software on a DEC OSF/1 AXP System 1.1 Preparing for the Installation 1.2 Installation Procedure Requirements 1.2.1 Prerequisite Hardware 1.2.2 Prerequisite Software 1.2.3 Determining Which Subsets to Load 1.2.4 Determining Which Images to Install 1.2.5 Determining Disk Space Requirements 1.2.6 Backing Up Your System Disk 1.3 Starting the Installation 1.3.1 Installing from Local CD-ROM Distribution Media 1.3.2 Installing from Local TK50 or Magnetic Tape Distribution Media 1.3.3 Installing from Local tar Files 1.3.4 Installing from Remote tar Files, Using TCP/IP 1.3.5 Installing from Remote tar Files, Using DECnet 1.4 Responding to Script Prompts 1.4.1 Error Recovery 1.4.2 Installation Procedure Is Complete 1.4.3 Determining and Reporting Problems 1.5 Sample Installation Session for DEC OSF/1 AXP Systems 1.6 File Names Installed on Your System 2 DEC OSF/1 AXP System Management Tasks 2.1 System Administration Checklist Booting and Downloading 2.2 VXT System Images 2.3 Creating Directory Structures 2.4 Loading VXT Software with IP-Host System Setup 2.5 Loading VXT Software with MOP-Host System Setup 2.5.1 MOP by Name 2.5.2 MOP by Ethernet Address (Preconfigured Host) 2.5.3 Troubleshooting MOP Loading 2.5.4 MOP Trigger to Boot a Remote Node Fonts 2.6 Font Access 2.6.1 TFTP Font Paths 2.6.2 NFS Font Paths 2.7 PCF Font Format for VXT 2000 Windowing Terminals 2.7.1 DEC OSF/1 AXP Fonts 2.7.2 UNIX Fonts 2.8 Compiling Fonts for UNIX TFTP Systems 2.8.1 Font Utilities 2.8.2 Compiling and Installing Custom Fonts for UNIX Systems 2.9 Managing Fonts 2.9.1 Alias Names and XLFD Names X Services 2.10 Installing XDMCP Support on DEC OSF/1 AXP systems 2.11 Customizing Configuration Files for XDMCP Support 2.11.1 Xservers 2.11.2 xdm-pid 2.11.3 xdm-errors 2.11.4 xdm-config 2.11.5 Xresources 2.11.6 Xstartup 2.11.7 Xsession 2.11.8 Xreset 2.11.9 Hints for Configuring Character Cell Terminal Services 2.12 Configuring DEC OSF/1 AXP Systems for LAT Access 2.13 Configuring DEC OSF/1 AXP Systems for Telnet Access 2.14 Configuring DEC OSF/1 AXP Systems for DECnet Access Managing Terminal and Group Settings Printing 2.15 Setting Up Access to VXT 2000 Printer Ports 2.15.1 Setting Up the LAT Printer Port 2.15.2 Setting Up the TCP/IP Printer Port 2.15.3 Printing from the DEC OSF/1 AXP Host Application Launcher