Getting Started

SCO ARCserve/Open from Cheyenne 2.2.0k for SCO UnixWare Release 2.1 Platforms

SCO^® ARCserve^®/Open from Cheyenne^® is a comprehensive stand-alone and network backup and restore system for SCO UnixWare^® 2.1 systems. Using either the graphical interface or the command line, SCO ARCserve/Open makes it easy to manage backup and restoration of selected files or complete systems, for a single server or for multiple servers and clients across a heterogeneous network. SCO ARCserve/Open's Changer option, coupled with a supported autochanger, provides fully automated, high capacity data storage management.

SCO ARCserve/Open is able to backup and restore leading UNIX^® system clients, as well as NetWare^®, Microsoft^® Windows^®, Macintosh^®, and OS/2^® clients. These client agents are available from the SCO ARCserve/Open Client Agents Download page in the Free Software area.

By downloading and installing SCO ARCserve/Open from this location, you can use and evaluate the product's functionality, including the SCO ARCserve/Open Changer option and connections to 10 client systems for sixty (60) days.

In addition to this document, please read the SCO ARCserve/Open from Cheyenne Release Notes, available from the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page, and the SCO ARCserve/Open from Cheyenne Cover Letter, which provides important information about new feature functionality, upgrade information, and limitations and workarounds not included in the Release Notes.

System Requirements

Software: SCO UnixWare Release 2.1

RAM: 16 MB minimum

Disk Space: 10 MB

Video: 800x600 or greater for OSF/Motif^® GUI

Tape Devices: Wide range of SCSI QIC, 4mm, 8mm, DLT, and autochanger devices

Before Installing

There are several product files provided in the download file.

NOTE: These packages must be installed in the order listed here due to dependencies within each package.

SCO Policy Manager (pmd.pkg)

The SCO Policy Manager, which provides the licensing functionality for SCO ARCserve/Open. This package is required to enter the license for SCO ARCserve/Open, and must be installed prior to installing SCO ARCserve/Open.

SCO ARCserve/Open from Cheyenne Release 2.2.0 (arcserve.pkg)

The backup and restore server for SCO UnixWare Release 2.1, including full online documentation.

Downloading and Installing SCO ARCserve/Open Products

Depending on the speed and reliability of your Internet connection, you can select to download the SCO ARCserve/Open products as a complete tar file or as partial tar files.

• If you want to download a complete tar file:
  1. Select the complete product (C0*.tar) file from the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page.

  2. As root, move the file to a preferred installation directory:

     mv C0*.tar /tmp1

  3. Change to the installation directory:

     cd /tmp1

  4. Extract the installation package files from the tar file:

     tar xvf C0*.tar

  You can now install the desired SCO ARCserve/Open products and supplements from either the SCO UnixWare 2.1 Desktop or the SCO UnixWare 2.1 command line.

• If you want to download partial tar files:
  1. Download all of the partial product (P*.tar) files from the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page.

  2. As root, move the files to a preferred installation directory:

     mv P*.tar /tmp1

  3. Change to the installation directory:

     cd /tmp1

  4. Extract the contents of the tar files. You must run the following command on each of the partial product files:

     tar xvf <filename>.tar

  5. Run the following command to build the arcserve.pkg file:

     ./combine.sh

  You can now install the desired SCO ARCserve/Open products and supplements from either the SCO UnixWare Desktop or the SCO UnixWare command line.

To install an SCO ARCserve/Open product from the SCO UnixWare Desktop:

1. Log in as owner and start the Desktop, if it isn't already running.

2. Select App_Installer from the Admin_Tools folder on the Desktop.

3. In the ``Install From'' list, select Other.

4. In the ``Folder'' field, erase the /usr/spool/pkg default entry and enter the name of the package you want to install, including the full path you specified in Step 2 of the SCO ARCserve/Open Download procedure (i.e., /tmp1/<filename>.pkg), and press <Return>.

   After a message about cataloging applications, the selected package icon is displayed.

   NOTE: The packages that are available for installation are described in the ``Before Installing'' section. You must install the packages in the order listed in this section due to dependencies within the packages.

5. Click on Install.

6. When installing the arcserve package, a dialog is displayed that prompts you to copy the new SCO_ARCserve icon into the Applications folder on the Desktop. Select the user Desktops to which you want to add the icon and click on OK.

7. When you are finished installing, select Exit from the Actions menu.

8. If you installed the arcserve package, run /etc/licenseMgr at the command line and select Option 1 to license the products.

   NOTE: You must have installed the pmd package before you can perform this step.

   If you do not have a permanent license, you can use the following 60-day evaluation license:

   License Number:  EVLARCSER
   License Code:    uqnclmyr
   License Data:    b0000000003;d60;k0;q0;u10;m0rwnj8
   

   This evaluation license provides full SCO ARCserve/Open server functionality and ten client agent connections. Additionally, this license activates the Changer option.

   When you are finished adding licenses, select q to exit.

9. The installation defines several important environment variables in the /etc/profile and /etc/cshrc files. When you have completed the installation, run one of the following, depending on the shell you are using, to initialize the proper environment for running SCO ARCserve/Open:

   source /etc/cshrc (for C-shell)

   or

   . /etc/profile (for Bourne or Korn shell)

   Alternatively, you can log out and log back in to set up your environment for running SCO ARCserve/Open.

After installing the SCO ARCserve/Open products, you should refer to the SCO ARCserve/Open Release and Installation Notes. To view these notes, return to the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page and click on the Release Notes link.

Installing SCO ARCserve/Open products from the command line

To install an SCO ARCserve/Open product from the SCO UnixWare command line:

1. Make sure that you are logged in as root.

2. Run the pkgadd utility once for each package that you want to install, including the full path to the package file that you specified in Step 2 of the SCO ARCserve/Open Download procedure. For example:

   pkgadd -d /tmp1/<filename>.pkg

   NOTE: The packages that are available for installation are described in the ``Before Installing'' section. You must install the packages in the order listed in this section due to dependencies within the packages.

3. If you installed the arcserve package, run /etc/licenseMgr at the command line and select Option 1 to license the products.

   NOTE: You must have installed the pmd package before you can perform this step.

   If you do not have a permanent license, you can use the following 60-day evaluation license:

   License Number:  EVLARCSER
   License Code:    uqnclmyr
   License Data:    b0000000003;d60;k0;q0;u10;m0rwnj8
   

   This evaluation license provides full SCO ARCserve/Open server functionality and ten client agent connections. Additionally, this license activates the Changer option.

   When you are finished adding licenses, select q to exit.

4. The installation defines several important environment variables in the /etc/profile and /etc/cshrc files. When you have completed the installation, run one of the following, depending on the shell you are using, to initialize the proper environment for running SCO ARCserve/Open:

   source /etc/cshrc (for C-shell)

   or

   . /etc/profile (for Bourne or Korn shell)

   Alternatively, you can log out and log back in to set up your environment for running SCO ARCserve/Open.

5. To add the SCO_ARCserve icon to the Applications folder on your users' Desktops, refer to the SCO UnixWare Release 2.1 documentation.

After installing the SCO ARCserve/Open products, you should refer to the SCO ARCserve/Open Release and Installation Notes. To view these notes, return to the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page and click on the Release Notes link.

Configuration

Configuration instructions for SCO ARCserve/Open are included in the product Release Notes.

To view the configuration information before installing the product, return to the SCO ARCserve/Open Download page and click on the Release Notes link.

Licensing

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

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

Important Notes

• Online documentation for SCO ARCserve/Open is installed with the product (unless you choose otherwise) and is accessible from any HTML browser. The NCSA Mosaic browser, for example, is provided on all SCO UnixWare Release 2.1 systems.

  Running mosaic, access the SCO ARCserve/Open documentation by selecting Open Local from the File menu and entering the following path:

  /usr/lib/scohelp/archome.html

  The SCO ARCserve/Open Documentation Library page is displayed and from here you can view any of the online documentation.

• Limitations in this product and, where possible, workarounds are noted in the product Release Notes. A link to the Release Notes is on the Download page. The contents of these Release Notes are also available online, in the SCO ARCserve/Open Release and Installation Notes, if you install the online documentation.

• Visit http://www2.sco.com for product updates, patches, and other product assistance.