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Chapter 3. Site Preparation
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Installation Planning Guide
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The VNMR and Solaris Software Installation Manual contains complete instructions for
configuring the Sun computer and installing the Solaris operating system software
according to Varian specifications. Sun computers operating either as a host or as a separate
data station require specific setup and configuration for Solaris installation that are not met
by the “preloaded” configuration supplied by Sun with the computer.
If you have purchased your Sun computer from Varian, Varian assumes full responsibility
and will install both the Solaris operating system software and the VNMR software, subject
to the constraints discussed above.
If you have purchased your Sun computer from another source, you are responsible for
configuring the hardware and installing the Solaris software according to the instructions
contained in the VNMR and Solaris Software Installation Manual (you can request a free
copy through Varian Technical Support or through your local Varian sales and service
organization). Installation of the rest of the spectrometer system will not start until the
computer system is properly configured; however, you are not expected to install the Varian
VNMR software.
There is an exception: If you have purchased a Sun computer from a source other than
Varian and if you have a knowledge of UNIX system administration and if that computer
came with the Solaris preloaded, it is possible to reconfigure the Sun software so that it can
be used for VNMR operation. In this case only, a copy of the Solaris media is not required.
Guidelines (but not step-by-step instructions) are contained in the VNMR and Solaris
Software Installation Manual for the case of a two-disk system. Varian installers are not
trained to perform these operations. If you have purchased the Sun computer from Varian,
you must have a copy of the Solaris CD-ROM available for the installer to use.
The Varian manual VNMR and Solaris Software Installation Manual contains full, step-by-
step instructions for installing Solaris and VNMR, and the System Operation Manual
contains information to operate your spectrometer and interact with UNIX. The Solaris
software also comes with the Sun AnswerBook online manuals, which provides user-level
documentation on the basic features of Solaris. Additionally, Solaris contains extensive on-
line documentation (accessed by the
man
command). For these reasons, full Sun UNIX
documentation is an option with the purchase of a Sun computer (whether from Varian or
another source).
Full documentation is available from Sun through SunExpress (SX-09), but such
documentation is definitely not required for installation or use of the system.
Computer Preparation Checklist
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Sun computer is SPARCstation.
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Hard disk drives totaling 1 GB or larger.
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CD-ROM drive is installed locally (Solaris requires a locally-mounted CD-
ROM. VNMR can be installed from a remotely-mounted CD-ROM).
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Solaris CD-ROM is available.
If you have purchased the Sun computer from a source other than Varian:
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Copy of current VNMR and Solaris Software Installation Manual is
available.
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Computer installed and configured according to Varian specifications.
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Solaris installed and configured according to Varian specifications.