Read Me First: UNIX and Linux Installation

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UNIX/Linux Linux Installations

When installing on Linux, it is recommended that Thoroughbred products are installed on stable or Long-Term Solution ( i.e. LTS ) versions of Linux. Although Thoroughbred products can be installed on “rolling releases” of Linux, their functionality and performance cannot be guaranteed.

Download Thoroughbred Products

All Thoroughbred products are available for download via the Thoroughbred Download Center.
To download your product(s):

Click on the link in the Order Confirmation email to open the Downloads page.
On the Downloads page:
- Enter your Customer ID and Order Number from the Order Confirmation email.
- Enter your name and email address.
- Click on the Lookup Order button to open the Verification page.
On the Verification page:
- Click on the product to download.
- Click on the button to accept the Thoroughbred License Agreement.
- Click on the Download button.
- Repeat these steps until all products from your order are downloaded.
Once all products from your order are downloaded, copy them to the system where you will be installing your product(s).

Installations are accomplished using cpio.
After all product files are downloaded, continue with the documented steps from the Thoroughbred Basic Installation Guide.

login as super-user
Move the downloaded product file to the basic home directory, for example /usr/lib/basic.
cd basic-home-directory
umask 0
cpio -icvBmud –absolute-filenames < TSI_OW

Note: Depending on your product you will enter TSI_ENV or TSI_OW
Note: Use –ivBmud if you are installing Linux
Note: With older versions of cpio use cpio –icvBmud < TSI_OW

Older versions of cpio will not support –absolute-filenames.