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ris(8)									ris(8)

NAME
       ris - Remote installation services (RIS) utility

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/ris

       /usr/sbin/ris  -a  client -h hwaddr [-i profset] -p path,prod[,prod]...
       [-t nettype]

       /usr/sbin/ris -l

       /usr/sbin/ris   -m   client    [-h    hwaddr]	[-i    profset]	   [-p
       path,prod[,prod]...] [-t nettype]

       /usr/sbin/ris -r	 client

       /usr/sbin/ris -s

       /usr/sbin/ris -u

OPTIONS
       Invoke  the  ris	 utility  without arguments to display the RIS Utility
       Main Menu and start an interactive session. Refer  to  the  DESCRIPTION
       section	for  more  information.	  Use the -h option to specify the RIS
       client's hardware network address in the form xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx,	 where
       x  is  a	 hexadecimal character. The -h option is mandatory with the -a
       operand and optional with the -m operand.  Use the -i option to specify
       an installation profile set to use when you install software from a RIS
       area onto a RIS client. The -i option is optional with the  -a  and  -m
       operands.   Use	the  -p option to specify the RIS area and one or more
       comma-separated products (prod) that the RIS client  is	authorized  to
       install from the RIS server. The -p option is mandatory with the -a op‐
       erand and optional with the -m operand.	Use risN.arch to  specify  the
       RIS  area  (path),  where  N  is an integer (0 or higher) indicating an
       existing RIS area on your RIS server, and arch is the system  architec‐
       ture,  such  as	alpha.	 For example, ris2.alpha specifies a RIS area.
       One or more products (prod) are specified as product_N, where N	is  an
       integer	(1  or	higher)	 indicating  a	software product that you have
       installed in a RIS area on your server. For example,  product_1	speci‐
       fies  a	RIS  area.  Use the -t option to specify the network type net‐
       type. Valid values are ethernet and ieee802 (token ring). The -t option
       is optional with the -a and -m operands.

OPERANDS
       client -h hwaddr [-i profset] -p path,prod[,prod]... [-t nettype]

	      Adds a RIS client. The client argument is the network-recognized
	      host name of the	RIS  client.   List  registered	 RIS  clients.
	      client  [-h  hwaddr] [-i profset] [path,prod[,prod]...] [-t net‐
	      type]

	      Modifies a RIS client. The client argument is the network-recog‐
	      nized  host  name	 of the RIS client.  Removes a RIS client. The
	      client argument is the network-recognized host name of  the  RIS
	      client.	Shows  software products in RIS environments.  Updates
	      hostkeys between RIS server and clients. This option  will  syn‐
	      chronize the keys between the server and all registered clients.

DESCRIPTION
       The ris utility manages remote installation services (RIS), letting you
       install software from a RIS server over a TCP/IP local area network  to
       a  RIS  client.	You  can install the base operating system or optional
       products with the ris utility. You  also	 can  add,  list,  modify  and
       delete  RIS clients, and install, show, and delete software products in
       RIS areas. Refer to the RESTRICTIONS section for more information.

       With no arguments, the /usr/sbin/ris command displays the  RIS  Utility
       Main  Menu  for	an  interactive	 RIS session.  # /usr/sbin/ris *** RIS
       Utility Main Menu ***

	   a) ADD a client
	   d) DELETE software products
	   i) INSTALL software products
	   l) LIST registered clients
	   m) MODIFY a client
	   r) REMOVE a client
	   s) SHOW software products in remote installation environments
	   u) UPDATE hostkeys between RIS Server and Clients
	   x) EXIT

       Enter your choice:

       Available menu options depend upon previous actions,  and  choices  not
       preceded	 by  key  letters  are	not available. For example, you cannot
       list, update hostkeys, modify, or remove clients until you  add	a  RIS
       client.	In  that case, the m, l, r and u key letters are not displayed
       in front of their respective options, as shown in the  following	 exam‐
       ple: *** RIS Utility Main Menu ***

	   a) ADD a client
	   d) DELETE software products
	   i) INSTALL software products
	    ) LIST registered clients
	    ) MODIFY a client
	    ) REMOVE a client
	   s) SHOW software products in remote installation environments
	    ) UPDATE hostkeys between RIS Server and Clients
	   x) EXIT

       Enter your choice:

       The ris utility uses the /usr/var/adm/ris directory as a base. When you
       install the first software product, the ris utility creates a RIS  area
       on  the disk. RIS areas are named risN.arch, where N is a sequentially-
       assigned integer starting with 0,  and  arch  identifies	 the  client's
       machine	architecture,  such  as	 alpha.	 The  first RIS area for Alpha
       clients is named ris0.alpha. Additional areas can be  set  up  for  the
       same  architecture  or other client architectures for organizational or
       performance reasons.

       A RIS area  contains  one  or  more  software  products.	 Each  product
       includes	 software  subsets  that  can  be  installed on authorized RIS
       clients over a local area network. Once software products are installed
       into  a	RIS area, RIS clients registered for that RIS area can use the
       setld utility over the network to install software from their RIS area.

       You must use the ris utility interactively to set up a RIS area.	 After
       you  set	 up  a RIS area on the RIS server, you can use the -a, -l, -m,
       -r, -s and -u command line operands to manage RIS clients  and  display
       information.

       The  ris	 utility uses the /usr/var/adm/ris/clients/risdb database file
       to manage multiple clients.

RESTRICTIONS
       Tru64 UNIX RIS servers cannot install the base operating system on  RIS
       clients that do not support the BOOTP Internet Boot Protocol.

EXAMPLES
       Invoke  the  ris utility with no arguments to start an interactive ses‐
       sion: # /usr/sbin/ris

       *** RIS Utility Main Menu ***

       Choices without key letters are not available.

	   a) ADD a client
	   d) DELETE software products
	   i) INSTALL software products
	   l) LIST registered clients
	   m) MODIFY a client
	   r) REMOVE a client
	   s) SHOW software products in remote installation environments
	   u) UPDATE hostkeys between RIS Server and Clients
	   x) EXIT

       Enter your choice:

       You must use an interactive session to install or delete software prod‐
       ucts. After a RIS area is set up on the RIS server, you can use the -a,
       -l, -m, -r, -s and -u command line operands to manage RIS  clients  and
       display information.

       The following examples show how to use command line arguments to manage
       a client named stlouis. These examples assume that /usr/sbin is in your
       path.  Backslashes  (\)	indicate line continuation and are not part of
       the command syntax.

   Adding a RIS Client
       Use the following syntax to add a RIS client:

       ris -a client -h addr -p path,prod[,prod][,prod]...

       Add RIS client stlouis and allow that client to install a product  over
       the  network: # ris -a stlouis -h xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx -p ris0.alpha,prod‐
       uct_1

   Modifying a RIS Client
       Use the following syntax to modify a RIS client:

       ris -m client [-h addr] [-ppath,prod[,prod][,prod]...]

       Modify RIS client stlouis and allow it to install an additional product
       over the network: # ris -m stlouis -p ris0.alpha,product_2

   Removing a RIS Client
       Use the following syntax to remove a RIS client:

       ris -r client

       Remove RIS client stlouis: # ris -r stlouis

   Updating hostkeys
       Use  the	 following  syntax to update hostkeys between a RIS server and
       clients: # ris -u

FILES
       Base directory for remote installation  areas  Directory	 for  database
       Remote  installation information database Directory containing configu‐
       ration description files (CDF) used for installation cloning.

SEE ALSO
       Commands: ssh2(1), setld(8), bootpd(8)

       Files: ssh2_config(4)

       Guides: Sharing Software on a Local Area Network

       Installation Guide

       Installation Guide -- Advanced Topics

       Security Administration

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