The following notes were written following an installation of SCO Openserver 5.0.6 to a compaq Proliant DL380.
The compaq contained a SMART/2 array controller with 3 drives attached, 2 x 18GB and 1 x 32GB. The 2 x 18GB were configured as RAID 1 mirrors using the Compaq smartstart CD. This server has 256MB of RAM.
Power on the Compaq server and insert the SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 CD
If the Compaq’s BIOS is set correctly it should boot from the CD and present a “boot: “prompt.
Press ENTER and the installation routine will begin.
At the Install page, press ENTER to accept the EULA, and use the following values:-
Media device to be used : IDE CD ROM IDE Controller : primary Master or slave : master |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Insert your installation CD” prompt, press ENTER.
When prompted for the keyboard type, select “UK English”.
At the liscensing your system page, use the following values:-
License number : EVAL60ENT License code : cuzldwaw License data : d60;mcwrdbw |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Suitability for automatic upgrade” page, choose “Fresh” and press ENTER.
Choose OK, and press ENTER.
The installation program will begin to extract files.
At the “Configuring the basic system” page, use the following values: –
system name : hostname domain name : domain.co.uk security profile : improved time zone : GMT with BST language : Standard C (English) |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Initial system profile” page, use the following values:-
Standard Enterprise system configuration : Yes Lighweight character terminal configuration : No Database services : No |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Preparing your disk and choosing software” page, use the following values:-
Hard disk setup : UNIX only: Bad blocking off. Optional software : SCO OpenServer Enterprise System, 279MB |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Configuring optional software&” page, use the following values:-
Network card : autodetect Network address : 192.168.0.15 Netmask : 255.255.255.0 Broadcast address : 192.168.0.255 Video and graphics : VESA SVGA Mouse : No mouse configured Email system : Sendmail |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
At the “Setting your root password” page, use the following values:-
root password : ****** type again : ****** |
Press the DOWN ARROW to highlight “Accept above choices”, and press ENTER.
Choose OK, then press ENTER.
The installation program will extract some more files. The installation program will make the division and filesystems. The installation program will prompt you to remove the install CD and reboot. |
Base SCO should now be installed.
