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OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installation Manual

Contents (summary)

Chapter 1 Overview of Installation and Upgrade Procedures
Chapter 2 Before Installing OpenVMS VAX Software
Chapter 3 Installing the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
Chapter 4 After Installing OpenVMS VAX
Chapter 5 Before Upgrading OpenVMS VAX Software
Chapter 6 Upgrading a VAXcluster Environment
Chapter 7 Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
Chapter 8 After Upgrading OpenVMS VAX
Chapter 9 Customizing DECwindows Support Software
Chapter 10 Using VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR
Appendix A Multiversion VAX Upgrade Process
Appendix B License Management Notes
Appendix C Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade
Appendix D OpenVMS VAX Save Set Subclasses
Appendix E DECwindows Display Server and Fonts Components
Appendix F NEW_OVER and NEW_UNDER Files
Appendix G Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
Appendix H Small Capacity System Disks
Glossary
Index
Figures
Examples
Tables

Contents

Chapter 1 Overview of Installation and Upgrade Procedures
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Important Information
  - 1.2.1 DECnet--Plus
  - 1.2.2 DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS---Minimum Version
  - 1.2.3 MACRO32.EXE and Standalone Backup
  - 1.2.4 Layered Product Availability
  - 1.2.5 Restrictions
- 1.3 Definitions: A Few Key Terms
- 1.4 Locating Files on the Distribution Media
  - 1.4.1 On Magnetic Tape
  - 1.4.2 On Tape Cartridges
  - 1.4.3 On Compact Disc
  - 1.4.4 DECamds and Monitoring Performance History (MPH) Files
  - 1.4.5 Software Product Descriptions (SPDs)
- 1.5 What Happens During an Installation
  - 1.5.1 When to Perform an Installation
  - 1.5.2 How to Use the Installation Documentation
- 1.6 What Happens During an Upgrade
  - 1.6.1 When to Perform an Upgrade
  - 1.6.2 How to Use the Upgrade Documentation
- 1.7 Where to Go Next
Chapter 2 Before Installing OpenVMS VAX Software
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Cautions and Restrictions
  - 2.2.1 Cautions
  - 2.2.2 Restrictions
- 2.3 Are You Ready to Install?
  - 2.3.1 Hardware Components
  - 2.3.2 Software Components
- 2.4 Preparing for an Installation
  - 2.4.1 Preparing for a C2 System
  - 2.4.2 Preparing for a VAXcluster Environment
  - 2.4.3 Preparing Tape and Disk Drives
  - 2.4.4 Information You Need During the Installation
- 2.5 Preinstallation Checklist
Chapter 3 Installing the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Booting Standalone BACKUP
  - 3.2.1 Booting from Tape Cartridge
  - 3.2.2 Booting from an InfoServer Device
  - 3.2.3 Booting OpenVMS from the CD--ROM
- 3.3 Creating the System Disk
  - 3.3.1 Step 1: Determine Device Names
  - 3.3.2 Step 2: Load Distribution Media
  - 3.3.3 Step 3: Transfer VMS071.B to Your System Disk
  - 3.3.4 Step 4: Boot the New System Disk
  - 3.3.5 Step 5: Specify the Volume Label
  - 3.3.6 Step 6: Specify the Source Drive
  - 3.3.7 Step 7: Select Optional OpenVMS Components
    - 3.3.7.1 OpenVMS Library Files
    - 3.3.7.2 OpenVMS Optional Files
    - 3.3.7.3 Help Message Files
    - 3.3.7.4 OpenVMS Management Station Files
  - 3.3.8 Step 8: Choose DECwindows Support Options
  - 3.3.9 Step 9: Select DECnet Product
  - 3.3.10 Step 10: Verify Your Choices
  - 3.3.11 Step 11: Install OpenVMS Options
    - 3.3.11.1 Compact Disc
    - 3.3.11.2 Tape Cartridges and 9-Track Open Reel Magnetic Tapes
- 3.4 Configuring a Cluster
- 3.5 Setting Passwords
- 3.6 Entering SCSNODE and SCSSYSTEMID Parameters
- 3.7 Postinstallation Tasks Described
- 3.8 Registering Licenses
  - 3.8.1 Types of Licenses
  - 3.8.2 How to Register Your Licenses
    - 3.8.2.1 How to Register OpenVMS VAX Licenses
    - 3.8.2.2 How to Register System Integrated Products
- 3.9 Time Zone and Time Differential Factor Information
  - 3.9.1 Updating Time Zone Information
- 3.10 Installing DECnet--Plus
- 3.11 Running AUTOGEN
Chapter 4 After Installing OpenVMS VAX
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Verifying System Time
- 4.3 Registering Your Licenses
  - 4.3.1 Where to Find More Information
- 4.4 Backing Up Your System Disk
- 4.5 Customizing the System
- 4.6 Configuring and Starting Networking Software
  - 4.6.1 Configuring Your System
  - 4.6.2 Editing SYSTARTUP_VMS
- 4.7 Testing the System with UETP Software
- 4.8 Decompressing System Libraries
- 4.9 Removing or Adding OpenVMS Files
- 4.10 Installing Layered Products
  - 4.10.1 TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
- 4.11 Backing Up the Customized System Disk
- 4.12 Running AUTOGEN
  - 4.12.1 How AUTOGEN Works
  - 4.12.2 When to Run AUTOGEN
- 4.13 Postinstallation Checklist
Chapter 5 Before Upgrading OpenVMS VAX Software
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Cautions and Restrictions
  - 5.2.1 License Requirements
  - 5.2.2 DECset Version 11 Debugger
  - 5.2.3 Customized Security Environment
  - 5.2.4 Operator and Accounting Logs
  - 5.2.5 Special Testing and Debugging Files
  - 5.2.6 Cluster Considerations
  - 5.2.7 Save Set Location
  - 5.2.8 System Disk Cautions
  - 5.2.9 AUTOGEN Feedback Data
  - 5.2.10 OpenVMS Version Requirements
  - 5.2.11 DECwindows Motif Version Requirements
  - 5.2.12 Shared System Dump Files
  - 5.2.13 Layered Products
- 5.3 Are You Ready to Upgrade?
  - 5.3.1 Hardware Components
  - 5.3.2 Software Components
- 5.4 Examining AUTOGEN Feedback Data
  - 5.4.1 Valid Feedback Data
  - 5.4.2 How to Test Feedback Data
- 5.5 Performing Backup Tasks
  - 5.5.1 How to Back Up the System Disk
  - 5.5.2 How to Back Up Console Media
- 5.6 Preparing Your System Disk
  - 5.6.1 Create a Nonshadowed System Disk
  - 5.6.2 Boot the Backup Copy of Your System Disk
  - 5.6.3 Copy UAF and Auditing Files to the System Disk
  - 5.6.4 Rename the System Dump File
  - 5.6.5 Analyze the System Disk
  - 5.6.6 Check Page and Swap Files
  - 5.6.7 Check for Free Blocks
  - 5.6.8 Check Quotas and Limits
  - 5.6.9 Set System Parameters
  - 5.6.10 Check AGEN$INCLUDE Files
  - 5.6.11 Add Modified System Parameters to MODPARAMS.DAT
- 5.7 Preparing the System
  - 5.7.1 Enable Auto Restart or Manual Reboot
  - 5.7.2 Shut Down and Reboot the System
  - 5.7.3 Prevent Interactive Logins
  - 5.7.4 Check for DECnet
  - 5.7.5 Check for Volume Shadowing
  - 5.7.6 Stop Queues
- 5.8 Gathering Information for the Upgrade
- 5.9 Preupgrade Checklist
Chapter 6 Upgrading a VAXcluster Environment
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Concurrent and Rolling Upgrades
  - 6.2.1 Concurrent Upgrades
  - 6.2.2 Rolling Upgrades
- 6.3 Performing a Concurrent Upgrade
  - 6.3.1 Concurrent Upgrade Procedure
- 6.4 Performing a Rolling Upgrade
  - 6.4.1 Restrictions
  - 6.4.2 Rolling Upgrade Procedure
- 6.5 Adding an OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Supported CPU
Chapter 7 Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Preparing to Boot from [SYSF]
  - 7.2.1 Modifying Boot Command Procedures
  - 7.2.2 VAX 8200, 8250, 8300, and 8350 Computers
  - 7.2.3 Configuring Devices
- 7.3 Beginning the Upgrade Procedure
  - 7.3.1 Step 1: Load Distribution Media
  - 7.3.2 Step 2: Upgrading from the InfoServer
  - 7.3.3 Step 3: Start VMSINSTAL
  - 7.3.4 Step 4: Back Up the System Disk
  - 7.3.5 Step 5: Specify the Source Drive
  - 7.3.6 Step 6: Enter Product Name
  - 7.3.7 Step 7: Mount the First Volume
  - 7.3.8 Step 8: Monitor Messages from VMSINSTAL
  - 7.3.9 Step 9: Verify Date and Time
- 7.4 Upgrade Phase 1
  - 7.4.1 Step 1: Specify Type of Upgrade
  - 7.4.2 Step 2: Enter Passwords
  - 7.4.3 Step 3: Choose Boot Method
  - 7.4.4 Step 4: File Cleanup
  - 7.4.5 Step 5: Select Optional OpenVMS Components
    - 7.4.5.1 OpenVMS Library Files
    - 7.4.5.2 OpenVMS Optional Files
    - 7.4.5.3 Help Message Files
    - 7.4.5.4 OpenVMS Management Station Files
  - 7.4.6 Step 6: Choose DECwindows Support Options
  - 7.4.7 Step 7: Select Networking Software
  - 7.4.8 Step 8: Verify Your Choices
  - 7.4.9 Step 9: Shut Down Your System
  - 7.4.10 Step 10: Reboot the System
  - 7.4.11 Step 11: Verify System Time
- 7.5 Upgrade Phase 2
  - 7.5.1 What the Procedure Does
    - 7.5.1.1 Mounting Additional Tape Cartridge and 9-Track Open Reel Magnetic Tape Volumes
- 7.6 Upgrade Phase 3
  - 7.6.1 What the Procedure Does
- 7.7 Upgrade Phase 4
  - 7.7.1 What the Procedure Does
  - 7.7.2 What You Do
- 7.8 Upgrade Phase 5
- 7.9 Upgrade Phase 6
  - 7.9.1 Restoring System Files
  - 7.9.2 Registering Licenses
  - 7.9.3 Updating Time Zone Information
  - 7.9.4 Installing DECnet--Plus
  - 7.9.5 Running AUTOGEN
  - 7.9.6 Shutting Down the System
  - 7.9.7 Booting Voting Nodes
  - 7.9.8 Executing STARTUP
  - 7.9.9 Logging In
Chapter 8 After Upgrading OpenVMS VAX
- 8.1 Verifying System Time
- 8.2 Restoring the Preferred Node List
- 8.3 Replacing SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT
- 8.4 Examining AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT
- 8.5 Checking the Size of System Files
- 8.6 Examining Your Command Procedures
- 8.7 Changing MODPARAMS.DAT
- 8.8 Updating Your Console Media
- 8.9 VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), 8820-N (8800) Computers
  - 8.9.1 VAX--11/730, 750, 780, 785 and VAX 8200, 8250, 8300, 8350, 8600, 8650 Computers
  - 8.9.2 VAX 9000 Computers
- 8.10 Decompressing the System Libraries
  - 8.10.1 How to Decompress Libraries
- 8.11 Testing the System with UETP
- 8.12 Increasing Free Space on the System Disk
  - 8.12.1 Using VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR
  - 8.12.2 Purging System Files
- 8.13 Restoring Your System Password Dictionary
- 8.14 Customizing DECwindows Support Software
- 8.15 Preparing to Run the OpenVMS Management Station
- 8.16 Installing Layered Products
  - 8.16.1 TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
- 8.17 Backing Up the System Disk
- 8.18 Running AUTOGEN
- 8.19 Postupgrade Checklist
Chapter 9 Customizing DECwindows Support Software
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Customizing the Server Startup
  - 9.2.1 Assumptions
  - 9.2.2 How to Override Incorrect Assumptions
- 9.3 Using Digital TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
- 9.4 Using Other Transports with DECwindows
  - 9.4.1 Writing a Transport Interface
  - 9.4.2 Installing the Transport Interface Image
- 9.5 Using the Example Transport
Chapter 10 Using VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR
- 10.1 Using VMSTAILOR
  - 10.1.1 How VMSTAILOR Works
  - 10.1.2 Removing OpenVMS VAX Files
  - 10.1.3 Adding OpenVMS VAX Files
  - 10.1.4 Sample Session
- 10.2 Using DECW$TAILOR
  - 10.2.1 How DECW$TAILOR Works
  - 10.2.2 DECwindows Files You Can Tailor
  - 10.2.3 Removing DECwindows Files
  - 10.2.4 Adding DECwindows Files
  - 10.2.5 Sample Session
Appendix A Multiversion VAX Upgrade Process
- A.1 Determine Your Path
- A.2 Multiversion Upgrade Procedure
  - A.2.1 Before You Begin the Upgrade
  - A.2.2 Intermediate Upgrade
  - A.2.3 Final Upgrade
- A.3 Specific Layered Product and Firmware Information
  - A.3.1 Layered Products
Appendix B License Management Notes
- B.1 Overview
- B.2 Registering Your Licenses
  - B.2.1 When to Register
  - B.2.2 How to Register
- B.3 Using the License Unit Requirement Table (LURT)
- B.4 License Management Facility Notes
- B.5 Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS License
  - B.5.1 When to Register
  - B.5.2 Volume Shadowing Phase I and Phase II
  - B.5.3 Types of Licenses
- B.6 Other System Integrated Product Licenses
Appendix C Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade
- C.1 Booting Procedures
  - C.1.1 MicroVAX and VAXstation Computers
  - C.1.2 VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), 8820-N (8800) Computers
  - C.1.3 VAX 8820, 8830, and 8840 Computers
  - C.1.4 VAX--11/750, 8200, 8250, 8300, and 8350 Computers
  - C.1.5 VAX--11/730, 11/780, 11/785, 8600, and 8650 Computers
  - C.1.6 VAX 6000 Series
  - C.1.7 VAX 9000 Series
Appendix D OpenVMS VAX Save Set Subclasses
- D.1 Save Set C Subclasses
- D.2 Save Set D Subclasses
- D.3 Save Set E Subclasses
- D.4 Save Set F Subclasses
Appendix E DECwindows Display Server and Fonts Components
- E.1 Table of Components
Appendix F NEW_OVER and NEW_UNDER Files
- F.1 Where Files Are Installed
  - F.1.1 NEW_OVER Files
  - F.1.2 NEW_UNDER Files
  - F.1.3 Site-Specific Files
Appendix G Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
- G.1 Preparing Your OpenVMS System
  - G.1.1 Files Installed on Your OpenVMS System
  - G.1.2 Setting Up in a Mixed-Architecture Cluster Environment
  - G.1.3 Start the Server on Other Nodes
  - G.1.4 Update the Printer Database
  - G.1.5 Edit the System Files
  - G.1.6 Allow OpenVMS Management Station to Control the Printer Environment
  - G.1.7 Keep Your Printer Environment Up to Date
    - G.1.7.1 When Does TNT$UTILITY.COM Run?
    - G.1.7.2 Do You Need to Run TNT$UTILITY.COM Manually?
    - G.1.7.3 Are There Any Requirements for Running TNT$UTILITY.COM?
  - G.1.8 Enabling Disk Quotas
  - G.1.9 Running Third-Party TCP/IP Stacks
  - G.1.10 Determining and Reporting Problems
- G.2 Preparing Your PC
  - G.2.1 Required Memory and Disk Space
  - G.2.2 Required Software
  - G.2.3 TeamLinks Version 1.0 is Not Supported
  - G.2.4 Creating the Installation Media
  - G.2.5 Installing the OpenVMS Management Station Client Software on Your PC
    - G.2.5.1 Installation Directory
    - G.2.5.2 Installation Procedure
    - G.2.5.3 Recovering from Errors
    - G.2.5.4 Files Created on the PC
  - G.2.6 After Installing the Client Software on Your PC
    - G.2.6.1 Defining TCP/IP Nodes
    - G.2.6.2 DECnet Support
    - G.2.6.3 Procedure for Defining DECnet Nodes
  - G.2.7 PATHWORKS and Workgroup Administrator Support
  - G.2.8 POLYCENTER Manager on NetView for Windows NT, Version 3.0
- G.3 Getting Started with OpenVMS Management Station
  - G.3.1 Accessing Online Help
Appendix H Small Capacity System Disks
- H.1 Overview
- H.2 Limited Space Support
  - H.2.1 Limited Space Support Option
  - H.2.2 Configurations Affected
  - H.2.3 Dealing with a Small System Disk
- H.3 Tailoring Considerations
  - H.3.1 Configuration Goals
  - H.3.2 Controlling the Size of Dump, Page, and Swap Files
  - H.3.3 Make a Backup Copy of Your System Disk
  - H.3.4 Analyze the System Disk
  - H.3.5 Tailoring Options
- H.4 Installing OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows Motif
  - H.4.1 Install OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1
  - H.4.2 Install DECwindows Motif
- H.5 Upgrading OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows Motif
  - H.5.1 Upgrading to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1
- H.6 Managing Single or Small System Disk Systems
  - H.6.1 System Dump File
  - H.6.2 Using PAGEFILE.SYS for the Dump File
  - H.6.3 Decompressing Libraries
  - H.6.4 Disabling Log File Creation
  - H.6.5 Accessing Example and Documentation Files
- H.7 Managing Multiple Disk Systems
  - H.7.1 Alternate Page and Swap Files
  - H.7.2 Copying Dump Files
  - H.7.3 Offloading System Logs and Files
  - H.7.4 Offloading Nonessential Files
Glossary
Index
Examples
- 10-1 Sample VMSTAILOR Session
- 10-2 Sample DECW$TAILOR Session
Figures
- 1-1 Documentation Used to Perform an Installation
- 1-2 Documentation Used to Perform an Upgrade
Tables
- 2-1 VAXcluster Information for Installations
- 4-1 Sizes of Decompressed System Libraries
- 8-1 Sizes of Decompressed System Libraries
- 9-1 DECwindows Keymap
- A-1 OpenVMS VAX Upgrade Version Matrix
- B-1 First VMS or OpenVMS Version That Supports VAX Computers
- B-2 License Unit Requirement Table (LURT)
- E-1 DECwindows Display Server and Fonts Components
- G-1 Prerequisite and Optional Software for PCs

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