4.6.3.3 Updating All FileSets to the Latest Level

4.7 Creating Installation Images on a Hard Disk

Installable image files (or installation packages) can be copied to the disk for use in future installations. These image files will be copied from your installation media (tape or diskette) to a directory on the disk so that they may be installed later using the disk directory as the input device. These files will be copied to the directory named /usr/sys/inst.images.

In order to create installation images on your hard disk, use the SMIT fast path:

1. smitty bffcreate

   A screen similar to Figure 32 is shown:
   
   
   
   Figure 32: Creating Installable Images on Hard Disk
   
   

2. In the INPUT device/directory for software field, enter the name of your source that will be used to copy the images and press Enter.

3. On the next screen, press F4 on the Software package to copy field to get a list of the software available on the media. Select the installation images you want to copy to your hard disk and press Enter.

4. All the images will be copied to your hard disk in the /usr/sys/inst.images directory.

For future installations, enter the /usr/sys/inst.images directory in the INPUT device / directory for software field. If for some reason your .toc file gets corrupted, you will receive an error either in SMIT or the command line, depending on what are you using, similar to:

0503-005 The format of .toc file is invalid

In this case, simply use inutoc command to recreate your .toc file.

This method of creating installation images is helpful in situations where the software you are trying to install has co-requisites that are on a different media, and your installation process is not smart enough to let you change the media it is currently processing. In such situations, your installation will fail; therefore, it is recommended to have all the prerequisites and co-requisites reside in one directory and then do the installation.

4.8 Alternate Disk Installation