Hello ADSMers,
A fixtest for the silent/custom install problems on the Windows
client is now available for the Intel platform. It is located
on our FTP site index.storsys.ibm.com. The fixtest name is
IC22732Q2.
Below is the contents of the README.FTP file for this fixtest.
I apologize in advance if the REAME.FTP info below appears to be
misaligned, or wrapped in such a way as to make it difficult to
read; that would be the work of my e-mail program, and is beyond
my control. But if you go out to the FTP site and go into the
/adsm/fixtest/v3r1/win32/intel directory, you will find the file
there. It is called IC22732Q2.README.FTP and is formatted
correctly. This file will tell you which files to download and
how to start the installation.
Please note that instead of one single 25+ MB file, I have
broken it up into multiple 4 MB files. This should help those
users with slow and/or unreliable internet connections. I have
also included a .BAT file for creating the installation image
from all of the files. Please be sure to download the .EXE and
.BAT files in BINARY format.
Please note that this is a packaging fix only. The ADSM code
itself is the same as that distributed in fixtest IC22732Q.
Best regards,
Andy
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ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (ADSM) Win32 Client READ1ST.TXT
Version 3 Release 1, Level 0.6 PTF IP21494 (Intel)
PTF IP21495 (DEC Alpha)
FIXTEST 6Q2
Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
***************************************************************************
***
* Fixtest 6Q2, IC22732 PULLDOWN MENUS ( FILE EDIT ACTIONS UTILITIES
*
* AND HELP ) DO NOT OPEN UNDER WINNT 3.51 WITH
*
* 3.1.0.6 ADSM CLIENT
*
*
*
* IC22746 ADSM Win32 Client PTF IP21494 (3.1.0.6) does not
*
* provide for custom, silent install.
*
*
*
* IC22780 Mac volume permissions on NT are not all restored
*
* when the Mac volume is set to read only.
*
*
*
* IC22800 Access denied restoring NTFS security attributes
on *
* files and permissions are not restored correctly
on *
* NT client.
*
*
*
* NOTE: The ADSM code is the same as that distributed with the original
*
* IC22732Q fixtest. The *only* difference between this package and
*
* the original is that the silent/custom installation problems
have *
* been fixed via packaging changes. If you already have IC22732Q
*
* installed AND you do not need the silent installation
capability, *
* then there is no need for you to install this fixtest.
*
*
*
* WARNING: THIS FIXTEST SOFTWARE HAS NOT BEEN FULLY SYSTEM TESTED. It is
*
* strongly recommended that you not install this fixtest on a
*
* production machine, at least until you have had the opportunity
*
* to test it on a non-production machine.
*
*
*
* It is also strongly recommended that you not install this
fixtest *
* on a machine that is not experiencing any of the problems listed
*
* agove. Except for fixing the problems listed above, this fixtest
*
* software is functionally equivalent to IP21494, which is the
*
* Version 3.1.0.6 client PTF for Windows NT, 95, and 98. THERE IS
*
* NO NEW FUNCTION IN THIS FIXTEST.
*
***************************************************************************
***
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 1998. All rights reserved.
========================================================================
CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PACKAGE
ABOUT THIS PACKAGE
INSTALLATION
OTHER NOTES
ABOUT THIS PACKAGE
------------------
Due to the large size of this package, it has been fragmented into seven
Due to the large size of this package, it has been fragmented into seven
smaller files of around 4 MB. This should make downloads easier for those
users with slower or less reliable internet connections.
The complete package consists of the following files which must all be
downloaded in BINARY format to the same directory:
- IC22732Q2.BAT
- IC22732Q2.DISK1.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK2.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK3.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK4.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK5.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK6.EXE
- IC22732Q2.DISK7.EXE
All of these files are required in order to successfully install this
package.
In addition, the following information files are provided:
- IC22732Q2.README.1ST - The same file as the READ1ST.TXT file that is
installed with the client. It is a good idea
to review this file before installing this
fixtest code, especially if you are upgrading
from version 3.1.0.5 or below of the ADSM
client.
- IC22732Q2.README.FTP - The file you are reading right now (this file).
INSTALLATION
------------
1) Before installing this package, you must have downloaded all of the
1) Before installing this package, you must have downloaded all of the
required files (as mentioned above).
2) Run IC22732Q2.BAT to create the installation image. Example:
IC22732Q2 E:\ADSMTEMP
This will create the ADSMCLI directory structure in the subdirectory
specified on the command line. In this example, ADSMCLI will be
located under the E:\ADSMTEMP directory.
3) Go to the directory you specified when you ran IC22732Q2.BAT, then "cd"
into ADSMCLI\WIN32\INTEL\DISK1. From there, run SETUP.EXE to start the
client installation.
*** NOTE *** The installation program ends with a warning to reboot the
system. Please be sure that you do reboot the system.
OTHER NOTES
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A default SETUP.ISS file is provided in the ADSMCLI\WIN32\INTEL\DISK1
A default SETUP.ISS file is provided in the ADSMCLI\WIN32\INTEL\DISK1
subdirectory. This file can be used "as is" to perform a default silent
install. The default install is the same as if you performed the install
interactively and chose all of the default settings:
- Install ADSM into C:\Program Files\IBM\ADSM
- Perform a "Typical" install
- Put the administrative client in a different directory from the
backup-archive client.
- Create the icons in the IBM ADSM program folder
- Reboot the system when the installation completes.
To perform a silent install, specify the "-s" option when you run
SETUP.EXE:
setup -s
To create your own SETUP.ISS response file, run SETUP.EXE with the "-r"
option:
setup -r
Respond to the prompts so that ADSM is installed the way you like it.
After
the install completes, there will be a SETUP.ISS file in the Windows
folder
(\WINDOWS on Windows 95 and 98, \WINNT on Windows NT).
To use the response file, copy it into the same directory as the
SETUP.EXE
(usually in the ADSMCLI\WIN32\INTEL\DISK1 directory). Then run SETUP with
the "-s" option, as mentioned above.
Please note that a response file must be used on a machine that is
configured similarly to the machine on which the response file was
created. For example, suppose you create a response file and target
the installation to the G: drive. In order to use this response file
on another machine, that machine must also have a G: drive.
You can verify the success of the installation by checking the SETUP.LOG
file that is created in the same directory as SETUP.EXE. Look for the
"ResponseResult" section at the bottom SETUP.LOG. It will include a
"ResultCode" setting that will be "0" if the install is successful.
Example:
...
[ResponseResult]
ResultCode=0
Andy Raibeck
IBM Storage Systems Division
ADSM Client Development
e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."
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