1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 PURPOSE
This manual provides the installation procedure of the VLT Common Software.
This document assumes that you have an overview of the VLT Common Software, (see [5]) a good UNIX knowledge and some experience in installing public domain software. Unless you are the system manager, you may need his help to perform some of the installation steps.
1.2 SCOPE
This document describes the installation of the JAN2006 version of The VLT Common Software. The detailed scope is given is section 1.3.
The installation procedure allows selective installation (section 2).
1.3 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
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1.4 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
In addition to documents that are part of the VLT Software documentation kit (see section 1.3.2 for the complete list), the following documents are referenced in this document.
[1] VxWorks Documentation
[2] HP-RTAP Documentation
[3] VLT -PLA-ESO-00000-0006, 2.0 --- VLT Software Management Plan
[4] VLT -PRO-ESO-10000-0228, 1.0 --- VLT Software Programming Standard
[5] VLT -MAN-ESO-17200-0888, 1.0 --- VLT SOFTWARE Overview
[6] VLT -MAN-ESO-17200-0981, 2.0 --- VLT SOFTWARE Problem Report & Change Request User Manual
[7] MIDAS - Documentation (applicable version)
[8] VLT -MAN-ESO-17200-2238, 5 --- VLT Common Software Combined OS Installation Manual
[9] VLT -MAN-ESO-13640-1707, 4.0 --- FIERA CCD Controller - Software Maintenance Manual
[10] VLT-MAN-ESO-17200-2009, 4 --- Linux Installation Manual
[11] VLT-SPE-ESO-10000-0015, 6 --- VLT Electronic Design Specification
1.5 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this document:
CCS Central Control Software
CCSlite VCS providing a subset of functions (no RTAP needed)
DBMS Database Management System
Full CCS VCS providing all functions (needs HP/RTAP)
HOS High Level Operations Software
ICS Instrument Control Software
NOCCS VCS in a minimal configuration
OSB Observation Software base
ROS Remote Operation Software
RTAP Real-Time Application Platform (from Hewlett-Packard)
SPR Software Problem Report
TCS Telescope Control Software
UIF (Portable) User Interface (Toolkit)
1.6 GLOSSARY
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1.7 STYLISTIC CONVENTIONS
The following styles are used:
teletype
in the text, names of programs, files, directory, etc.
in installation examples, your typing.
<...>
for parts that have to be substituted with the real content before typing.
bold and italic are used to highlight words.
