DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS Installation Guide


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1.8.5 Backing Up Your System Disk

Compaq recommends that you back up your system disk before you install any software. At the beginning of the installation, the installation procedure asks whether your system disk is backed up. Use the backup procedures that are established at your site. For details about performing a system disk backup, see the section on the Backup utility in the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.

1.8.6 Notifying Other Users

Inform users on the system that you plan to install a product and that they must log out during the installation. To make sure that you are the only user logged in to the system, follow these steps:

  1. Notify current users to log out. Enter the following command at the DCL prompt:


    $ REPLY/ALL/BELL/SHUTDOWN "Log out for the installation of -
    _$ DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS please..."
    

  2. Enter the following command at the DCL prompt to prevent nonprivileged users from logging in to the system:


    $ SET LOGINS/INTERACTIVE=0
    

If possible, give users an estimated time when they can log in to the system again.


Chapter 2
Using the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility

This chapter describes how to install and configure DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS software using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility on Alpha and VAX systems. The DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS product supports POLYCENTER Software installations using the Digital Command Language (DCL) interface.

This chapter presents information about the following topics:

Refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual for complete details about installing and managing software products on your system. In addition to getting started information, the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual also provides information about several useful topics, such as:

Refer to Section 1.4 for information about prerequisite software and licenses.

Note

You must use the VMSINSTAL Software Installation utility to install DECwindows Motif software on VMS Version 5.5--2 systems.

Caution

If you do not have a satisfactory backup copy of your system disk, do not attempt to install DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS software. Back up the system disk (as described in the OpenVMS upgrade and installation supplement for your Alpha or VAX processor) before you install DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS software.

Before beginning the installation procedure, review Chapter 1 for information about installation preparations and requirements.

2.1 Accessing Help Information

Online help is available with the installation utility for all PRODUCT commands and qualifiers. For help on a specific command, enter the DCL command HELP followed by the command and product name.

Refer to the following documents for information about tasks and PRODUCT commands and qualifiers:

2.2 Extracting and Printing the Product Release Notes

Before you begin the installation procedure, you should read the product's release notes. To extract a copy of the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS Release Notes, define PCSI$SOURCE to point to the location (device name and directory) of the PCSI kit. Then enter the PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES command followed by the product name, DWMOTIF, at the DCL prompt. For example:


$ DEFINE PCSI$SOURCE DKA400:[PCSI_ALPHA_DWMOTIF125]
$ PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES DWMOTIF

Once you extract the release notes to a file, you can print the file. Note that you do not need to install the product before you extract the release notes.

The DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS Release Notes are also available in HTML and ASCII (.TXT) formats in the documentation directory on the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS CD-ROM. Refer to the Guide to the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS CD--ROM for information about accessing the release notes and other DECwindows Motif documentation.

2.3 Installing the Software

Important

If you are installing DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS software on an OpenVMS Version 7.1 or Version 6.2 system, you must install an ECO for the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility before installing the DECwindows Motif software. See the Guide to the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2--5 for OpenVMS CD--ROM for details about this ECO. See Section 1.5 for more information.

The sections that follow take you through the stages of installing your DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS software using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. The installation procedure is nearly identical on Alpha and VAX systems.

Refer to Chapter 1 for information about account quotas, disk space, and system parameters.

Refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual for complete information about responding to questions that the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility asks during product installation. For example, when you respond to questions, you can do the following:

2.3.1 Starting the Installation

To start the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility, enter one of the following commands at the DCL prompt:


$ DEFINE PCSI$SOURCE device:[PCSI_ALPHA_DWMOTIF125]

or


$ DEFINE PCSI$SOURCE device:[PCSI_VAX_DWMOTIF125]

where device is the name of the device on which the distribution CD-ROM is mounted.

Next, invoke the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility:


$ PRODUCT INSTALL DWMOTIF

2.3.2 The Installation Dialog

The installation dialog begins by displaying the name of the product which PCSI is installing. You are then asked to verify that you wish to continue with the installation. The dialog continues with a display of product name, copyright, and Product Authorization Key (PAK) information.


The following product has been selected: 
    DEC AXPVMS DWMOTIF V1.2-5              Layered Product 
 
Do you want to continue? [YES] 
 
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 DWMOTIF V1.2-5: DECwindows Motif 
 
    DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for OpenVMS Alpha is based on Release 5 (R5) 
    of the MIT X11 Window System and OSF/Motif Version 1.2.3. 
 
    DECwindows Motif V1.2-5 provides both runtime support and development 
    support for the X Window system. Runtime and development support is 
    provided for MIT X11 Release 5 and OSF/Motif Version 1.2.3. Runtime 
    only support is provided for OSF/Motif Version 1.1.3. 
 
 
    Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1988, 1998. All rights reserved. 
 
 
    Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government 
    is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of 
    DFARS  252.227-7013, or in FAR 52.227-19, or in FAR 52.227-14 Alt. III, 
    as  applicable. 
 
    This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology 
    of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, or copying of this 
    software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license 
    from Digital or an authorized sublicensor. 
 
 
    Digital Equipment Corporation 
 
    This software product is sold by Digital Equipment Corporation 
 
    This product uses the PAK: DW-MOTIF 
 
    This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital 
    Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more in- 
    formation about Digital's licensing terms and policies, contact your 
    local Digital office. 
 

2.3.2.1 Verifying Sufficient Allocation for the GBLPAGES and CLISYMTBL Values

Note

If you are simultaneously installing or upgrading the OpenVMS operating system with DECwindows from the CD-ROM, the installation procedure will continue without checking your system values. It will check after the installation is complete (see Section 2.5).

The installation command procedure checks to ensure that adequate values are allocated for GBLPAGES, CLISYMTBL, and NPAGEDYN system parameters:

If your system values are sufficient, the installation procedure continues. If the values are insufficient, the procedure abandons the installation and instructs you to run AUTOGEN and then restart the installation. On OpenVMS Alpha systems, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:


 
Checking values of system parameters... 
 
%DECW-W-BADVALUE, SYSGEN parameter GBLPAGES is 120000, should be at least 150000 
%DECW-W-BADVALUE, SYSGEN parameter NPAGEDYN is 1294336, should be at least 1998848 
%DECW-W-BADVALUE, SYSGEN parameter CLISYMTBL is 265, should be at least 512 
 
  The installation procedure has determined that some system parameter values 
  require modification to install the DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 for 
  OpenVMS software. 
 
  Please type the following command to run AUTOGEN and reboot your system 
  before restarting the DECwindows installation.  This will set the system 
  parameters to appropriate values for running DECwindows Motif V1.2-5. 
 
        @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN GETDATA REBOOT CHECK_FEEDBACK 
 
 
The DECwindows installation is being terminated. 
 
Please run AUTOGEN and restart the installation. 
 
%PCSI-E-S_OPFAIL, operation failed 
%PCSIUI-E-ABORT, operation terminated due to an unrecoverable error condition 

A similar message is displayed on OpenVMS VAX systems.

2.3.2.2 Running AUTOGEN

If the installation procedure has prompted you to run AUTOGEN to correct your system values, enter the following command:


$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN GETDATA REBOOT CHECK_FEEDBACK

The system runs AUTOGEN and produces a log similar to the following example:


 
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GETDATA phase is beginning. 
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE,  Previous contents of SYS$SYSTEM:CLU$PARAMS.DAT have 
  been copied to SYS$SYSTEM:CLU$PARAMS.OLD.  You may wish to purge 
  SYS$SYSTEM:CLU$PARAMS.OLD. 
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$SYSTEM:PARAMS.DAT has been created. 
        You may wish to purge this file. 
%AUTOGEN-I-END, GETDATA phase has successfully completed. 
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GENPARAMS phase is beginning. 
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$MANAGER:VMSIMAGES.DAT has been created. 
        You may wish to purge this file. 
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$SYSTEM:SETPARAMS.DAT has been created. 
        You may wish to purge this file. 
%AUTOGEN-I-END, GENPARAMS phase has successfully completed. 
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GENFILES phase is beginning. 
 
%AUTOGEN-I-REPORT, AUTOGEN has produced some informational messages which 
        have been stored in the file SYS$SYSTEM:AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT.  You may 
        wish to review the information in that file. 
 
%AUTOGEN-I-END, GENFILES phase has successfully completed. 
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, SETPARAMS phase is beginning. 
%AUTOGEN-I-SYSGEN, parameters modified 
%AUTOGEN-I-END, SETPARAMS phase has successfully completed. 
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, REBOOT phase is beginning. 
 
The system is shutting down to allow the system to boot with the 
generated site-specific parameters and installed images. 
 
The system will automatically reboot after the shutdown and the 
upgrade will be complete. 
 
 
        SHUTDOWN -- Perform an Orderly System Shutdown 
                    on node MYNODE 

You can now restart the installation procedure (see Section 2.3.1).

2.3.2.3 Language Variants Notice

The dialog now displays a warning about the need to update any language variants. You should not install DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 unless you will also install DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 language variants for all the languages that you wish to use.


    Local Language Variants of DECwindows Motif must be upgraded at this time. 
 
    If you have a language variant of DECwindows Motif installed then you 
    must upgrade to the version for DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5 after 
    completing this installation and before rebooting the system. A failure 
    to do so could prevent DECwindows from starting. 
 
    If there is no local language variant upgrade available for DECwindows Motif 
    Version 1.2-5 then you should remove the local language variant before 
    installing DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5. 
 
    Do you want to continue? [YES] 
 

2.3.2.4 Verifying DECwindows Motif Support Files

The installation procedure verifies that DECwindows Motif applications and run-time support files are installed on the operating system (for example, transport and font files, which are required for running DECwindows Motif software).


  **** DECwindows Motif application and run-time support files DETECTED **** 

On OpenVMS VAX systems, if the files are not installed, the following message is displayed:


    The DECwindows Motif application and run-time support files have not been 
    installed. 
 
    You can use the DECwindows tailoring facility to tailor on the device 
    support files and the 75DPI and/or the 100DPI font files using the 
    DECwindows save sets which are shipped with the OpenVMS kit as follows: 
 
       $ RUN SYS$UPDATE:DECW$TAILOR 
 
    The installation of DECwindows Motif cannot continue. 

On OpenVMS Alpha systems, the files are always installed.

Next, the installation procedure checks for the presence of support files that are needed to use the system as a workstation or as a workstation boot server. If the support files are installed, the following message is displayed:


  **** DECwindows device support files DETECTED **** 

On OpenVMS VAX systems, if the files are not installed, users are warned with the following message that their systems cannot be a workstation or a workstation boot server:


    The DECwindows device support files for using this machine as a workstation 
    or as a boot node for workstations have not been installed. 
 
    You can use the DECwindows tailoring facility to tailor on the device 
    support files and the 75DPI and/or the 100DPI font files using the 
    DECwindows save sets, which are shipped with the OpenVMS kit, as follows: 
 
      $ RUN SYS$UPDATE:DECW$TAILOR 

On OpenVMS Alpha systems, if the files are not installed, users are warned with the following message that their systems cannot be a workstation or a workstation boot server:


    The DECwindows device support files for using this machine as a workstation 
    or as a boot node for workstations have not been installed. 
 
    You can use the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility to change the 
    options selected when the OpenVMS Alpha software was installed. 
    See the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility User's Guide for more 
    information. To add the support files and the 75DPI and/or the 100DPI font 
    files using the DECwindows save sets which are shipped with the OpenVMS 
    kit, use the PRODUCT RECONFIGURE command as follows: 
 
      $ PRODUCT RECONFIGURE VMS 
 
    You should add the "Support for DECwindows" subclass in the Utilities 
    class. 

On both systems, the installation procedure then asks the following question:


Do you wish to continue with this installation without the workstation support? 

If you answer No (default) and press the Return key, the installation is stopped. See Section 5.3 for information on adding the necessary support files. Once you install the necessary support files, restart the installation procedure.

If you answer Yes and press the Return key, the installation continues.

Note that this portion of the installation does not occur if you are simultaneously installing or upgrading the OpenVMS operating system with DECwindows.

2.3.2.5 Saving the Programming Environment

The installation procedure checks whether the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 programming environment exists on your system. If it is present, the installation procedure displays the following information and asks whether you want to save the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 programming environment:


    The DECwindows Motif programming environment was installed with a 
    previous version of this kit. This environment is incompatible with the 
    OSF/Motif Release 1.2 environment provided with DECwindows Motif Version 
    1.2-5. The XUI programming environment is also not included in 
    DECwindows Motif Version 1.2-5. 
 
    If you intend to continue developing programs for XUI or OSF/Motif 
    Release 1.1.3, then save this environment.  Please refer to the 
    installation guide for more details and information on accessing these 
    files in their new location. 
 
    If you do not choose to save the XUI and OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 
    programming environment, those files will be removed from the system 
    disk. 
 
    Save the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 and XUI programming environment? 

If you answer Yes and press the Return key to save the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 and XUI programming environment, a subdirectory called [.DECW$113] is created. The files that support that programming environment are moved to the [.DECW$113] subdirectory.

If you answer No and press the Return key, the files are deleted.

Refer to Section 1.6 for information about accessing files related to the OSF/Motif Release 1.1.3 programming environment.

Note that this portion of the installation does not occur if you are simultaneously installing or upgrading the OpenVMS operating system with DECwindows.

2.3.2.6 Default Installation

Next, the dialog asks if you want the default installation. On systems with no previous DECwindows Motif installation, the installation procedure installs all options that apply to your hardware platform. On systems with a previous DECwindows Motif installation, the installation procedure installs all options selected during the previous installation.


Do you want the defaults for all options? [YES] 

The remainder of this chapter assumes that you answer No to this question.

2.3.2.7 Asking About Selecting a Desktop (Alpha Only)

On OpenVMS Alpha systems, the installation procedure displays information about the New Desktop and asks you whether the New Desktop should be the default desktop.


    Install New Desktop 
 
    Requires 42000 disk blocks. 
 
    The New Desktop is a graphical user interface that is derived from the 
    Common Desktop Environment (CDE).  It offers the following features not 
    available with the traditional DECwindows desktop: 
 
        o Multiple workspaces for greater flexibility in managing windows on 
          the screen. 
 
        o An icon-based File Manager to make it easier to manipulate files 
          from the graphical user interface. 
 
        o Enhanced support for the drag-and-drop feature, which is fully 
          supported in the new File Manager and Application Manager 
          applications. 
 
        o New Image Viewer and Icon Editor applications. 
 
    Both the New Desktop and the DECwindows desktop provide the same underlying 
    X and Motif libraries and the same DECterm, Bookreader, Mail, and Calendar 
    applications. 
 
    Install New Desktop [YES] 
 
        Install Manual (reference) pages for the New Desktop 
 
        Requires 2803 disk blocks. 
 
        The manual pages provide online help text for New Desktop 
        functions. If installed they can be viewed using the man 
        page viewer from the Application Manager. 
 
        Install Manual (reference) pages for the New Desktop [YES] 
 
        Make the New Desktop the default desktop [YES] 
 
 
    Install traditional DECwindows Desktop 
 
    Requires 7843 disk blocks. 
 
    The traditional DECwindows Desktop is that provided since Version 1.2 of 
    DECwindows. If both new and traditional desktops are installed the user 
    can select which to run when logging in. 
 
    Install traditional DECwindows Desktop [YES] 
 

See Section 4.4 for instructions about how to change the choice of desktop after the installation has completed.


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