Installation

Installation of the Tachyon File Tools can be accomplished in the following three steps.

Install Java Native Runtime (Windows only)

The Tachyon Un-Xmit Graphical User Interface requires Symantec’s Java Native Runtime support. The Java Native Runtime can be installed before or after the Tachyon File Tools product is installed on your computer. If it is not installed, all of the programs provided with the Tachyon File Tools will operate except for the Tachyon Un-Xmit GUI.

To install the Java Native Runtime, download and run snjrt.exe. This will install and register the required files on your computer. This only needs to be done once. If another product has already installed Symantec’s Java Native Runtime or if you are installing a new release of the Tachyon File Tools, you do not need to run snjrt.exe again. The Tachyon File Tools installation program will let you know if the required files are missing.

Load the Product Files

To install the Windows version of the Tachyon File Tools, run the provided self-extracting installation program. The installation program will create the required directories and copy the product files. The installation program will also create a Windows Program Group which will contain icons allowing you to easily start the Tachyon Un-Xmit GUI, view the documentation or remove the product.

To install the UNIX or Linux version of the Tachyon File Tools, extract the files from the supplied tar file (which may need to be decompressed).

Verify the Installation

After the installation is complete, you can verify that the Tachyon File Tools product is working correctly by running the supplied Installation Verification program (IVP).

To run the IVP on Windows, open a DOS window and change the current working directory to the IVP subdirectory of the directory into which you installed the Tachyon File Tools. Normally this directory would be C:\Tachyon\IVP. Sample files are included in this directory that you can use to test the Tachyon File Tools.

To run the IVP on UNIX or Linux, get a command line prompt and change the current working directory to the ivp subdirectory of the directory into which you extracted the product files. Sample files are included in this directory that you can use to test the Tachyon File Tools.

Verify the Tachyon Linkage Editor

To verify that Tachyon Linkage Editor was installed correctly, execute TLEIVP.BAT or the tleivp shell script from the command line. This will link the tleivp.obj file. If you also have a license for the Tachyon Operating System, you can test the linker by running the tleivp.jcl file.

Verify Tachyon Un-Xmit

To verify that Tachyon Un-Xmit was installed correctly, execute TUXIVP.BAT or the tuxivp shell script from the command line. This will perform a series of operations using the command line interface on the supplied sample TRANSMIT files. On Windows, you can also perform these operations using the Tachyon Un-Xmit Graphical User Interface with the sample TRANSMIT files.

Verify Tachyon Re-Xmit

To verify that Tachyon Re-Xmit was installed correctly, execute TREXIVP.BAT or the trexivp shell script from the command line. This will perform a series of operations using the command line interface. On Windows, you can also perform these operations using the Tachyon Un-Xmit Graphical User Interface by selecting the File...New... menu option or the toolbar button.

Verify the Tachyon Update Utility

To verify that the Tachyon Update Utility was installed correctly, execute TUUIVP.BAT or the tuuivp shell script from the command line. This will run the Tachyon Update Utility twice. The first run will create two files in the IVP directory using an IEBUPDTE control statement file containing ADD function statements. The second run will update one of those files using a control statement file containing a CHANGE function statement and NUMBER and DELETE detail statements. When the IVP is done, you can view the listing files named tuutest1.lst and tuutest2.lst.