Network Computing Devices NCDware, User Manual

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❏ Installs X servers; server modules containing local clients,
extensions, libraries, and protocols; host system executables
and fonts; color database; X keysym database; and
configuration files (listed in the Release Notes).
❏ Starts the license management software and adds startup
commands to the host startup files.
❏ Configures terminals on the network, updating network and
host databases to include required addressing information. On
UNIX
systems,
ncdinstall
saves the original network and host
database files with the extension
_O
.
Preparing to Configure Terminals Using ncdinstall
Before you install
NCD
ware and configure your terminals, you
need:
❏ A host system with access to a
CD-ROM
drive.
❏ Super-user access privileges.
❏ Approximately 10 minutes to install
NCD
ware.
❏ Terminals set up and attached to the network (see terminal
installation booklets for instructions).
❏ An empty directory. During installation certain files are
installed in this directory.
❏ Information about the terminals you will be adding to the
network. Set up a table that lists the following information for
each terminal before you start the installation program.