Installing DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT

2 Installing the Client Component

This chapter describes how to install the client component for Version 1.0 of DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT. It contains the following sections:

• Before You Install the Client Component

• Installing the Client Component

• After You Install the Client Component

2.1 Before You Install the Client Component

This section describes the tasks you must perform before you install the client component of DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT:

• Check Prerequisite Hardware and Software

• Install the Server Component

2.1.1 Check Prerequisite Hardware and Software

Your Windows NT system can have either an Intel or Alpha CPU and can be either a server or a workstation. It must:

• Be running Windows NT Version 4.0, with TCP/IP installed

• Have at least 8 MB of free disk space

2.1.2 Install the Server Component

Follow the instructions in Installing the Server Component to install the server component on OpenVMS Alpha.

2.2 Installing the Client Component

To install the client component of DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT, follow these steps:

1. If you have not already done so, install TCP/IP on the Windows NT computer and set up the TCP/IP network configuration.

   TCP/IP is included with Windows NT, but you may have chosen not to install it. If so, install and configure it now.

2. When you installed DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT on the OpenVMS Alpha system in Installing the Server Component, the installation procedure created a self- extracting file SYS$UPDATE:NTDS010.EXE.

   Copy SYS$UPDATE:NTDS010.EXE to a temporary directory on the Windows NT computer. If you use FTP, set the transfer type to binary before you copy the file.

3. Log on to the Windows NT computer as an Administrator and double click on NTDS010.EXE, then follow the instructions on the screen to unzip the file and run the Setup Program for DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT.

2.3 After You Install the Client Component

The Setup Program gives you the option of restarting your computer to activate the software. If you did not select this option, remember to restart your computer before you try to use DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT.

Now read the Guide to DIGITAL OpenVMS Disk Services for Windows NT to find out how to set up and manage disk services.

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