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Packaging Guide for LPP Installation

Base Operating System Run-Time Package

This Base Operating System Run-Time package contains the set of commands needed to start (boot), install and run AIX.

Fileset Information

Fileset Name Description Requisite Software
bos.rte

Base Operating System Run Time

This fileset is the minimum set of standard commands needed to boot, install and run AIX. This fileset contains all commands common to both the uniprocessor and multiprocessor system. Not Applicable.
bos.up

Base Operating System Uniprocessor Run Time

This fileset contains the set of commands and kernel (/unix) needed to run a uniprocessor specific system. bos.rte

Base Operating System Run Time

bos.mp

Base Operating System Multiprocessor Run Time

This fileset contains the set of commands and kernel (/unix) needed to run a multiprocessor specific system. bos.rte

Base Operating System Run Time

bos.data

Base Operating System Data

This fileset creates the directory structure needed by the man command. This fileset also contains the tabset files needed for some terminal definitions. bos.rte

Base Operating System Run Time

 

Note: The following filesets are only available for updates to bos.rte:

 

Fileset Name Descriptive Name
bos.rte.aio

Asynchronous I/O Extension

bos.rte.archive

Archive Commands

bos.rte.bind_cmds

Binder and Loader Commands

bos.rte.boot

Boot Commands

bos.rte.bosinst

Base OS Install Commands

bos.rte.commands

Commands

bos.rte.compare

File Compare Commands

bos.rte.console

Console

bos.rte.control

System Control Commands

bos.rte.cron

Batch Operations

bos.rte.date

Date Control Commands

bos.rte.devices

Base Device Drivers

bos.rte.devices_msg

Device Driver Messages

bos.rte.diag

Diagnostics

bos.rte.Dt

Desktop Integrator

bos.rte.edit

Editors

bos.rte.filesystem

Filesystem Administration

bos.rte.iconv

Language Converters

bos.rte.ifor_ls

iFOR/LS Libraries

bos.rte.ILS

International Language Support

bos.rte.im

Input Methods

bos.rte.install

LP Install Commands

bos.rte.jfscomp

JFS Library

bos.rte.libc

libc Library

bos.rte.libcfg

libcfg Library

bos.rte.libcur

libcurses Library

bos.rte.libdbm

libdbm Library

bos.rte.libg

libg Library

bos.rte.libnetsvc

Network Services Libraries

bos.rte.libpthreads

libpthreads Library

bos.rte.libqb

libqb Library

bos.rte.libs

libs Library

bos.rte.loc

Base Locale Support

bos.rte.lvm

Logical Volume Manager

bos.rte.man

Man Commands

bos.rte.methods

Device Config Methods

bos.rte.misc_cmds

Miscellaneous Commands

bos.rte.net

Network

bos.rte.odm

Object Data Manager

bos.rte.printers

Front End Printer Support

bos.rte.security

Base Security Function

bos.rte.serv_aid

Error Log Service Aids

bos.rte.shell

Shells (bsh, ksh, csh)

bos.rte.SRC

System Resource Controller

bos.rte.streams

Streams Library

bos.rte.tty

Base TTY Support Commands

bos.rte.X11

AIXwindows Device Support

Approximate Disk Space Required

The Base Operating System Run-Time (bos.rte) software requires approximately 75.1 megabytes of disk space for installation.

The Base Operating System Uniprocessor Run-Time (bos.up) software requires approximately 7.2 megabytes of disk space.

The Base Operating System Multiprocessor Run-Time (bos.mp) software requires approximately 9.6 megabytes of disk space.

The Base Operating System Data (bos.data) software requires approximately 0.7 megabytes of disk space.

Special Installation Notes

The BOS installation process installs the bos.rte fileset and the required bos.up or bos.mp fileset depending on the system type.


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