Sun Enterprise 250 Server Owner's Guide

Installing the ShowMe TV Player on Solaris Systems

If you are using a PC to access the AnswerBook2 documentation, you do not need to read this section. ShowMe TV is only for Sun workstation users. PC users can view online videos using ActiveMovie, which is widely available but not supplied by Sun.

If you are using a Sun workstation, ShowMe TV is the supported movie player. ShowMe TV software was shipped with the AnswerBook2 collection you are now viewing. Before your browser can play videos using ShowMe TV, you must install the player on your own system so that the browser can access it.

There are two ways to access the ShowMe TV software, the first of which does not require any installation procedure on your part.

If your administrator has stored the ShowMe TV player in a mounted, exported file system, you can already access this software without any installation. Consult your system administrator to determine if this applies to you.

If the exported file system is in your path, you should be able to type showmetv in a command window, and the ShowMe TV player will start. In this case, you can skip to "Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV" and configure your browser to use the accessible version of the video player.

If the exported file system is not in your path, you need to find out the path from your administrator and then skip to "Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV". You will need to enter the full path to the software in your browser.
If your administrator has not stored the ShowMe TV player in a mounted, exported file system, you will need to retrieve the ShowMe TV tar file, extract the packages, and install the ShowMe TV player software on your local system. See "How to Install ShowMe TV on Your System" for step-by-step instructions.

How to Install ShowMe TV on Your System

If your AnswerBook2 server is not a mounted file server, the ShowMe TV software must be copied via ftp from the AnswerBook2 server into your /tmp directory so that you can install it. Instructions for using the ftp command are provided below. If you need further assistance, please consult your system administrator.

Note -

If the AnswerBook2 server is also a file server, you can copy the tar file using the Solaris cp command instead of using ftp.

Log in as the root user of your system. You must have root access to your system to install software on it. Type:
```
hostname console login: root
password: password
```
Or
```
hostname% su
password: password
```

To retrieve the client software via FTP, follow these steps.
1. Activate the FTP program by typing this command:
```
# ftp 
servername
```
  Where servername is the hostname of the AnswerBook2 server.
2. The FTP program will request that you type in your user name and password:
```
Name: 
username
Password: password
```
3. While in the FTP environment, type these commands:
```
ftp> binary
ftp> get /smtvtmp/smtv.tar /tmp/smtv.tar
ftp> bye
```
  The FTP program will end.

To extract the contents of the smtv.tar file, type:
```
# tar -xvf /tmp/smtv.tar /tmp
```

Install the ShowMe TV package. Type:
```
# pkgadd -d /tmp SUNWsmtvh SUNWsmtvr SUNWsmtvu
```
The packages are installed in your /opt directory by default; however, the pkgadd command gives you the option to select a directory other than /opt.

Log out as the root user. Type:
```
# exit
```

When you have completed the installation, you will need to configure your browser to use the ShowMe TV software. See "Configuring Browsers to Use ShowMe TV".