When your system meets all hardware and software requirements, you can install the DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway. The installation takes from 1 to 5 minutes, depending on your system load and configuration.

Install the DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway by using the following steps:

1. Log in to a privileged system manager's account.
2. Set the default directory to SYS$UPDATE:

   $ SET DEFAULT SYS$UPDATE

3. Invoke VMSINSTAL:

   $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ABDVAA031 ddcu:

   
   where:

   • ABDVAA argument is the kit name
   • VV in the name means this is an OpenVMS/VAX kit
   • VA in the name means this is an OpenVMS/Alpha kit
   • 031 portion of the name is the version number
   • ddcu argument represents the name of the device on which the installation media is mounted, where:
     • dd is the device code
     • c is the controller designation
     • u is the unit number

VMSINSTAL prompts you for information during the installation. Note that DECnet software does not need to be running to perform the installation procedure. The following is an example of the output from the installation on OpenVMS/Alpha:

Beginning installation of ABDVAA V3.1 at 12:36 %VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set A ... %VMSINSTAL-I-RELMOVED, Product's release notes have been moved to SYS$HELP. Copyright 1994 Compaq Computer Corportation Confidential computer software. Valid license from Compaq or authorized sublicensor required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. BASEstar Open DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway installation procedure. Checking for a valid license... Product: ABDAS-V Producer: DEC Version: 1.0 Release Date: 01-JUN-1994 * Does this product have an authorization key registered and loaded? y Now checking OpenVMS version... Now checking that OMNI is installed... Now checking OMNI version... Now checking OMNI logicals... Now checking the OMNI integrator registration utility... * Do you want BASEstar Open support [YES]? Now checking disk space... * Do you want to purge files replaced by this installation [YES]? * Do you want to run the IVP after the installation [YES]? ---------------------------------NOTE------------------------------------ During installation the file ODS_AB_CONFIG.TEMPLATE is copied to the ODS:[SCRIPTS] directory. Copy and edit this file to create site specific /PATH and /LINE directory definitions for devices at your installation. ---------------------------------NOTE------------------------------------ During installation the file BSTR_AB_CONFIG.TEMPLATE is copied to the BSTR$KIT:[ETC] directory. Copy and edit this file to create site specific VMD definitions. Now modifying the ODS schema to add Allen-Bradley specific object classes and attributes... Checking ODS Attribute Type Schema definitions ... Checking ODS Object Class Schema definitions ... Querying ODS Schema definitions ... Valid Schema definitions found in the attribute schema database as: OC ALIASED_NAME CN C L S O OU P_ADDR APC OWNER APT AEQ MAPV SY OBJ_ID BER PSAP S SAP TSAP N_ADDR AS_LIST DESCR VMD DOM DEL VN APPSN APROF VERSION NLEVEL MAX_CALL ED MAX_CALLING MAX_SEG CBB_LIST SS_LIST VENDOR MODEL REV INUM DN SHARE CONT_FILE CAP_FILE PN REUSE ARG MON DOM_LIST VAR ATYPE ADDR_T ADDR_V PATH LINE STATION LI NE_NAME PORT ENQ_RETRIES NAK_RETRIES TIMEOUT SPEED PARITY MODEM TRACE KE_STATION KE_TIMEOUT Valid Schema definitions found in the object class schema database as: TOP ALIAS C L O OU AP AE DSA DEVICE TAE OAE AS VMD DOMAIN PI NVAR UNVAR DH_LINE DH_PATH Normal Completion. %VMSINSTAL-I-MOVEFILES, Files will now be moved to their target directories... Now registering BASEstar Open DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway with OMNI... Copyright 1994 Compaq Computer Corportation Executing the Installation Verification Procedure. BASEstar Open DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway installation procedure has succeeded. Installation of ABDVAA V3.1 completed at 14:33 Adding history entry in VMI$ROOT:[SYSUPD]VMSINSTAL.HISTORY Creating installation data file: VMI$ROOT:[SYSUPD]ABDVAA031.VMI_DATA VMSINSTAL procedure done at 14:34

2.2.1 Files Created During Installation

Table 2-2 lists the files created by the DAS for Allen-Bradley Data Highway installation procedure, and the directories in which those files are placed.

Table 2-2 Files Created During Installation

Directory	Filename
ODS:[SCRIPTS]	ODS_AB_CONFIG.TEMPLATE
BSTR$KIT:[ETC]	BSTR_AB_CONFIG.TEMPLATE