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Updated: 11 December 1998

OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.2 Upgrade and
Installation Manual


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B.3 License Management Facility (LMF) Notes

The following list is offered to help new users with some common concerns and questions regarding the License Management Facility (LMF).

B.4 Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS License

The following paragraphs describe Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS licenses.

B.4.1 When to Register

After you install OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, you must register your Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS license before you can use the volume shadowing software. If you upgraded to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, you do not need to reregister this license.

B.4.2 Volume Shadowing Software Phase I and Phase II

In the past, volume shadowing has offered two modes of operation: phase I and phase II. The original implementation of volume shadowing, phase I, was HSC controller-based. The newer implementation, phase II, is host-based and provides performance superior to phase I.

With the release of OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2, phase I volume shadowing is no longer available. Refer to the Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS manual for instructions about moving from phase I to phase II.

B.4.3 Types of Licenses

Two types of volume shadowing licenses are valid for OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2:

Refer to the Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS manual for more information about these two licenses.

B.5 Other System Integrated Product Licenses

After you install OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, you must register licenses for any system integrated product. If you upgraded to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, you do not need to reregister licenses for system integrated products.


Appendix C
Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade

C.1 Booting Procedures

You must boot from the [SYSF] root during phases 2, 3, and 4 of the upgrade procedure. Different VAX computers require that you use different booting procedures. This appendix describes how to boot the various VAX computers from [SYSF].

Go to the section that describes your VAX computer and follow the instructions for booting from [SYSF]. If you need more information about booting, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

C.1.1 MicroVAX and VAXstation Computers

The information in this section applies to the following VAX computers:

To boot from [SYSF], enter the BOOT command in the following format and press Return:


>>> B/F0000000 device-name

Substitute the device name of the system disk for device-name.

C.1.2 VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), 8820-N (8800) Computers

To boot from [SYSF], use the following procedure:

  1. Press Ctrl/P. Enter the following command at the console-mode prompt (>>>) and press Return:


    >>> HALT
    

  2. Enter the BOOT command at the console-mode prompt (>>>) in the following format:


    >>> B dddn /R5:F0000000
    

    Substitute BCI, BDA, or UDA for ddd. Substitute the unit number of the drive holding the system disk for n.

C.1.3 VAX 8820, 8830, and 8840 Computers

To boot from [SYSF], use the following procedure:

  1. Enter the following command at the PS-OS-0> prompt and press Return:


    PS-OS-0> HALT/CPU=ALL
    

  2. Enter the BOOT command at the PS-CIO-0> prompt in the following format:


    PS-CIO-0> B dddn /R5=F0000000
    

    Substitute BCI or BDA for ddd. Substitute the unit number of the drive holding the system disk for n.

C.1.4 VAX--11/750, 8200, 8250, 8300, and 8350 Computers

To boot from [SYSF], create a command procedure named SYFBOO.CMD before the upgrade is started.

To create SYFBOO.CMD, use the following procedure:

Note

This procedure assumes that you have installed and booted the OpenVMS VAX operating system and are logged in to the SYSTEM account.
  1. Log in to the SYSTEM account.
  2. Make sure that the console media is in the console drive.
  3. To connect the console drive to the system, enter the following commands and press Return after each one:


    $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN
    SYSGEN> CONNECT CONSOLE
    SYSGEN> EXIT
    

  4. Use the Exchange utility to copy the appropriate boot command procedure from the console media to your current directory on the system disk. If the system disk is on an HSC drive and you have created DEFBOO.CMD, enter the following command and press Return:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY CSA1:DEFBOO.CMD *
    

    On the VAX--11/750 computer, if the system disk is on a local drive, copy the boot command procedure that matches the drive that holds the system disk. For example, suppose the system disk is on an RP06 drive and has a controller designation of A and a unit number of one. Enter the following command and press Return:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY CSA1:DA1BOO.CMD *   
    

  5. Edit the boot command procedure. Change the line that deposits a value in register 5 (R5). This line contains the comment !software boot flags. The value is a hexadecimal number with eight digits. For example:


    D/G R5 0    !software boot flags
    

    Change the left-most digit of the value to reflect the name of the root directory from which you want to boot. For example, to boot from the [SYSF] root directory, change the line as follows:


    D/G/L R5 F0000000     !designated root is SYSF
    

  6. Rename the boot command procedure to SYFBOO.CMD. For example, if the boot command procedure is DEFBOO.CMD, enter the following command and press Return:


    $ RENAME DEFBOO.CMD SYFBOO.CMD
    

  7. Use the Exchange utility to copy SYFBOO.CMD back to the console media. Enter the following command and press Return:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY SYFBOO.CMD CSA1:SYFBOO.CMD
    

  8. When the copy operation completes, enter the following command and press Return:


    $ DISMOUNT CSA1
    

  9. To secure the console media from unauthorized access, you must enter the following command and press Return:


    $ MOUNT/FOREIGN/SYSTEM/NOWRITE/NOASSIST CSA1
    

To boot from [SYSF], use the following procedure:

  1. Make sure the console media is in the console drive. On the VAX--11/750 computers, make sure the keylock switch is set to LOCAL. Set the BOOT DEVICE switch to position A.
    On the VAX 8200 computer, set the upper keylock switch to ENABLE and the lower keylock switch to HALT.
  2. Press Ctrl/P.
  3. On the VAX--11/750 computer, enter the following command and press Return:


    >>> B/800 DDA0
    

    On the VAX 8200 computer, enter the following command at the console-mode prompt (>>>) and press Return:


    >>> B/R5:800 CSA1
    

  4. At the BOOT58> prompt, enter the following command:


    BOOT58> @SYFBOO.CMD
    

C.1.5 VAX--11/730, 11/780, 11/785, 8600, and 8650 Computers

To boot from [SYSF], create a command procedure named SYFBOO.CMD (for VAX--11/730, 11/780, and 11/785 computers) or SYFBOO.COM (for VAX 8600 and 8650 computers) before the upgrade is started.

To create SYFBOO.CMD or SYFBOO.COM, use the following procedure:

Note

This procedure assumes that you have installed and booted the OpenVMS VAX operating system and are logged in to the SYSTEM account.
  1. Log in to the SYSTEM account.
  2. Make sure that the console media is in the console drive. On the VAX 8600 computer, make sure the TERMINAL CONTROL switch is set to LOCAL.
  3. To connect the console drive, enter the following commands and press Return after each one:


    $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN
    SYSGEN> CONNECT CONSOLE
    SYSGEN> EXIT
    

  4. Use the Exchange utility to copy DEFBOO.CMD (for VAX--11/730, 11/780, and 11/785 computers) or DEFBOO.COM (for VAX 8600 and 8650 computers) from the console media to your current directory on the system disk. On the VAX--11/780, 11/785, and 8600 computers, enter a command similar to the following and press Return:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY CSA1:DEFBOO.CMD *
    

    On the VAX--11/730 computer, enter the following command and press Return:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY CSA2:DEFBOO.CMD *
    

  5. Edit DEFBOO.CMD or DEFBOO.COM. Change the line that deposits a value in register 5 (R5). On the VAX--11/730, 11/780, and 11/785 computers, this line contains the comment !software boot flags. On the VAX 8600, this line contains the comment !Use R5 for optional boot control flags [SYSB.]. The value is a hexadecimal number with eight bits. For example:


    DEPOSIT R5 10000000     !software boot flags 
    

    Change the left-most digit of the value to reflect the name of the root directory from which you want to boot. For example, to boot from [SYSF], change the line as follows:


    DEPOSIT R5 F0000000     !software boot flags 
    

  6. Rename DEFBOO.CMD to SYFBOO.CMD (or DEFBOO.COM to SYFBOO.COM), as follows:


    $ RENAME DEFBOO.CMD SYFBOO.CMD
    

  7. Use the Exchange utility to copy SYFBOO.CMD or SYFBOO.COM to the console media. On the VAX--11/780, 11/785, and 8600 computers, enter a command similar to the following:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY SYFBOO.CMD CSA1:SYFBOO.CMD
    

    On the VAX--11/730 computer, enter the following command and press the Return key:


    $ EXCHANGE COPY SYFBOO.CMD CSA2:SYFBOO.CMD
    

  8. When you are finished, enter a command similar to the following and press Return:


    $ DISMOUNT CSA1
    

  9. To secure the console media from unauthorized access, you must enter a command similar to the following and press Return:


    $ MOUNT/FOREIGN/SYSTEM/NOWRITE/NOASSIST CSA1
    

To boot from [SYSF] during an upgrade, use the following procedure:

  1. Make sure the console media is in the console drive. On the VAX--11/730, 11/780, and 11/785 computers, make sure the keylock switch is set to LOCAL. On the VAX 8600, make sure the TERMINAL CONTROL switch is set to LOCAL.
  2. Press Ctrl/P. On the VAX--11/780, 11/785, and 8600 computers, enter the HALT command at the console-mode prompt (>>>) and press Return:


    >>> HALT
    

  3. Use SYFBOO.CMD to boot from [SYSF]. Enter the following command and press Return:


    >>> B SYF
    

C.1.6 VAX 6000 Series

To boot from [SYSF], use the following procedure:

  1. If you have a CIBCA-A adapter and are booting over the CI, insert the console tape cartridge in the console drive.
  2. Press Ctrl/P to put the system in console mode.
  3. Enter the BOOT command in the following format:


    >>> BOOT /R5:F0000000  /XMI:a  /BI:b  [/R3:c]  [/NODE:d]  DUu
    

    where:


    For example, suppose you want to boot from [SYSF] on an HSC disk with a unit number of one and your system has the following configuration:
    Enter the following command and press Return:


    >>> BOOT/R5:F0000000/XMI:3/BI:2/NODE:0E02 DU1
    

C.1.7 VAX 9000 Series

The upgrade procedure automatically updates DEFBOO.CMD to boot from [SYSF]. If you want to boot a VAX 9000 computer manually from [SYSF] however, you must set up DEFBOO.CMD to boot from the system disk and perform the following procedure:
  1. Press Ctrl/P to obtain the console prompt.
  2. Enter the following BOOT commands:


    >>> I/K
    >>> BOOT/NOSTART
    >>> DEPOSIT R5 F0000000
    >>> CONTINUE
    

  3. If you set up DEFBOO.CMD properly, the system boo
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