Getting Started

SCO Merge 5 for SCO UnixWare 7

SCO Merge(TM) brings support for Windows and DOS applications on the SCO UnixWare 7(TM) system. Windows 95, Windows 98, and DOS applications run simultaneously with business-critical UNIX applications. A common filesystem on the UNIX server allows Windows, DOS, and UNIX users to share data. VNET (Network Neighborhood) networking allows point and click resource sharing with other Merge or native Windows systems. Windows, DOS, and UNIX System users on the host system simultaneously share standard PC peripherals.

System Requirements

Software: SCO UnixWare 7.1.0 or later
CPU: 75 MHz Pentium or better
Display: X capable display with 1024x768 256 color resolution
RAM: 32MB minimum; 64MB recommended; 32 Mb per additional Merge/Windows user advisable
Disk Space:

Installation Notes

Before beginning the installation, review the SCO Merge Release and Installation Notes, which contain known limitations and other important information. In particular, if you are upgrading, be sure to follow the instructions for removing the previous release of Merge prior to installing Merge 5

Downloading and Preparing for Installation

SCO Merge is downloaded as a complete pkgadd stream archive. To download and prepare to install the complete pkgadd stream archive:


  1. Select the complete product ( mrg511k.pkgadd.stream) file from the SCO Merge Download page.

  2. As root, either
    1. move the file to a preferred installation directory:
      2. mv mrg511k.pkgadd.stream /tmp
    2. change to the directory
      3. cd /tmp
    or

    1. make a new directory
      2. mkdir -p /tmp/isl_sw/merge5
    2. move the file to the new directory:
      3. mv mrg511k.pkgadd.stream /tmp/isl_sw/merge5
    3. change to the directory
      4. cd /tmp/isl_sw/merge5
  3. The pkgadd stream is now ready for pkgadd to install.

Installation

After completing the above preparation all that remains is to execute pkgadd to install the pkgadd stream. I.e. while still in the directory the pkgadd stream is located in type:

pkgadd -d `pwd`/mrg511k.pkgadd.stream
or from any other directory use an absolute pathname reference. E.g.:
pkgadd -d /tmp/mrg511k.pkgadd.stream
or
pkgadd -d /tmp/isl_sw/mrg511k.pkgadd.stream

NOTE : The Release and Installation Notes are extremely important and must be read before attempting to upgrade or install SCO Merge.

Licensing

During installation, you are prompted for a license. If you do not have a permanent license, the 60-day evaluation license that is offered during the installation may be used. The same 60-day evaluation license is also reprinted in the Release and Installation Notes.

Please remember that the evaluation licenses are valid for 60 (sixty) days from the date of installation of the particular product. Should you wish to use the product beyond the 60-day period, please purchase a permanent Certificate of License and Authenticity (COLA) from your SCO Authorized Reseller, and install that license with the License Manager.

Evaluation license numbers cannot be reused; removing a product installed with a particular license number and attempting to use that number for the installation of another product will not be successful.

Do not attempt to remove the evaluation license with the License Manager after it is installed. Doing so will cause that license to be invalid should it be used in a subsequent installation.

Desktop Merge is a 2 session license, while Server Merge is a 5 session license. Additional users (sessions) may be enabled in increments of 10 or 25 users through purchase of additional licenses.

Product Documentation

After the product is installed, online documentation can be viewed through SCOhelp under the DOS/Windows topic.