Using SMIT

About this task

To install a PTF using the SMIT interface, follow these steps:

  1. Run the command: smit install_all. This command invokes the SMIT, which presents a menu-driven user interface for the installation process.
  2. When asked to, specify the INPUT device/directory of the software, enter the path of the directory where the PTF filesets and .toc are located.
  3. Press Enter.

    At this stage, you are prompted with a list of questions that will help you customize the compiler installation on your system. Verify the default values, or modify them where necessary, to accommodate your preferences.

  4. Press Enter and then Enter again.

    Messages are displayed as each part is successfully installed, and the installation log is stored to /home/smit.log.

What to do next
Note: PTF packages often ship base level filesets as prerequisites. If the command smit update_all is used, then those packages will not install, which may cause requisite failures. For this reason we recommend that you use smit install_all, which will install the prerequisites and commit the updates.