Installing RICOH Transform features

Before you install any RICOH Transform features:
  • Make sure that your computer meets the additional hardware and software requirements specified. You can install one or more RICOH Transform features on the primary server or on another computer on your network.
  • The AFP Support feature must be installed on the primary server even if the Transform feature is installed on a computer other than the primary server.
  • XL C/C++ Runtime 16.1.0.3 and IBM_XL_CPP_UTILITIES packages must be installed before installing the PDF to AFP transform on an AIX machine. To install the packages:
    1. Download the XL C/C++ Runtime 16.1.0.3 and IBM_XL_CPP_UTILITIES packages from the IBM website.
    2. Unpack the packages to a location on your disk.
        Note:
      • The packages must contain these .tar files and must be installed in the specified order:
        • 16.1.0.2-IBM-xlC-AIX-FP002.tar
        • 16.1.0.3-IBM-xlC-AIX-FP003.tar
        • IBM_XL_CPP_UTILITIES_V16.1.0.0_AIX.tar
    3. Use SMIT to install the compiler. Use this command: smit install_latest
    4. Specify the INPUT device or directory of the package and click OK.
    5. Select Yes next to Accept new LICENSE agreements? to continue with the installation.
    6. Select the options that can help you customize the compiler installation on your system.
    7. Click OK.
  • The RICOH Transform features are installed in trial mode. To continue using the RICOH Transform features after the trial period, you must purchase each transform that you want to use and a license key for it.
    Note:
  • This task does not apply to the Advanced Transform feature. If you are installing the Advanced Transform feature, use the instructions for installing features using Feature Manager.
To install a RICOH Transform features:
  1. Log in as the root user.
      Important:
    • You must log in as a user with UID 0. Do not use sudo or the su command to become the root user.
  2. Open a command line and enter this command to make sure you are in the root directory:
    • cd /
  3. Insert the appropriate RICOH Transform features DVD.
  4. If you already have a CD file system defined (named /cdrom, for example), you can insert the disk and enter:
    • mount /cdrom
    To determine whether or not you already have a file system defined, enter:
    • /usr/sbin/lsfs | grep cdrfs | awk ‘{print $3}’
  5. If you do not have a CD file system present, you can create one.
    1. Determine the name of the CD device by entering:
      lsdev -Cc cdrom
    2. Create the CD file system for device ‘cd0’ at mount point ‘/cdrom’ by entering:
      /usr/sbin/crfs -v cdrfs -p ro -d’cd0 -m’/cdrom’
  6. Enter this command to start the installation program:
    • /cdrom/setup
  7. Select the appropriate language for the installer to use and click OK.
  8. Reply to any prompts in the installer.
    When the installer asks you to choose a directory to install the transform in, you can choose a directory on any drive. However, you cannot choose a directory with international characters (such as á, É, î, ñ, ô, ß) or double-byte characters anywhere in the directory path.

    The installation program analyzes the system. If it reports any errors, follow the instructions to correct them.

    If the installation program finds an older version of the RICOH Transform features, you must uninstall it. All custom configurations or resources associated with the older version are also deleted.

    If this is the first RICOH Transform features installed, the program detects that the Transform Feature Base is not installed. Click Next to install it.

    The installation program checks for missing dependencies.After you install all of the

  9. Review the information in the Pre-Installation Summary window and click Install.
    When the installation program completes, it shows a summary, including information about accessing the user interface with a Web browser. The default password is nopassword.
  10. When the installer completes, click Done.
  11. Unmount and eject the DVD.
  12. If you have another RICOH Transform features to install, repeat this procedure beginning with the step to insert the appropriate RICOH Transform features DVD, described above. Make sure you install all the Transform features before you install the license key.
      Note:
    • When upgrading a transform feature, make sure that all transform features are at the same version. If the transform features are not at the same version, the transform feature you did not upgrade stops working.
    • When installing a new version of Transform Features over a previous version, make sure to uninstall first the previous version of Transform Features. Uninstalling Transform Features deletes the files stored in your installation folders.
      Important:
    • To install a language pack, enter this command: /media/cdrom/aix/features/install_tf_rpd_language_pack.sh

In this section:

  1. Logging into the Transform Features user interface
    This section describes how to log into the Transform Features user interface.
  2. Installing the Transform Feature license keys
    You can install a Transform Feature license key on a computer other than the primary computer using an installation program from the Transform Features directory.

Related information:

Installing the Transform Feature license keys
Parent topic: Installing features