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Installing the Eagle Software

Here are step-by-step installation instructions. In most cases, each step needs to be carried out on both the G box and the A box. In this example, assume that the G box is named gateway the A box is named author and a third machine with a tape drive (if needed, should your systems not have their own tape unit) is named tapehost. (Once operational, the A box is not connected to your local network, but you may need to have it connected for the installation if it does not have a local tape drive.)

  1. Identify your tape drive device name. On Sun SparcStations, the tape drive is normally /dev/rst0. On IBM RS/6000 workstations, the following command will list your tape devices: lsdev -C -c tape -H. AIX tape device names are of the form /dev/rmtX. On HP-UX, tape device names are of the form /dev/rmt/X. You will substitute the device name of your tape drive in commands below for device_name; be sure to include the leading /dev.

  2. Create the directory /usr/raptor. Make sure that the disk partition has at least 10 megabytes free.

    mkdir /usr/raptor
    cd /usr/raptor

  3. Load the software onto both the A and G boxes.. There are three ways to load it, depending on your hardware configuration and network setup.

  4. Install the Eagle software.

    Eagle software is installed by selecting steps from the program Install. The actual steps vary slightly based on the computer architecture. Note, ypu must be logged in as user root before you begin the installation process.

    To start the installation, type:

    cd /usr/raptor
    ./Install

    You then choose the steps you want, and answer the questions. These questions concern what hostnames you have chosen for the Gateway and Authorization machines and their IP addresses. Refer to your Installation Worksheet for this information. Once you have answered these questions, the install procedure will complete automatically. This will take a few minutes, particularly if you are installing on a SparcStation, as the install builds a new operating system kernel for PPP support.

    As a final task, create a login password for the special user display that was created by the installation script. (Use the passwd program to do this.) This user operates with super-user authority on the system, so be sure to keep this password as secure as you would that of the root user.

  5. Configure the Eagle software.

    Eagle is configured by editing a few text files with any ASCII text editor, such as Sun's textedit, IBM's INed, or the generic UNIX editor vi; you may also use any other text editor you may have installed, such as emacs. The format and descriptions of these files are described throughout this manual. These files are located in the /usr/adm/sg directory:

  6. Attach a null-modem RS-232 cable. On SparcStations and HP 9000's, connect the cable from serial port b of the G box to serial port b of the A box. On RS/6000's, use serial port #1 on each. If you already have your console terminal connected to this port, contact Raptor Systems for help in configuring your system.

    This cable forms a private, secure link between the G and A boxes, enabling the Eagle to access the authorization rule database in a secure fasion.

  7. Reboot the A box then the G box.

The software is pre-configured for the CPU boards of your computers, and cannot be installed on any other system. If you need to replace a CPU board or install the Eagle software on another system, contact Raptor Systems for updated software.

If you have to change the IP addresses assigned to the ethernet ports (because, for example, you want to install the Eagle on a entirely different network), just re-run the installation script.



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