OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual

Document revision date: 30 March 2001

OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3
Upgrade and Installation Manual

7.3.6 Selecting Optional OpenVMS Components

The procedure displays information about optional OpenVMS VAX files and the remaining amount of disk space. The information is similar to the following (block sizes might vary slightly):

Select optional software you want to install. You can install one or more of the following OpenVMS or DECwindows components: o OpenVMS library - 52200 blocks o OpenVMS optional - 19000 blocks o OpenVMS Help Message - 10400 blocks o OpenVMS Management Station - 20000 blocks o DECwindows base support - 4400 blocks o DECwindows workstation support - 23800 blocks - 75 dots per inch video fonts - (included) - 100 dots per inch video fonts - 6200 blocks o DECnet-Plus networking - 80000 blocks o DECnet Phase IV networking - 800 blocks Space remaining on system disk: 1674710 blocks

You must indicate which of the options you want to install. If you require network support, you must select the OpenVMS library component.

Note that if you do not install the optional OpenVMS components at this time, you can install them after the upgrade by using the VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR utilities. However, the Help Message utility can be tailored on (added) to the system disk only. If you do not choose to install the Help Message files at this point in the procedure and want them on an alternate device, you will not be able to use VMSTAILOR to restore them later. If you want to install Help Message files on an alternate disk after the installation procedure completes, you can use the BACKUP command, as follows:

BACKUP/VERIFY source-device:[000000]VMS073.E/SAVE_SET-
target-device:[directory-name]

For source-device, enter the device name for the drive on which the distribution media is mounted. For target-device, enter the device name on which the alternate disk is mounted, and for directory, enter the name of the directory to which you are copying the files.

Also note that, for TK50 tape cartridges, it is quicker to install OpenVMS VAX software during the upgrade than to add software after the upgrade with a tailoring utility. For information about using VMSTAILOR, see Chapter 10. To select the options you want to install, follow the instructions displayed by the procedure.

7.3.6.1 OpenVMS Library Files

The procedure displays the following message:

* Do you want to install the OpenVMS library files? (Y/N)

The file subclasses of the OpenVMS library (VMS073.C) save set are listed in Appendix D. If you want to install the VMS073.C files, type Yes and press Return. If you require network support, you must select the OpenVMS library component. If you do not want to install the VMS073.C files, type No and press Return.

7.3.6.2 OpenVMS Optional Files

The procedure displays the following message:

* Do you want to install the OpenVMS optional files? (Y/N)

The file subclasses of the OpenVMS optional (VMS073.D) save set are listed in Appendix D. If you want to install the VMS073.D files, type Yes and press Return. If you do not want to install the VMS073.D files, type No and press Return.

7.3.6.3 Help Message Files

The procedure displays the following message:

The Help Message utility (MSGHLP) provides online explanations and user actions for OpenVMS messages in place of the hardcopy OpenVMS System Messages and Recovery Procedures Reference Manual, which is now separately orderable. The MSGHLP database, MSGHLP$LIBRARY.MSGHLP$DATA, consumes approximately 10400 blocks and will be placed by default on your system disk in SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP] unless you specify an alternate device when prompted. * Do you want to install the MSGHLP database? (Y/N)

The Help Message utility is an online system for system messages documentation. You can install Help Message either on the system disk or on an alternate disk. If you want to install the Help Message files, type Yes and press Return.

The procedure displays the following message:

You can install this database on your system disk in SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP] or on an alternate device. If you specify an alternate device, but no directory, MSGHLP$LIBRARY.MSGHLP$DATA is placed in [HELP_MESSAGE]. When prompted, take the default of the system disk or specify an alternate device using this format: device:[directory] * Where do you want to install the MSGHLP database? [SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]] Space remaining on system disk: 1593110 blocks

The Help Message database is installed in the area you specified.

7.3.6.4 OpenVMS Management Station Files

The procedure displays the following message:

The OpenVMS Management Station is a client-server application that provides OpenVMS system management capabilities through a client application on a personal computer (PC) running Microsoft Windows. The server application runs on OpenVMS systems and is automatically installed as part of the OpenVMS operating system. This option provides the files used to create the installation media for the PC client software. If you want to use the OpenVMS Management Station, you must install these optional files on at least one OpenVMS system to create the installation media, which can then be used to install the PC client on one or more PCs. The OpenVMS Management Station client can run on Windows 3.1 (including Windows for Workgroups), Windows NT, or Windows 95. The OpenVMS Management Station optional files consume approximately 20000 blocks and will be placed on your system disk in SYS$COMMON:[TNT.CLIENT]. * Do you want to install the optional OpenVMS Management Station files? (Y/N) Space remaining on system disk: 1573110 blocks

If you want to use the OpenVMS Management Station software, you must install these files. After the upgrade procedure completes, follow the instructions in Appendix G to prepare your OpenVMS system and your PC to run the OpenVMS Management Station server and client software.

7.3.7 Choosing DECwindows Support Options

Next, the procedure displays messages about the DECwindows components shipped with OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3.

The OpenVMS VAX operating system no longer ships the OpenVMS DECwindows product. The operating system now ships only the DECwindows base support and DECwindows workstation support components. To get full DECwindows support, you must also install the separate DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX (previously called VMS DECwindows Motif) layered product, which supports both Motif and XUI environments.

Note that the DECwindows base support and DECwindows workstation support components are not shipped with the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered product. If you want to install these options, you must select them now or use the DECW$TAILOR option after the installation procedure completes.

Before you indicate whether you want to install DECwindows support software, consider the following:

If you... Then choose...

Intend to install the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered product DECwindows base support.

Intend to install the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered product on a workstation or on a VAXcluster system that contains workstations DECwindows base support and
DECwindows workstation support.

Are not planning to install the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered product but are installing OpenVMS VAX on a workstation or on a VAXcluster that includes workstations DECwindows base support and
DECwindows workstation support.

Want to provide font files for X terminals DECwindows base support and
DECwindows workstation support.

Have a workstation monitor (for example, a VR150, VR160, or VR295) capable of displaying 100 dots/inch or a VAXstation 4000 series computer, which uses 100 dots/inch video fonts by default DECwindows base support and
DECwindows workstation support with the 100 dots/inch option.
By selecting the workstation support files, you automatically get 75 dots/inch video font files, and you will be prompted to indicate if you want to install 100 dots/inch video font files.

The procedure displays the following:

You can select DECwindows now, or you can use the DECW$TAILOR utility to provide or remove DECwindows support after upgrade. Some media, TK50s in particular, can be very slow when tailoring on files. You might want to select DECwindows now and tailor off unwanted files later. NOTE: This kit does NOT contain full DECwindows. To obtain full DECwindows, you must also install the separate layered product, DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX. Version 1.2-3 is the minimum version of DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX that can be used with OpenVMS VAX V7.3. The DECwindows components provided in this kit require approximately 34400 blocks, broken down as follows: o DECwindows base support - 4400 blocks o DECwindows workstation support - 23800 blocks - 75 dots per inch video fonts (included) - 100 dots per inch video fonts (optional) - 6200 blocks You must select the DECwindows base support option if - you plan to run DECwindows software, or - you are installing this kit on * a workstation or * a VAXcluster that contains workstations, or - you want to provide font files for Xterminals. If you are installing this kit on a system that includes Xterminals and you do NOT select DECwindows base support, then you will have to use the DECW$TAILOR utility to provide font files. * Do you want the DECwindows base support? (Y/N) y Space remaining: 1568710 blocks You must select the DECwindows workstation support option if - you are installing this kit on * a workstation or * a VAXcluster that contains workstations, or - you want to provide font files for Xterminals. If you are installing this kit on a system that includes Xterminals and you do NOT select DECwindows workstation support, then you will have to use the DECW$TAILOR utility to provide font files. * Do you want to provide DECwindows workstation support? (Y/N) y Space remaining: 1544910 blocks DECwindows workstation support includes the 75 dots per inch video fonts. All DECwindows applications run with 75 dots per inch video fonts. By default, most systems start up with 75 dots per inch video fonts. Certain applications can take advantage of 100 dots per inch video fonts. For the VAXstation 4000 series machine, 100 dots per inch video fonts are used by default. If you decide not to install 100 dots per inch video fonts, you must edit SYS$MANAGER:DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_SETUP.COM to force 75 dots per inch video fonts to be the default. Otherwise, certain applications may not space text properly. For instructions on how to configure your system with both 75 and 100 dots per inch video fonts, see the installation guide or look at the template command procedure SYS$MANAGER:DECW$PRIVATE_SERVER_SETUP.TEMPLATE. *Do you want 100 dots per inch video fonts installed? (Y/N) y Space remaining: 1538710 blocks

7.3.8 Upgrading Networking Products

Next, the procedure displays messages describing the DECnet options. For more information, refer to Section 1.1.2.

Beginning with OpenVMS V7.1, the DECnet-Plus kit is provided with the OpenVMS operating system kit. Compaq strongly recommends that DECnet users install DECnet-Plus. DECnet Phase IV applications are supported by DECnet-Plus. DECnet Phase IV is also provided as an option. Support for DECnet Phase IV is available through a Prior Version Support Contract available through Compaq MCS Services. If you install DECnet-Plus and TCP/IP you can run DECnet applications over a TCP/IP network. Please see the OpenVMS Management Guide for information on running DECnet over TCP/IP. If you plan to install DECnet Phase IV, do NOT select DECnet-Plus. * Do you want to install DECnet-Plus. (Y/N) y

If you are upgrading from OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 and are changing DECnet products, the procedure prompts you to remove the version of DECnet installed on your system. You must remove this DECnet product because both Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX and DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS VAX products cannot run concurrently on your system.

The following message shows an upgrade from DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS VAX to Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX:

* Do you want to install DECnet-Plus? (Y/N) y DECnet Phase IV is intalled on your system. Before installing DECnet-Plus, you must remove DECnet Phase IV. *Do you want to remove DECnet Phase IV? (Y/N) y The following product has been selected: DEC VAXVMS DECNET_PHASE_IV V7.3 Layered Product Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...100% The following product has been removed: DEC VAXVMS DECNET_PHASE_IV V7.2 Layered Product Space remaining on system disk: 1458710 blocks

7.3.9 Verifying Your Choices

The procedure displays a list of OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows support options that you have chosen and gives you the opportunity to change your mind before proceeding by displaying the following message:

The following options will be provided: OpenVMS library OpenVMS optional OpenVMS Help Message OpenVMS Management Station Software -- PC files DECwindows base support DECwindows workstation support with: - 75 dots per inch video fonts - 100 dots per inch video fonts DECnet-Plus Space remaining on system disk: 1458710 blocks * Is this correct? (Y/N) y

If you answer Yes to this prompt, the procedure restores the OpenVMS required save set (VMS073.B) and purges the page, swap, dump, and authorization files.

If you answer No to this prompt, you can respecify the OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows options that you want to install. The procedure restores the DECwindows components you have chosen during Phase 2. For example:

During Phase 2 you will be required to provide input if: o Your OpenVMS kit is multivolume o You chose an alternate device o You chose DECwindows options Now copying over the OpenVMS and DECwindows V7.3 REQUIRED save set %BACKUP-I-STARTVERIFY, starting verification pass Purging pagefile, swapfile, dump file, and authorization files back to one version. Entering old page, swap, dump, errlog, and authorization files in new directory tree. Setting the startup command file for the next phase of the upgrade. Renaming SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]MODPARAMS.DAT to SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]MODPARAMS.DAT_OLD Renaming SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]MODPARAMS.DAT_NEW to SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]MODPARAMS.DAT Renaming SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]VAXVMSSYS.PAR_NEW to SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS0.SYSEXE]VAXVMSSYS.PAR

7.3.10 Shutting Down Your System

After several minutes, the upgrade procedure indicates that the system will shut down to reboot the partially upgraded OpenVMS VAX system and displays information about how to reboot the system:

System shutting down to boot the new kernel system. (Please ignore any error messages during the SHUTDOWN procedure.) The distribution kit must remain on DKB200: and the system disk must remain on VXPCSI$DKB100: in order to proceed to the next phase of the upgrade. The sysgen parameters are set to boot any system. Do not change them during the reboot or the upgrade may fail to execute properly! Once the shutdown is complete, stop the system using the HALT button on the computer control panel, or the BREAK key on the console terminal if your system has no HALT button. Reboot the system with the following command, replacing "ddcu" with the name of the disk drive that contains the system disk. B/F0000000 ddcu The upgrade is set up to continue once the system reboots. If, for some reason, the kernel V7.3 system should fail to boot, you can boot into SYSBOOT by entering: B/F0000001 ddcu * Press RETURN to shut down system:

Once you have read the information displayed on the screen, press Return to begin the shutdown.

7.3.11 Automatic System Reboot

If your system uses console media, it should automatically reboot from the SYSF directory when the shutdown is complete. If you have a MicroVAX or if your system does not reboot from SYSF, halt the system and boot from the [SYSF] directory. For most MicroVAX and VAXstation computers, use the BOOT command in the following format and substitute the device name of the system disk for ddcu:

>>> B/F0000000 ddcu

7.3.12 Manual System Reboot

If the system fails to boot, you can boot into SYSBOOT by entering the following:

>>> B/F0000001 ddcu

For more information on booting your computer from the SYSF directory, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

7.3.13 Verifying System Time

When the system reboots, it displays a message similar to the following:

OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version V7.3 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0 System time is: 13-NOV-2000 10:46:26.34 Enter Yes to the next question to leave the system time unchanged (the system clock continues to run unaffected) Enter No to set a new system time Enter ? to redisplay the time * Is this correct? (Y/N/?)

Enter your response and press Return.

7.4 Upgrade Phase 2

At the beginning of Phase 2, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

Continuing with OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Upgrade Procedure. Upgrade Phase 2 13-NOV-2000 10:46:31.86 ********************************************************* %SYSTEM-W-TZGMT, your local timezone has defaulted to GMT %SYSTEM-I-SETTZ, to set your local timezone use: $ @SYS$MANAGER:UTC$TIME_SETUP.COM ********************************************************* On MIN or UPGRADE system startup - CLUE is not run. . . . 13-NOV-2000 10:53:26.27

You can ignore the time zone message. The UTC$TIME_SETUP.COM procedure runs during the final phase of the upgrade procedure.

During Phase 2, the upgrade procedure restores the rest of the library (C), optional (D), Help Message (E), and OpenVMS Management Station software (F) save sets and DECwindows support files if you elected to install them.

7.4.1 Mounting Additional Magnetic Tape and Tape Cartridge Volumes

If your distribution kit is contained on open reel magnetic tapes or TK50 CompacTape cartidges, you may be asked to mount the second volume of the kit. If you need to mount the second volume, your system will display a message similar to the following:

Please mount volume 2 of the OpenVMS kit on <device>

where: <device> is the magnetic tape or tape cartridge drive.

After you respond to the prompt, the system displays one of the following messages:

For a 9-track open reel magnetic tape, the message is similar to the following:
* Is the volume labeled OVMS VAX V7.3 BIN MT9 2/2 ready to be mounted?
For a TK50 CompacTape cartridge, the message is similar to the following:
* Is the volume labeled OVMS VAX V7.3 BIN TK50 2/2 ready to be mounted?

To respond to either message, do the following:

Unload the volume currently in the drive.
Select the volume with the label that matches the label specified in the prompt.
Load the volume and make the drive ready.
Answer YES to the question.

For information on which save sets are located on which tape volumes, refer to Section 1.3.2.

7.5 Upgrade Phase 3

At the beginning of Phase 3, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

Continuing with OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Upgrade Procedure. Upgrade Phase 3 13-NOV-2000 11:05:47.14

During Phase 3, the upgrade procedure does the following:

Merges the OpenVMS VAX distributed files that are commonly edited by system managers with new OpenVMS VAX files.
Merges all the miscellaneous user files in the old system directories into a new set of system directories, temporarily called SYSF.SYSEXE, SYSF.SYSMGR, SYSF.SYSLIB, and so on.
Removes the directory entries for page, swap, dump, and authorization files from the old directory tree.
Deletes all the remaining accounting data files, operator logs, and all files in the SYSERR directory.
Merges the old and new versions of the following files: HELP, DCLTABLES, IMAGELIB.OLB, and STARLET.OLB.
Moves all remaining files from the old directory tree [VMS$COMMON] to the new directory tree.
Deletes the old directory tree [VMS$COMMON].

privacy and legal statement

6630PRO_010.HTML