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The following is a sample display of the menu:
OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version x7.3-76H Copyright (c) 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Installing required known files... Configuring devices... *************************************************************** You can install or upgrade the OpenVMS Alpha operating system or you can install or upgrade layered products that are included on the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM. You can also execute DCL commands and procedures to perform "standalone" tasks, such as backing up the system disk. Please choose one of the following: 1) Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS Alpha Version x7.3-76H 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/?) |
The OpenVMS Installation and Upgrade implement a POLYCENTER Software Installation (PCSI) utility concept called a platform. The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha platform contains the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, plus options for certain other products, including DECwindows, DECnet, and Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS. Including these products in the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha platform allows you to install or upgrade these products along with the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system.
Once you select which of these optional products you want to install, information is retained in the database maintained by the PCSI utility. This information allows future OpenVMS upgrades to select the correct default choices for these optional products.
When you choose the install or upgrade option (1) from the menu, the system asks whether you want to preserve or initialize the system disk. The display is similar to the following:
There are two choices for Installation/Upgrade: INITIALIZE - Removes all software and data files that were previously on the target disk and installs OpenVMS Alpha. PRESERVE -- Installs or upgrades OpenVMS Alpha on the target disk and retains all other contents of the target disk. * Note: You cannot use PRESERVE to install OpenVMS Alpha on a disk on which OpenVMS VAX or any other operating system is installed. Do you want to INITIALIZE or to PRESERVE? [PRESERVE] |
When you specify the INITIALIZE option, the following operations take place:
Specify the INITIALIZE option and perform a full installation under the following conditions:
When you specify the PRESERVE option, the following operations take place:
IF ... | THEN ... |
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the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system is not already installed on the target disk, |
the following operations take place:
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the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system is installed on the target disk, |
the operating system is
upgraded, as follows:
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If you intend to choose the PRESERVE option (because there are certain files on the disk that you want to retain), Compaq recommends that you first make a backup copy of your system disk. If there is any problem during the installation or upgrade that might affect the integrity of the disk, you will have the backup copy as a safeguard. |
If you choose the PRESERVE option and choose a target disk that already contains the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 software, you are provided with the option to either reconfigure or reinstall the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. Reconfigure the operating system if you want to change the options you chose to include when the operating system was installed. Reinstall the operating system if you think that your system files may have become corrupted.
See Section 8.8 for additional configuration information.
1.3.4 How the Layered Products Options Work
After you have installed or upgraded the operating system, you can use the menu to show, install, reconfigure (change previously selected options for a layered product), or remove products as well.
When you boot the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM and select the option to install layered products, that installation procedure does not run the Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) for layered products. Because the operating system is booted from the CD-ROM and the layered products are installed on a different device (the target drive), the IVPs cannot execute correctly. However, you can run the IVP for each layered product after you boot the target system (see the layered product installation documents for information on running the IVP). |
When you choose the DCL option (7) from the menu, you can use a subset of DCL commands (such as SHOW DEVICE, MOUNT, and BACKUP) to perform specific preinstallation and maintenance operations. Note, however, that this is a restricted DCL environment in that certain DCL commands and utilities will not function as expected because you are booting from read-only or write-locked media and because the full system startup is not performed.
A triple dollar sign system prompt ($$$) indicates that you are in this restricted DCL environment, as shown in the following example:
$$$ SHOW DEVICE |
To exit from the DCL environment and return to the main menu, enter the
LOGOUT command.
1.3.6 How the Shutdown Option Works
When you choose the shutdown option (8) from the menu, your system shuts down and you are returned to the console prompt (>>>). The system displays a message similar to the following:
Shutting down the system SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE |
Now that you have reviewed key terms, examined hardware and software requirements, and learned how to use the menu system included on the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, you can do the following:
IF ... | THEN ... |
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you want to install the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment, | go to Chapter 2. |
you want to install the operating system in a nonclustered environment, | go to Chapter 3. |
you want to upgrade the operating system in a standalone, Volume Shadowing, or OpenVMS Cluster environment, | go to Chapter 5. |
you want only to back up or restore your system disk, | go to Appendix B. |
This chapter contains information that you should review before performing an installation in an OpenVMS Cluster environment.
Before installing the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment, be sure you review any relevant OpenVMS Cluster information, contained in the following documents:
Be sure the following sources of information are available as well:
Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 and Compaq OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 provide two levels of support for mixed-version and mixed-architecture OpenVMS Cluster systems. These two support types are warranted and migration.
Warranted support means that Compaq has fully qualified the two versions coexisting in an OpenVMS Cluster and will answer all problems identified by customers using these configurations.
Migration support is a superset of the Rolling Upgrade support provided in earlier releases of OpenVMS and is available for mixes that are not warranted. Migration support means that Compaq has qualified the versions for use together in configurations that are migrating in a staged fashion to a newer version of Compaq OpenVMS VAX or to Compaq OpenVMS Alpha. Problem reports submitted against these configurations will be answered by Compaq. However, in exceptional cases Compaq may request that you move to a warranted configuration as part of answering the problem.
Migration support will help you move to warranted OpenVMS Cluster version mixes with minimal impact on your cluster environment. Table 2-1 shows the level of support provided for all possible version pairings.
V6.2-xxx | V7.0-xxx | V7.1-xxx | V7.2-xxx | V7.3 | |
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V6.2 | WARRANTED | Migration | Migration | Migration | Migration |
V7.0 | Migration | WARRANTED | Migration | Migration | Migration |
V7.1 | Migration | Migration | WARRANTED | Migration | Migration |
V7.2 | Migration | Migration | Migration | WARRANTED | Migration |
V7.3 | Migration | Migration | Migration | Migration | WARRANTED |
Compaq does not support the use of Version 7.1 or higher with Version 6.1 (or earlier versions) in an OpenVMS Cluster environment. |
If during the installation you answer YES to the system prompt asking whether your system will be a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, you will need to provide the following information after you boot the system disk:
Required Information | Explanation |
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Type of configuration | Configuration types (CI, DSSI, SCSI, local area, or mixed-interconnect) are distinguished by the interconnect device that the VAX and Alpha computers in the OpenVMS Cluster use to communicate with one another. |
DECnet node name and node address | See the network or system manager to obtain the DECnet node name and node address for the computer on which you are installing the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. If you install DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha (Phase V) software and do not plan to use DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha addresses, then you do not need to provide this information. |
Allocation class value |
During the installation procedure, you will be asked for the allocation
class value (ALLOCLASS) of the Alpha computer on which you are
installing the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. For example:
Enter a value for this_node ALLOCLASS parameter: Refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems for the rules on specifying allocation class values. Note that in a mixed-interconnect OpenVMS Cluster environment, the allocation class value cannot be zero if the nodes serve DSSI or CI disks. It must be a value from 1 to 255. This is also true for any Alpha computer that is connected to a dual-pathed disk. After you enter the allocation class value, the installation procedure uses it to automatically set the value of the ALLOCLASS system parameter. |
Whether you want a quorum disk | Refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems to help you determine whether you want a quorum disk in the cluster. |
Location of the page and swap files | On a nonclustered system, the page and swap files are on one or more local disks but on a clustered system, the files are on one or more local or clustered disks. See OpenVMS Cluster Systems to help you determine where the page and swap files will be located for the system on which you are installing the OpenVMS Alpha operating system software. |
Systems that will be MOP 1 servers, disk servers, and tape servers | If you are going to set up either a local area or a mixed-interconnect cluster, you will need to make these determinations. |
Cluster group number and cluster password |
If you are going to set up a local area cluster or a mixed-interconnect
cluster that is LAN-based, use the following rules to determine the
cluster group number and password:
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After you have completed all the tasks in this chapter, go to Chapter 3 to begin the installation.
This chapter describes the following installation tasks:
Before you install the operating system, the correct version of console firmware should be running on your computer, as described in Section 1.2.4. |
At different points during the installation, you must respond to prompts asking you to supply specific information. This manual and the Help text available during the installation procedure tell you how to obtain most of this information and how to make decisions when responding to specific prompts.
However, Compaq recommends that you review the following summary before you begin the installation so that you have an understanding beforehand of the types of information you will need to provide.
During the installation, the system will prompt you for the following information:
If you install the DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha software but want to use addresses compatible with DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software, you still need to provide this information. These settings identify your system by name and number in a DECnet or cluster environment. Note as well that if you supply a DECnet address, the system will automatically calculate the SCSSYSTEMID value. If necessary, see the network or system manager to obtain this information. |
The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 operating system includes
procedures that allow you to easily install the operating system using
the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. To get started, boot the
Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM either from your
local CD-ROM drive or from a CD-ROM
drive connected to the InfoServer, as described in the following
sections.
3.2.1 Booting from the Local Drive
To boot the operating system CD-ROM from the local CD-ROM drive, follow these steps:
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 |
To boot the operating system CD-ROM using the InfoServer, follow these steps:
>>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 -FILE APB_073 lan-device-name |
Alpha Computer | Ethernet Device |
FDDI Device |
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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 |
If you are using a DEC 3000 or 4000 series system, note the following:
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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: |
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: ALPHA073[Return] |
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