For a list of the hardware that the server supports, refer to the Software Product Description (SPD).

1.7.2 Software Requirements

To install Advanced Server for OpenVMS software successfully, you must have the following software properly installed and configured on your system:

• OpenVMS Alpha V7.2
  The Advanced Server runs on OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 systems only, and requires the optional OpenVMS registry services. Refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual for more information about the OpenVMS Registry.
• The appropriate transport software to support the network protocols used by other servers and by network clients, including one or more of the following:
  • DECnet or DECnet-Plus (optional)
    DECnet or DECnet-Plus may optionally be installed when you install the OpenVMS operating system.
  • TCP/IP (optional)
    TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS or a supported third-party TCP/IP product can be used to provide IP support. See the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD) for a list of supported TCP/IP products.

Advanced Server for OpenVMS supports connections from the following types of clients:

• Windows NT
• Windows 98
• Windows 95
• Windows for Workgroups
• PATHWORKS for DOS and Windows
• PATHWORKS for Windows 95
• PATHWORKS 32

The minimum amount of physical memory required to run the Advanced Server on OpenVMS Alpha systems is 64 MB.

1.8 Pre-installation Tasks

Use the checklist in Table 1-1 to complete the pre-installation tasks that are described later in this section.

Table 1-1 Pre-installation Checklist

[]	1.	Check the part listing.
[]	2.	Make sure that the network hardware is installed and connected.
[]	3.	Make sure that the required software is installed.
[]	4.	Start the OpenVMS Registry Server.
[]	5.	Log in to the SYSTEM account.
[]	6.	Back up the system disks.
[]	7.	Read the release notes.
[]	8.	Make sure that you have adequate disk space for installation.
[]	9.	Check system parameters.
[]	10.	Check the queue manager.
[]	11.	Check the time zone configuration.
[]	12.	Make sure that DECnet or DECnet-Plus is running, if you are planning the DECnet transport. Refer to Section 1.8.12, Step 12: Check DECnet Status, for situations when DECnet is required.
[]	13.	Make sure that TCP/IP is running, if you are planning to use the TCP/IP transport.
[]	14.	Check the OpenVMS cluster configuration, if you are installing the Advanced Server on a cluster.

Before you install Advanced Server for OpenVMS software, perform the following steps.

1.8.1 Step 1: Check the Part Listing

The software part listing specifies the contents of the kit you receive. Check the contents of your kit against that information. If parts are missing or your kit is damaged, contact your Compaq representative.

1.8.2 Step 2: Check the Network Hardware

Advanced Server for OpenVMS runs on OpenVMS Alpha systems that meet the software requirements. The PC local area network (LAN) requires:

• A supported network controller board in the server and in each client
• The cables to connect each client to the network

Advanced Server for OpenVMS software requires:

• The OpenVMS Alpha operating system, Version 7.2 or higher.
• The DECnet network transport, if you are going to use the DECnet transport, the mail server, or the license server over DECnet.
• The TCP/IP transport, if you are planning to use TCP/IP for cluster or network communication. If you are going to use the TCP/IP transport, you must have installed and configured a TCP/IP transport product, as described in the Advanced Server for OpenVMS Release Notes.

The OpenVMS Registry is installed as part of the OpenVMS Version 7.2 installation. To provide registry services, you must complete the following steps:

1. Define the SYS$REGISTRY logical to point to the disk location where the Registry Server files will be stored.
   For example, to store the registry files on device DKA100: in directory [SYS$REGISTRY], enter the following command:

   $ DEFINE SYS$REGISTRY DKA100:[SYS$REGISTRY]

   
   In an OpenVMS cluster, be sure to specify a disk and directory that is available to all cluster members running the Advanced Server.

2. Start the Registry Server.
   If you need to start the Registry Server manually, enter the following command:

   $ @SYS$STARTUP:REG$STARTUP.COM

   
   Compaq recommends that you add this command to the
   SYS$STARTUP_VMS.COM procedure before the command line that starts the Advanced Server. This will start the Registry Server with system startup, and ensures proper operation of any Advanced Server utilities that require the Registry (such as PWRK$REGUTL and the Configuration Manager).

For complete information about managing the OpenVMS Registry, refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

1.8.5 Step 5: Log In to the SYSTEM Account

Before you install Advanced Server for OpenVMS software, log in to the SYSTEM account, or an account that has sufficient privileges to run the installation procedure.

To log in to the SYSTEM account:

1. At the Username: prompt, enter SYSTEM:

   Username: SYSTEM

2. At the Password: prompt, enter the password to the SYSTEM account. The password you enter is not displayed.

To safeguard against the loss of valuable data, Compaq recommends that you back up all disks on your system before you install any layered product.

To do a system backup, use the OpenVMS BACKUP command. For information about the BACKUP command, see the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.

1.8.7 Step 7: Print and Read the Release Notes

If you have not already read the release notes, you should do so before installing the software. See Section 1.5, Reading the Release Notes, for more information.

1.8.8 Step 8: Check Disk Space Requirements

The installation procedure requires at least 139,500 blocks of free disk space on the system disk.

To check the number of free blocks on the system disk, enter:

$ SHOW DEVICE SYS$SYSDEVICE

The OpenVMS system displays information about the system disk, including the number of free blocks. For example:

Device Device Error Volume Free Trans Mnt Name Status Count Label Blocks Count Cnt DUA0: Mounted 0 AXP072 724856 280 1

1.8.9 Step 9: Check System Parameters

Make sure that the following OpenVMS system parameters are set properly.

The minimum value of the GBLPAGES parameter must be at least 7500 pages.

To ensure that your system has enough free global pages:

1. Enter the following:

   $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$GETSYI("FREE_GBLPAGES")

   
   The value of the GBLPAGES parameter is displayed. For example:

   7500

2. If the value is less than required, edit the system parameters file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT and add a line similar to the following:

   ADD_GBLPAGES = 7500

If you are going to install the Advanced Server, the minimum value of the GBLSECTIONS parameter is 75.

If you are installing the standalone license server only, the value must be at least 50.

To ensure that your system has enough free global sections:

1. Enter the following:

   $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$GETSYI("FREE_GBLSECTS")

   
   The value of the GBLSECTIONS parameter is displayed. For example:

   75

2. If the value is less than required, edit the system parameters file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT and add a line similar to the following:

   ADD_GBLSECTIONS = 75

If you are going to install the Advanced Server, the minimum value of the PROCSECTCNT parameter is 40.

If you are installing the standalone license server only, the value must be at least 32.

To ensure that the value of the system parameter PROCSECTCNT is adequate:

1. Enter the following:

   $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$GETSYI("PROCSECTCNT")

   
   The value of the PROCSECTCNT parameter is displayed. For example:

   40

2. If the value is less than required, edit the system parameters file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT and add a line similar to the following:

   MIN_PROCSECTCNT = 40

The SCSNODE parameter must be defined as your system's computer name. If you are running DECnet, the SCSNODE name should be the same as the DECnet node name.

The SCSNODE parameter's pre-installation status affects what happens after you install, as follows:

If SCSNODE is...	And you...	Then the server...
Not defined	Do not define it	Does not start.
Already defined	Do not define it	Starts.
Not defined	Define it	Starts, but the OpenVMS system renames print and batch queues to include the new computer name. Therefore, you must requeue any existing print or batch jobs to the new queues. You may also have to rebuild the queue database. For information on these system management tasks, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

To check whether the system parameter SCSNODE is defined as your system's computer name, enter the following commands at the system prompt:

$ SCSNODE = F$GETSYI("SCSNODE") $ SHOW SYMBOL SCSNODE

As a result, one of the following occurs:

• If SCSNODE is defined, the computer name is displayed. For example, if your system's computer name is SPEEDY:

  $ SHOW SYMBOL SCSNODE SPEEDY

• If SCSNODE is not defined, the computer name is not displayed.

If SCSNODE is not defined, edit the file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT and define the parameter. For example, if your system's computer name is SPEEDY, edit the file so that it contains the following line:

SCSNODE = "SPEEDY"

If you edit the file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT, you must run the OpenVMS command procedure AUTOGEN and reboot the system either now or at some time before configuring the server. For example:

$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN GETDATA REBOOT NOFEEDBACK

For more information about using the AUTOGEN utility, refer to the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.

1.8.10 Step 10: Check the Queue Manager

It is not necessary to have the queue manager running during installation, but it must be running when you configure the server. You can enter the SHOW QUEUE/MANAGER command to check whether the queue manager is running:

$ SHOW QUEUE/MANAGER

If the queue manager is running, the OpenVMS system displays a message similar to the following:

Queue manager SYS$QUEUE_MANAGER, running, on SPEEDY::

If the queue manager is not running, you can use the following command to start it:

$ START/QUEUE/MANAGER

For more information about the OpenVMS DCL commands, refer to the OpenVMS DCL Dictionary.

1.8.11 Step 11: Check Time Zone and TDF

The Advanced Server uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for internal time management. To properly represent the time in your local environment, the time zone information must be set up before the server is started.

You check the time zone and time differential factor (TDF) settings on your system by running the OpenVMS command procedure UTC$TIME_SETUP.COM. From the SYSTEM account, enter the following command to begin the procedure:

$ @SYS$MANAGER:UTC$TIME_SETUP.COM

• To set the time zone on your OpenVMS system, execute the following command procedure:

  @ SYS$MANAGER:UTC$TIMEZONE_SETUP.COM

• To set up the time zone differential factor for your OpenVMS system, execute the following command procedure:

  @ SYS$MANAGER:UTC$CONFIGURE_TDF.COM

If you change any time zone information, such as the daylight savings time setting, you must restart the server for the time to be properly represented.

For more information on running the command procedure and resetting the time zone and TDF, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

1.8.12 Step 12: Check DECnet Status

If you plan to use the DECnet transport, it is not necessary to have DECnet or DECnet-Plus running during the installation; however, DECnet or DECnet-Plus must be running on the system before you can configure the server.

To see whether DECnet is running on the system where you are planning to install the server software, enter the appropriate command depending on whether you have installed DECnet (Phase IV), or DECnet-Plus, as described in the following sections.

1.8.12.1 Checking DECnet (Phase IV) Status

To check DECnet status, enter the following command:

$ MCR NCP SHOW EXECUTOR

• If DECnet is running, the system displays the following:

  Node Volatile Summary as of 1-NOV-1998 12:16:36 Executor node = 9.000 (BRUTUS) State = on Identification = DECnet-VAX V7.2, VMS V7.2 Active links = 2

• If DECnet is not running, enter the following command to start it:

  $ @SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET

To check DECnet-Plus status, enter the following command:

$ SHOW LOGICAL NET$STARTUP_STATUS

• If DECnet-Plus is running, the system displays the following:

  "NET$STARTUP_STATUS" = "RUNNING-ALL" (LNM$SYSTEM_TABLE)

• If DECnet-Plus is not running, enter the following command to start it:

  $ @SYS$STARTUP:NET$STARTUP

For more information, refer to the DECnet product documentation.

1.8.13 Step 13: Check TCP/IP Status

If you are planning to use the TCP/IP transport, make sure that TCP/IP is running and that the PWIP driver has been loaded. The procedure depends on which TCP/IP product you use. Refer to the documentation for the TCP/IP product installed, for specific information.

For example, if TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS V5 is installed, you can start the PWIP driver manually by entering the following command:

$ @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$PWIP_STARTUP.COM

Alternatively, you can configure TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS to automatically start the PWIP driver when TCP/IP is started, using the configuration procedure TCPIP$CONFIG.COM.

1.8.14 Step 14: Check OpenVMS Cluster Configuration

1. On each system disk on which you want to run the Advanced Server, complete:
   • The tasks described in this chapter.
   • The VMSINSTAL command procedure described in Chapter 2, Installing Advanced Server for OpenVMS Software.
   
   In a cluster configuration that uses multiple system disks, the OpenVMS Registry Server must be configured to use a common registry database. Refer to Section 1.8.4, Step 4: Start the OpenVMS Registry Server, for more information.
2. On each cluster member that you want to use as a file and print server, run the Advanced Server configuration command procedure (PWRK$CONFIG.COM). This ensures that each node has its appropriate parameters set and enough resources to run the server.

An OpenVMS cluster can include both VAX and Alpha members. The Advanced Server for OpenVMS software runs only on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 members. An OpenVMS cluster cannot support a prior version of the file server in the same cluster with the Advanced Server. Therefore, to support this environment, run the Advanced Server on the Alpha members. On the VAX members, do not run a file and print server.

However, to provide external authentication, Compaq recommends that you set up external authentication software on all the nodes in the cluster, as described in Section 5.6, Setting Up External Authentication

1.9 Next Step

To install the Advanced Server, proceed to Chapter 2, Installing Advanced Server for OpenVMS Software.