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Migrating from SCO OpenServer™ 5.0.5 to UnixWare® 7.1 Using Compaq SmartStart v4.23 4 hardware technologies (ISDN and LDAP and PPP protocols) that are building the backbone of business-critical networks • The Webtop that instantly web-enables existing applications; users and administrators no longer have to learn how to access remote systems, run emulators, or launch access applications on the server • Advanced Filesystem Management that centralizes tape backups and restores with the ARCserveâ OpenLite product from Cheyenne; also offers concatenation and disk spanning • Year 2000 ready, EURO support, and UNIX95 compliant. For more information on UnixWare 7.1 features, visit the SCO website at http://www.sco.com/unixware. Pre-installation Tasks To ensure a smooth transition from your SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 operating system to UnixWare 7.1, you need to prepare a comprehensive migration plan. This will avoid confusion and frustration, insufficient hardware capabilities, data loss, and installation delays. At a minimum, a migration plan should include these pre-installation tasks: ? Check minimal hardware requirements. ? Check minimal software requirements. ? Obtain your UnixWare 7.1 license. ? Check for the latest drivers and utilities. ? Create EFS diskettes. ? Check for the latest OS patches and supplements. ? Backup your current system. ? Check Minimal Hardware Requirements Confirm that your hardware supports this upgrade. Table 1 lists the basic system requirements and the SCO-preferred requirements for UnixWare 7.1. Table 1. UnixWare 7.1 minimal and preferred requirements Minimal Requirement 32 MB of memory 1-GB hard drive Graphics-800 X 600 VGA SCO-preferred Requirement 64 MB of memory 4-GB hard drive Graphics-800 X 600 VGA A basic rule of thumb for RAM is a minimum of 32 MB for a graphical interface with an additional 4 MB for each concurrent user. For our migration scenario, we have five users so our minimum RAM requirement would be 52 MB (5 users x 4 MB) + 32 MB). Be sure to also plan for enough swap space. Look at Table 2 for the SCO-recommended swap space. 0413-0799-A

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Migrating from SCO OpenServer™ 5.0.5 to UnixWare® 7.1 Using Compaq SmartStart v4.23
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0413-0799-A
hardware technologies (ISDN and LDAP and PPP protocols) that are building the backbone
of business-critical networks
•
The Webtop that instantly web-enables existing applications; users and administrators no
longer have to learn how to access remote systems, run emulators, or launch access
applications on the server
•
Advanced Filesystem Management that centralizes tape backups and restores with the
ARCserve
â
OpenLite product from Cheyenne; also offers concatenation and disk spanning
•
Year 2000 ready, EURO support, and UNIX95 compliant.
For more information on UnixWare 7.1 features, visit the SCO website at
.
Pre-installation Tasks
To ensure a smooth transition from your SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 operating system to UnixWare
7.1, you need to prepare a comprehensive migration plan. This will avoid confusion and
frustration, insufficient hardware capabilities, data loss, and installation delays. At a minimum, a
migration plan should include these pre-installation tasks:
?
Check minimal hardware requirements.
?
Check minimal software requirements.
?
Obtain your UnixWare 7.1 license.
?
Check for the latest drivers and utilities.
?
Create EFS diskettes.
?
Check for the latest OS patches and supplements.
?
Backup your current system.
?
?
?
?
Check Minimal Hardware Requirements
Confirm that your hardware supports this upgrade. Table 1 lists the basic system requirements
and the SCO-preferred requirements for UnixWare 7.1.
Table 1.
UnixWare 7.1 minimal and preferred requirements
Minimal Requirement
SCO-preferred Requirement
32 MB of memory
64 MB of memory
1-GB hard drive
4-GB hard drive
Graphics-800 X 600 VGA
Graphics-800 X 600 VGA
A basic rule of thumb for RAM is a minimum of 32 MB for a graphical interface with an
additional 4 MB for each concurrent user. For our migration scenario, we have five users so our
minimum RAM requirement would be 52 MB (5 users x 4 MB) + 32 MB).
Be sure to also plan for enough swap space. Look at Table 2 for the SCO-recommended swap
space.