Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide

Chapter 3 Installing Software from the Software Supplement for the Solaris Operating Environment CD

This chapter describes the contents of the software on the CD labeled Software Supplement for The Solaris 9 Operating Environment. This CD is referred to in this document as the Supplement CD. The Supplement CD contains software for these Sun products:

The following table lists the versions of the software in the current Solaris 9..

Table 3-1 Solaris 9 Supplement CD Content

Software 

Solaris 9 

CDRW 

1.0 

Capacity on Demand 

1.0 

Java 3D 

1.2.1 

NetraTM ct Platform

1.0 

Netra t11xx Alarms 

2.0 

Netra Lights Out Management 

2.0 

OpenGL 

1.2.2 

PC launcher, PC file viewer 

1.0.1, 1.0.1 

RSC 

2.1 

ShowMe TV 

1.3 

SunATM 

5.0 

SunFDDI PCI 

3.0 

SunFDDI SBus 

7.0 

SunForum 

3.1 

SunHSI PCI 

3.0 

SunHSI SBus  

3.0 

SunVTS 

4.5 

Sun Enterprise 10000 System Service Processor 

3.5 

Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 1.0 

1.0 

Installing Supplement CD Software

There are at least two ways to install software from the Supplement CD:

Before Installing Supplement CD Software

If you have installed any of the Supplement CD software from a previous release, you should remove the packages associated with that software before installing the new software.

Installing Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start 2.0

You can use Solaris Web Start 2.0 to install Supplement CD software after you have installed the Solaris operating environment.

To Install Supplement CD Software Using Solaris Web Start 2.0
  1. Insert the Supplement CD into your CD ROM drive.

  2. In a shell, type:


    # cd /cdrom/cdrom0# ./installer
    

  3. When the Solaris Web Start GUI is displayed, select Next.

  4. See Table 3-2. In the Solaris Web Start 2.0 column, software is labeled "Installed by default" or "Optional".

    1. If you want to install all of the default installed software, click Default Install, then click Next.

    2. If you only want to install some of the software products, click Custom Install, then click Next. Select the software you want to install, then click Next.

Table 3-2 Supplement Software Installation

Software 

Solaris Web Start 2.0 

SunVTS 5.0 software 

Installed by default 

OpenGL 1.2.1 software 

Installed by default 

PC launcher and PC file viewer software 

Installed by default 

ShowMe TV 1.3 software 

Installed by default 

Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook2 Set 

Installed by default 

SunFDDI drivers 

Installed by default 

SunHSI drivers 

Installed by default 

SunATM driver 

Installed by default 

SunForum software 

Installed by default 

Java 3D 1.2.1 software 

Installed by default 

Remote System Control 2.1 (RSC) for Sun Enterprise Servers 

Installed by default 

CDRW 1.0 software 

Installed by default 

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.4 software 

Optional 

Alternate Pathing 2.3.1 software 

Optional 

Capacity On Demand (COD) 1.0 software 

Optional 

Netra ct Platform software 

Optional 

Netra t11 Alarms software 

Optional 

Netra Lights Out Management software 

Optional 

Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane Firmware 1.0 

Optional 

Installing Supplement CD Software on a Standalone System Using pkgadd

To install packages for supported products from the Supplement CD using pkgadd
  1. Insert the Supplement CD into your CD-ROM drive.

    The File Manager window is displayed.

  2. In a shell, become superuser using the su command and the superuser password.

  3. Type:


    # /usr/sbin/pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/directory/Product package_names
    

    or:


    # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/directory/Product
    
    # pkdadd -d . package_names
    

where directory is the software product directory from Table 3-3 and package_names are the package names from Table 3-3.

The argument to the -d option must be a full path name to a device or directory. If you do not specify the device on which the package resides, pkgadd checks the default spool directory (/var/spool/pkg). If the package is not there, installation fails.

To install a particular product, choose the appropriate packages:

Table 3-3 Software and Packages

Software 

Version 

Directory 

Packages 

Validation Test Suite Software (SunVTS) 

4.5 

SunVTS_4.5/ 

SUNWvts 

SUNWvtsmn 

SUNWvtsx 

SUNWvtsol 

OpenGL Runtime Libraries  

1.2.1 

OpenGL_1.2.1/ 

SUNWafbgl 

SUNWafbgx 

SUNWffbgl 

SUNWffbgx 

SUNWifbgl 

SUNWifbgx 

SUNWglh 

SUNWglrt 

SUNWglrtu 

SUNWglrtx 

SUNWglsr 

SUNWglsrx 

SUNWglsrz 

PClauncher/PC file viewer 

1.0.1/1.0.1 

PC_launcher_1.0.1_PC_fileviewer_1.0.1/ 

SUNWdtpcv 

SUNWdtpcz 

SUNWdtpcp 

Remote System Control Server  

2.1 

RSC_2.1/ 

SUNWrsc 

SUNWrscd 

SUNWrscj 

ShowMe TV 

1.3 

ShowMeTV_1.3/ 

SUNWsmtvh 

SUNWsmtvr 

SUNWsmtvt 

SUNWsmtvu 

SunForum 

3.1 

SunForum_3.1 

SUNWdat 

SUNWdatu 

SunFDDI PCI driver  

3.0 

SunFDDI_PCI_3.0/ 

SUNWpfd 

SUNWpfh 

SUNWpfm 

SUNWpfu 

SunFDDI SBus driver  

7.0 

SunFDDI_SBus_7.0/ 

SUNWnfd 

SUNWnfh 

SUNWnfm 

SUNWnfu 

SunHSI PCI driver  

3.0 

SunHSI_PCI_3.0/ 

SUNWhsip 

SUNWhsipm 

SUNWhsipu 

SunHSI SBus driver  

3.0 

SunHSI_SBus_3.0/ 

SUNWhsis 

SUNWhsism 

SUNWhsisu 

Sun Hardware AnswerBook2 

1.0 

Sun_Hardware_Answerbook/ 

SUNWabhdw 

Java 3D 

1.2.1 

Java3D_1.2.1/ 

SUNWj3doc 

SUNWj3dem 

SUNWj3drt 

SUNWj3dut 

SunATM 5.0 

5.0 

SunATM_5.0/ 

SUNWatm 

SUNWatma 

SUNWatmu 

Alternate Pathing 

2.3.1 

Alternate_Pathing_2.3.1/ 

SUNWapdocSUNWapdvSUNWaprSUNWapu 

SUNWabap 

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 

3.4 

System_Service_Processor_3.4/ 

SUNWsspdfSUNWsspdoSUNWsspdrSUNWsspfpSUNWsspidSUNWsspmnSUNWsspobSUNWsspopSUNWssppoSUNWssprSUNWsspstSUNWsspue 

SUNWuessp 

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity On Demand (COD) software and AnswerBook 

1.0 

Capacity_on_Demand_1.0/ 

SUNWcodSUNWcodbkSUNWcodmn 

Netra ct Platform software 

1.0 

Netra_ct_Platform_1.0/ 

SUNW2jdrtSUNWctacSUNWcteuxSUNWctevxSUNWctmgx 

Netra t11 Alarms software 

2.0 

Netra_t11xx_Alarms_2.0/ 

SUNWtsalmSUNWtsalrSUNWtsalu 

Netra Lights Out Management software 

2.0 

Netra_Lights_Out_Management_2.0/ 

SUNWlommSUNWlomrSUNWlomu 

CDRW 

1.0 

CDRW_1.0 

SUNWcdrw 

Sun Fire 880 FC-AL Backplane Firmware  

1.0 

Sun_Fire_880_FC-AL_Backplane_Firmware_1.0/ 

SUNWfcbpl.u 

If a problem occurs during package installation, information about the problem is displayed, followed by this prompt:

Do you want to continue with this installation?

Respond with either yes, no, or quit.

Validation Test Suite Software (SunVTS Software)

The SunVTS validation test suite is a diagnostic tool designed to test Sun hardware. By running multiple diagnostic hardware tests, the SunVTS software verifies the connectivity and functionality of most SPARC hardware controllers and devices in a 32-bit or 64-bit Solaris operating environment.

SunVTS provides an infrastructure for programmers to develop their own tests and run them using the SunVTS interface.

You can find the software for the SunVTS application on the Supplement CD. To use the SunVTS software, refer to the SunVTS 5.0 User's Guide, the SunVTS 5.0 Test Reference Manual, and the SunVTS Quick Reference Card.

Table 3-4 describes the main features of the SunVTS environment.

Table 3-4 SunVTS Diagnostic Tool Features

Feature 

Description 

SunVTS kernel (vtsk)

The SunVTS kernel controls all aspects of the testing. It is a daemon designed to stay in the background, and to be used when needed. Upon starting, the SunVTS kernel probes the hardware configuration of the system under test and waits for instructions from a SunVTS user interface. During testing, the SunVTS kernel coordinates the running of individual tests, and manages all the messages (informational and error messages) sent by these tests. 

SunVTS CDE user interface (vtsui)

This interface is designed to run on top of the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). This user interface provides the means to configure, run, and monitor SunVTS test sessions for local and remote hosts. 

SunVTS TTY user interface (vtstty)

Because not every system has a monitor, SunVTS has a TTY interface. This ASCII menu-based interface accepts various key sequences to control the test options and the test sessions. It can be used from a terminal, a shell tool, or a remote login session through a modem. 

Running an individual test from the command line 

Besides being run from a SunVTS user interface, each individual hardware test can be run from a UNIX® command line. Running a test alone can be helpful to validate only one piece of hardware.

Custom test support 

A SunVTS user can run third-party executable test binaries under the SunVTS environment in the way that the test, rather than the SunVTS kernel, fully controls its input argument list and output log files. A user can simply modify the .customtest file provided by SunVTS to make it loosely coupled to the environment.

SunVTS Packages

Table 3-5 provides a list of SunVTS packages needed to run the SunVTS diagnostic tool.

Table 3-5 SunVTS Packages on the Supplement CD

Includes Packages 

Name 

Description 

SUNWvts

Validation Test Suite 

SunVTS kernel, user interface (UI), tests and tools 

SUNWvtsmn

Validation Test Suite Manual Pages 

Manual pages for SunVTS utilities/binaries 

SUNWvtsx

Validation Test Suite 

64-Bit Validation Test Suite software 

Installing SunVTS

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Using SunVTS Software

To use SunVTS software, refer to the SunVTS 5.0 User's Guide in the Solaris 9 on Sun Hardware AnswerBook set. For SunVTS test and quick reference information, refer to the SunVTS 5.0 Test Reference Manual and SunVTS Quick Reference Card.

OpenGL Software

The Sun OpenGL software for Solaris is the Sun native implementation of the OpenGL application programming interface (API). The OpenGL API is an industry-standard, vendor-neutral graphics library. It provides a small set of low-level geometric primitives and many basic and advanced 3D rendering features, such as modeling transformations, shading, lighting, anti-aliasing, texture mapping, fog, and alpha blending.

Supported Platforms

The Sun OpenGL 1.2.1 software for Solaris supports the following devices:

Removing Old Packages

If you have older versions of the Sun OpenGL software for Solaris packages, you must use the pkgrm command to remove them.

To Remove Old Packages
  1. Check to see whether any older versions of the OpenGL packages are installed using the pkginfo command.

    The pkginfo | egrep -i "OpenGL" command lists any existing OpenGL packages that you have installed.


    % pkginfo | egrep -i "OpenGL"
    application SUNWffbgl     Creator Graphics (FFB) OpenGL Support
    application SUNWglrt      OpenGL Runtime Libraries
    application SUNWglrtu     OpenGL Platform Specific Runtime Libraries
    application SUNWglwrt     OpenGL Widget Library
    application SUNWafbgl     Loadable pipeline for UPA Bus Elite3D graphics
    application SUNWgldoc     Solaris OpenGL Documentation and Man Pages
    application SUNWglh       Solaris OpenGL Header Files
    application SUNWglut      Solaris OpenGL Utilities and Example Programs
    application SUNWglwh      Solaris OpenGL Widget Header Files

  2. To remove the packages, become superuser:


    % su
    Password: superuser password
    

  3. Run pkgrm to remove all existing Sun OpenGL software for Solaris packages.


    # pkgrm SUNWglrt SUNWglh...
    

OpenGL Packages

Table 3-6 lists the packages that are provided with the Sun OpenGL software for Solaris.

Table 3-6 OpenGL Packages

Package Name 

Description 

Default Install Location 

SUNWglh

OpenGL header files 

/usr

SUNWglrt

OpenGL client-side runtime libraries 

/usr/openwin/lib

SUNWglsr

OpenGL generic SPARC software renderer 

/usr/openwin/lib

SUNWglrtu

OpenGL libraries specific to UltraSPARCTM

/usr/openwin/platform/sun4u/lib/GL

SUNWglsrz

OpenGL UltraSPARC software renderer 

/usr/openwin/platform/sun4u/lib/GL

SUNWafbgl

OpenGL device pipeline for Elite3D graphics accelerators 

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/devhandlers

SUNWffbgl

OpenGL device pipeline for Creator and Creator3D graphics accelerators 

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/devhandlers

SUNWifbgl

OpenGL device pipeline for Expert3D graphics accelerator 

/usr/openwin/lib/GL/devhandlers

SUNWglrtx

Sun OpenGL 64-bit Runtime Libraries 

/usr/openwin

SUNWglsrx

OpenGL 64-bit UltraSPARC software renderer 

/usr/openwin/platform/sun4u/lib/sparcv9/GL

SUNWafbgx

OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for Elite3D graphics accelerator 

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/GL/devhandlers

SUNWffbgx

OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for Creator and Creator3D graphics accelerators 

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/GL/devhandlers

SUNWifbgx

OpenGL 64-bit device pipeline for Expert3D graphics accelerator 

/usr/openwin/lib/sparcv9/GL/devhandlers

Installing OpenGL

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

After Installing the Packages

After installing the packages, do the following:

To Verify Package Installation
  1. Exit the window system and restart it so that the window system loads the newly installed GLX server extension.

  2. To verify that the OpenGL libraries are installed correctly, run ogl_install_check.

    The ogl_install_check test program prints the version of the OpenGL library and renderer used, and renders a rotating wheel. The program returns the following output when it is run on an UltraSPARC Creator3D:


    OpenGL Vendor:             Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    OpenGL Version:            1.2.1 Sun OpenGL 1.2.1 for Solaris

For diagnostic purposes, the following values should be noted if Solaris OpenGL software problems are seen:


OpenGL Renderer:               Creator 3D, VIS
OpenGL Extension Support:      GL_EXT_texture3D
                               GL_SGI_color_table
                               GL_SUN_geometry_compression
                               GL_EXT_abgr
                               GL_EXT_rescale_normal
OpenGL GLX Server:             Detail Status Report
     GLX:     Context is direct.
     GLX:     OpenGL Rendering in use
     GLX:     Double Buffering in use
     GLX:     Color Buffer (GLX_BUFFER_SIZE) = 24 bits
     GLX:     Depth Buffer (GLX_DEPTH_SIZE) = 28 bits
     GLX:     Stencil Buffer (GLX_STENCIL_SIZE) = 4 bits
     GLX:     RGBA (True Color/Direct Color) Visual in use
OpenGL Library:                Detail Status Report
     Number of color bits (R/G/B/A): 8/8/8/0
     Frame Buffer Depth (GL_DEPTH_BITS):28

Unexpected Slow Local Rendering

Whenever possible, Sun OpenGL software for Solaris renders directly to the frame buffer, bypassing the X server. This is enabled by Sun's DGA mechanism for locking portions of the screen. However, a Solaris security feature only allows the user who originally logged in to the window system to use DGA to lock portions of the screen. Only owners of the window system have access to DGA.

If you notice poor performance when rendering locally, the cause may be this Solaris security feature. For example, if you start the window system, and another user at the workstation changes to that user's own environment using su, the application will not run via DGA even though the second user is running the application locally.

If you notice slow local rendering, run the ogl_install_check diagnostic program (found in /usr/openwin/demo/GL) to determine whether the application is running via DGA. If the OpenGL GLX server status report from the ogl_install_check program says that the GLX context is indirect, edit the login permissions to enable DGA access for all users.

To give all local users access to DGA, follow these steps:

To Give All Local Users Access to DGA
  1. Become superuser:


    % su
    Password: superuser password
    

  2. Edit permissions to allow world read/write access to the following devices:


    % chmod 666 /dev/mouse /dev/kbd /dev/sound/* /dev/fbs/*
    

    This enables DGA access for all users for the duration of the current window system session (subject to X authorization, see xhost(1)).

  3. Edit the /etc/logindevperm file and change the default permissions of all devices listed in the file to 0666 to allow world read/write access.

    For example, in the following lines in logindevperm, change 0600 to 0666 so that the next time you log in and restart your window system, it will still be accessible by all users.


    /dev/console     0600     /dev/mouse:/dev/kbd
    /dev/console     0600     /dev/sound/*       # audio devices
    /dev/console     0600     /dev/fbs/*         #frame buffers

    Note that your system is no longer secure.

PC Launcher

Audience

PC launcher is designed for Solaris users who have access to Windows `98, ME, NT, or 2000 based PC environments

What is PC Launcher?

PC launcher provides you with the capability to view and edit PC files and attachments by launching the associated Windows applications and files in the PC environment. PC launcher enables you to launch attachments and files created in the Windows environment.

PC Launcher Installation Requirements

If you don't have the Supplement CD, contact your Sun service representative.

System Requirements

Sun Workstation

Network PC Environment with one of the following:

PC Launcher Installation

SunPCi Requirements

In order for PC launcher to work, SunPCi and its host workstation must be able to ping each other by `name'. To do this, you must have:

Because of the network architecture of SunPCi and the way it shares Ethernet access with its host, the SunPCI and host cannot see each other on the network.

To work around this, use an IP routing system (a "real" router, another Sun system, an NT system, etc.) on the same subnet to act as a proxy router.


Note -

You must have account access to the IP router you have selected, since you must add two routes to it.


For example, based on following setup:

you need to do the following:

  1. On the host workstation:

    route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 1


    Note -

    You can add an /etc/rc script to make this happen at every reboot.


  2. On the routing proxy:

route add 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.3 0

route add 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 0 (or the equivalent)


Caution - Caution -

You must add routes to all three systems in this fashion in order for this to work. Do NOT assume that "standard network default routers" or anything else will provide similar functionality; they will not.


After doing this, verify that the SunPCi can ping its host by IP, and vice versa. Once that works, make sure the systems can ping each other by name; add entries to the appropriate naming services if they cannot. On UNIX, examples of naming services are DNS or /etc/hosts. Windows can use DNS or the hosts file as well. Consult your system administrator to add these entries, based on your setup. Once the systems can ping each other by name, PC launcher installs.

For further assistance with installation of SunPCi, refer to the following publications:

Installing PC Launcher Packages

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Configuring PC Launcher

You configure PC launcher by specifying your setup in the three steps on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Before configuring, you must have the following:

To Configure PC Launcher for PCi
  1. From the CDE Toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop controls. The PC launcher Configuration window is displayed. Answer the questions in the following three steps.

    1. On-Board PC Emulator and SunPCI (default)

    2. Enter your Sun PCi's hostname (default)

    3. Let PC Emulator handle the file

  3. Click OK.


    Note -

    PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing through the Sun PCi card whenever you double-click a document. If you want to do "quick" viewing, select Let Solaris handle the file and PC file viewer is invoked. For editing, use the right-mouse button and select Open In Emulator.


  4. From SunPCi, run h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe. This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

To Configure PC Launcher for the Software Environment
  1. From the CDE toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop controls then select or enter the following:

    1. On-Board PC Emulator and SoftWindows.

    2. Hostname

    3. Let Solaris handle the file


      Note -

      PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-mouse double-click. If you selected "Let Solaris handle the file" when you configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.


  3. Click OK.

  4. From the software environment run:


    h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe
    

    This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

To Configure PC Launcher for a Deskside PC
  1. From the CDE toolbar, start the Application Manager.

  2. Click Configure PC launcher under the Desktop Applications then select or enter the following:

    1. Standalone PC

    2. Hostname

    3. Let the Standalone PC handle the file


      Note -

      PC-type documents can be opened for viewing and editing with a right-mouse double-click. If you selected Let Solaris handle the file when you configured PC launcher, then double-clicking on a file will launch PC file viewer.


  3. Click OK.

  4. From Deskside PC run:


    h: \.dt\bin\win9x\intel\sdtpcactiond.exe
    

    This step assumes h: is mapped to your UNIX home directory.

Using PC Launcher

The CDE front panel and CDE workspace can be populated with an icon representing the PC environment, such as SunPCi. To do this, drag and drop OpenInSunPCi from the Desktop Applications in Application Manager, onto the Front Panel.

If you did not configure PC launcher, then the first time you open PC launcher, the PC launcher Configuration window will display. This is where you will configure PC launcher. You only need to configure PC launcher once.

Working With Windows Files

Identification of many popular PC file formats in CDE allows you to select and launch them in your preferred PC environment, such as SunPCI. A right mouse click on these files gives you the three following choices in the menu:

You can drag and drop Windows shortcuts onto the front panel. You can also put shortcuts on the CDE workspace by creating a windows short cut in your UNIX home directory and using dtfile to drag and drop. Refer to Windows help on creating shortcuts, and CDE help to get more information on drag and drop.

To Open an Application or Datafile

    Double-click on the shortcut from the Solaris desktop.

    The associated applications must be available to you. This procedure makes the Solaris desktop act like a Windows desktop. You can keep all your relevant applications inside the Solaris CDE front panel and CDE workspace and run them by double-clicking on them.

To Run Windows Binary Files

    Double-click on the file (exe) and run inside the PC environment (for example, SunPCi).

To Copy and Paste Text
  1. Highlight the text you want to copy and select Copy from the Edit menu.

  2. Click the place you want to paste the text, and select Paste from the Edit menu.

To View a File

    Click on the file and select View.

To Search for a File
  1. Select Find/Change from the Edit menu.

  2. Enter the filename into the Find field and click Find.

To Print Files

    Select Print from the File menu

    The file prints out on the PC printer.

Other Features

To Display the Windows Start Menu in CDE

Using manual steps, you can get to all of the Windows Start Menu choices in the CDE Application Manager.

  1. Start Windows Explorer.

  2. Copy C: \Window\StartMenu\ to H: \.dt\appmanager.

  3. Start Application Manager.

  4. Go to the desktop controls.

  5. Click Reload Application.

To Log On to a Different Machine

    Reconfigure PC launcher on the Configuration window.

To Reconfigure PC Launcher

    Remove the PC's hostname in Step 2 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Switch Between Targets

    Change your selection in Step 1 on the PC launcher Configuration window.

Getting Help for PC Launcher

Help for PC launcher is available through the Help menu at the bottom of the PC launcher Configuration window.

PC File Viewer

PC File Viewer

The PC file viewer software provides you with an application to view popular PC file formats such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, and AutoCAD. Use the viewer to choose a file and to copy and paste information from the viewer to another application, such as a text editor. CDE applications will be able to identify these filetypes and launch this application by double-clicking on the icon in your mail attachment or from File Manager (dtfile).

File Formats Supported

PC file viewer supports 17 different file types:

Word Processing Formats

Spreadsheet Formats

Presentation Formats

Graphics Formats

PC File Viewer Limitations

PC file viewer is limited to the following products and configurations for this Solaris release:

The following limitations are related to displaying items in a supported file:

Installing PC File Viewer

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Adding PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel

To Add PC File Viewer to the CDE Front Panel
  1. Open File Manager (dtfile).

  2. Go to the /opt/SUNWdtpcv/bin directory.

    The PC file viewer icon appears there.

  3. Open the CDE front panel where you want the icon.

    For example, the Application or File sub-folder.

  4. Drag and drop the PC file viewer icon from File Manager to InstallIcon in the selected subfolder.

  5. Launch PC file viewer by clicking on the icon in the CDE front panel.

    You can also promote the icon to appear on the front panel by default.

ShowMe TV 1.3 Software

ShowMe TV is a television system for local- and wide-area networks. You can use it to view and broadcast live or prerecorded video programs on your network. Here are some examples of how you can use ShowMe TV:

ShowMe TV contains the following components:

ShowMe TV Packages

Table 3-7 lists the packages that are provided with ShowMe TV.

Table 3-7 ShowMe TV Packages

Package Name 

Description 

Default Install Location 

SUNWsmtvh

Online help binaries and documentation 

/opt/SUNWsmtv

SUNWsmtvr

ShowMe TV receiver application and support files 

/opt/SUNWsmtv

SUNWsmtvt

ShowMe TV transmitter application and support files 

/opt/SUNWsmtv

SUNWsmtvu

Support utilities 

/opt/SUNWsmtv

Removing Old Packages

If you have ShowMe TV 1.1, 1.2, or 1.2.1 installed, you need to remove it before installing ShowMe TV 1.3.

    To remove ShowMe TV 1.1, type:


    # pkgrm SUNWsmUt1 SUNWstv SUNWstvs
    

If you have an earlier release of ShowMe TV 1.2 installed, you need to remove it before installing any new software packages.

    To remove ShowMe TV 1.2 or 1.2.1, type:


    # pkgrm SUNWsmtvt SUNWsmtvu SUNWsmtvr SUNWsmtvh
    

Installing ShowMe TV

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Translated Documentation

The Supplement CD contains the ShowMe TV User's Guide in the following languages:

To Access the ShowMe TV User's Guide

The /cdrom/cdrom0/ShowMeTV1.3/Docs/UserGuide directory on the Supplement CD contains the following files:

Table 3-8 ShowMe TV Translated Documents

File Name 

Description 

UG_en.ps

English PostScript(TM) file 

UG_de.ps

German PostScript file 

UG_fr.ps

French PostScript file 

UG_es.ps

Spanish PostScript file 

UG_it.ps

Italian PostScript file 

UG_sv.ps

Swedish PostScript file 

UG_ja.ps

Japanese PostScript file 

UG_ko

Korean HTML files 

UG_zh

Simplified Chinese HTML files 

UG_zh_TW

Traditional Chinese HTML files 

    To view the desired PostScript manual, type the following at the command line:


    # imagetool filename
    

    To print the manual, either use the File menu in Image Tool or type the following at the command line:


    # lp filename
    

    To view the manuals in HTML format, use a Web browser and type the following in the address field:


    file:/cdrom/cdrom0/ShowMeTV1.3/Docs/UserGuide/directory
    

If you have copied the HTML files to a different directory, type in the path to that directory. Open the table of contents to determine which file to open.

Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers

Sun Remote System Control (RSC) is a secure server management tool that lets you monitor and control a Sun Enterprise 250, Sun Fire 280R, or Sun Fire 880 server over modem lines and over a network, using Solaris operating environment or Microsoft Windows clients. RSC can also notify you when server problems occur. RSC provides remote system administration for geographically distributed or physically inaccessible systems. All hardware functionality required to support RSC is already included with your Sun Enterprise 250, Sun Fire 280R, or Sun Fire 880 server.

The Sun Remote System Control for Sun Servers software is provided on the Supplement CD. For installation information, see "Installing Supplement CD Software". For configuration information for Remote System Control, see Remote System Control (RSC) User's Guide.

SunForum

SunForum is a data conferencing product for Sun workstations. It is based on the T.120 standard, which enables your Sun system to conference over intranets and the Internet with other T.120 products, such as Microsoft NetMeeting and PictureTel LiveShare Plus, version 4.0. SunForum includes the following features:

Installing SunForum

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Online Help

You can read information about SunForum online. You can access help from the Help menu located on any SunForum menu bar.

Network Adapter Drivers Included on the Supplement CD

The following software is provided on the Supplement CD contained in your Solaris 9 Media Kit:


Note -

SunFDDI supports booting from the 32-bit kernel or the 64-bit kernel. SunFDDI will attach to whichever you choose to boot from with no special user interaction.


Installing the Drivers


Note -

Before installing driver software from the Supplement CD, make sure that you have already installed the adapter hardware. Refer to the appropriate Platform Notes for more information.


See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Platform Notes for Network Adapter Drivers

Refer to the following platform notes for more information:

Configuring VLANs

VLANs: Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are commonly used to split up groups of network users into manageable broadcast domains, to create logical segmentation of workgroups, and to enforce security policies among each logical segment. With multiple VLANs on an adapter, a server with a single adapter can have a logical presence on multiple IP subnets. By default, 512 VLANs can be defined for each VLAN-aware adapter on your server.

If your network does not require multiple VLANs, you can use the default configuration, in which case no further configuration is necessary.

VLANs can be created according to various criteria, but each VLAN must be assigned a VLAN tag or VLAN ID (VID). The VID is a 12-bit identifier between 1 and 4094 that identifies a unique VLAN. For each network interface (ce0, ce1, ce2 and so on), 512 possible VLANs can be created. Because IP subnets are commonly used, it's best to use IP subnets when setting up a VLAN network interface. This means that each VID assigned to a VLAN interface of a physical network interface will belong to different subnets.

Tagging an Ethernet frame requires the addition of a tag header to the frame. The header is inserted immediately following the Destination MAC address and the Source MAC address. The tag header consists of two bytes of Ethernet Tag Protocol Identifier (TPID, 0x8100) and two bytes of Tag Control Information (TCI). Figure 3-1 shows the Ethernet Tag Header format.

Figure 3-1 Ethernet Tag Header Format

Graphic

To Configure Static VLANs
  1. Create one hostname.cenum file (hostname6.cenum file for IPv6) for each VLAN which will be configured for each adapter on the server, using the following naming format that includes both the VID and the physical point of attachment (PPA):

    VLAN logical PPA = <1000 * VID> + <Device PPA> ce123000 = 1000*123 + 0

    Example: hostname.ce123000

    This format limits the maximum number of PPAs (instances) you can configure to 1000 in the /etc/path_to_inst file.

    For example, on a server with the Sun GigabitEthernet/P 3.0 adapter having an instance of 0, that belongs to a member of two VLANs, with VID 123 and 224, you would use ce123000 and ce224000, respectively, as the two VLAN PPAs.

  2. Use the ifconfig(1M) to configure a VLAN virtual device, for example:


    # ifconfig ce123000 plumb up
    # ifconfig ce224000 plumb up
    

    The output of ifconfig -a on a system having VLAN devices ce123000 and ce224000:


    # ifconfig -a
    lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
            inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 
    hme0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
            inet 129.144.131.91 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129.144.131.255
            ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8 
    ce123000: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
            inet 199.199.123.3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199.199.123.255
            ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8 
    ce224000: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
            inet 199.199.224.3 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 199.199.224.255
            ether 8:0:20:a4:4f:b8 

  3. On the switch, set VLAN tagging and set VLAN ports to coincide with the VLANs you've set up on the server. Using the examples in Step 2 , you would set up VLAN ports 123 and 224 on the switch.

    Refer to the documentation that came with your switch for specific instructions for setting VLAN tagging and ports.

Java 3D 1.2.1 API

The Java 3D 1.2.1 API is a set of classes for writing three-dimensional graphics applications and 3D applets. It gives developers high level constructs for creating and manipulating 3D geometry and for constructing the structures used in rendering that geometry. Application developers can describe very large virtual worlds using these constructs, which provide Java 3D software with enough information to render these worlds efficiently.

Installation Dependencies

Installing Java 3D 1.2.1 API

See "Installing Supplement CD Software".

Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Software

For SSP installation and update procedures, as well as SSP release notes, see the Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP Installation and Release Notes, a printed copy of which is included in your media kit.

Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Software

For Capacity on Demand software installation, as well as release notes, see the Sun Enterprise 10000 Capacity on Demand 1.0 Installation Guide and Release Notes, a printed copy of which is included in your server media kit.

Netra ct Platform Software

The Netra ct Platform 1.0 software on the Supplement CD contains the software required to support environmental monitoring, alarms (RSC software), and SNMP monitoring of the Netra ct servers.

The two current Netra ct servers are the Netra ct800 and the Netra ct400.

The software should not be installed on servers that are not Netra systems.