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STScI Tiger Upgrade

STScI Tiger Upgrade. CPT Project Manager: Jim Grice Technical Manager: Mark Calvin. Presentation Overview. Which machines will be upgraded When they will be upgraded How to upgrade them Custom install contents Miscellaneous. Which Macs will be upgraded?.

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STScI Tiger Upgrade

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  1. STScI Tiger Upgrade CPT Project Manager: Jim Grice Technical Manager: Mark Calvin

  2. Presentation Overview • Which machines will be upgraded • When they will be upgraded • How to upgrade them • Custom install contents • Miscellaneous

  3. Which Macs will be upgraded? • Macs with Panther (OS X 10.3) will be upgraded to Tiger (OS X 10.4). • Macs with Tiger currently installed will be upgraded with CPT admin scripts. Beta testing machines are up-to-date. • Macs on Visitor Network will generally be moved to the STScI network. • Pre-Panther Macs will be handled separately.

  4. What is the upgrade schedule? • Upgrades will generally be by division. • Upgrades will begin May 1. • Most upgrades will take place between the second and fourth weeks of May. • Special cases and stragglers will be cleaned up the last 1 1/2 weeks in May.

  5. What are the system requirements? • Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor. • Built-in FireWire port • DVD drive for installation • 256MB of RAM • 3GB of available hard disk space (4GB if you install the developer tools)

  6. Before You Upgrade • Back up your important data. (A complete bootable backup to external FireWire drive is recommended.) • Get the printed CPT Tiger Upgrade Instructions and media (DVD if you’re at Panther, CD if you’re at Tiger already.) • Make sure your Mac meets the minimum system requirements, and if not, let CPT know. (x4400, support@stsci.edu)

  7. Procedure: Panther to Tiger • Perform Software Update until your Panther software is up-to-date. (< 1.5 hrs) • Insert Upgrade DVD and double-click “Install Mac OS X”. Will boot from DVD. (~ 20 min) Follow prompts and accept defaults. (< 1 hr) • Force-quit Setup Assistant and run SymantecUninstaller if necessary. • Perform Software Update until your Tiger software is up-to-date. (< 1 hr) • Return DVD to CPT.

  8. Procedure: Tiger to Tiger • Insert Tiger Upgrade CD. • Double-click on the TigerSecurityScripts.pkg installer. • Accept defaults and authenticate when necessary. Choose Restart when prompted. • Login and return the CD to CPT. • Entire procedure takes just a few minutes.

  9. Getting Help • Most people should have no problem with the upgrade process. However, if you have problems or need help: • Write down the details of the problem you’re having. • Call the CPT Help Desk at x4400

  10. Performance Issues (Panther to Tiger upgrade) • Spotlight will fully index any drives attached to the Mac. You can change Spotlight preferences to ignore drives, folders, or file-types. • When first run, the Mac Mail application will convert all email to a format searchable by Spotlight. • These Spotlight processes can take hours and cause poor performance during this time.

  11. Installers Added by Upgrade • A folder named “InstallDir” with dmg files is created in the Applications folder. • DVD: adds Xcode 2.2.1, X11User, SymantecUninstaller, TeXShop, and STScI-VPN installers. • CD: adds STScI-VPN installer. • Many users will not need this software.

  12. What CPT Admin Scripts Do • Create an admin account accessible via ARD and SSH by CPT systems admins. • Periodically check ARD and SSH, and turn them on and/or open their firewall ports if the configuration has changed. • Periodically send reports to CPT for systems administration, similar to those on Solaris and Linux systems.

  13. Unix Software Issues (Panther to Tiger upgrade) • The /usr/local, /usr/stsci and /sw trees will not be touched during the upgrade. • Your Unix paths and aliases should function after the upgrade. • If you install Fink packages from source, or use Fink compilers, you should install the new XCode Tools, remove the /sw tree, and install Fink and its packages from scratch.

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