Document revision date: 19 July 1999

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This manual provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading and installing the OpenVMS VAX operating system.

Revision/Update Information: This is a new manual.

Software Version: OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2

Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas

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Contents

Index

Intended Audience

This manual is intended for anyone responsible for installing or upgrading the OpenVMS VAX operating system and for the startup, shutdown, and backup operations required on VAX computers running this software.

When to Use This Manual

If you received factory-installed software (FIS) with your VAX computer, refer to that user documentation to start up your system for the first time. Use this manual if you need to install or upgrade the OpenVMS VAX operating system software yourself or if you need to perform certain startup, shutdown, or backup operations. When the instructions in this manual direct you to do so, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for information specific to your VAX computer.

Document Structure

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1 provides an overview of the upgrade and installation procedures. It describes what happens during an installation or an upgrade, lists some changes and restrictions you should be aware of, and refers you to the appropriate documentation.
• Chapter 2 describes the tasks you must perform before installing the operating system.
• Chapter 3 describes how to install the operating system on a VAXcluster or a standalone VAX computer.
• Chapter 4 describes the tasks you must perform after installing the operating system.
• Chapter 5 describes how to prepare your system for an upgrade.
• Chapter 6 contains additional information for upgrading a VAXcluster environment.
• Chapter 7 describes how to upgrade a standalone VAX computer.
• Chapter 8 describes the tasks you must perform after upgrading the operating system.
• Chapter 9 describes how to customize DECwindows device support software.
• Chapter 10 describes how to use VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR to add or remove optional OpenVMS software.
• Appendix A provides a quick method of applying multiple upgrades to a VAX system.
• Appendix B contains supplementary information about registering licenses.
• Appendix C describes how to boot from the [SYSF] directory on the different types of VAX computers.
• Appendix D lists the subclasses in the OpenVMS VAX optional save sets C, D, E, and F.
• Appendix E lists DECwindows display server and font files.
• Appendix F lists files installed either over or under the version numbers of existing files during an upgrade.
• Appendix G describes how to prepare your OpenVMS system and your PC to run the OpenVMS Management Station server and client software.
• Appendix H describes methods for managing small capacity system disks, including some specific recommendations for installing or upgrading to the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 operating system and the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Version 1.2--3 layered product.
• The Glossary defines key terms used in this manual.

Related Documents

The following documents contain information associated with performing an upgrade or installation:

• All cover letters included with your kit.
• The upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer --- Provides supplemental information necessary during an installation or upgrade, such as booting the system and determining device names.
• The OpenVMS Version 7.2 Release Notes, which provides important supplementary information about the OpenVMS VAX operating system.
• OpenVMS Version 7.2 New Features Manual --- Describes new software features for the OpenVMS Version 7.2 operating system.
• OpenVMS Cluster Systems --- Describes the procedures for establishing and managing VAXcluster configurations.
• The following Compaq networking software documents (if you plan to install and configure DECnet-Plus, DECnet Phase IV, or DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software):
  • DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Basic Configuration
  • DECnet for OpenVMS Guide to Networking
  • DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration
  
  Documentation for the Compaq networking products listed above are included on the OpenVMS Online Documentation CD-ROM. Hardcopy documentation must be purchased separately.
• OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual --- Provides information about registering and managing licenses on an OpenVMS VAX system.
• OpenVMS Guide to System Security --- Describes security features provided by the OpenVMS VAX operating system, including criteria for C2 systems.
• OpenVMS System Manager's Manual --- Provides task-oriented information about managing an OpenVMS system, including how to use the VMSINSTAL command procedure.
• OpenVMS DCL Dictionary --- Provides detailed reference information and examples for all OpenVMS DCL commands.
• OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual: M--Z --- Provides complete information about using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility PRODUCT command.
• The hardware manuals supplied with your VAX computer provide detailed information about system hardware.

For additional information on the Open Systems Software Group (OSSG) products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web address:

http://www.openvms.digital.com

Reader's Comments

Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual.

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How To Order Additional Documentation

Use the following World Wide Web address to order additional documentation:

http://www.openvms.digital.com:81/

If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, call 800-DIGITAL (800-344-4825).

Conventions

In this manual, any reference to OpenVMS is synonymous with DIGITAL OpenVMS.

Every use of OpenVMS VAX means the OpenVMS VAX operating system.

Every use of DECwindows and DECwindows Motif refers to DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS software.

The following conventions are also used in this manual:

Ctrl/ x	A sequence such as Ctrl/ x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or a pointing device button.
PF1 x	A sequence such as PF1 x indicates that you must first press and release the key labeled PF1 and then press and release another key or a pointing device button.
[Return]	In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.) In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box.
...	A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicate one of the following possibilities: Additional optional arguments in a statement have been omitted. The preceding item or items can be repeated one or more times. Additional parameters, values, or other information can be entered.
. . .	A vertical ellipsis indicate the omission of items from a code example or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being discussed.
( )	In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must enclose the options in parentheses if you choose more than one.
[ ]	In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional elements. You can choose one, none, or all of the options. (Brackets are not optional, however, in the syntax of a directory name in an OpenVMS file specification or in the syntax of a substring specification in an assignment statement.)
{ }	In command format descriptions, braces indicate required elements; you must choose one of the options listed.
bold text	This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason. In the HTML version of this Conventions table, this convention appears as italic text.
italic text	Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in system output (Internal error number), in command lines (/PRODUCER= name), and in command parameters in text (where dd represents the predefined code for the device type).
UPPERCASE TEXT	Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege.
Monospace text	Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays. In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to variables or identifiers introduced in an example.
-	A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the following line.
numbers	All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted. Nondecimal radixes --- binary, octal, or hexadecimal --- are explicitly indicated.

This manual often refers to products by their abbreviated names. For example, the VAX 8200, VAX 8250, VAX 8300, and VAX 8350 computers are referred to as the VAX 8200, 8250, 8300, 8350. The MicroVAX 2000 computer is referred to as the MicroVAX 2000, and so on.

This chapter provides a general description of what happens during the installation and upgrade procedures, including information you should know before you install or upgrade to the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 operating system.

This chapter also describes the contents of the distribution kit, tells you whether you should do an installation or an upgrade, and refers you to the appropriate documentation.

1.1 Important Information

Before you install or upgrade to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, review the information in this section.

1.1.1 DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX

DIGITAL TCP/IP Services Version 5.0 is available with the OpenVMS Alpha and VAX Version 7.2 operating system.

If you are using previous versions of TCP/IP Services, Compaq recommends that you upgrade to TCP/IP Version 5.0. Refer to the OpenVMS and TCP/IP release notes for additional information.

1.1.2 DECnet for OpenVMS VAX Software

From the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 operating system installation menu, you can choose either the DECnet-Plus or DECnet Phase IV networking software. Both DECnet products cannot run at the same time on your system. You must choose to install one or the other.

If you install or reinstall DECnet Phase IV, support is only available under Compaq's Prior Version Support Program. Contact your local Compaq support representative for additional information.

Documentation for DECnet Phase IV and DECnet-Plus is included on the OpenVMS Online Documentation CD-ROM. Hardcopy documentation for these products must be purchased separately. For more information about DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS, refer to the DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Release Notes and DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Basic Configuration.

1.1.3 DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS --- Minimum Version

For OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2, the minimum supported version of DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS is 1.2--3.

1.1.4 MACRO32.EXE and Standalone BACKUP

To build standalone BACKUP onto tape, you must have the image MACRO32.EXE on your system disk. Do not tailor off (remove) the Macro libraries before building standalone BACKUP onto tape.

1.1.5 Layered Product Availability

The most current information about layered product support is available in the Software Public Rollout Reports for OpenVMS. These reports are available from the OpenVMS World Wide Web site in the "Publications" section. Use the following URL:

http://www.openvms.digital.com/openvms/os/swroll/index.html

If you do not have access to the Internet, you can find the operating system support information on any of the quarterly Software Products Libraries, in the following directory:

[README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS (.TXT)

1.1.6 Restrictions

Restrictions for OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 include:

• The minimum memory requirement for OpenVMS Vax Version 7.2 is 4 megabytes. Additional components, such as DECnet for OpenVMS VAX, DIGITAL TCP/IP Services, or VAXcluster, require more memory to ensure satisfactory performance.
• The MA780 shared memory is not supported.
• You cannot install or upgrade to the OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 operating system on the following VAX computers and system disks:

  Computers	MicroVAX I, VAXstation I, VAXstation 8000, VAX--11/725, and VAX--11/782
  System disks	RK07, RL02, RC25, RD32, RD51, RD52, RD53, RZ22, RZ25, and RZ23L

• If your system uses a small-capacity system disk (less than 210 megabytes), the entire OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 operating system and the complete DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered product will not fit on your disk. Appendix H describes some methods that may enable you to install or upgrade to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 and DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX on a small-capacity system disk.
  Note that you can use the methods described in Appendix H to free up disk space on any system.

For more information about these restrictions, refer to the OpenVMS Operating System for VAX and Alpha, Version 7.2 Software Product Description (SPD).

1.2 Key Terms

You need to know the following key terms before you install or upgrade the system:

Term	Definition
Distribution media	The media containing the OpenVMS VAX operating system software.
System disk	The disk that contains (or will contain) the OpenVMS VAX operating system. The installation or upgrade procedure transfers the OpenVMS operating system from the operating system CD-ROM on the source drive to the system disk.
Local drive	A drive that is connected directly to a VAX computer. For example, a magnetic tape drive connected directly to a VAX computer is referred to as a local tape drive. If you have a standalone VAX computer, it is likely all the drives connected to your system are local drives.
InfoServer	A general-purpose disk storage server that allows you to use the distribution compact disc to install the operating system on remote client systems connected to the same LAN (local area network).
Source drive	The drive that holds the distribution media during the upgrade or installation.
Target drive	The drive that holds the system disk---or, for some files, the alternate disk---during the upgrade or installation.
HS x device	A self-contained, intelligent, mass storage subsystem that lets computers in a VAXcluster environment share disks. The disk on which you install or upgrade the operating system can be connected to one of these systems (for example, an HSC or HSD).

For definitions of other specialized terms used in this manual, see the Glossary at the end of this book.

1.3 Locating Files on the Distribution Media

The OpenVMS VAX files are stored on the distribution media as the following save sets:

Save-Set Name	Description
VMS072.A	Used for upgrades
VMS072.B	Required
VMS072.C	Library (optional)
VMS072.D	Optional (optional)
VMS072.E	Help Message (optional)
VMS072.F	OpenVMS Management Station software PC files (optional)

See Appendix D for descriptions of the file subclasses contained in the optional save sets.

The optional DECwindows support files are stored on the distribution media as the following save sets:

Save-Set Name	Description
DECW072.C	Base support files
DECW072.D	Workstation support files
DECW072.E	75 dots-per-inch (dpi) font files
DECW072.F	100 dpi font files

1.3.1 On CD-ROM

The OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 CD-ROM contains all the save sets and DECwindows base and workstation support files on one compact disc. You can install or upgrade the operating system from a local compact disc drive as well as from an InfoServer device. (For more information, refer to the Guide to OpenVMS Version 7.2 CD--ROMs.)

The CD-ROM is labeled similar to the following:

CD-ROM Label:	OpenVMS VAX Operating System 7.2
Volume Label:	VAXVMS072

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