VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2 Installation and Upgrade Manual Document Number: DO–DVAINS–01A Publication Date: June 2017 Software Version: VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2 This document describes how to install and upgrade VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2. VMS Software, Inc., (VSI) Bolton, Massachusetts, USA VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2 Installation and Upgrade Manual: Software Version: VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2 Publication Date: June 2017 Document Number: DO–DVAINS–01A Copyright © 2017 VMS Software, Inc., (VSI), Bolton Massachusetts, USA Legal Notice Confidential computer software. Valid license from VSI required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. 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VSI Encourages Your Comments .......................................................................... x 6. How to Order Additional Documentation ............................................................... x 1. Getting Started .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Supported Upgrade Paths .................................................................................. 1 1.2. Supported Alpha Servers .................................................................................. 1 1.3. Alpha System Shutdown .................................................................................. 1 1.4. Alpha System Preparation ................................................................................. 1 1.4.1. Firmware on Alpha Systems ................................................................... 2 1.5. Device-Naming Conventions ............................................................................. 2 1.6. Selecting the Install/Upgrade/Backup Option ........................................................ 3 2. Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment ................................................. 4 2.1. Preinstallation Tasks ........................................................................................ 4 2.2. Mixed-Version Support in OpenVMS Cluster Systems ........................................... 4 2.3. Required OpenVMS Cluster Information ............................................................. 6 2.4. Dismounting the Target System Disk Elsewhere in the Cluster ................................. 7 3. Installing the OpenVMS Operating System .................................................................... 8 3.1. Accessing the VSI OpenVMS Alpha Operating System .......................................... 8 3.2. Installation Tasks ........................................................................................... 11 3.3. Booting the OpenVMS Operating System Media ................................................. 12 3.3.1. Booting the OpenVMS Alpha CD .......................................................... 12 3.4. Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System Disk ............................. 14 3.4.1. Responding to Prompts During Installation .............................................. 14 3.4.2. Installing OpenVMS Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu ............. 15 3.5. Booting the New OpenVMS System Disk .......................................................... 33 3.5.1. Booting the OpenVMS Alpha System Disk .............................................. 33 3.5.2. Next Steps ......................................................................................... 34 3.6. Joining an OpenVMS Cluster .......................................................................... 34 3.7. Running AUTOGEN ...................................................................................... 36 3.8. Rebooting After AUTOGEN ........................................................................... 37 3.9. Logging In to the SYSTEM Account ................................................................ 38 3.9.1. Logging In from a Character-Cell Terminal ............................................. 38 3.9.2. Logging In from a Workstation .............................................................. 38 3.10. Postinstallation Tasks .................................................................................... 38 4. Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System ....................................................... 39 4.1. Preupgrade Tasks ........................................................................................... 39 4.2. Documentation References .............................................................................. 39 4.3. Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions ..................................................................... 40 4.3.1. Components You Choose Not to Install ................................................... 40 4.4. Remove Older Versions of DECram for OpenVMS .............................................. 40 4.5. Saving Archived Files from Being Deleted by the Upgrade ................................... 41 4.6. Preparing the System Disk .............................................................................. 42 4.6.1. Checking the Directory Structure and Preserving Your Security Protections .... 42 4.6.2. Checking the SYSCOMMON Directories ................................................ 42 4.6.3. Purging Duplicate Files from the System Disk .......................................... 43 4.6.4. Examining the System Disk .................................................................. 43 4.6.5. Checking the Size of the System Disk .................................................... 43 4.6.6. Returning Authorization and AGEN$INCLUDE Files to the System Disk ...... 44 4.6.7. Verifying System Parameters ................................................................. 45 4.7. Ensuring You Have a Recent FEEDBACK.DAT File ........................................... 47 4.8. Shadowing Environment ................................................................................. 48 iii VSI OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4-2L2 Installation and Upgrade Manual 4.8.1. Setting the Boot Device ....................................................................... 48 4.8.2. Creating a Nonshadowed Target Disk ..................................................... 48 4.9. Backing Up the System Disk ........................................................................... 49 4.10. Finishing Preupgrade Tasks ........................................................................... 50 5. Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment ............................................ 51 5.1. Preupgrade Tasks for OpenVMS Cluster Environments ........................................ 51 5.2. Documentation to Review ............................................................................... 51 5.3. Mixed-Version and Mixed-Producer Support in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment .... 52 5.4. Adding a New System to an OpenVMS Cluster .................................................. 52 5.5. Types of Upgrades ......................................................................................... 52 5.5.1. Concurrent Upgrade ............................................................................ 52 5.5.2. Rolling Upgrade ................................................................................. 53 6. Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System ................................................................. 57 6.1. Upgrade Tasks .............................................................................................