2.2 Error Recovery

If errors occur during the installation itself or when the Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) is running, VMSINSTAL displays failure messages. If the installation fails, you see the following message:

%VMSINSTAL-E-INSFAIL, The installation of DEC C V5.n has failed.

If the IVP fails, you see these messages:

The DEC C V5.n Installation Verification Procedure failed.

%VMSINSTAL-E-IVPFAIL, The IVP for DEC C V5.n has failed.

Errors can occur during the installation if any of the following conditions exist:

• The operating system version is incorrect.

• A prerequisite software version is incorrect.

• Quotas necessary for successful installation are insufficient.

• System parameter values for successful installation are insufficient.

• The OpenVMS help library is currently in use.

• The product license has not been registered and loaded.

For descriptions of the error messages generated by these conditions, see the OpenVMS documentation on system messages, recovery procedures, and OpenVMS software installation. If you are notified that any of these conditions exist, you should take the appropriate action as described in the message. For information on installation requirements, see Section 1.4.

If the installation fails, you must restart the installation procedure from step 2 in Section 2.1. For an explanation of any system messages, see the OpenVMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Reference Manual or the online HELP/MESSAGE facility. If the installation fails due to an IVP failure, contact a Digital field service representative.