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OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 Upgrade and Installation Manual


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8.7.5 Using LIBDECOMP.COM in Batch

You can also execute LIBDECOMP.COM in batch mode to decompress up to eight libraries at a time by listing the names of the libraries you want to decompress as parameters on a command line that includes the SUBMIT command.

Be sure to separate the library names with commas and do not include the file extension. For example, to decompress VAXCRTL.OLB, DISKQUOTA.HLB, and LIB.MLB as a batch job, enter the following command:


$ SUBMIT/NOTIFY/PARAMETERS=(VAXCRTL, DISKQUOTA, LIB)-
_$ SYS$UPDATE:LIBDECOMP

Note

When you type the command for a batch job, be sure you enclose the list of library names within parentheses.

8.8 Adding and Removing Operating System Files

If you decide after the upgrade to change which OpenVMS Alpha operating system files you want installed on your system, you can use the menu system contained on the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM to add or remove files.

Note that you can obtain information about individual system files by entering HELP SYSTEM_FILES at the dollar sign prompt ($).

The procedure is as follows:

  1. Mount and boot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM.
  2. Choose option 1 from the menu.
  3. Choose the PRESERVE option.
  4. Enter the name of the device that contains the system disk and answer the questions.
  5. After you answer the question "Do you want detailed descriptions?," information regarding reconfiguring or reinstalling is displayed. Read the instructions, then choose the desired entry from the menu of reconfigure/reinstall options.

The following is a sample reconfigure operation:


    Please choose one of the following: 
 
        1)  Install or upgrade OpenVMS Alpha Version V7.2 
        2)  Display products and patches that this procedure can install 
        3)  Install or upgrade layered products and patches 
        4)  Show installed products 
        5)  Reconfigure installed products 
        6)  Remove installed products 
        7)  Execute DCL commands and procedures 
        8)  Shut down this system 
 
Enter CHOICE or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/?) 1 
    *********************************************************** 
 
. 
. 
. 
 
Do you want to INITIALIZE or to PRESERVE? [PRESERVE] 
 
. 
. 
. 
   Version V7.2 of the OpenVMS operating system is already installed 
        on the target disk.  You may choose one of the following actions: 
 
          o Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform. 
 
            This action will allow you to change your selections of which 
            of the windowing and network products you included with your 
            OpenVMS operating system installation. 
 
          o Reconfigure the OpenVMS operating system. 
 
            This action will allow you to change your choices about which 
            options you included for the OpenVMS operating system. 
 
          o Reinstall the OpenVMS operating system. 
 
            This action will cause ALL operating system  files to be replaced. 
            You can also change your choices about which options you included 
            for the OpenVMS operating system. 
 
            Reinstall will take longer than Reconfigure.  Reinstall may be 
            appropriate if you suspect that files in the operating system, 
            or in the windowing and network products have become corrupted. 
 
        If you want to reinstall any of the windowing and network products, 
        choose "Install or upgrade layered products and patches" (option 3) 
        from the main menu. 
 
        If you want to change your choices about which options you included 
        for any of the windowing and network products, choose "Reconfigure 
        installed products" (option 5) from the main menu. 
 
        Please choose one of the following: 
 
            1)  Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform. 
            2)  Reconfigure the OpenVMS operating system. 
            3)  Reinstall the OpenVMS operating system. 
            4)  Return to the Main Menu (abort the upgrade/installation). 
 
 
    Enter choice or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/?) 2 
    The following product has been selected: 
        DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2               Operating System 
 
 
    Configuration phase starting ... 
 
    You will be asked to choose options, if any, for each selected product and 
    for 
    any products that may be installed to satisfy software dependency 
    requirements. 
 
    DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2: OpenVMS Operating System 
 
        COPYRIGHT (c) 12-SEP-1998 -- All rights reserved 
 
        Compaq Computer Corporation 
        
    Do you want the defaults for all options? [YES] 
 

Answer NO to this question, and select the options you want as described in Section 3.5.2. A list of components is provided in Section 3.5.3. After you respond to the prompts, the display continues and the installation procedure completes as described in Section 3.5.4. The following is a continuation of the sample display:


    Do you want to review the options? [NO] 
 
Execution phase starting ... 
 
The following product will be reconfigured: 
    DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2 
Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...80%...90%...100% 
 
The following product has been reconfigured: 
    DEC AXPVMS VMS V7.2 
. 
. 
. 

For detailed instructions on how to remove the OpenVMS Alpha operating system from your disk, see Appendix E.

8.9 Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station

If you installed the OpenVMS Management Station software on your system (either by accepting all default values or by selecting the component manually during the upgrade procedure), you must perform several tasks on your OpenVMS Alpha system and your PC before you can use OpenVMS Management Station. These tasks include the following:

For complete information about preparing your OpenVMS system and your PC to run the OpenVMS Management Station server and client software, see Appendix D.

Note

After you complete the tasks described in Appendix D, you can then remove those files from your system to save disk space. Do not use the DELETE command to remove the files. Instead, reconfigure the OpenVMS Alpha operating system as described in Section 4.8.

8.10 Installing Layered Products

Except in certain instances, you should not have to reinstall layered products that you had on your system prior to the upgrade. However, if you need to install layered products, you can use the menu system included on the operating system CD-ROM to install certain layered products with the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. If you did not install those layered products previously during the installation procedure, you can do so using the following procedure. To install layered products that require VMSINSTAL, see Section 8.10.1.

Note

To use this procedure, the target system must have the exact same version of the OpenVMS Alpha operating system as the CD-ROM. If you need to install layered products on a target system that has a different version of the operating system, use the alternate procedure described in the next section.
  1. Shut down the system (described in Appendix A).
  2. Boot the operating system CD-ROM (locally or from the InfoServer).
  3. Choose option 2 from the menu to view which layered products can be installed using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility.
  4. Choose option 3 from the menu to install the layered products.
  5. Shut down the system by selecting option 8 from the menu.
  6. Boot from the system disk.

If the layered product that you want to install is not listed in the display, see the documentation you received with that layered product for installation information.

For additional information about installing layered products, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

Be sure you back up the system disk after you install all your layered products.

8.10.1 Alternate Procedure

The following is another method for installing layered products from the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM:

  1. From your running OpenVMS system (the target system disk), mount the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM.
  2. Locate the directories and files containing the available layered products by entering the following command (where, in the example, DKA400: is the device name of the CD-ROM):


    $ DIRECTORY /NOHEAD/NOTRAIL DKA400:[*.KIT]
    

    You can use the PRODUCT FIND command to locate kits that are installed using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. For example:


    $ PRODUCT FIND * /SOURCE=DKA400:[*.KIT]
    

  3. To install layered products that require VMSINSTAL (indicated in the directories by save-set file names with file types of .A, .B, and so on), enter the @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL command and then specify the CD-ROM device and directory. For example:


    $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL
    * Where will the distribution volumes be mounted: DKB400:[LP.KIT]
    

  4. To install layered products that require the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility (indicated in the directories by file names with file types of .PCSI or .PCSI$DESCRIPTION), use the PRODUCT INSTALL command to specify the CD-ROM device name and directory. The following is an example of the PRODUCT INSTALL command:


    $ PRODUCT INSTALL name /SOURCE=DKB400:[name.KIT]
    

8.10.2 DECevent

When you install OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2, the DIAGNOSE command is disabled. To enable the DIAGNOSE command, you must install the DECevent kit provided on the OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 CD-ROM following the upgrade to OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2. The DECevent kit is located in the directory [DECEVENT_0252.KIT] on the CD-ROM.

If the DECevent kit provided on the OpenVMS Alpha CD-ROM is not installed after the operating system, users attempting to use the DIAGNOSE command will receive the following system message:


$ DIAGNOSE [params]
%DIA-E-NOINSTAL, DIAGNOSE has not been installed on this system

8.10.3 Monitoring Performance History

The OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2 operating system CD-ROM also includes a Monitoring Performance History (MPH) kit located in the [MPH] directory. See the OpenVMS Version 7.2 Release Notes for more information about installing and using this optional software.

8.11 Installing DIGITAL OpenVMS Debugger Clients on a PC

The DIGITAL OpenVMS Debugger Version 7.2 includes a client/server interface. The debug server runs on the OpenVMS operating system; there are debug clients that run on OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows NT. There is no separate installation procedure for the components that run on the OpenVMS operating system. They are installed when you install the operating system. This section describes the procedure for installing debug clients on a PC.

The following table shows which client kit to use for each PC configuration:
CPU Operating System Client Kit
Intel Microsoft Windows 95 [DEBUG_CLIENTS010.KIT]DEBUGX86010.EXE
Intel Microsoft Windows NT [DEBUG_CLIENTS010.KIT]DEBUGX86010.EXE
Alpha Microsoft Windows NT [DEBUG_CLIENTS010.KIT]DEBUGALPHA010.EXE

The client kits are self-extracting .EXE files. To make these clients available to PC users, copy these files from the distribution media to a suitable PATHWORKS share, FTP server, or other device available to the PC.

Once the appropriate executable file has been transferred to the PC, you can run the file to install the debug client on the PC. The InstallShield installation procedure guides you through the installation.

By default, the debug client is installed in the \Programs\OpenVMS Debugger directory. You can also click on the Browse button to select an alternate directory.

You can choose one of the following installation options:
Install Option Details
Typical Debug Client and the OpenVMS Debugger Manual in HTML format
Compact Debug Client only
Custom Choice of Debug Client and/or the OpenVMS Debugger Manual in HTML format

The Typical installation option creates an OpenVMS Debugger program folder that contains shortcuts to the following items:

For information about using the OpenVMS Debugger, see the OpenVMS Debugger Manual.

8.12 Backing Up the Customized System Disk

After you have upgraded and customized the OpenVMS Alpha operating system to your satisfaction and installed layered products, protect your work by making a backup copy of the system disk.

To back up the system disk:

  1. Shut down the system (described in Appendix A).
  2. Boot the operating system CD-ROM (locally or from the InfoServer).
  3. Use the menu system to enter the DCL environment (option 7).
  4. Mount the system disk and the target device on which you will make the backup copy.
  5. Enter backup commands to back up the system disk to the target device.
  6. Log out from the DCL environment.
  7. Shut down the system by selecting option 8 from the menu.
  8. Boot from the system disk.

For complete information about backup operations, including a description of an alternate method that does not require booting from the operating system CD-ROM and that allows you to back up a shadowed disk without disabling the shadow set, see Appendix B.

8.13 Rebooting Cluster Members

If you are performing a rolling upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster environment and have completed all the postupgrade tasks required for your upgraded system disk, reboot each system that boots from that system disk.

For more information about booting your system, see Appendix A.

8.14 Running AUTOGEN

Although AUTOGEN runs automatically at the end of the upgrade procedure, Compaq recommends that you run AUTOGEN periodically after you perform an upgrade.

After 24 hours of operation, run AUTOGEN in FEEDBACK mode and reboot the system. Run AUTOGEN in this way again two workdays later.

AUTOGEN sets the values of system parameters and the sizes of the page and swap files according to the system's work load. Compaq recommends that you run AUTOGEN from SAVPARAMS through TESTFILES on a weekly basis and examine AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT to determine the need for additional changes.

Hardcoded values in MODPARAMS.DAT should not hinder AUTOGEN's ability to calculate feedback parameters. AUTOGEN generally does not reduce the value of parameters that allocate resources; it considers current parameter values to be minimum values, which means you do not have to add MIN_* symbols to MODPARAMS.DAT. AUTOGEN does increase parameter values according to its calculations unless you have specified explicit or maximum values (by adding MAX_* symbols) in MODPARAMS.DAT.

For more information about the MODPARAMS.DAT file and about using AUTOGEN in general, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

8.15 Postupgrade Checklist

Use the following checklist to make sure you have performed all the necessary tasks:


Appendix A
Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures

This appendix contains the following information:

A.1 Booting Operations

The following sections describe different methods of booting your system.

A.1.1 Booting the Operating System CD-ROM

If you need to boot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, either to perform an installation or upgrade or to perform related operations such as mounting or backing up the system disk, follow the steps in the following sections, depending on whether you are booting locally or from the InfoServer.

A.1.1.1 Booting from the Local Drive

Boot from the local drive as follows:

  1. Insert the operating system CD-ROM into the local CD-ROM drive.
  2. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the SHOW DEVICE command so you can identify the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, DKA400:)
  3. Enter the boot command in the following format:

    BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 source-drive
    


    Substitute the device name of the CD-ROM drive (as listed in the SHOW DEVICE display) for source-drive.
    For example, if the SHOW DEVICE display lists the device name of your CD-ROM drive as DKA400, enter the following command and press the Return key:


    >>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 DKA400
    

After you boot, the system displays a menu from which you can choose options to perform the following tasks:

A.1.1.2 Booting from the InfoServer

To boot the operating system CD-ROM using the InfoServer, do the following:

  1. At the console prompt, enter the following command:


    >>> B -FLAGS 0,0 -FILE APB_072 lan-device-name
    

    Note the following conventions:

    Alpha Computer Ethernet
    Device
    FDDI
    Device
    ALPHAbook 1 EOA0 --
    AlphaServer 400 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaServer 1000 series ERA0, EWA0 FRA0
    AlphaServer 1000A series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaServer 1200 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaServer 2000 series ERA0, EWA0 FRA0
    AlphaServer 2100, 2100A series ERA0, EWA0 FRA0
    AlphaServer 4100 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaServer 8200 series EXA0, EWA0 FXA0
    AlphaServer 8400 series EXA0, EWA0 FXA0
    AlphaStation 200 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaStation 400 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaStation 500 series EWA0 FWA0
    AlphaStation 600 series ERA0, EWA0 FWA0
    DEC 2000 series ERA0 --
    DEC 3000 series ESA0 "n/ESA0"
    DEC 4000 series EZA0 --
    DEC 7000 series EXA0 FXA0
    DEC 10000 series EXA0 FXA0
    Digital Personal Workstation (DPWS) series EWA0 FWA0

    Note

    If you are using a DEC 3000 or 4000 series system, note the following:
    • On DEC 3000 series systems, you can boot through the InfoServer with an Ethernet PMAD device or FDDI DEFTA device by specifying the device name as "n/ESA0". The value for n is the TURBOchannel slot number, which you can obtain by entering the SHOW CONFIGURATION command at the console prompt (>>>) and examining the display. For more information, see Section A.1.8 in Appendix A.
    • On DEC 4000 series, you must specify the ISL file name in uppercase (APB_072).
  2. The InfoServer ISL program then displays the following menu:


       
    Network Initial System Load Function 
    Version 1.2 
     
     
      FUNCTION         FUNCTION 
        ID 
        1     -        Display Menu 
        2     -        Help 
        3     -        Choose Service 
        4     -        Select Options 
        5     -        Stop 
     
    Enter a function ID value: 
     
    

  3. Respond to the prompts as follows, pressing the Return key after each entry:
    1. Enter 3 for the function ID.
    2. Enter 2 for the option ID.
    3. Enter the service name (ALPHA072).

    A sample display follows:


    Enter a function ID value: 3[Return]
     OPTION          OPTION 
       ID 
       1     -       Find Services 
       2     -       Enter known Service Name 
     
    Enter an Option ID value: 2[Return]
    Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA072[Return]
    

After you boot, the system displays a menu from which you can choose options to perform the following tasks:


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