Customization Tasks

Installation Guide

Complete all customization tasks that apply to your newly installed system.

Use Configuration Assistant to perform these customization tasks:

Installation of the AIX Documentation Library Service. This choice configures the AIX Documentation Library Service that is used by users to conduct searches of online documentation. It is highly recommended that this configuration be done since applications may depend on this service to conduct searches of their online manuals and helps. This choice also offers the optional ability to install a web browser, web server, and the AIX documentation.
Set the system date and time for your time zone.
Set a root user account password to restrict access to system resources.
Check the system storage and paging space (and increase, if necessary) needed to install and use additional software applications.
Set your system to communicate with other systems and access their resources. Use the worksheets to gather information necessary to configure network communications. Contact your system and network administrators for the correct information for your system.
Note: If you need to configure your machine as an NFS server, refer to NFS Installation and Configuration in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.
Update installed software after a migration installation.
Configure Web-based System Manager to run in a Web browser (applet mode).
Exit Configuration Assistant and log on to the system.

Use Installation Assistant to perform these customization tasks:

Set the system date and time for your time zone.
Set a root user account password to restrict access to system resources.
Confirm or change the device you use to install additional software. The device may be a CD-ROM, tape drive, diskette drive, or a local or remote directory.
Check the system storage and paging space needed to install and use additional software applications.
Attention: You may not have enough paging space if you terminate Installation Assistant with Task Not Complete.
Set your system to communicate with other systems and access their resources. Use the worksheets to gather information necessary to configure network communications. Contact your system and network administrators for the correct information for your system.
Change the primary language environment or add a secondary language environment.
Create user accounts.
Configure your printer and add print queues for local printers and remote print servers.
Import any existing volume groups.
Install additional software and add license passwords, if required, to enable the software to run. If you need to configure the system to serve license passwords, refer to the License Use Management documentation.
Back up the system.
Exit Installation Assistant and log in to the system.