Technical information

Installing VSI-FAX Server on

Unix/Linux

Installing VSI-FAX Server on Unix/Linux

This section describes how to install a VSI-FAX server on a supported Unix or Linux platform.

See also

See Supported Platforms and Equipment

(page 11) for more information about supported Unix or Linux platforms.

Tip

Use your completed Fax Server Information Form

(page 237) to provide the information required during this

installation.

Installing fax drivers

With Diva Server fax boards, you should first install and configure your board before installing VSI-FAX Server. For

more information, refer to Installing Diva Server fax boards drivers in the Fax Boards and Fax Drivers Installation

documentation.

With Brooktrout TR1034-TruFax boards, you should install VSI-FAX Server first then install the Brooktrout drivers and

configure your board. For details, refer to Installing Brooktrout drivers package and configuring your board on

Unix/Linux in the Fax Boards and Fax Drivers Installation

documentation.

To use the Brooktrout SR140 fax software, you should install VSI-FAX Server first then install the Brooktrout drivers,

obtain an SR140 Fax Software license, activate this license and configure SR140. For details, refer to Installing

Brooktrout drivers package and configuring SR140 on Unix/Linux in the Fax Boards and Fax Drivers Installation

documentation.

Installing VSI-FAX Server

VSI-FAX is supplied on CD-ROM media. Follow the explanations in Installing VSI-FAX with the CD-ROM to perform

the installation using the CD-ROM.

You may need to install a VSI-FAX version using a downloaded file. For this, refer to Installing VSI-FAX using a

downloaded file.

Note

When installing on Red Hat 4/5, you need to have the libstdc++.so.5 installed. Refer to Installing libstdc++.so.5 on

Red Hat Enterprise 4/5 for details.

Installing VSI-FAX with the CD-ROM

Because VSI-FAX is supplied on CD-ROM media, you must either know the Unix or Linux mount command required

to mount the CD-ROM drive or know how to use Windows Explorer to gain access to the files on the CD-ROM.

1. Log in as root.

2. Open a terminal window if you are running X Windows.

3. Load your VSI-FAX product CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.