Tips & Tricks

Quick Hints

System Administration

The System Administration page includes useful tips and tricks for general tasks like setting up a serial console to control an SGI computer.

Go to System Administration tips and tricks.

IRIX

On the IRIX page tips relating to the configuration and every day operation of the IRIX operating system can be found.

Go to IRIX tips and tricks.

Software

The software section will include tips for programs running on SGI systems.

Go to Software tips and tricks.

Featured Guides

IRIX Installation

Generally installing IRIX is not a difficult task. The pages in the following list include guidlines for this task in different circumstances.

• Instructions

Network Configuration

During the evolution of IRIX some basic concepts of the systems administration have changed. These guides show how different IRIX releases handle network configuration.

• General Configuration
• IRIX 4.x Setup
• IRIX 5.3 Setup
• IRIX 6.2 Setup
• IRIX 6.5 Setup
• Using X-Window from Windows

Other Topics

What doesn't fit into other sections will be included here.

• Adding Option Drives

Related Links

Websites

• Ian Maplesons SGI Information pages
• SGIzone
• majix: obsolete stuff
• IRIX Network

Forums / Usenet

• forums.irixnet.org (english)
• www.mood-indigo.org (german)
• www.sunwizards.net (french)
• comp.sys.sgi.* newsgroups at your local news provider or groups.google.com