National language support for the ADSM server allows the server to display messages and help in languages other than U.S. English. It also allows for the use of culture-specific conventions for date, time, and number formatting. The languages supported are:
The SMIT installation of the server automatically installs the language defined in the bosinst.data file. If a different language is desired, it should be explicitly selected during the SMIT installation process. If ADSM does not support the language used on your system, U.S. English is used.
If you are not receiving messages in the language expected on your system, check the values of the CULTURAL_CONVENTION and MESSAGES variables. You can either edit the bosinst.data file and reinstall, or you can install the language file sets from SMIT (see "SMIT Installation Procedure for NLS Feature").
To enable support for a given locale, the LANGUAGE option in the server options file must be set to the name of the locale to use. For example, to use the ja_JP locale, the LANGUAGE option should be set to ja_JP. If the locale is successfully initialized, the date, time, and number formatting for the server will be controlled by the locale. This overrides the server option file definitions for date, time, and number formatting. If the locale is not successfully initialized, the server defaults to U.S. English message files, and the date, time, and number formats are still controlled by the server options file.
The server supports the use of many different languages. The server console uses the locale/language defined by the server options language variable. However, if an ADSM administrative client connects to the server and specifies a locale that is different from the server, the server will try to initialize the administrative client's specified locale for returning messages to the client.
If you want to use a language other than the one defined at installation, or if you want to add translation of ADSM messages and online help, continue at "SMIT Installation Procedure for NLS Feature".