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OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1
Upgrade and Installation Manual

Contents (summary)

Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
Chapter 3 Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
Chapter 4 After Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
Chapter 5 Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
Chapter 6 Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
Chapter 7 Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
Chapter 8 After Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
Appendix A Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures
Appendix B Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
Appendix C License Management Supplement
Appendix D OpenVMS Alpha Hardware Release Notes
Appendix E Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
Glossary
Index
Tables

Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started
- 1.1 Key Terms
- 1.2 Examining Software and Hardware Components
  - 1.2.1 Hardware Components
  - 1.2.2 Software Components
  - 1.2.3 Operating System CD--ROM
  - 1.2.4 Required PALcode
  - 1.2.5 Device Naming Conventions
- 1.3 Using the Operating System CD--ROM
  - 1.3.1 Using the Menu
  - 1.3.2 Sample Menu Display
  - 1.3.3 How the Install or Upgrade Option Works
    - 1.3.3.1 Specifying the INITIALIZE Option
    - 1.3.3.2 Specifying the PRESERVE Option
  - 1.3.4 How the Layered Products Options Work
  - 1.3.5 How the DCL Option Works
  - 1.3.6 How the Shutdown Option Works
  - 1.3.7 What to Do Next
Chapter 2 Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
- 2.1 For More Information
- 2.2 Mixed-Version Support
- 2.3 OpenVMS Cluster Information You Will Need
- 2.4 What to Do Next
Chapter 3 Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
- 3.1 Preparing to Respond to Prompts During the Installation
  - 3.1.1 Summary of Prompts
- 3.2 Installing from CD--ROM or from a Running System
- 3.3 Booting the Operating System CD--ROM
  - 3.3.1 Booting from the Local Drive
  - 3.3.2 Booting from the InfoServer
- 3.4 Creating the System Disk
  - 3.4.1 Installing from the CD--ROM
  - 3.4.2 Installing from a Running System
  - 3.4.3 Choosing INITIALIZE or PRESERVE
  - 3.4.4 Specifying the Target Disk
  - 3.4.5 Specifying the Volume Label
  - 3.4.6 Setting the SYSTEM Account Password
  - 3.4.7 Becoming a Cluster Member
  - 3.4.8 Installing Windowing and Network Products
  - 3.4.9 Setting System Parameters
  - 3.4.10 Updating Time Zone Information
- 3.5 Registering Licenses
  - 3.5.1 Types of OpenVMS Alpha Licenses
  - 3.5.2 For More Information
  - 3.5.3 How to Register Licenses
  - 3.5.4 Using the Licensing Procedure
- 3.6 Completing the Installation
  - 3.6.1 Choosing Descriptive Help Text
  - 3.6.2 Selecting Components
  - 3.6.3 List of Components
  - 3.6.4 Completing the Procedure
- 3.7 Installing Layered Products
- 3.8 Booting the New System Disk
  - 3.8.1 Preparing to Boot the New System Disk
  - 3.8.2 How to Boot the New System Disk
- 3.9 Joining an OpenVMS Cluster
  - 3.9.1 OpenVMS Cluster Prompts
- 3.10 Running AUTOGEN
  - 3.10.1 AUTOGEN Messages
- 3.11 Rebooting the System
  - 3.11.1 Rebooting the System Manually
- 3.12 Logging in to the SYSTEM Account
  - 3.12.1 Logging in to a Character Cell Terminal
  - 3.12.2 Logging in to a Workstation
  - 3.12.3 What to Do Next
Chapter 4 After Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
- 4.1 Registering Your Licenses
- 4.2 Creating Accounts
- 4.3 Backing Up Your System Disk
  - 4.3.1 How to Back Up the System Disk
  - 4.3.2 When to Back Up the System Disk
  - 4.3.3 For More Information
- 4.4 Customizing the System
- 4.5 Configuring and Starting Networking Software
  - 4.5.1 DECnet-Plus (Phase V)
  - 4.5.2 DECnet (Phase IV)
- 4.6 Testing the System with UETP
- 4.7 Decompressing the System Libraries
  - 4.7.1 Determining Disk Space
  - 4.7.2 Methods of Using LIBDECOMP.COM
  - 4.7.3 Responding to LIBDECOMP.COM Prompts
  - 4.7.4 Using LIBDECOMP.COM Interactively
  - 4.7.5 Using LIBDECOMP.COM in Batch
- 4.8 Adding and Removing Operating System Files
  - 4.8.1 How to Add and Remove Files
  - 4.8.2 Sample Display
- 4.9 Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
- 4.10 Installing Layered Products
  - 4.10.1 Alternate Procedure
  - 4.10.2 TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
  - 4.10.3 DECevent
  - 4.10.4 Monitoring Performance History
- 4.11 Backing Up the Customized System Disk
  - 4.11.1 How to Back Up the Customized System Disk
  - 4.11.2 For More Information
- 4.12 Configuring a Multihead System
  - 4.12.1 How to Set Up the System
  - 4.12.2 For More Information
- 4.13 Running AUTOGEN
  - 4.13.1 When to Run AUTOGEN
  - 4.13.2 Modifying Parameters
  - 4.13.3 For More Information
- 4.14 Postinstallation Checklist
Chapter 5 Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
- 5.1 Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions
  - 5.1.1 Spiralog Notes and Restrictions
  - 5.1.2 Required Operating System Version
  - 5.1.3 Upgrade Paths
  - 5.1.4 Update License
  - 5.1.5 Files and Directories
  - 5.1.6 Licenses and Layered Products
- 5.2 Preparing to Upgrade in a Volume Shadowing Environment
  - 5.2.1 Creating a Nonshadowed Target Disk
  - 5.2.2 Changing the Label
  - 5.2.3 Setting the Boot Device
  - 5.2.4 What to Do Next
- 5.3 Backing Up the System Disk
  - 5.3.1 How to Back Up the System Disk
  - 5.3.2 For More Information
- 5.4 Preparing the System Disk
  - 5.4.1 Examining the System Disk
  - 5.4.2 Checking the Size of the System Disk
  - 5.4.3 Verifying System Parameters
  - 5.4.4 What to Do Next
- 5.5 Preupgrade Checklist
Chapter 6 Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
- 6.1 Overview
  - 6.1.1 Mixed-Version Support
  - 6.1.2 Types of Upgrades
  - 6.1.3 Adding a New System to the Cluster
  - 6.1.4 For More Information
- 6.2 Concurrent Upgrade
  - 6.2.1 How a Concurrent Upgrade Works
  - 6.2.2 Preparing for a Concurrent Upgrade
- 6.3 Rolling Upgrade
  - 6.3.1 How a Rolling Upgrade Works
  - 6.3.2 Notes and Restrictions
  - 6.3.3 Preparing for a Rolling Upgrade
Chapter 7 Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
- 7.1 Upgrading from CD--ROM or from a Running System
- 7.2 Booting the Operating System CD--ROM
  - 7.2.1 Booting from the Local Drive
  - 7.2.2 Booting from the InfoServer
- 7.3 Performing the Upgrade
  - 7.3.1 Upgrading from the CD--ROM
  - 7.3.2 Upgrading from a Running System
  - 7.3.3 Choosing INITIALIZE or PRESERVE
  - 7.3.4 Specifying the Target Disk
  - 7.3.5 Specifying the Volume Label
  - 7.3.6 Upgrading Windowing and Networking Products
  - 7.3.7 Updating Time Zone Information
  - 7.3.8 Choosing Descriptive Help Text
  - 7.3.9 Selecting Components
  - 7.3.10 Completing the Upgrade
  - 7.3.11 What to Do Next
- 7.4 Installing Layered Products
- 7.5 What to Do After the Shutdown
  - 7.5.1 Standalone Upgrade
  - 7.5.2 Concurrent OpenVMS Cluster Upgrade
  - 7.5.3 Rolling OpenVMS Cluster Upgrade
Chapter 8 After Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
- 8.1 Re-Forming the Shadow Set
  - 8.1.1 How to Add Shadow Set Members
  - 8.1.2 Example
- 8.2 Registering New Licenses
- 8.3 Examining the AUTOGEN Report File
  - 8.3.1 Interpreting the Report File
- 8.4 Modifying the System Parameters File
  - 8.4.1 System File Sizes
  - 8.4.2 OpenVMS Cluster Parameters
- 8.5 Examining Your Command Procedures
- 8.6 Decompressing the System Libraries
  - 8.6.1 Determining Disk Space
  - 8.6.2 Methods of Using LIBDECOMP.COM
  - 8.6.3 Responding to LIBDECOMP.COM Prompts
  - 8.6.4 Using LIBDECOMP.COM Interactively
  - 8.6.5 Using LIBDECOMP.COM in Batch
- 8.7 Testing the System with UETP
- 8.8 Adding and Removing Operating System Files
  - 8.8.1 Sample Display
- 8.9 Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
- 8.10 Installing Layered Products
  - 8.10.1 Alternate Procedure
  - 8.10.2 TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
  - 8.10.3 DECevent
  - 8.10.4 Monitoring Performance History
- 8.11 Backing Up the Customized System Disk
  - 8.11.1 How to Back Up the Customized System Disk
- 8.12 Rebooting Cluster Members
- 8.13 Running AUTOGEN
  - 8.13.1 Running After the Upgrade
  - 8.13.2 Running Weekly
  - 8.13.3 For More Information
- 8.14 Postupgrade Checklist
Appendix A Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures
- A.1 Booting Operations
  - A.1.1 Booting the Operating System CD--ROM
    - A.1.1.1 Booting from the Local Drive
    - A.1.1.2 Booting from the InfoServer
  - A.1.2 Booting Manually from the System Disk
  - A.1.3 Performing a Conversational Boot
    - A.1.3.1 How to Perform a Conversational Boot
  - A.1.4 Booting with Minimum Startup
    - A.1.4.1 How to Boot with Minimum Startup
  - A.1.5 Booting with the XDelta Utility (XDELTA)
    - A.1.5.1 Boot Command Qualifier Values
    - A.1.5.2 How to Boot with XDELTA
  - A.1.6 Booting from a Different Directory
  - A.1.7 Booting with a PMAZB or PMAZC TURBOchannel Adapter
    - A.1.7.1 Displaying Devices
    - A.1.7.2 How to Boot
    - A.1.7.3 How Adapters Are Identified
    - A.1.7.4 Example
  - A.1.8 Booting Over the Network with an Alternate TURBOchannel Adapter
  - A.1.9 Booting in an Emergency
    - A.1.9.1 Booting with Default System Parameters
    - A.1.9.2 Booting Without Startup and Login Procedures
    - A.1.9.3 Booting Without the User Authorization File
- A.2 Set, Show, and Writeboot Operations
  - A.2.1 Setting the System for Automatic Booting
    - A.2.1.1 When Systems Can Boot Automatically
    - A.2.1.2 How to Set the System
  - A.2.2 Setting and Showing Boot Devices
    - A.2.2.1 Setting the Boot Device
    - A.2.2.2 Showing the Boot Device
    - A.2.2.3 Cancelling the Boot Device
  - A.2.3 Setting Boot Parameters
    - A.2.3.1 List of Valid Parameters
    - A.2.3.2 How to Enter the SET BOOT_OSFLAGS Command
    - A.2.3.3 Displaying Parameters
  - A.2.4 Using the Writeboot Utility
- A.3 Halt and Shutdown Operations
  - A.3.1 Halting the System
  - A.3.2 Shutting Down the System
    - A.3.2.1 Orderly Shutdown
    - A.3.2.2 Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
    - A.3.2.3 Emergency Shutdown with Crash Commands
- A.4 Troubleshooting Procedures
  - A.4.1 If the System Does Not Boot
    - A.4.1.1 For Hardware Problems
    - A.4.1.2 For Software Problems
  - A.4.2 Detecting and Responding to System Problems
    - A.4.2.1 Detecting System Problems
    - A.4.2.2 How to Respond
Appendix B Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
- B.1 Overview
  - B.1.1 Reasons for Backing Up the System Disk
  - B.1.2 Suggested Procedures
  - B.1.3 OpenVMS Cluster Caution
- B.2 Backing Up the System Disk
  - B.2.1 Getting Started
  - B.2.2 Mounting Devices
  - B.2.3 Entering the BACKUP Command
  - B.2.4 Examples
  - B.2.5 Changing the CLUSTER_SIZE Parameter
  - B.2.6 What to Do Next
- B.3 Restoring the System Disk
  - B.3.1 Getting Started
  - B.3.2 Mounting Devices
  - B.3.3 Entering the BACKUP Command
  - B.3.4 Examples
  - B.3.5 What to Do Next
- B.4 Alternate Backup and Restore Procedure
  - B.4.1 Preparing an Alternate Disk
  - B.4.2 Using the Alternate Disk
Appendix C License Management Supplement
- C.1 Using the License Unit Requirement Table (LURT)
- C.2 License Management Facility (LMF) Notes
  - C.2.1 Restrictions
  - C.2.2 For More Information
Appendix D OpenVMS Alpha Hardware Release Notes
- D.1 ALPHAbook 1 Notes
  - D.1.1 Using the SCSI_MODE Utility
  - D.1.2 Naming Serial Line Devices
  - D.1.3 Graphics Display Modes
  - D.1.4 Customizing the Graphics Display
  - D.1.5 Modifying DECterm Options
  - D.1.6 UCX Configuration Procedure
  - D.1.7 PCMCIA Bus Support
  - D.1.8 Audio Support
  - D.1.9 Keyboard Mapping
  - D.1.10 Shutting Down the System
  - D.1.11 OpenVMS Cluster Restrictions
  - D.1.12 Booting Across the Ethernet
- D.2 AlphaServer 1000A Notes
  - D.2.1 Bus Probe Algorithm
  - D.2.2 Installation Failure with DEFPA Adapter
- D.3 AlphaServer 41000 Notes
  - D.3.1 MEMORY_TEST EV Console Variable
  - D.3.2 EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
  - D.3.3 FRU Table Error
- D.4 AlphaServer 2100 Notes
  - D.4.1 Console Display
  - D.4.2 SCSI Controller Restriction
- D.5 AlphaServer 2100A Notes
  - D.5.1 Trio64 Graphics Adapter
- D.6 Graphics Support
  - D.6.1 TGA Graphics
  - D.6.2 S3 Multihead Graphics
  - D.6.3 Console Window
Appendix E Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
- E.1 Preparing Your OpenVMS System
  - E.1.1 Files Installed on Your OpenVMS System
  - E.1.2 Setting Up in a Mixed-Architecture Cluster Environment
  - E.1.3 Start the Server on Other Nodes
  - E.1.4 Update the Printer Database
  - E.1.5 Edit the System Files
  - E.1.6 Allow OpenVMS Management Station to Control the Printer Environment
  - E.1.7 Keep Your Printer Environment Up to Date
    - E.1.7.1 When Does TNT$UTILITY.COM Run?
    - E.1.7.2 Do You Need to Run TNT$UTILITY.COM Manually?
    - E.1.7.3 Are There Any Requirements for Running TNT$UTILITY.COM?
  - E.1.8 Enabling Disk Quotas
  - E.1.9 Running Third-Party TCP/IP Stacks
  - E.1.10 Determining and Reporting Problems
- E.2 Preparing Your PC
  - E.2.1 Required Memory and Disk Space
  - E.2.2 Required Software
  - E.2.3 TeamLinks Version 1.0 is Not Supported
  - E.2.4 Creating the Installation Media
  - E.2.5 Installing the OpenVMS Management Station Client Software on Your PC
    - E.2.5.1 Installation Directory
    - E.2.5.2 Installation Procedure
    - E.2.5.3 Recovering from Errors
    - E.2.5.4 Files Created on the PC
  - E.2.6 After Installing the Client Software on Your PC
    - E.2.6.1 Defining TCP/IP Nodes
    - E.2.6.2 DECnet Support
    - E.2.6.3 Procedure for Defining DECnet Nodes
  - E.2.7 PATHWORKS and Workgroup Administrator Support
  - E.2.8 POLYCENTER Manager on NetView for Windows NT, Version 3.0
- E.3 Getting Started with OpenVMS Management Station
  - E.3.1 Accessing Online Help
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