OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 Upgrade and Installation Manual

After you have booted standalone BACKUP, go to Section 3.3.

3.2.3 Booting OpenVMS from the CD--ROM

If you are installing from the OpenVMS VAX operating system CD--ROM (your VAX computer supports booting from a local CD--ROM or from an InfoServer), you can use the full OpenVMS environment instead of the standalone BACKUP environment to transfer the VMS071.B save set to your target system disk. Although it may take slightly longer to boot OpenVMS than to boot standalone BACKUP, you might prefer the more robust OpenVMS environment. It provides a greater range of commands and utilities than the standalone BACKUP environment.

If you want to use the full OpenVMS environment, do the following:

Boot the CD-ROM and specify root 1. For example, from a local drive on a VAXstation 4000 computer:
```
>>> B/1000000 DKA400:
```
If you are booting from an InfoServer device, enter a command that specifies root 1. For example, on a VAX 6000 computer:
```
>>> B/R5:10000100/X:D/B:6 ET0
```
After you boot the OpenVMS CD--ROM, the system displays the following menu:
```
     1)  Execute DCL commands and procedures 
     2)  Shut down this system          
```
Choose option 1 to execute DCL commands and procedures.
Note that the system displays a triple dollar sign ($$$) DCL prompt to indicate that you are in this specialized DCL environment.
Go to Section 3.3.3.

3.3 Creating the System Disk

You create an OpenVMS VAX Version 7.1 system disk by transferring OpenVMS VAX files from the distribution media to your system disk. (For certain files, you have the option to transfer the files to your system disk or to an alternate disk.)

To transfer the OpenVMS VAX files from the distribution kit to your system disk, perform the steps described in the sections that follow.

3.3.1 Step 1: Determine Device Names

If you have not already done so, determine the device names for the source drive, the target drive, and an alternate device if you will be using one. Write these names on a piece of paper. You will need this information throughout the installation. If either the source drive or the target drive is connected to an HSC, you also need the name of the HSC. (To determine the value for hsc-name, see Section 2.4.3 in Chapter 2.)

If you need more information about determining the device names for your system, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

3.3.2 Step 2: Load Distribution Media

Each piece of media in the distribution kit has a label that indicates its contents. Place the media that contains the OpenVMS VAX operating system in the source-drive.

If your OpenVMS VAX distribution kit consists of more than one piece of media, insert the first piece of media in the source-drive. For example, if you have a TK50 tape cartridge kit, make sure the first tape is in the source-drive.

If you are installing from a compact disc, it is already in the drive.

3.3.3 Step 3: Transfer VMS071.B to Your System Disk

Enter a BACKUP command in the following format to transfer the VMS071.B save set to your system disk:

$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY [hsc-name]source-drive:VMS071.B/SAVE_SET-
_$ [hsc-name]target-drive:

Substitute the appropriate device names for hsc-name (if appropriate), source-drive, and target-drive. Make sure you put a colon (:) after each device name and that you use zeros rather than the letter "O" in the device names and in VMS071.

The square brackets ([]) indicate that you need the hsc-name only if the device is connected to an HSC.

For example, if your system has a source-drive that is a local TU80 magnetic tape drive with a device name of MUA0 and a target-drive that is an RA82 disk drive with a device name of DUA1, enter the following command and press the Return key:

$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY MUA0:VMS071.B/SAVE_SET DUA1:

If your system has a source-drive that is a local tape cartridge drive with a device name of MUC6 or a target-drive that is an RA81 disk drive with a device name of DUA1 and an HSC name of YOURS, enter the following command and press Return:

$ BACKUP/IMAGE/VERIFY MUC6:VMS071.B/SAVE_SET YOURS$DUA1:

The procedure transfers the VMS071.B save set from the distribution kit to the system disk. ¹ The amount of time this takes varies depending on the type of VAX computer and distribution media you have. During the process, the command displays the following message:

%BACKUP-I-STARTVERIFY, starting verification pass

This message indicates that the VMS071.B save set has been transferred to the system disk and the files are being checked for errors. If, instead, you see a message similar to the following, you might have the wrong volume of the distribution kit in the source drive:

% BACKUP-F-OPENIN, error opening  MUA0:[000000]VMS071.B; as 
  input 
- SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file 
   .
   .
   .
If you do want to perform another standalone BACKUP operation, 
ensure the standalone BACKUP volume is online and ready. 
Enter "YES" to continue:

If the procedure displays the previous messages, remove the distribution volume from the drive and replace it with the correct volume as described in Step 2. Then type Yes, press Return, and repeat this step.

Completing the Transfer Operation

Complete the transfer of the VMS071.B save set to your system disk by performing one of the following operations:

If you are using standalone BACKUP to transfer the VMS071.B save set, the procedure displays the following message, when it has completed checking files:

%BACKUP-I-PROCDONE, Operation completed. Processing finished at 22-NOV-1996  15:00. 
If you do not want to perform another standalone BACKUP operation, 
use the console to halt the system. 
 
If you do want to perform another standalone BACKUP operation, 
ensure the standalone application volume is online and ready. 
Enter "YES" to continue:

Enter NO and go to step 4 (Section 3.3.4) to boot the new system disk.

If you are using the specialized OpenVMS environment to transfer the VMS071.B save set, the system displays the triple dollar sign prompt ($$$) DCL prompt after the BACKUP operation completes. Enter the command LOGOUT to return to the menu. For example:
```
$$$ LOGOUT 
 
    1)  Execute DCL commands and procedures 
    2)  Shut down this system          
```
You can then choose option 2 to shut down the system in preparation for booting the new system disk, as described in step 4 (Section 3.3.4).

3.3.4 Step 4: Boot the New System Disk

Halt the system and boot the new system disk, as described in the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

When the boot is completed, the procedure displays a message and prompts you to enter the date and time. Enter the date and time using the 24-hour clock format and press Return.

For example:

OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version 7.1 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0 
                  OpenVMS VAX V7.1 Installation Procedure 
                            Model: VAX 4000-300
                    System device: RF73 - _DUA8    
                      Free blocks: 1170940
                         CPU type: 11-01 
* Please enter the date and time (DD-MMM-YYYY HH:MM):22-NOV-1996 15:35
 
********************************************************
%SYSTEM-W-TZGMT, your local timezone has defaulted to GMT
%SYSTEM-I-SETTZ, to set your local timezone use: 
     $ @SYSMANAGER:UCT$TIME_SETUP.COM
********************************************************* 
STDRV-I-STARTUP, VMS startup begun at 22-NOV-1996 15:00:00.59 
%SET-I-NEWAUDSERV, identification of new audit server process is 00000028 
  . 
  . 
  . 
%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  22-NOV-1996 15:00:15.46  %%%%%%%%%%% 
Message from user JOB_CONTROL on POKIPC 
%JBC-E-OPENERR, error opening SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]QMAN$MASTER.DAT 
 
%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  22-NOV-1996 15:00:15.41  %%%%%%%%%%% 
Message from user JOB_CONTROL on POKIPC 
-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file 
 
LICENSE-F-EMTLDB, license database contains no license records 
%LICENSE-E-NOAUTH, DEC VAX-VMS use is not authorized on this node 
-%LICENSE-F-NOLICENSE, no license is active for this software product 
-%LICENSE-I-SYSMGR, please see your system manager 
Startup processing continuing... 
 
%STDRV-I-STARTUP, VMS startup begun at 22-NOV-1996 15:03:00.00

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

The procedure also displays OPCOM messages from JOB_CONTROL stating the master queue file QMAN$MASTER.DAT does not exist. You can ignore these messages. You will create the queue file later.

You can also ignore error messages stating that the OpenVMS VAX license is not registered. License registration occurs later in the procedure. For more information about registering your licenses, see Appendix B and the OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual.

3.3.5 Step 5: Specify the Volume Label

The procedure prompts you to specify the volume label of the system disk. A volume label is the name the OpenVMS VAX operating system uses to refer to the system disk. You can press the Return key to accept the default volume label, OpenVMS071, or you can enter a volume label of your choice. The volume label can be 1 to 12 characters long; do not use spaces. For example:

If this system disk is to be used in a cluster with multiple system 
disks, then each system disk must have a unique volume label. Any 
nodes having system disks with duplicate volume labels will fail to 
boot into the cluster. 
 
You can indicate a volume label of 1 to 12 characters in length. If you 
want to use the default name of OpenVMS071, press Return in response 
to the next question. 
 
* Enter the volume label for this system disk [OpenVMS071]: SYSDSK1

3.3.6 Step 6: Specify the Source Drive

The procedure prompts you to specify which drive holds the distribution kit. Enter the device name for the source drive.

For example, if you are not using the InfoServer and the source drive is a magnetic tape drive with the device name MUA0, type MUA0 and press Return.

* Enter the name of the drive holding the OpenVMS distribution media: MUA0
* Is the OpenVMS media ready to be mounted? [N] YES          
%MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VMS071       mounted on _MUA0:

If you are not using the InfoServer, continue to Section 3.3.7.

If you are using an InfoServer, enter DAD1:.

* Enter the volume label for this system disk [OpenVMS071]: SYSDSK1 
* Enter name of drive holding the OpenVMS distribution media: DAD1:

The procedure then prompts you to:

* Enter the InfoServer service name [VAXVMS071]:
* Enter the InfoServer work group number [0]:

Press the Return key as a response to both of these prompts.

The InfoServer work group number was determined when you made a selection from the menu displayed by the InfoServer ISL program (refer to Section 3.2). If the answer to the group number is incorrect, the procedure displays the following:

InfoServer work group number must be in the range 0-1023.

The procedure then prompts you:

* Is the OpenVMS media ready to be mounted? [N]: Y
 %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VMS071     mounted on _DAD1:

3.3.7 Step 7: Select Optional OpenVMS Components

The procedure displays information about OpenVMS VAX files that are optional and about 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                              -  53400 blocks 
o OpenVMS optional                             -  21200 blocks 
o OpenVMS Help Message                         -  blocks 
o OpenVMS Management Station                   -  21200 blocks 
o DECwindows base support                      -   3800 blocks 
o DECwindows workstation support               -  23500 blocks 
      -  75 dots per inch video fonts          -   (included) 
      - 100 dots per inch video fonts          -   6000 blocks 
o DECnet-Plus networking                        -  85000 blocks 
 
Space remaining on system disk: 1170752 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 components at this time, you can install them after the installation by using the VMSTAILOR or DECW$TAILOR utility. However, the Help Message utility can be tailored on to the system disk only.

If you want to install Help Message on an alternate disk, you must install it now or install it after the installation procedure completes by entering the following BACKUP command:

BACKUP/VERIFY source-device:[000000]VMS071.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-name, 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 installation than to add software after the installation 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.