Release Notes: SCO OpenServer 6 ESP Driver
Release notes for version 3.14 of the ESP software for SCO OpenServer 6.
The ESP driver and associated software is only supported on SCO OpenServer 6 releases and up. This package may not be used on OpenServer releases prior to OpenServer 6.
Installation
The driver package can be installed using the standard procedure for installing OpenServer packages:
Please refer to the SCO man page or documentation if you are unfamiliar with the procedures for using pkgadd.
The following steps should be followed to update and configure the ESP driver on the OpenServer 6 system.
1. Transfer the driver image to the OpenServer 6 system.
2. Copy the file to the tmp folder
cd /tmp
3. Uncompress the file.
uncompress <Driver File>
4. Run pkgadd
pkgadd -d /tmp/<Driver File>
Configure the ESPs
Configure and enable the ESPs using the "espcfg" program. A man page is provided with the installation. You can check the status of the ESPs after they are configured using either the "esptty" utility or the "espdiag" utility. Man pages are provided for these utilities as well. There is also an overview man page named "esp".
The "espcfg" program will be invoked automatically during the installation of the package. If this is an upgrade and there is an existing configuration file (/etc/eqnx/esp.conf) you will be asked if you want topreserve the existing configuration.
Please refer to the SCO OpenServer 6 documentation for information on how to configure ports for login, printing, and other serial capabilities (i.e., cu).
Differences between release 3.13a and 3.14:
- Added support for ESP-8 MI and ESP-16 MI models.
- Changes to support "Avocent" branding.
- Fix to espcfg to eliminate problem with clearing ARP cache after removing an ESP.
Release 3.13A:
- Initial release of the OpenServer 6 Driver. Supports all existing ESP funcationality.
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