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Preface -vii 1 Welcome To ABS 1.1 Installing ABS/MDMS 1-1 1.2 Updating ABS/MDMS 1-1 1.3 Upgrading from SLS to ABS/MDMS 1-1 2 Preinstallation 2.1 Decide Where to Install ABS/MDMS software 2-1 2.1.1 ABS/MDMS Server Software 2-1 2.1.2 ABS/MDMS Client Software 2-1 2.1.2.1 OpenVMS Clients 2-1 2.1.2.2 Windows Clients 2-2 2.1.2.3 Tru64 UNIX Clients 2-2 2.2 Verify Requirements 2-2 2.2.1 Required Privileges 2-2 2.2.2 Required OpenVMS Operating System Subclasses 2-2 2.2.3 Hardware, Software, and System Requirements 2-3 2.2.3.1 Required Hardware 2-3 2.2.3.2 Required Software 2-3 2.2.3.3 Optional Software 2-4 2.2.3.4 Required System Parameters 2-4 2.2.3.5 Required Process Account Quotas 2-5 2.2.3.6 Required Processes 2-6 2.2.3.7 Verify the Node is in the MDMS Database 2-7 2.3 Configure Hardware 2-8 2.4 Perform a System Backup 2-8 2.5 Registering ABS Licenses 2-8 3 Installing ABS Software 3.1 Installing Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Software 3-1 3.1.1 Installing ABS/MDMS Server Software 3-2 3.1.2 Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software 3-4 3.1.3 Installing and Configuring ABS Windows Clients 3-5 3.1.4 Configuring ABS Tru64 UNIX Clients 3-6 3.1.4.1 Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files 3-7 3.1.4.2 Transferring the Tru64 UNIX Backup Agent Sources 3-8 3.1.4.3 Building the Tru64 UNIX Executables 3-9 3.1.5 Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients 3-12 4 Performing Postinstallation Tasks 4.1 Installing ABS for the First Time 4-1 4.2 Create a Node Object 4-2 4.3 Verifying ABS Installation 4-2 4.4 Providing Automatic Start Up and Shut Down 4-3 4.5 ABS and MDMS Startup Queues 4-3 4.6 Modifying ABS and MDMS Command Procedures 4-3 4.7 Removing SLS/MDMS V2.x Automatic Startup 4-3 4.8 Meeting OpenVMS Cluster Requirements 4-4 4.9 Configure MDMS 4-4 4.10 Convert ABS Policy Database to MDMS Database 4-5 4.11 Configure Remote Tape Drives 4-5 4.12 Granting the Appropriate ABS/MDMS Access Right Identifiers 4-5 4.12.1 Revoking An Access Rights Identifier 4-6 4.13 Verifying Windows and Tru64 UNIX Client Quotas 4-7 4.14 Adding Windows Parameter 4-7 4.15 Allowing ABS Access to All Files on the Windows Systems 4-7 4.16 ABS/MDMS Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation 4-8 4.16.1 Installing the GUI on OpenVMS Alpha 4-8 4.16.2 Installing the GUI on Intel Windows NT/95/98 4-9 4.17 Running the GUI 4-9 4.17.1 Running the GUI on OpenVMS Alpha 4-9 4.17.1.1 Running the GUI on Windows NT/95/98 4-10 4.18 How to Remove ABS/MDMS to Version 4.0 Files 4-10 4.19 Configuration of ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases 4-11 A Examples of Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients A.1 Adding Client Licenses A-1 A.2 Modifying Client Licenses A-1 A.3 Showing Client Licenses A-2 A.4 Removing Client Licenses A-3 B Upgrading ABS From the ABS-OMT License C How to Delete ABS/MDMS From Your System D Converting to ABS/MDMS V4.0 D.1 Introduction D-1 D.2 Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database D-2 D.2.1 Executing the Conversion Command Procedure D-3 D.2.2 Resolving Conflicts During the Conversion D-3 D.2.3 Things to Look for After the Conversion D-5 D.2.4 Upgrading the Domain to MDMS V4 D-10 D.2.5 Convert from MDMS Version 3 to a V2.X Volume Database D-10 D.3 SLS V2.x to ABS V4.0 Conversion Process D-11 D.3.1 Steps for Conversion D-11 D.3.1.1 Convert the MDMS Database D-11 D.3.1.2 Determine your use of SLS D-11 D.3.1.3 Converting SLS System Backups to ABS D-11 D.3.1.4 Converting User Backup policy D-17 D.3.1.5 Monitor ABS Activity D-17 D.3.1.6 Restoring from SLS History Sets D-17 D.3.2 Conversion Utility Reference D-18 D.3.2.1 Command Syntax D-18 D.3.2.2 Output Command File naming and contents D-18 D.3.3 SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology D-19 D.3.4 ABS Policy Attributes in SBK Terminology D-22 D.4 Converting ABS V2.x Catalogs to V4.0 Format D-26 D.5 Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) D-26 D.6 Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) D-27 Table 2-1 Required Software 2-4 Table 2-2 Optional Software 2-4 Table 2-3 System Parameters - Minimum Values 2-5 Table 2-4 Required Installing Account Process Quotas 2-6 Table 2-5 How to Start DECnet and the OpenVMS Queue Manager 2-7 Table 2-6 How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using VMSLICENSE.COM 2-10 Table 3-1 Stages of Installing ABS Software 3-1 Table 3-2 How to Install ABS Software 3-3 Table 3-3 Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software 3-4 Table 3-4 Stages of Installing an ABS Windows Client 3-5 Table 3-5 Installing and Configuring an ABS Windows Client 3-5 Table 3-6 Stages of Installing and Configuring an ABS Tru64 UNIX Client 3-6 Table 3-7 Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files 3-7 Table 3-8 Authorizing NT and Tru64 UNIX Client Nodes 3-13 Table 4-1 Updating the DCL Tables 4-4 Table D-1 Symbols in TAPESTART.COM D-3 Table D-2 Things to Look for After the Conversion D-6 Table D-3 Storage Class (Archive) Parameter D-14 Table D-4 Execution Environment Parameter D-15 Table D-5 SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology D-19 Table D-6 ABS Storage Classes (Archives) and SLS SBK Equivalent D-23 Table D-7 ABS Execution Environment Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent D-24 Table D-8 ABS Save Request Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent D-25 Preface Intended Audience This document is intended for storage administrators who are experienced OpenVMS system managers. This document should be used in conjunction with the Introduction to OpenVMS System Management manual. Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: Convention Description {} In format command descriptions, braces indicate required elements. In format command descriptions, square brackets [ ] indicate optional elements of the command syntax. You can omit these elements if you wish to use the default responses. boldface type Boldface type in text indicates the first instance of a term defined in the Glossary or defined in text. Italic type emphasizes important information, indicates italic type variables, indicates complete titles of manuals, and indicates parameters for system information. Starting test ... This type font denotes system response, user input, and examples. Ctrl/x Hold down the key labels Ctrl (Control) and the specified key simultaneously (such as Ctrl/Z). The key sequence PF1 x instructs you to press and PF1 x release the PF1 key, and then press and release another key (indicated here by x). A lowercase italic n denotes the generic use of a n number. For example, 19nn indicates a four digit number in which the last two digits are unknown. A lowercase x denotes the generic use of a letter. For x example, xxx indicates any combination of three alphabetic characters. Related Products The following related products may be mentioned in this document: Product Description HSM HSM refers to Hierarchical Storage Management for OpenVMS software. MDMS MDMS refers to Media and Device Management Services for OpenVMS software. OpenVMS OpenVMS refers to OpenVMS operating system. SLS SLS refers to Storage Library System for OpenVMS software. Associate Documents The following documents are part of Archive Backup System for OpenVMS documentation set: * Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Installation Guide * Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations * Archive Backup System for OpenVMS MDMS Reference Guide 1 Welcome To ABS 1.1 Installing ABS/MDMS If you are installing Archive Backup System (ABS)/Media Device and Management System (MDMS) for the first time, read through this installation guide before installing the products. Also refer to the Archive Backup System Guide to Operations for information on configuring ABS/MDMS. 1.2 Updating ABS/MDMS If you are updating ABS/MDMS, you should review the release notes provided in the installation kit. You may extract the release notes by entering the command: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL kit_name kit_location OPTIONS N The upgrade from ABS/MDMS V3.x to V4.0 requires a conversion of the ABS policy database. See Appendix D for instructions on the conversion procedure. If you have ABS servers and clients which must be upgraded, they must all be done before running ABS V4.0. There is no rolling upgrade to this version. Upgrade the server and then upgrade each client before running any ABS saves/restores on the clients. 1.3 Upgrading from SLS to ABS/MDMS If you are upgrading from SLS V.2.x to ABS/MDMS V4.0, see the information in the Archive Backup System Guide to Operations about converting SLS to MDMS, and converting SLS backups procedures to ABS. It is highly recommended that you do NOT run SLS in parallel with ABS V4.0. If you must use SLS in parallel with ABS/MDMS, be sure that you do NOT use the same media, drives, and jukeboxes in both products. This will cause inconsistencies in the databases for SLS and MDMS. 2 Preinstallation To ready your OpenVMS system for either the ABS/MDMS server or ABS/MDMS client software installation procedure, you must perform certain tasks and requirements: * Decide where to install the ABS/MDMS software * Verify requirements * Configure hardware * Perform a system backup prior to the installation * Install licenses 2.1 Decide Where to Install ABS/MDMS software 2.1.1 ABS/MDMS Server Software Install ABS/MDMS server software on a disk with adequate space. This disk may be the system disk or another disk dedicated to ABS/MDMS. Disk space required for the installation are listed in See Required Hardware. You should also take into account the space required for log files, catalogs and databases. Additional catalog disks may be added at a later time. The ABS/MDMS server software should reside on a system which will be managing the policy and media databases for itself and any client nodes connected to it. The MDMS server provides access to the policy and media databases. You must install ABS/MDMS server software on at least one OpenVMS node or OpenVMS cluster system. There is one kit for both ABS/MDMS servers and clients. The installation will provide the appropriate configuration based on what server names are entered during the installation. The configuration may be modified at a later time by updating the node and server information in the MDMS database. 2.1.2 ABS/MDMS Client Software 2.1.2.1 OpenVMS Clients ABS/MDMS client software should be installed on any OpenVMS node that can communicate with the ABS/MDMS server and for which you want to create ABS save/restore requests. This communication may be done using DECnet or TCP/IP. If you are upgrading, ABS V4.0 clients must be updated to V4.0 at the same time as the server. NO ROLLING UPGRADES are allowed. It is recommended that you shutdown the clients, upgrade the server, then upgrade each client. 2.1.2.2 Windows Clients For Windows clients, you must install the ABS Windows software provided in the ABS/MDMS installation kit. You must also authorize access for Windows clients on the ABS server node. These tasks are described in Chapter's 3 and 4. 2.1.2.3 Tru64 UNIX Clients Tru64 UNIX clients do not require a separate client installation. However, you must transfer the GNU tar files provided by the ABS/MDMS installation kit to the client system, and then you must build the executable images on the True64 system. You must also authorize the clients on the ABS server node. These tasks are described in Chapters 3 and 4. Both Windows and True64 UNIX clients have their backup operations occur on the ABS server node. The ABS server communicates with the Windows and Tru64 UNIX clients for data transfer and control. Given that you have the appropriate amount of licenses and adequate resources available, any number of ABS client nodes may be connected to a single ABS server node. 2.2 Verify Requirements 2.2.1 Required Privileges To install ABS, log on to the SYSTEM account or to an account that has SETPRV or, at a minimum, has the following privileges enabled: * CMKRNL * WORLD * SYSPRV * TMPMBX * NETMBX Note that VMSINSTAL turns off the BYPASS privilege at the start of the installation procedure. 2.2.2 Required OpenVMS Operating System Subclasses OpenVMS operating system comes with a variety of support options, or subclasses. Subclasses include such features as networking and RMS journaling. To use ABS, your system should have the following subclasses resident: * Programming support * Utilities * System programming environment * Secure user's environment * Network support How to verify: For information about verifying these components, refer to either OpenVMS VAX Installation Procedures or OpenVMS Alpha Installation Procedures. 2.2.3 Hardware, Software, and System Requirements To make sure that your system is ready for the installation, verify that your system meets the following requirements: * Hardware * Software * System parameters * Process account quotas * Processes 2.2.3.1 Required Hardware To install software, you must meet the following minimum hardware requirements: * A VAX? system or an Alpha system. * Please refer to the OpenVMS documentation for minimum requirements of RAM memory for running OpenVMS. We recommend that you have at least 32 MB of memory on VAX systems and 128 MB of memory on Alpha systems. * One or more tape drives if you plan to back up your data to removable media. * One disk, such as a COMPAQ RD? or RZ? series disk. * Adequate disk space. Verify that there are enough free blocks on the disk where you are installing the software. If you are providing remote drive support, you must answer yes to the remote drive question during MDMS installation procedure. This requires additional free disk space. Enter the following command to show the amount of used disk space on your disk: $ SHOW DEVICE disk-name Disk space required during an full installation on an Alpha system is 214,500 blocks with 167,400 required after the installation. Disk space required on a VAX is 204,000 blocks with 120,000 required after the installation. 2.2.3.2 Required Software Table 2-1 lists the software you must have installed on your system before you can install ABS. Required Software Software Purpose System Provides network support DECnet Phase IV or ABS OpenVMS DECnet Plus for OpenVMS Server or TCP/IP Services for Note: OpenVMS ABS OpenVMS This software must be up and Client running before you start the installation procedure ABS OpenVMS OpenVMS Operating Provides OpenVMS and DCL Server Systema capabilities. ABS OpenVMS Client a. See ABS Software Product Description (SPD) for supported versions. 2.2.3.3 Optional Software Table 2-2 describes the optional software you can use with ABS software Table 2-2 Optional Software Software Purpose System Provides the ability to save data from Windows ABS NT Client NT systems to ABS OpenVMS server system Windows Client Software using ABS software (provided with ABS, not purchased separately). Provides the ability to C Compiler build the executable Tru64 UNIX Client files on Tru64 UNIX clients If you have a StorageTek DCSC1(Digital Automated Cartridge Cartridge Server Server (ACS), you must The system where the Component) install the DCSC StorageTek silo resides. software. ABS/MDMSOpenVMS TCP/IP Services for Provides network support Server,ABS/MDMS OpenVMS OpenVMSa for Windows and Tru64 Clients, system where GUI UNIX clients. will be run. Provides library and Media Robot Utility loader testing, The OpenVMS system where the (MRU) diagnostics, and robotic device is physically control. connected 2.2.3.4 Required System Parameters To install ABS, the system parameters must be set to the minimum value or higher. Table 2-3 lists the minimum system parameter values required for the installation procedure to run successfully. Depending on the kinds of programs and applications running at your site, you may need higher values. Table 2–3 System Parameters - Minimum Values System ParameterMinimum Value Dynamic PQL_DENQLM 300 Y GBLPAGES2 2000 N GBLSECTIONSa 4 N LOCKIDTBL 45000 N PQL_MENQLM 300 Y PQL_MPGFLQUOTA 10000 Y PROCSECTCNT 100 N PQL_MTQELM 200 Y To see the current system parameter values on your system, enter the following command: $ MCR SYSGEN SYSGEN> SHOW/GEN Result: Shows the current values of all the system parameters. If you need to modify one or more of the system parameters, see the following example: $ MCR SYSGEN SYSGEN> SET GLBPAGES 2000 SYSGEN> WRITE CURRENT SYSGEN> EXIT The changed parameters should be added to SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT for future changes made with AUTOGEN. You must then reboot the system so the non dynamic parameter values are recognized. More information: Refer to OpenVMS System Manager's Manual: Managing System Parameters for detailed information about required system parameters. 2.2.3.5 Required Process Account Quotas The account you use to install ABS (typically the SYSTEM account) must have sufficient quotas to enable you to perform the installation. If your SYSTEM account quotas are the same as or higher than the default values provided with the OpenVMS operating system, then these values should be sufficient to install the software. Table 2-4 summarizes the process quotas and the quotas that VMSINSTAL requires to perform the installation. Table 2-4 Required Installing Account Process Quotas Account QuotaMinimum Value ASTLM 200 BIOLM 10000 BYTLM 18000 DIOLM 200 ENQLM 2048 FILLM 300 PGFLQUO 10000 TQELM 200 To see your current process quotas, see the following example: $ MCR AUTHORIZE UAF> SHOW SMITH Result: This command shows all your process quotas. If you need to increase your process account quotas, see the following example: $ MCR SYS$SYTEM:AUTHORIZE UAF> MODIFY SMITH/ENQLM=2048 UAF> EXIT If you are supporting NT or UNIX clients, to ensure successful save and restore operations, set the quotas to the following values from ABS OpenVMS server node: UCX> SET PROTOCOL TCP/QUOTA=(SEND:50000,RECEIVE:50000) If you have to reboot the machine, make sure that you reset these values after rebooting. More information: For detailed instructions about modifying account quotas, see the description of Authorize Utility in OpenVMS System Management Subkit. 2.2.3.6 Required Processes Before beginning the installation procedure, check to see that DECnet Phase IV, DECnet Plus or TCP/IP and the OpenVMS Queue Manager are running. To see if these processes are active on your system, enter the following command: $ SHOW SYSTEM The following information is displayed for DECnet Phase IV: OpenVMS V7.1 on node NODE1 8-AUG-1997 13:39:28.23Uptime 0 23:36:26 Pid Process Name State Pri I/O CPU Page flts Page . . . 20A0022C QUEUE_MANAGER HIB 8 72 0 00:00:00.83 751 1210 . . . 20A00212 NETACP HIB 10 285 0 00:00:02.84 338 666 The following information is displayed for DECnet Plus: 37C00215 NET$ACP HIB 4 629 0 00:27:23.22 1894 2465 . . . 37C0024A QUEUE_MANAGER HIB 8 3333 0 00:07:45.24 1246 1766 The following information is displayed for UCX (earlier version of TCP/IP) 20A00444 UCX$INET_ACP HIB... The following information is displayed for TCP/IP: 20A00555 TP_SERVER HIB... If these processes are not active, follow the steps in Table 2-5. Table 2-5 How to Start DECnet and the OpenVMS Queue Manager Step Action Start DECnet software. 1. For DECnet Phase IV, enter the following command at DCL prompt: $ @SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET.COM For DECnet Plus, enter the following command at DCL prompt: $ @SYS$STARTUP:NET$STARTUP.COM 2. Start OpenVMS Queue Manager. Enter the following command at DCL prompt: $ START/QUEUE/MANAGER 3. Start the TCP/IP software. For TCP/IP Version 4-n, enter the following command at the DCL prompt: $ @SYS$SYSTEM:UCX$STARTUP.COM For TCP/IP Version 5.n, enter the following command at the DCL prompt: $ @SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM 2.2.3.7 Verify the Node is in the MDMS Database If this installation is not the initial installation of MDMS, you need to verify that the node you are installing MDMS on is in the MDMS database. Enter the following command on a node that has MDMS already installed on it and verify that the node you are installing MDMS on is in the database: $ MDMS SHOW NODE node_name_you_are_installing_on %MDMS-E-NOSUCHOBJECT, specified object does not exist If the node is not in the database, you receive the %MDMS-E-NOSUCHOBJECT error message and you should create the node using the following command: $ MDMS CREATE NODE node_name_you_are_installing_on See the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS MDMS Reference Guide for the qualifiers to use. If the node you are adding is an MDMS server node, the installation procedure will create the node using the /DATABASE qualifier. In addition, you need to edit all SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM files in your domain and add this node to the definition of MDMS$DATABASE_SERVERS. 2.3 Configure Hardware For your storage application to work, the hardware it depends on must be installed, connected, and configured to function with the operating system. To configure your hardware, see the hardware manuals provided with the hardware device. Also see the Archive Backup System Guide to Operations for troubleshooting suggestions. If you are installing tape jukeboxes for use with ABS/MDMS, you should verify that the hardware is working correctly before installing ABS/MDMS. You may use the Media Robot Utility (MRU) to verify the hardware. If you do not have this software installed, it may be downloaded from http://www.support.compaq.com/sms/mru/ Consider RDF Configuration MDMS provides RDF software to facilitate operations that require access to remote, network connected tape drives. This allows you to copy data from a local site to a remote site, or copy data from a remote site to a local site. RDF is not available if you are installing MDMS with the ABS-OMT license. During the installation you will be asked questions on whether you want to install on this node, the software that will allow it to act as a server and/or client for the RDF software. You need to decide if you want the server and/or client installed on the node. * Install the RDF Server software on all nodes that are connected to the tape drives used for remote operations. * Install the RDF Client software on all nodes that initiate remote operations to tape drives on the RDF Server node. 2.4 Perform a System Backup Compaq recommends that you perform a backup operation on the system disk before installing any software. For details about performing a backup operation on a system disk, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual. 2.5 Registering ABS Licenses To use ABS software, you must register and load the licenses before you begin the installation procedure. This information is supplied in the License PAK document which is packaged along with Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Cover Letter. To register a license under OpenVMS, use the following procedure: 1. Log in to the system where you will be installing the software. Log in under SYSTEM account, or enable your account with the privileges described in See Required Privileges. Select one of the following methods to register the licenses: 2. At DCL prompt, enter the LICENSE REGISTER command with appropriate qualifiers that correspond to License PAK information. See See If you plan to use ABS on more than one node in an OpenVMS Cluster, you must load the licenses on other nodes after you install ABS. See Table 2-6, Step 10 for instructions.How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using the LICENSE REGISTER Command. 3. Invoke SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM procedure. When it prompts you for information, respond with data from your License PAK. See See How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using VMSLICENSE.COM. If you plan to use ABS on more than one node in an OpenVMS Cluster, you must load the licenses on other nodes after you install ABS. See Table 2-6, Step 10 for instructions.How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using the LICENSE REGISTER Command Step Action 1. Enter the LICENSE REGISTER command with the product name followed by a dash (-): $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-SERVER-VAX - ! Register this license on the ABS VAX server node $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-SERVER-ALPHA - ! Register this license on the ABS Alpha server node $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-CLIENT-VAX - ! Register this license on all ABS VAX client nodes $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-CLIENT-ALPHA - ! Register this license on all ABS VAX Alpha nodes $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-NT-CLIENT-USER - ! Register this license on the ABS server node where you plan to support NT clients. $ LICENSE REGISTER PAB-UNIX-CLIENT-USER - ! Register this license on the ABS server node where you plan to support UNIX clients. $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-OMT - ! Register this license on all ABS VAX server nodes where you have to install the ABS software $ LICENSE REGISTER ABS-OMT-UPG - ! Register this license on all ABS VAX server nodes where you want to upgrade the ABS-OMT license to the full ABS product Important: Enter a dash (-) at the end of each command from Steps 1 through 8. Enter the /ISSUER qualifier information, assigning the value 2. DEC between quotation marks. _$ /ISSUER="DEC" - Enter the /AUTHORIZATION qualifier information, assigning it 3. the value from the AUTHORIZATION NUMBER3 entry of the PAK: _$ /AUTHORIZATION=xxxxxx - Enter the /PRODUCER qualifier information, assigning the value 4. DEC in quotes: _$ /PRODUCER="DEC" - Enter the /UNITS qualifier information, assigning it the value 5. from the UNITSa entry of the PAK _$ /UNITS=nn - Enter the /DATE qualifier information, assigning the product's release date value from the PRODUCT RELEASE DATEa entry of the 6. PAK: _$ /DATE=dd-mmm-yyyy - Enter the /AVAILABILITY qualifier information, assigning the 7. value from the AVAILABILITY TABLE CODEa entry of the PAK: _$ /AVAILABILITY=x - Enter the /OPTIONS qualifier information, assigning the value 8. from the KEY OPTIONSa entry of the PAK: _$ /OPTIONS=xxxxxx - Enter the /CHECKSUM qualifier information, assigning the value from the CHa entry of the PAK: 9. _$ /CHECKSUM=1-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx Important: Do NOT end the entry with a dash. Invoke the LICENSE LOAD command with the product name: 10. $ LICENSE LOAD product_name Table 2-6 How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using VMSLICENSE.COM Step Action From the system prompt, enter the following command: 1. $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE.COM 2. Select Option 1. "REGISTER a Product Authorization Key" Answer the questions according to the information supplied in the LICENSE PAK document (provided with the software kit). The following is only an example. Supply the information provided in the PAK to the prompts: Type ? at any prompt for a description of the information requested. Press Ctrl/Z at any prompt to return to the main menu. Issuer[DEC] 3. Authorization Number[]: Authorization Number[]:ALS-NQ-1996JUN10-181 Product Name[]:ABS-SERVER Producer[DEC]: Number of Units[]:1050 Version[]: Product Release Date[]: Key Termination Date[]: Availability Table Code[]:H Activity Table Code[]: Key Options[]:MOD_UNITS,ALPHA Product Token[]: Hardware-Id[]: Checksum[]:2-PIBA-KIPP=BIGE-DDHC 4. Verify the information that you entered is correct. Enter Yes. 5. To exit the command procedure, select Option 99. See How to Register Your ABS Licenses Using VMSLICENSE.COM describes how to register your license using the command procedure. 3 Installing ABS Software This chapter contains instructions for installing Archive Backup System for OpenVMS software. Before proceeding with the installation procedure, make sure you have completed all of the following preinstallation tasks: * Did you decide where to install ABS server and client software? * Did you set your default directory to SYS$UPDATE? * Did you log into an account with the proper quotas and privileges? * Did you perform a system backup operation? * If you are doing an upgrade installation, did you shutdown ABS and MDMS? * Did you verify the hardware and disk space requirements? * Did you verify the software requirements? * Did you check to see if DECnet (Phase IV), DECnet-Plus or TCP/IP, and the QueueManager are running? * Did you register the appropriate licenses? 3.1 Installing Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Software See See Stages of Installing ABS Software for the stages of installing and configuring ABS/MDMS software. Before installing ABS in a real time, storage management environment, COMPAQ recommends that you first install and configure ABS in a test environment. If you are not satisfied with the test installation, delete ABS and reinstall it. Table 3-1 Stages of Installing ABS Software Stage Action 1. Install ABS server software as described in See Installing ABS/MDMS Server Software. Note: If you are installing ABS in a mixed architecture environment (VAX and Alpha systems resident in a single OpenVMS Cluster), install the software in a common location. This will place the database and catalog files in a common location for the entire cluster. Images will be placed on the system disks for each system. Install ABS/MDMS on each node. Install ABS OpenVMS client software as described in See Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software. 2. Note: OpenVMS client support is not available with an ABS-OMT license. 3. Install ABS Windows client software as described in See Installing and Configuring ABS Windows Clients. 4. Install ABS Tru64 UNIX clients as described in See Configuring ABS Tru64 UNIX Clients. 5. Authorize Windows and Tru64 UNIX clients as described in See Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients. 6. Follow the Post-Installation steps in Chapter 4. 3.1.1 Installing ABS/MDMS Server Software ABS/MDMS installation procedure consists of a series of questions and informational messages. The procedure will give you an option of doing a standard installation or not. The standard installation will install the ABS/MDMS software in the following manner: ABS will be installed with the following options: Device for ABS/MDMS - SYS$COMMON (will use current values if either MDMS or ABS are already installed) UIC for the ABS account - [311,311] Nodes for the database severs - Current node or already existing server nodes What scheduling option do you want - INTERNAL Are you using backup-via-shelving - YES (If HSM is present) MDMS will be installed with the following options: Device for ABS/MDMS - SYS$COMMON (or current installed location) UIC for MDMS Account - [312,312] (or will be constructed from ABS UIC) Node for database servers - Current node or already existing server nodes Do you want to replace MRD$RTL.EXE - YES MDMS GUI will files will be installed with the following options: Do you want the MDMS GUI installed on Alpha OpenVMS - YES (if on Alpha) Do you want files extracted for Microsoft Windows on Intel - YES Remote Device Facility (RDF) will be installed with the following options: Do you want MDMS support for RDF Server - YES Do you want MDMS support for RDF Client - YES Questions always asked: Do you want to purge files - YES Do you want to run the IVP - YES (except if ABS-OMT installation) If for any reason you need to abort the installation procedure, at any time you can press CTRL/Y and the installation procedure deletes all files it has created up to that point and then exits. From this point, you can restart the installation procedure again. Follow the steps in See How to Install ABS Software to install ABS software. 1. How to Install ABS Software Step Action 1. Invoke VMSINSTAL: $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL saveset-name drive-name OPTIONS N To start the installation, invoke the VMSINSTAL command procedure from a privileged account, such as the SYSTEM account. VMSINSTAL is in the SYS$UPDATE directory. The following list defines the elements of the VMSINSTAL command procedure: save set name The installation name for the component. ABS040 (for example) drive-name The name of the drive where the media that contains the kit is located. For example, MTA0: is the device name for a tape drive or device:[directory] can be the CD-ROM drive name. It is not necessary to use the console drive for this installation. However, if you do use the console drive, you should replace any media you removed once the installation is complete. OPTIONS N 2. An optional parameter that indicates you want to see the question on release notes. If you do not include the OPTIONS N parameter, VMSINSTAL does not ask you about the release notes. You should review the release notes before proceeding with the installation in case they contain additional information about the installation. Note: If you are restarting the installation and have already reviewed the release notes, you do not need to specify OPTIONS N. If you specify more than one option, separate them with commas (OPTIONS A,N). The following examples invoke VMSINSTAL to install ABS from the tape drive MTA0: and shows the responses. This example uses the OPTIONS N release note parameter. $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL saveset_name MTA0: OPTIONS N OpenVMS VAX Software Product Installation Procedure V7.2 It is 21-JUL-1996 at 10:00 Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help. If you do not supply either the product name or the drive name, VMSINSTAL prompts you for this information later in the installation procedure. Note: VMSINSTAL does not prompt you for any options, so be sure to include OPTIONS N on the VMSINSTAL command line to access the release notes during the installation procedure. See OpenVMS documentation located in the OpenVMS System Management Subkit for detailed information on these options. 3.1.2 Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software ABS/MDMS V4.0 does not allow a rolling upgrade on clients. You must install V4.0 on all of your clients before using the V4.0 ABS/MDMS server. OpenVMS client support is not available with an ABS-OMT license. When installing ABS software, notice that ABS does not provide two separate software kits. Instead, installation of ABS OpenVMS server or client software is determined by the OpenVMS node name that you enter during the installation procedure. See Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software describes how to install and configure an ABS OpenVMS client. In See Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software, ABS server node is referred to as SVNODE::, and ABS client node is referred to as CLNODE:: Table 3-3 Installing ABS OpenVMS Client Software Step Action 1. Install ABS software on the OpenVMS client node as on the server node, with one exception. When the installation procedure prompts for the node name for the server (ABS OpenVMS server node), do not accept 2. the default node name (client node name). Instead, enter the OpenVMS Cluster alias or OpenVMS node name that you entered when you installed ABS OpenVMS server software: * Node name list for Database Servers : SVNODE Result: ABS installs only the client portion of ABS software on the node named CLNODE::. Create save and restore requests for OpenVMS clients as 3. described in Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations . Create (or modify) storage and environment policies. 4. Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations describes how to create those policies. Create system and user backup operations using the correct 5. storage and environment policies. Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations , provides instructions for these tasks. 3.1.3 Installing and Configuring ABS Windows Clients Requirements: If you use FTP to copy the setup files to the Windows System, be sure to copy the files in binary mode. See Stages of Installing an ABS Windows Client describes the stages of installing and configuring an ABS Windows client node. Table 3-4 Stages of Installing an ABS Windows Client Stage Action 1. Register ABS Windows license on ABS OpenVMS server node. See Section 2.5 for instructions. Install ABS Windows client software on Windows client system as described in Table 3-5. 2. Note: You must perform a separate installation on each Wndows client node that you want ABS to back up. Authorize the Windows client systems that you plan to back 3. up using ABS (described in See Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients and Appendix A). Create save and restore requests for the Windows client system by using the GUI on the Windows client system, or by using the GUI or DCL on ABS OpenVMS server node. See 4. Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations and Archive Backup System For OpenVMS MDMS Reference Guide for instructions about creating save and restore requests for Windows clients. To install and configure the Windows client software, use the procedure in See Installing and Configuring an ABS Windows Client. Table 3-5 Installing and Configuring an ABS Windows Client Step Action 1. Copy all files from one of the following directory located on ABS OpenVMS server node to the Windows client system where you plan to install the Windows client software, or to a location accessible by the Windows client system. The Windows client software is provided during ABS server installation procedure. ABS creates the appropriate directory and places the Windows client software kit in the following directory: 2. ABS$ROOT:[CLIENTS.NT.INTEL] Run SETUP.EXE from this location to install ABS Windows client software. Result: ABS Windows client installation procedure prompts for information about the ABS server and the local host port number. Answer the prompts exactly as you answered them during ABS server installation procedure: ABS server node-Enter the node(s) on which ABS server software has been installed and will be providing ABS services for the Windows client backup operations. If multiple nodes are specified, separate them with semi-colons. This node also verifies connection requests. If a server node is multihomed (has more than one IP address/name), specify all the names which may be used during a backup request. Local host port number-The Windows client system uses a TCP/IP port to communicate with ABS server to initiate save and restore requests. The default port number is 1800. If you decide to change the port number, it is limited to a range between 1024 and 65535. This port number is arbitrary, but it must match the port number you use when you authorize Windows clients, described in Appendix A. To test to see if port number 1800 is already in use, enter the following command from ABS OpenVMS server system prompt: $ TELNET node 1800 Where: node is the node name of the OpenVMS server node Note: Make sure that the number you provide does not conflict with a previously installed software application. 3. Authorize the Windows clients you plan to back up using ABS as described in See Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients and Appendix A. 3.1.4 Configuring ABS Tru64 UNIX Clients To allow ABS to perform backup and restore operations forTru64 UNIX clients, you must configure access between the OpenVMS systems that run ABS server software and the Tru64 UNIX client systems that contain the files to be backed up. The stages of installing and configuring a Tru64 UNIX client is described in See Stages of Installing and Configuring an ABS Tru64 UNIX Client. There is no extra software kit provided for Tru64 UNIX clients. Table 3.6 Stages of Installing and Configuring an ABS Tru64 UNIX Client Stage Action 1. Register ABS Tru64 UNIX license on the ABS OpenVMS server node. See Section 2.11 for instructions. 2. Modify the appropriate files on the Tru64 UNIX client system as described in the See Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files. 3. Transfer the gtar and gzip sources from ABS OpenVMS server node to each Tru64 UNIX client system that you intend to back up using ABS. See See Transferring the Tru64 UNIX Backup Agent Sources. 4. Build the executables on each Tru64 UNIX client system that you plan to back up using ABS as described in See Building the Tru64 UNIX Executables. 5. Authorize the Tru64 UNIX clients as described in See Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients and Appendix A. 6. Create save and restore requests for theTru64 UNIX client from the OpenVMS server node. See Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations and Archive Backup System for OpenVMS MDMS Reference Guide for instructions about creating save and restore requests for Tru64 UNIX clients. 3.1.4.1 Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files See Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files, lists the files that you need to modify on each Tru64 UNIX client system that ABS is going to back up, and it describes the modifications to make for those specific files. Tru64 UNIX is a case sensitive system. Be sure to enter the commands on the Tru64 UNIX client system exactly as they are shown in See Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files and See Transferring the Backup Agent Sources. [Image] Table 3-7 Modifying the Appropriate Tru64 UNIX Files File Modification Replace the ASCII readable internet address with ABS OpenVMS server nodes. The file format is: # readable ip address account node01.vms.real.node ABS #ABS on node NODE01 In this example, replace node01.vms.real.node with ABS OpenVMS server node names. The account name must stay the same (ABS), and it must be specified in capital letters. /.rhosts Example of /.rhosts: node01.vms.real.node ABS node02.vms.real.node ABS Requirement: You must always modify the /.rhosts file. If the file does not exist, then you must create it. Be sure that the /.rhosts file is located in the root directory and that is owned by the root account because ABS uses this directory during the backup operation. /etc/hostsa List the numeric internet address and the ASCII readable internet address of ABS OpenVMS server nodes. The file format is: # Internet Address Hostname # Comments nn.nn.nn.nn node01.vms.real.node # example entry for hosts file Where: * nn.nn.nn.nn is the numeric internet address of ABS node that executes save and restore requests. * node01.vms.real.node is the ASCII readable internet address of nn.nn.nn.nn. You must enter every node name on which ABS may execute. Example of /etc/hosts: 01.02.03.04 node01.vms.real.node # node01 running ABS 01.02.01.04 node02.vms.real.node # node02 running ABS Note: If ABS OpenVMS server nodes are already listed in the file /etc/hosts, you do not need to add them again. 3.1.4.2 Transferring the Tru64 UNIX Backup Agent Sources During the installation of ABS server software, the installation procedure creates a directory named ABS$ROOT:[CLIENTS.UNIX] on ABS server node. This directory contains the following two uncompressed sources that make up the Tru64 UNIX backup agent: * ABS$ROOT:[CLIENTS.UNIX]TAR-1_12.TAR * ABS$ROOT:[CLIENTS.UNIX]GZIP-1_2_4.TAR To configure a Tru64 UNIX client, you must transfer the gtar and gzip sources to each Tru64 UNIX client system that ABS is going to back up, build the executables, and place them in /usr/bin. Refer to See Transferring the Backup Agent Sources to transfer the gtar and gzip sources from ABS server node to theTru64 UNIX client system. Example 3-1 Transferring the Backup Agent Sources u_node> ftp node01 # Connect to the ABS OpenVMS Server Node Connected to node01.vms.dec.com. 220 node01 FTP Server (Version 3.3) Ready. Name (node01:user1): user1 331 Username USER1 requires a Password. Password: 230 User logged in. Remote system type is VMS. ftp> cd abs$root:[clients.unix] # Change to the directory that contains the files 250 CWD command successful. ftp> pwd 257 "ABS$ROOT:[CLIENTS.UNIX]" is current directory. ftp> ls # List the files in this directory 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for (16.82.16.75,1174) gnu_general_public_license.txt;4 gnu_readme_where_to_get.txt;4 gzip-1_2_4.tar;4 tar-1_12.tar;4 226 NLST Directory transfer complete. ftp> bin # set the file transfer mode to binary 200 TYPE set to IMAGE. ftp> get # Get the sources (remote-file) tar-1_12.tar (local-file) tar-1_12.tar 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for tar-1_11_8.tar (16.82.16.75,1178) 226 Transfer complete. 2662400 bytes received in 5.7 seconds (4.6e+02 Kbytes/s) ftp> get # Get the sources (remote-file) gzip-1_2_4.tar (local-file) gzip-1_2_4.tar 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening data connection for gzip-1_2_4.tar (16.82.16.75,1494) 226 Transfer complete. 798720 bytes received in 1.8 seconds (4.3e+02 Kbytes/s) ftp> quit 221 Goodbye 3.1.4.3 Building the Tru64 UNIX Executables After you have transferred the gtar and gzip sources, you are required to build the executables on the Tru64 UNIX client system. With a Tru64 UNIX OS version upgrade, it is mandatory to rebuild ABSgtar and ABSgzip executables on the Tru64 UNIX client. The following sections describe how to build the tar and gzip executables. 3.1.4.3.1 Building the tar Executable Use the following procedure to build the tar executable: 1. Use native tar to expand the tar file 2. Change directory to the tar directory 3. Enter the command ./configure --disable-nls 4. Enter the command make to build the tar image 5. Verify the tar image was created 6. Change directory to src 7. Verify that it is an executable image 8. Change to super user 9. Copy the executable from src/tar to usr/bin/ABSgtar 10. Change the protection on the image 11. Display the complete directory 12. Exit super user 13. Perform a cleanup operation Example of tar u_node> tar -xvf tar-1_12.tar 1 tar-1.12/README tar-1.12/AUTHORS . . . tar-1.12/po/sv.gmo u_node> cd tar-1.12 2 u_node> configure --disable-nls 3 creating cache ./config.cache checking host system type... alpha-dec-osf3.2 . . . creating config.h u_node> make 4 for subdir in doc lib intl src scripts po; do \ echo making all in $subdir; \ (cd $subdir && make CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-g -O' LDFLAGS='' LIBS='' prefix='/usr/local' exec_prefix='/usr/local' bindir='/usr/local/bin' libexecdir='/usr/local/libexec' infodir='/usr/local/info' infodir='/usr/local/info' libexecdir='/usr/local/libexec' all) || exit 1; \ done making all in doc . . . make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/users/user1/tar-1.11.8/po' u_node> ls src 5 Makefile checktar.sh extract.o list.c open3.h rmt.o tar.h . . . buffer.c diffarch.o gnu.c names.c rmt.c tar 5 u_node> cd src 6 u-node> file tar 7 tar: COFF format alpha dynamically linked, demand paged executable or object module not stripped - version 3.11-8 u-node> su 8 Password: # cp tar /usr/bin/ABSgtar 9 # chmod ugo+x /usr/bin/ABSgtar 10 # ls -l /usr/bin/ABSgtar 11 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root system 655794 Jan 24 11:07 ABSgtar # exit 12 u-node> cd .. 13 u-node> rm -rf tar-1_12 13 %rm -f tar-1_12.tar 13 3.1.4.3.2 Building the gzip Executable Use the following procedure to build the gzip executable: 1. Use the native tar to expand the gzip-1_2_4.tar image 2. Change directory to gzip-1.2.4 3. Enter the command ./configure 4. Enter the command make 5. Verify that the gzip file is there 6. Make sure it is an executable 7. Change to super user 8. Copy gzip file to /usr/bin/ABSgzip 9. Change the protection on the image 10. Exit super user 11. Perform a cleanup operation Example of gzip u_node> tar -xvf gzip-1_2_4.tar 1 gzip-1.2.4/README . . . gzip-1.2.4/primos/include/sysTypes.h u_node> cd gzip-1.2.4 2 u_node> ./configure 3 checking for gcc . . . checking for gzip to derive installation directory prefix chose installation directory prefix /usr/local creating config.status creating Makefile u_node> make 4 gcc -c -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DDIRENT=1 -O gzip.c . . . gcc -O -o gzip gzip.o zip.o deflate.o trees.o bits.o unzip.o inflate.o util.o crypt.o lzw.o unlzw.o unpack.o unlzh.o getopt.o /usr/ucb/ld: Warning: Linking some objects which contain exception information sections and some which do not. This may cause fatal runtime exception handling problems (last obj encountered without exceptions was crypt.o). rm -f gunzip zcat ln gzip gunzip ln gzip zcat u_node> ls gzip 5 gzip u_node> file gzip 6 gzip: COFF format alpha dynamically linked, demand paged executable or object module not stripped - version 3.11-8 u-node> su 7 Password: # cp gzip /usr/bin/ABSgzip 8 # chmod ugo+x /usr/bin/ABSgzip 9 # ls -l /usr/bin/ABSgzip -rwxr-xr-x 1 root system 654785 Jan 24 11:08 ABSgzip # ln -s /usr/bin/ABSgzip /usr/bin/gzip # exit 10 u-node> cd .. 11 u-node> rm -rf gzip-1.2.4 11 u-node> rm -f gzip-1_2_4.tar 11 If you have problems transferring or building the tar or gzip files, see your Tru64 UNIX system manager. [Image] 3.1.5 Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients After you have registered and loaded the Windows or Tru64 UNIX client license on ABS server node, run the authorization executable file to authorize the Windows or Tru64 UNIX client node names that you intend to back up using ABS. You must authorize access on the ABS OpenVMS server system for each Tru64 UNIX and Windows system that you are going to back up using ABS. See Authorizing NT and Tru64 UNIX Client Nodes describes how to authorize Windows and Tru64 UNIX client nodes. ABS Windows and Tru64 UNIX client licenses are sold in units according to the number of nodes that you want to support: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100. ABS calculates the number of nodes authorized versus the number of units the license allows. You cannot authorize more Windows or Tru64 UNIX clients than the number of units allowed by the Windows or Tru64 UNIX client license that you have purchased. Table 3–8 Authorizing NT and Tru64 UNIX Client Nodes Step Action 1. Enter the following command from ABS server: $ RUN ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CLIENT_LICENSE.EXE 2. Add the node names of the Tru64 UNIX or Windows client nodes. When prompted, specify an NT or UNIX client: Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: ADD Enter Node Name: CLIENT_NODE_NAME Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: NT Enter TCPIP Port Number [1800]: Note: The port number is arbitrary, but it must match the port number you use when you install the NT clients. 3. If the client node is an Windows client, enter the port number. The default is 1800. 4. Make sure that the logical named ABS$CLIENT_DB is defined as /SYSTEM/EXEC and that it translates to ABS$ROOT:[DATABASE]CLIENT_DB.DAT. This logical name should be defined during the startup procedure. You can verify that the logical name is defined correctly by entering the following command: $ SHOW LOGICAL/FULL ABS$CLIENT_DB More Information: For an example of adding, modifying, removing and showing Windows or Tru64 UNIX clients, see Appendix A. 4 Performing Postinstallation Tasks Complete ABS/MDMS postinstallation tasks described in this chapter after you have successfully installed ABS/MDMS OpenVMS server or client software: * See Installing ABS for the First Time describes how to initialize the ABS database if this failed during the installation. * See Create a Node Object describes how to create a node object for MDMS. * See Verifying ABS Installation describes how to verify the installation was successful. * See Providing Automatic Start Up and Shut Down explains how to edit the startup and shutdown files. * See ABS and MDMS Startup Queuesexplains the batch queues used by ABS and MDMS startup procedures. * See Modifying ABS and MDMS Command Procedures explains editing the ABS and MDMS command procedures. * See Removing SLS/MDMS V2.x Automatic Startup describes removing the SLS/MDMS V2.x Automatic Startup. * See Meeting OpenVMS Cluster Requirements describes the requirements for an OpenVMS Cluster installation. * See Configure MDMS describes configuring MDMS. * See Convert ABS Policy Database to MDMS Database describes converting the ABS Policy Database to the MDMS database. * See Configure Remote Tape Drives describes configuring remote tape drives. * See Granting the Appropriate ABS/MDMS Access Right Identifiers explains how to set up access right identifiers. * See Verifying Windows and Tru64 UNIX Client Quotas explains how to set the quotas if you are supporting Tru64 UNIX and Windows clients. * See Adding Windows Parameter describes the need of adding Windows parameter, before issuing multivolume SAVE requests. * See Allowing ABS Access to All Files on the Windows Systems describes the procedure to allow ABS to access all files on Windows systems. * See ABS/MDMS Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation describes the MDMS graphical user interface (GUI) installation. * See Running the GUI describes how to run the graphical user interface (GUI). * See How to Remove ABS/MDMS to Version 4.0 Files describes how to remove ABS/MDMS V4.0 files if required. * See Configuration of ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases describes where to find information on configuring ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases. OpenVMS client support is not available with an ABS-OMT license. 4.1 Installing ABS for the First Time If you are installing ABS as a new installation, database initialization programs may fail to run. To initialize the database with the default storage policies and execution policies, run the following executable: RUN SYS$SYSTEM:ABS$DB_INIT.EXE 4.2 Create a Node Object If this is the initial installation of MDMS, you may need to create the node object in the MDMS node database for this node. Use the MDMS CREATE NODE command to create this initial database node. Refer to the command reference guide for the qualifiers for this command. The following is an example: $ MDMS CREATE NODE NABORS - ! NABORS is the DECnet Phase IV node name or a ! name you make up if you do not use DECnet ! Phase IV in your network /DATABASE_SERVER - ! a potential database node ! must also be defined in ! in SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM /TCPIP_FULLNAME=NABORS.SITE.INC.COM - ! the TCP/IP full node name if you ! are using TCP/IP you need this if ! you are using the GUI /DECNET_FULLNAME=INC:.SITE.NABORS - ! this is the full DECnet Phase V node name ! do not define if you do not have DECnet Phase V on this node ! be sure to define if you have DECnet Phase V installed on this node /TRANSPORT=(DECNET,TCPIP) ! describes the transports that listeners are ! started up on 4.3 Verifying ABS Installation If you did not execute the IVP during the installation procedure, you can execute it immediately after installing ABS/MDMS software. Enter the following command at the DCL system prompt: $ @SYS$TEST:ABS$IVP.COM $ @SYS$TEST:MDMS$IVP.COM Support for installation IVP procedure is not available with an ABS-OMT license. If an error occurs during the IVP, the following message is displayed: ABS Version 4.0 Installation Verification Procedure failed. %VMSINSTAL-E-IVPFAIL, The IVP for ABS Version 4.0 has failed. Errors can occur during the installation if any of the following conditions exist: * ABS is currently running * The operating system version is incorrect * A prerequisite software version is incorrect * Quotas necessary for successful installation are insufficient * System parameter values for successful installation are insufficient * The OpenVMS help library is currently in use * The product license has not been registered and loaded For descriptions of the error messages generated by these conditions, see the OpenVMS documentation on system messages, recovery procedures, and OpenVMS software installation. If you are notified that any of these conditions exist, you should take the appropriate action as described in the message. 4.4 Providing Automatic Start Up and Shut Down You must edit the startup and shutdown files to provide automatic startup and shutdown of ABS/MDMS software. To make sure that ABS/MDMS automatically starts up and shuts down, follow these steps: 1. Add the following command line to the system startup file named SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_ VMS.COM: $ @SYS$STARTUP:ABS$STARTUP 2. Add the following line to the system shutdown file named SYS$MANAGER:SYSHUTDWN.COM: $ @SYS$STARTUP:ABSS$SHUTDOWN $ @SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SHUTDOWN 3. When using MDMS with ABS, the MDMS startup is executed automatically. A logical name is defined by the MDMS startup which is needed by ABS. 4.5 ABS and MDMS Startup Queues ABS$STARTUP uses the ABS$node queue to start the ABS processes. This queue will always exist after an ABS installation. MDMS$STARTUP uses one of several queues to startup the MDMS$SERVER process. There is a logical name, MDMS$STARTUP_QUEUE, which may be defined in MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM. This logical points to the queue which MDMS$STARTUP.COM will use. If you do not have this defined, it will attempt to use the ABS$node queue, then SYS$BATCH. If the logical is not defined and neither ABS$node or SYS$BATCH exist, the MDMS startup will fail. 4.6 Modifying ABS and MDMS Command Procedures If you are updating ABS/MDMS and you have made customizations to any of the ABS/MDMS command procedures, you may need to modify those procedures to work with ABS/MDMS V4.0. There are four procedures for which we provide template files. If the template files have changed, you should include your customizations in the new template files and then rename them to the command procedure name. The four procedures and the templates are: SYS$STARTUP:ABS$SYSTARTUP.COM - SYS$STARTUP:ABS$SYSTARTUP.TEMPLATE SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM - SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.TEMPLATE MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$EXT_QUEUE_MANAGER.COM - MDMS$SYTEM:MDMS$EXT_QUEUE_MANAGER.TEMPLATE MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$EXT_SCHEDULER.COM - MDMS$EXT_SCHEDULER.TEMPLATE 4.7 Removing SLS/MDMS V2.x Automatic Startup If you have been using SLS/MDMS V2.x before and all your nodes running ABS and/or HSM version now support the new MDMS make sure you remove this line from your system's start up file: $ @SYS$STARTUP:SLS$STARTUP If "SYS$MANAGER:TAPESYMBOL.COM" has been included in SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM or the User Login Command Procedure, ensure that you remove this line from the same. If this node still needs to support clients that use SLS/MDMS V2.x refer to Appendix D. Until you have made all of the changes described in this appendix, you should not start up SLS/MDMS V2.x. You must have performed the conversion procedure as described before editing the TAPESTART.COM file. 4.8 Meeting OpenVMS Cluster Requirements If you installed ABS server software on an OpenVMS Cluster system, perform the steps in See Updating the DCL Tables on each node in the OpenVMS Cluster (excluding the installing node) where you want to use ABS. The command line interface is not available with the ABS-OMT license, you must use the GUI. Table 4-1 Updating the DCL Tables Step Action 1. Run the command procedure ABS$STARTUP from each node that you want to use ABS. This ensures ABS$/MDMS$ logical names are defined the same across all nodes in the OpenVMS Cluster: $ @SYS$STARTUP:ABS$STARTUP.COM 2. Update the DCL table on each node in the OpenVMS Cluster (excluding the installing node). Enter the following command on each node: $ INSTALL REPLACE SYSLIBRARY:DCLTABLES.EXE 3. Have all system users log off and log on again to enable them to use the DCL ABS/MDMS commands (unless performing an upgrade). 4.9 Configure MDMS Now that you have installed MDMS you need to configure the MDMS database. MDMS provides a command procedure that you can use to configure the MDMS database in a new installation. The procedure is completely self-documenting with a help facility, and all key object attributes are defined. The procedure guides you through the following configuration objects: * The domain (defining default values for other objects) * Locations * Nodes and groups * Jukeboxes and associated drives * Standalone drives and stackers * Volumes, media types and pools The procedure is activated using the following command: $ @ MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONFIGURE.COM Please refer to the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations, Appendix "Configuration Example" for an example of using this procedure. If you are upgrading from SLS or ABS V2.9x, you should use the procedure MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3 instead. Refer to Appendix D. Once MDMS is installed, and any conversions are performed, you may wish to adjust your configuration prior to performing MDMS operations 4.10 Convert ABS Policy Database to MDMS Database When upgrading from ABS/MDMS V3.n, you must convert the ABS Policy Database to MDMS Database. See Appendix D for information on how to do this procedure. 4.11Configure Remote Tape Drives If you installed the RDF software, you need to configure the remote tape drives. RDF is not available if you are installing MDMS with the ABS-OMT license. For each tape drive served with RDF Server software, make sure there is a drive object record in the MDMS database that describes it. Refer to the chapters on MDMS configuration in the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations and the MDMS CREATE DRIVE command in the command reference guide. For each node connected to the tape drive, edit the file TTI_RDEV:CONFIG_node.DAT and make sure that all tape drives are represented in the file. See the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations for more information on remote drive setup. During startup of MDMS, the RDF client and server are also started. The RDF images are linked on your system. If you see the following link errors on Alpha V6.2, this is not an RDF bug. The problem is caused by installed VMS patches ALPCOMPAT_062 and ALPCLUSIO01_062. %LINK-I-DATMISMCH, creation date of 11-FEB-1997 15:16 in shareable image SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]DISMNTSHR.EXE;3 differs from date of 4-MAY-1995 22:33 in shareable image library SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]IMAGELIB.OLB;1 . . . This is a known problem and is documented in TIMA. To correct the problem, issue the following DCL commands: $ LIBRARY/REPLACE/SHARE SYS$LIBRARY:IMAGELIB.OLB SYS$SHARE:DISMNTSHR.EXE $ LIBRARY/REPLACE/SHARE SYS$LIBRARY:IMAGELIB.OLB SYS$SHARE:INIT$SHR.EXE $ LIBRARY/REPLACE/SHARE SYS$LIBRARY:IMAGELIB.OLB SYS$SHARE:MOUNTSHR.EXE 4.12 Granting the Appropriate ABS/MDMS Access Right Identifiers When ABS Server installation procedure is complete, the user account that performed the installation (typically the SYSTEM account) is granted the following ABS access rights identifiers: * ABS_CREATE_STORAGE_CLASS-Users who are granted this access right identifier can create a storage class (applicable only on ABS server system). * ABS_CREATE_EXECUTION_ENV-Users who are granted this access right identifier can create an execution environment (applicable only on ABS server system). * ABS_SHOW_ALL-Users who are granted this access right identifier can show all ABS policy objects (applicable only on ABS server system). * ABS_LOOKUP_ALL-Users who are granted this access right identifier can look up all ABS saved data from any catalog (applicable on any ABS node). * ABS_CREATE_REMOTE_JOBS-Users who are granted this access right identifier can submit a save or restore request that will be executed on a remote client node (applicable only on ABS server system). Requirement: To create Windows or Tru64 UNIX save requests, the requester (creating process) must have the ABS_CREATE_REMOTE_JOBS access rights identifier enabled. * ABS_BACKUP_JOB-Users who are granted this access right identifier can submit a save or restore request that runs under their user name (a user backup). The user must also have read and write access control to the storage policy and environment policy intended for user backups. * ABS_BYPASS-Users who are granted this access right identifier can perform any ABS function (applicable only on ABS server system). This includes creating, deleting, modifying, or showing any ABS policy objects. Before any user can use MDMS, you must grant MDMS rights to those users. Enabling an Access Rights Identifier. See the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations "Security" Chapter for more information on the use of identifiers. To grant an access rights identifier to a user's account, run the AUTHORIZE utility. Example: $ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM $ RUN AUTHORIZE UAF>GRANT/IDENTIFIER ABS_LOOKUP_ALL USER1 %UAF-I-GRANTMSG, identifier ABS_LOOKUP_All granted to USER1 UAF>EXIT Do not enable the access rights identifier by performing a SET RIGHTS_LIST at the DCL prompt. 4.12.1 Revoking An Access Rights Identifier To remove an access right identifier, run AUTHORIZE utility and revoke the identifier from the user's account: $ SET DEFAULT SYS$SYSTEM $ RUN AUTHORIZE UAF>REVOKE/IDENTIFIER ABS_BYPASS USER1 %UAF-I-REVOKEMSG, identifier ABS_BYPASS revoked from USER1 You can modify the other policy objects provided by ABS in the same manner. See Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations for instructions about adding users and enabling access controls. Before using your storage policy, you may need to modify the MDMS related information in the policy. For example, you may wish to use a different media type than the default media type from your MDMS domain. When ABS is installed, the storage policies are initialized with the defaults from the domain. Issue an MDMS SHOW DOMAIN command to see the defaults. Make sure that your storage policy contains the desired settings before executing a save request. 4.13 Verifying Windows and Tru64 UNIX Client Quotas If you are supporting Windows or Tru64 UNIX clients, to ensure successful save and restore operations, set the quotas to the following values on ABS OpenVMS server node: UCX> SET PROTOCOL TCP /QUOTA=(SEND:50000,RECEIVE:50000) 4.14 Adding Windows Parameter Issuing multivolume SAVE requests to Windows client requires you to modify the Registry Path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Sevices\Tcpip\Parameters with the following Windows parameter (20 or greater is recommended). TcpMaxDataRetransmissions REG_DWORD 20 This change to the default built in Windows parameter/subkey ensures that the TCP/IP connection is not prematurely terminated with send failure. After making the changes to the parameter, you need to reboot the system to allow the changes to take effect. 4.15 Allowing ABS Access to All Files on the Windows Systems ABS must have access to all the files you wish to backup on your Windows system. There are two ways to do this: * Set access on the files for the SYSTEM account To set the file access, * Select the file from a fileview window. * Select Properties from the File pulldown. * Click the Security tab * Select Permissions. * Select Add and highlight SYSTEM. Add the type of access (full control is best, so you can restore files). * Click the Add button. This gives the SYSTEM account access to the files. * Set the Account that ABS uses for the Backups ABS, by default, uses the SYSTEM account to backup the files. If you wish to change the account used by ABS, you may do this by modifying the properties of the service: * Click on Services in the Control Panel. * Highlight the ABS service * Click on Startup. * In the Log On As section, select This Account. * Enter the account name to be used and the password for that account. * Click OK. The account that you select should be a member of the Administrator group. The administrator group should be able to access all the files on your Windows system, unless you set access denied for Administrator on a file. 4.16 ABS/MDMS Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation This section describes how to install and run the Graphical User Interface (GUI) on various platforms. As the GUI is based on Java, you must have the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on the system where you are running the GUI. If you do not have the JRE installed on your system see the information below for kit locations. The ABS/MDMS installation procedure extracts files from the kit and places them in MDMS$ROOT:[GUI...]. You can then move the Windows files to a Windows system and install them. For the GUI to communicate with the MDMS server, you must have TCP/IP services on the node where you have the MDMS server running. The GUI re quires the following in order to run: Java Runtime Environment - Since the ABS/MDMS GUI is a Java application, it requires the platform specific JRE. You can download the correct kit from the given URLs. For the OpenVMS installation, you may alternatively install the Standard Edition kit instead of the JRE kit. This is packaged as a PCSI kit, which is simpler to install. Issues concerning availability and installation can be directed to: http://java.sun.com/products (for Microsoft Windows) http://www.compaq.com/java (for OpenVMS Alpha) Memory - On Windows systems, the hard drive space requirement is 4 MB for the MDMS GUI. The main memory space requirement for running the GUI is 10 MB. 4.16.1 Installing the GUI on OpenVMS Alpha During the ABS/MDMS installation, the following question will be asked: Do you want the MDMS GUI installed on OpenVMS Alpha [YES]? Reply "Yes" to the question if you want to install the GUI on OpenVMS. Files will be moved to MDMS$ROOT:[GUI.VMS] and the GUI installation will be complete. If you have not already installed the JRE, you should install it by following the instructions provided at the download site, http://www.compaq.com/java. The version specific setup command procedure provided by the Java installation will establish defaults for the logical names and symbols on the system. You should add a command line to the SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYLOGIN.COM command procedure to run this Java setup command procedure at login. The JAVA$CLASSPATH is defined for the GUI in the MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$START_GUI.COM command procedure provided during the installation. The call to Java to invoke the GUI is also included in this command procedure. Make sure that the logical JAVA$USER_DCL is not defined or the GUI will not work. 4.16.2 Installing the GUI on Intel Windows NT/95/98 During the ABS/MDMS installation, the following question will be asked: Do you want files extracted for Microsoft Windows [YES]? Reply "Yes" if you want to install the GUI on a Microsoft Windows platform. Files will be moved to MDMS$ROOT:[GUI.WINTEL]. Move the file MDMS$ROOT:[GUI.WINTEL]SETUP.EXE to the Windows machine and run it to install the GUI. If you have not installed the JRE, you should install it by following the instructions at the download site: http://java.sun.com/products. 4.17 Running the GUI Now that you have installed the GUI, you have to make sure that the server node is configured to accept communications from the GUI. The server node for the GUI must have: * TCP/IP enabled. * The MDMS rights enabled on the SYSUAF record for the user. To enable TCP/IP communications on the server, you have to set the TCP/IP Fullname attribute and enable the TCP/IP transport. See the command reference guide for information about setting these attributes on a node. MDMS rights for the user must be enabled in the SYSUAF record so that the user may login to the server using the GUI. Refer to the command reference guide for information on MDMS rights. The OpenVMS Alpha account which will be used to run the GUI should have the PGFLQUO account quota set to 200,000. Correspondingly, the system pagefile should contain enough space to handle the large pfglquo value. The account should also have a WSQUOTA value of at least 10,000. The sysgen parameter WSMAX should be 10,000 or higher. The system should also have a minumum of 128 meg of RAM, with a higher amount recommended. 4.17.1 Running the GUI on OpenVMS Alpha To use the MDMS GUI on OpenVMS Alpha systems, use the following commands: $ SET DISPLAY/CREATE/NODE=node_name/TRANSPORT=transport $ MDMS/INTERFACE=GUI For the SET DISPLAY command, the node_name is the name of the node on which the monitor screen exists. This allows you to use the GUI on systems other than those running OpenVMS Alpha V7.2 or higher. The transport must be a keyword of: * LOCAL - if you are running the GUI on the same node as the monitor. * DECNET - if you are running the GUI on a monitor connected to another node and you wish to use DECnet protocol between the monitor node and the GUI Java node. * TCPIP - if you are running the GUI on a monitor connected to another node and you wish to use TCP/IP protocol between the monitor node and the GUI Java node. 4.17.1.1 Running the GUI on Windows NT/95/98 To use the ABS/MDMS GUI on Microsoft Windows platforms, double click on the batch file named MDMSView.bat in the MDMSView directory on the drive where you installed the GUI. To view the ABS/MDMS GUI correctly, you must have the display property settings for the screen area set to 1024 X 768 or higher. If you have Java installed in a location other than the normal default location, you will need to first edit the MDMSView.bat file to include the correct path. The default in this file is C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.2\bin\java.exe 4.18 How to Remove ABS/MDMS to Version 4.0 Files Rolling back ABS/MDMS to V3.2A is only to be used in emergency situations. Any save requests done since the upgrade will be lost. Any MDMS database changes done since the upgrade will be lost. If tape volumes have been allocated, deallocated, or reused since the upgrade, these will not be reflected in the volume database after the rollback. Please use caution when deciding to do a rollback. Prior to upgrading to ABS/MDMS V4.0, to be able to get back to the exact V3.2A situation, you were at before the upgrade, your ABS catalogs would have to be backed up while in a quiet state. Then, you could restore the V3.2A catalogs after the rollback, and they would not reflect any saves run after the V4.0 upgrade. If you do not do this, then there will be entries in the catalog which reference tapes which may be in a free state in the old MDMS database files. If you need to remove V4.0 files prior to reinstalling V3.2A, follow this procedure: * Shutdown ABS and MDMS by executing SYS$STARTUP:ABS$SHUTDOWN.COM and SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SHUTDOWN.COM. * Execute the following command procedure: $ @ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$REMOVE_V40_FILES.COM * Reinstall ABS/MDMS V3.n. Be sure that you do NOT use the STANDARD installation method and that you install both ABS and MDMS. You may optionally restore backups of your ABS catalogs (see note above). After the reinstall of ABS/MDMS V3.n, ABS and MDMS should be running as they were before the V4.0 installation. If any operations have been done (ie. moving a volume, creating a new save request), these will not be reflected in the restored database files. 4.19 Configuration of ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases If you are configuring ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases, refer to the System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases section in the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations. A Examples of Authorizing Windows and Tru64 UNIX Clients This appendix contains examples of how to authorize Windows and Tru64 UNIX clients. This includes adding, modifying, showing, and removing Windows and Tru64 UNIX client licenses. To use the license command as shown in the example in this appendix, you can define the following symbol at the system prompt: $ LICENSE := $SYS$SYSTEM:ABS$CLIENT_LICENSE.EXE All of the examples in the following sections use this symbol definition. A.1 Adding Client Licenses See Adding Client Licenses shows how to add a Tru64 UNIX or Windows client license 1. Adding Client Licenses $ LICENSE Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: ADD Enter Node Name: NTNODE Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: NT Enter TCPIP Port Number [1800]: 1800 Client NTNODE successfully ADDED to License Database License Count: 1 used of 6 total $ LICENSE Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: ADD Enter Node Name: UNIX_1 Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: UNIX Client UNIX_1 successfully ADDED to License Database License Count: 1 used of 25 total A.2 Modifying Client Licenses See Modifying a Client License shows how to modify the port number of an Windows or Tru64 UNIX client license. The port number that you enter here must match the port number you assigned during the NT client installation. Example A-2 Modifying a Client License $ LICENSE Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: MODIFY Enter Node Name: NTNODE Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: NT Current values Type: Windows NT Transport:TCP/IP Port:1800 New Port #?: 1800 Client NTNODE successfully MODIFIED in License Database License Count: 1 used of 6 total $ LICENSE Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: MODIFY Enter Node Name: UNIX_1 Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: UNIX Current values Type: UNIX Transport: TCP/IP Port: 514 New Port #?: 1800 Client UNIX_1 successfully MODIFIED in License Database License Count: 1 used of 25 total A.3 Showing Client Licenses See Showing Client Licenses illustrates how to show an Windows or Tru64 UNIX client license. Example A-3 Showing Client Licenses $ LICENSE Enter Node Name or [ALL]: ALL Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: NT Node Name Type Transport Port --------- ---- --------- ---- NTNODE Windows NT TCP/IP 1800 License Count: 1 used of 6 total $ LICENSE Enter Node Name or [ALL]: ALL Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: UNIX Node Name Type Transport Port --------- ---- --------- ---- UNIX_1 UNIX TCP/IP 1800 License Count: 1 used of 25 total A.4 Removing Client Licenses See Removing Client Licenses shows how to remove Windows or Tru64 UNIX client licenses: Example A-4 Removing Client Licenses $ LICENSE Would you like to Add/Modify/Remove/Show the Client License?: REMOVE Enter Node Name: NTNODE Client Node Type (UNIX or NT) [UNIX]: NT Client NTNODE successfully REMOVED from License Database License Count: 0 used of 6 total B Upgrading ABS From the ABS-OMT License When upgrading ABS after using the ABS-OMT license, you only have to perform a couple of steps. Follow these steps, to upgrade ABS: 1. Shutdown ABS by issuing the command $ @SYS$MANAGER:ABS$SHUTDOWN.COM 2. Register and load the ABS-OMT-UPG license. You need both the ABS-OMT and ABS-OMT-UPG license. 3. Startup ABS by issuing the command: $ @SYS$STARTUP:ABS$STARTUP.COM 1. Run the following executable to load the default ABS storage and environment policies: $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:ABS$DB_INIT.EXE All features of ABS are now enabled. C How to Delete ABS/MDMS From Your System To delete ABS software from your system, shut down ABS and delete it from the system: $ @SYS$STARTUP:ABS$SHUTDOWN $ @ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$DELETE_ABS To delete MDMS software from your system, shut down MDMS and uninstall it from your system: $ @SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SHUTDOWN $ @SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$UNINSTALL.COM D Converting to ABS/MDMS V4.0 D-1 Introduction This appendix discusses the various conversion activities required when updating to ABS/MDMS V4.0. SLS V2.x --> ABS/MDMS V4.0 SLS V2.x uses tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases, various data files, and SBK files to do backups. To go to ABS/MDMS V4.0, you may wish to convert your media information to MDMS databases and your SBK files into ABS/MDMS objects. Or you may decide to create all new information in ABS/MDMS V4.0 and skip the conversions. You may do one, both, or none of the conversions. * If you wish to convert your tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases into MDMS V4.0, use the command procedure MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3. See See Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database * If you wish to convert SLS SBK files into ABS/MDMS V4.0 objects, you may use the command procedure ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT.COM. See See SLS V2.x to ABS V4.0 Conversion Process. ABS/MDMS V2.x --> ABS/MDMS V4.0 ABS V2.x uses tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases, and various data files for media management and an ABS policy database for the ABS objects. You may wish to convert the media information into the MDMS databases or you may create new objects. In ABS/MDMS V4.0 the ABS Policy Engine has been moved into the MDMS Server. To upgrade to ABS V4.0 the ABS 2.x or 3.x Policy Database information must be exported to the MDMS Database. There are also some catalog modifications which must be done. If you are using an ABS Rdb policy database, this must be converted to an RMS database before exporting the data to V4.0 format. The Rdb conversion must be done before updating to V4.0. See See Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) * If you wish to convert your tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases into MDMS V4.0, use the command procedure MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3. See See Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database. * Convert your ABS catalogs using ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CATALOG_UPGRADE.EXE. See See Converting ABS V2.x Catalogs to V4.0 Format. * Convert the ABS Rdb database to an RMS database. See See Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database). * Convert the ABS policy database to V4.0 format using the image ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.EXE. See See Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database). ABS V3.0B and MDMS 2.x--> ABS/MDMS V4.0 MDMS V2.x uses tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases. You may wish to convert them to the MDMS databases or create new objects. ABS V3.0B uses the ABS policy databases which must be moved to the MDMS database. * If you wish to convert your tapestart.com, volume and magazine databases into MDMS V4.0, use the command procedure MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3. See See Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database. * Convert the ABS policy database to V4.0 format using the image ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.EXE. See See Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database). ABS/MDMS V3.1x or 3.2x--> ABS/MDMS V4.0 MDMS V3.x needs no conversions to work with ABS/MDMS V4.0. ABS V3.1 or V3.2 use the ABS policy database which must be moved into the MDMS database. * Convert the ABS policy database to V4.0 format using the image ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.EXE. See See Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database). * Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database D.2 This section describes how to convert the SLS/MDMS V2.X symbols and database to Media and Device Management Services Version 4 (MDMS). The conversion is automated as much as possible, however, you will need to make some corrections or add attributes to the objects that were not present in SLS/MDMS V2.X. Before doing the conversion, you should read the chapter about Media Management in the Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Guide to Operations to become familiar with configuration requirements. All phases of the conversion process should be done on the first database node on which you installed MDMS V4. During this process you will go through all phases of the conversion: 1. Convert the symbols in SYS$STARTUP:TAPESTART.COM into the following objects: - Locations - Domain - Nodes - Media types - Jukeboxes - Drives 2. Convert the database authorization file, VALIDATE.DAT, into node objects. - Convert the rest of the database files: - Pool Authorization file (POOLAUTH.DAT) - Slot Definition file (SLOTMAST.DAT) - Volume Database file (TAPEMAST.DAT) - Magazine Database file (SLS$MAGAZINE_MASTER_FILE.DAT) When you install on any other node that does not use the same TAPESTART.COM as the database node, you only do the conversion of TAPESTART.COM D.2.1 Executing the Conversion Command Procedure To execute the conversion command procedure, type in the following command: $ @MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONVERT_V2_TO_V3 The command procedure will introduce itself and then ask what parts of the SLS/MDMS V2.x you would like to convert. During the conversion, the conversion program will allow you to start and stop the MDMS server. The MDMS server needs to be running when converting TAPESTART.COM and the database authorization file. The MDMS server should not be running during the conversion of the other database files. During the conversion of TAPESTART.COM the conversion program generates the following file: $ MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$LOAD_DB_nodename.COM This file contains the MDMS commands to create the objects in the database. You have the choice to execute this command procedure or not during the conversion. The conversion of the database files are done by reading the SLS/MDMS V2.x database file and creating objects in the MDMS V4 database files. You must have the SLS/MDMS V2.x DB server shutdown during the conversion process. Use the following command to shut down the SLS/MDMS V2.x DB server: $ @SLS$SYSTEM:SLS$SHUTDOWN D.2.2 Resolving Conflicts During the Conversion Because of the difference between SLS/MDMS V2.x and MDMS V4 there will be conflicts during the conversion. Instead of stopping the conversion program and asking you about each conflict, the conversion program generates the following file during each conversion: $ MDMS$MDMS$LOAD_DB_CONFLICTS_nodename.COM Where nodename is the name of the node you ran the conversion on. This file is not meant to be executed, it is there for you to look at and see what commands executed and caused a change in the database. This change is flagged because there was already an object in the database or this command changed an attribute of the object. An example could be that you had two media types of the same name but one specified compressed and one other specified non compressed. This would cause a conflict. MDMS V4 does not allow two media types with the same name but different attributes. What you see in the conflict file would be the command that tried to create the same media type. You will have to create a new media type. See Symbols in TAPESTART.COM shows the symbols in TAPESTART.COM file and what conflicts they may cause. At the completion of the conversion of the database files, you will see a message that notes the objects that where in an object but not defined in the database. For example: the conversion program found a pool in a volume record that was not a pool object. Table D-1 Symbols in TAPESTART.COM TAPESTART.COM MDMS V4 Attribute or Symbol Object Possible conflict If defined, adds the If the ALLOCSCRATCH symbol is ALLOCSCRATCH SCRATCH_TIME different in different attribute to the domain TAPESTART.COM files a line is object. added to the conflict file. A conflict can be generated if the node exists and an attribute changed with a different TAPESTART.COM file. Every drive and jukebox If defined, creates a definition in the DB_NODES node object for the nodes TAPESTART.COM can cause a in the DB_NODES list. node to be created with a /NODATABASE_SERVER qualifier. A DB node will change the attribute to database server, this can cause a line to be added to the conflict file. If defined, creates a All adds of nodes to DCSC_n_NODES node object and adds the jukeboxes cause a line to be node attribute to the DCSC jukebox. added to the conflict file. If an attribute is different DCSC_DRIVES If defined, creates a when adding attributes a line drive object for DCSC. is added to the conflict file. If defined, adds the density or compaction attribute to a media type. If the value is COMP or NOCOMP then the A line is added to the DENS_x compaction attribute is conflict file if the DENS_x define: YES or NO. If the is different. density is anything other than COMP or NOCOMP then the value is placed in the density attribute. If defined, adds the If the FRESTA symbol is FRESTA deallocate state different in different attribute to the domain TAPESTART.COM files a line is object. added to the conflict file. If the object exists or is different than the onsite Creates a location object location attribute in the LOC and also sets the domain object a line to be ONSITE_LOCATION attribute added to the conflict file. in domain object. This can happen when you have different LOC symbol in two TAPESTART.COM files. If defined, adds the If the MAXSCRATCH symbol is MAXSCRATCH maximum scratch time different in different attribute to the domain TAPESTART.COM files a line is object. added to the conflict file. A line is added to the conflict file if a media type is already in the database and another one has the same name. In SLS/MDMS V2.x you could have the same media type name with compaction and nocompaction. In MDMS you MTYPE_x Creates a media type cannot have two media types object for each MTYPE_x. with the same name. You need to change the name of one of the media type and enter it into the database. You will also have to change ABS or HSM to reflect this. Also, you may have to change volume and drive objects. If the NET_REQUEST_TIMEOUT is NET_REQUEST_TIM If defined, adds the different in different EOUT NETWORK_TIMEOUT attribute TAPESTART.COM files a line is to the domain object. added to the conflict file. Adds the default A line is added to the PROTECTION protection to the domain conflict file if the object. protection is changed. When drives are created, A line is added to the QUICKLOAD this attribute is added conflict file if a drive's as automatic reply. automatic reply is changed. Creates a jukebox object A line is added to the TAPE_JUKEBOXES for each jukebox in the conflict file if a jukebox is list. already defined and any of the attributes change. If defined, adds the mail If the TAPEPURGE_MAIL is TAPEPURGE_MAIL attribute to the domain different in different object. TAPESTART.COM files a line is added to the conflict file. If defined, adds the If the TOPERS symbol is TOPERS Opcom class attribute to different in different the domain object. TAPESTART.COM files a line is added to the conflict file. If defined, adds the If the TRANS_AGE symbol is TRANS_AGE transition time attribute different in different to the domain object. TAPESTART.COM files a line is added to the conflict file. If the object exists or is Creates a location object different than the offsite and also sets the location attribute in the VLT OFFSITE_LOCATION domain object, a line is attribute in domain added to the conflict file. object. This can happen when you have different VLT symbol in two TAPESTART.COM files. D.2.3 Things to Look for After the Conversion Because of the differences between SLS/MDMS V2.x and MDMS V4 you should go through the objects and check the attributes and make sure that the objects have the attributes that you want. See Things to Look for After the Conversion shows the attributes of objects that you may want to check after the conversion. Table D-2 Things to Look for After the Conversion Object Attribute Description Make sure you have all of the drives defined. In the MDMS V4 domain, you can only have one drive with a given name. In SLS/MDMS V2.x you could have two drives with the same name if they were in different TAPESTART.COM files. You should make sure that all drives in your domain are in the database. You may have to create one drive with a name of say, DRIVE1 with a device name of $1$MUA520 and a node of Drive Drive NODE1. Then create another drive, DRIVE2, with a device name of $1$MUA520 and a node of NODE2. A line is added to the conflict file every time a node is added to a drive. This flags you to check that the node really belongs to this drive of if you need to create another drive. Make sure this is the description you want for Description this drive. This attribute is not filled in during the conversion program. Device Make sure this device name does not have a node name as part of it. Nodes Make sure this list of nodes contains the nodes that can reach this drive. The conversion program enables all drives. If Disabled you want this drive disabled, then set this attribute to YES. The conversion program sets this attribute to NO. NO means that MDMS does not have to Shared compete with other applications for this device. If MDMS is supposed to share this device with other applications set this attribute to YES. Make sure this drive is in the right state. If the drive is not in the right state, you can State set this attribute to the right state or issue the following command: $ MDMS SET DRIVE drive/CHECK The conversion program sets this attribute Automatic reply from the QUICKLOAD symbol. Make sure this is the way you want the drive to react. The conversion program added media types to RW media types this drive as it found them. Make sure these are the correct read-write media types for this drive. There are no read-only media types in SLS/MDMS RO Media Types V2.x so none is added to the drives during conversion. You may want to add some read-only media types to the drive object. The conversion program has no way of knowing Access what the access should be, therefore, it sets the access attribute to ALL. Make sure this is the access you want for this drive. Jukebox Make sure this is the jukebox that this drive is in. Drive Number Make sure this is the drive number for robot commands. Make sure this is the description you want for Domain Description your domain. The default is: Default MDMS Domain. Make sure this is where you want mail sent when a volume reaches its scratch data and Mail MDMS dellocates it. If you do not want mail sent, make the value blank. The default is: SYSTEM. Make sure this is the offsite location that you want for the default when you create Offsite objects. This was set to the value of VLT from location TAPESTART.COM file. This could be different in each TAPESTART.COM file. Onsite location Make sure this is the onsite location that you want for the default when you create objects. Make sure this is the media type you want Default media assigned to volumes that you do not specify a type media type for, while creating. Make sure this is the default state you want volumes to go to after they have reached their Deallocate scratch date. This could be changed each time state that you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure these are the Opcom classes where Opcom classes you want MDMS OPCOM messages directed. This could be changed each time you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure this is the default protection that Protection you want assigned to volumes that you do not specify a protection for. Make sure this is the default maximum scratch Maximum scratch time you want for volumes in your domain. This time could be changed each time that you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure this is the default scratch time you Scratch time want for volumes in your domain. This could be changed each time that you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure this is the default transition time Transition time you want for volumes in your domain. This could be changed each time that you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure this is the network timeout you Network timeout want. This could be changed each time that you convert the TAPESTART.COM file on a new node. Make sure this is the description you want for Location Description this location. This attribute is not filled in during the conversion program. Spaces The conversion program cannot fill in spaces so make sure you set the spaces attribute. The conversion program cannot fill in this In location attribute so make sure if this location is in a higher level location you set this attribute. Make sure you have all the media types that you had before. In the MDMS V4 you can only Media type Media type have on media type with the same name. If you had two media types in SLS/MDMS V2.x with the same name, the second one is not created in the MDMS V4 database. The conversion program does not add a Description description to this attribute. Type in a description for this attribute. The density attribute is only changed when the Density DENS_x symbol in the TAPESTART.COM file is something other than COMP or NOCOMP. Check to make sure this is correct. This attribute is set to YES if the DENS_x Compaction symbol in the TAPESTART.COM file is COMP. It is set to NO if the symbol is NOCOMP. Check to make sure this is right. This attribute is set to the value of DENS_X Capacity from the TAPESTART.COM file if it is not defined as COMP or NOCOMP. Check to make sure this right. The conversion program does not put a Jukebox Description description for this attribute. Type in a description to this attribute. Nodes Make sure this list of nodes contains the nodes that can reach the robot. Location Make sure this is the location where this jukebox is located. The conversion program enables all jukeboxes. Disabled If you want this jukebox disabled, set this attribute to YES. The conversion program sets this attribute to NO. NO means that MDMS does not expect to Shared compete with other applications for this jukebox. If MDMS is supposed to share this jukebox with other applications set this attribute to YES. The conversion program sets this attribute to Auto reply NO. Make sure this is the way you want the jukebox to react. The conversion program has no way of knowing Access what the access should be, therefore, it sets the access attribute to ALL. Make sure this is the access you want for this jukebox. Make sure that the attribute is set to MRD if Control MRD controls the robot. If the robot is controlled by DCSC, this attribute should be set to DCSC. Robot Make sure this is the robot for this jukebox. You need to set the slot count. The conversion Slot count program has no way of finding out the slot count. Make sure the usage is correct for the type of jukebox you have. The conversion program has Usage no way of finding out if the jukebox uses magazines or not. If this jukebox uses magazines, you will need to configure it. The conversion program does not add a Magazine Description description to this attribute. Type a description for this attribute. Offsite The old magazine record had no offsite location location, so you need to add this attribute. Offsite date The old magazine record had no offsite date, so you need to add this attribute. Onsite location The old magazine record had no onsite location, so you need to add this attribute. Offsite date The old magazine record had no onsite date, so you need to add this attribute. The conversion program does not put a Node Description description in this attribute. Type a description for this attribute. TAPESTART.COM does not support DECnet-Plus, therefore the conversion program cannot put in DECnet-Plus the DECnet-Plus fullname attribute. If this fullname node uses DECnet-Plus, you should set this attribute. TAPESTART.COM does not support TCP/IP, TCP/IP fullname therefore the conversion program cannot put in the TCP/IP fullname attribute. If this node uses TCP/IP, you should set this attribute. The conversion program sets the enabled Disabled attribute. Make sure you want this node enabled. If this attribute is set to YES, this node has the potential to become a database server. Database server The logical MDMS$DATABASE_SERVERS must have this node name in is definition of nodes in the domain. This definition is defined in the SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM file Make sure this is the location that this node is located in. During the conversion it could Location have been changed depending on the TAPESTART.COM file or what the default was in the domain object at the time of creation. This attribute is defined as the Opcom class Opcom classes in the domain object when the node was created. Make sure this is the Opcom class for this node. Make sure this is the transport you want. The Transports conversion program has no way of knowing the transports you want so it takes the defaults. Make sure this is the description you want for POOL Description this pool. This attribute is not filled in during the conversion program. Make sure that the comma separated list Authorized contains all of the authorized users for the users pool. The users must be specified as NODE::user You need to set this attribute because Default users conversion program does not set this attribute. The users must be specified as node::user. The conversion program fills in all needed attributes from the old record. VOLUME This is included so you will not think the volume object was forgotten. D.2.4 Upgrading the Domain to MDMS V4 Upgrading your SLS/MDMS V2 domain starts with the nodes, which have been defined as database servers in symbol DB_NODES in file TAPESTART.COM. Refer to the Installation Guide for details on how to perform the following steps. 1. Shut down all SLS/MDMS database servers in your SLS/MDMS domain. 2. Install version MDMS V4 on nodes, which have been acting as database servers before. 3. When the new servers are up-and-running check and possibly change the configuration and database entries so that it matches your previous SLS/MDMS V2 setup 4. Edit SYS$MANAGER:MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM and make sure that: - Logical name MDMS$DATABASE_SERVERS include this nodes DECnet (Phase IV) node name - Logical name MDMS$PREV3_SUPPORT is set to TRUE to enable the SLS/MDMS V2 support function in the new server - Logical name MDMS$VERSION3 is set to TRUE to direct ABS and/or HSM to use the new MDMS V4 interface If you had to change any of the logical name settings above you have to restart the server using '@SYS$STARTUP:MDMS$STARTUP RESTART'. You can type the server's logfile to verify that the DECnet listener for object SLS$DB has been successfully started. 5. To support load, unload and operator requests from old SLS/MDMS clients you have to edit SYS$MANAGER:TAPESTART.COM and change the line which defines DB_NODES to read like this: $ DB_NODES = "" This prevents a SLS/MDMS V2 server from starting the old database server process SLS$TAPMGRDB. 6. Now you are ready to start up ABS or HSM. D.2.5 Convert from MDMS Version 3 to a V2.X Volume Database This section describes how to convert the MDMS V4 volume database back to a SLS/MDMS V2.X volume database. If for some reason, you need to convert back to SLS/MDMS V2.X a conversion command procedure is provided. This conversion procedure does not convert anything other than the volume database. If you have added new objects, you will have to add these to TAPESTART.COM or to the following SLS/MDMS V2.X database files: * database authorization file (VALIDATE.DAT) * Pool Authorization file (POOLAUTH.DAT) * Slot Definition file (SLOTMAST.DAT) * Volume Database file (TAPEMAST.DAT) * Magazine Database file (SLS$MAGAZINE_MASTER_FILE.DAT) To execute the conversion command procedure, type in the following command: $ @MDMS$SYSTEM:MDMS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V2 After introductory information, this command procedure will ask you questions to complete the conversion. D.3 SLS V2.x to ABS V4.0 Conversion Process This chapter identifies the Conversion Process from SLS to ABS. First, the steps involved in converting from SLS to ABS are presented and explained. A Conversion Utility to help with the conversion is then presented. D.3.1 Steps for Conversion This section identifies the steps involved in converting a site's backup management from SLS to ABS. These steps are intended as guidelines, since each site has different requirements and need for their backup management. D.3.1.1 Convert the MDMS Database The first step in converting from SLS to ABS is to convert the volume, slot and magazine databases, and the media and device portions of TAPESTART.COM to MDMS databases. A command procedure is provided for this purpose and this procedure is documented in theSee Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database . Please note that this version of ABS and all future versions require the accompanying version of MDMS included in the installation kit. D.3.1.2 Determine your use of SLS The next step in converting from SLS to ABS is to identify how you use SLS. There are three major uses of SLS: * System Backups * Standby Archiving * User Backups ABS provides the same functionality as SLS System Backups and SLS User Backups. However, ABS cannot perform the same function as SLS Standby Archiving. If you use SLS System Backups (as many sites do), then converting to ABS is fairly simple. If you use SLS User Backups, converting to ABS is slightly more involved, but is still fairly straightforward. If you use SLS Standby Archiving, ABS will not provide equivalent functionality. D.3.1.3 Converting SLS System Backups to ABS This section describes how to convert SLS System Backups (SBK files) into ABS Policy. Determine valid SBK files At many sites, only a few of the SBK files which reside in SLS$SYSBAK are actually used. The other SBK files are a result of experimentation, false starts at configuring SLS, or are obsolete. In order to simplify the conversion of SLS System Backups, you should first identify the SBK files which you actually use. Usually, SBK Files are used at your site if: * They are scheduled regularly by SLS * They are manually executed by you or the Operator A simple way of finding the SBK files which are scheduled by SLS is to search the SBK files for the DAYS_1 symbol. Any SBK file which does not define DAYS_1, or defines it as blank, is not scheduled by SLS for automatic execution. These SBK files are prime candidates for obsolete or unused files. After identifying the SBK files which are not automatically scheduled, carefully determine which of the files may be invoked manually by you or the Operator. Once you have identified the obsolete or unused SBK files, you can remove them from SLS$SYSBAK (after backing them up in case of mistakes, of course). Convert the Valid SBK Files to ABS Policy Once you have cleaned up your SLS$SYSBAK directory to only contain those SBK files you actually use, it is time to convert these SBK files to ABS Storage Classes (Archives), Execution Environments and Save Requests. Compaq provides a utility to help in this conversion process. The conversion utility is called SLS_CONVERT.COM, and is included as an installation kit on the ABS Kit. To install the SLS to ABS Conversion utility, issue the command: $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL SLSTOVABS040 ABS$SYSTEM: ! VAX System OR $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL SLSTOAABS040 ABS$SYSTEM: ! Alpha System This command will install the conversion utility into ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT.COM, and will create a subdirectory under the ABS$ROOT called SLS_CONVERSION. In addition, a logical name, ABS$SLS_CONVERSION will be defined to point to the work directory for the conversion effort. The conversion utility creates DCL Command Procedures which issues appropriate ABS DCL commands equivalent to each SBK file. No changes are made to your ABS Policy Configuration directly. This allows you to experiment with the conversion utility safely, without affecting either the execution of your SLS SBK files, or starting ABS Save Requests inadvertently. Once you have installed the conversion utility, you can create ABS command procedures for all of your SBK files by issuing the command: $ @ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT * The asterisk indicates you want to convert all SBK files to ABS DCL Commands. If you only want to convert one SBK file, you can specify the name of the SBK without the _SBK.COM or SLS$SYSBAK on the command line. For example, to convert NIGHTLY_SBK.COM, you would issue the command: $ @ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT NIGHTLY Evaluate the ABS Conversion Command Files After running the conversion utility, the ABS$SLS_CONVERSION directory will contain one ABS DCL Command Procedure for each SBK file converted. These output command files will contain: * Comments explaining the conversion process * ABS DCL Commands to create ABS Policy Objects * A Prolog and Epilog command to complete the functions performed by the SBK file You should not execute these command procedures blindly. The conversion utility attempts to duplicate the backup policy reflected in each SBK file, but you should carefully examine each command file produced to ensure that errors were not made, and that the ABS Policy to be created correctly reflects the backup policy you expect. The things you should check for in the produced command procedures are: * Naming conventions used in the conversion may not be what you want * Errors in converting the SBK policy * Possible ABS Policy Consolidation The command procedure for each SBK file processed will contain the ABS DCL Commands to create one Storage Class (Archive), one Execution Environment and one or more Save Requests. Naming Conventions Used The name of the Storage Class (Archive) created for an SBK file will be the value of the CONTINUE symbol (if defined) followed by the suffix "_SC". If the CONTINUE symbol is not defined, the Storage Class (Archive) will be named the same as the SBK file with the "_SC" suffix. The Environment created for an SBK will be named the same as the SBK file, but with an "_ENV" suffix. When a Save Request specifies a Storage Class (Archive) , the default Environment used will be the same name as the Storage Class (Archive), but with the "_ENV" suffix. Thus, the Environment created should be used by default. Each SBK File will produce one or more ABS Save Requests. More than one ABS Save Request will be produced from an SBK file if all the following conditions are met: * There are more than one FILES_n is specified * The QUALIFIERS_n differ in the type of operation * More than eight include specifications are found in a single SBK file (This limit has been removed in ABS/MDMS V4.0, so you may want to include more than 8 includes in a save). For example, if an SBK file has QUALIFIER_1 defined as "/IM" indicating an Image (or Full) backup operation, but QUALIFIERS_2 is defined as "/SINCE=BACKUP" indicating an Incremental operation, then ABS will need two separate Save Requests to implement this policy. This is because an ABS Save Request will only do Full, Incremental or Selective operations, not a mix of them. If all QUALIFIERS_n specify the same movement type and there are fewer than eight FILES_n, then ABS can combine all the operations into a single Save Request. The Save Requests created will be named the same as the SBK file, but with "_FULL", "_INC" or "_SEL" to indicate the data movement type included in the Save Request. For example, if the SBK file NIGHTLY_SBK.COM defines FILES_1 through FILES_20, and all qualifiers include the "/IM" Image qualifier, then the conversion tool will create three Save Requests, called NIGHTLY_FULL_1 through NIGHTLY_FULL_3. Because ABS has a limit of 8 operations per save request, NIGHTLY_FULL_1 and NIGHTLY_FULL_2 would perform 8 Full backup operations, and NIGHTLY_FULL_3 would perform the last four. This limit has been removed in ABS/MDMS V4.0, so you may wish to include more operations per save request. Consolidate ABS Policy Objects The Conversion Utility shipped with ABS is a very simple utility. It converts each SBK file into the appropriate ABS DCL Commands to create the Storage Classes (Archives), Execution Environments and Save Requests necessary to reflect the backup policy in the SBK file. No attempt is made to consolidate the Storage Classes (Archives) and Execution Environments, or to overlay the Save Requests for more optimum performance. Before executing the command procedures to create the ABS Policy objects, you should try to consolidate Storage Classes (Archives) and Execution Environments. Save Requests may be combined if warranted by the intended policy, but in some cases, breaking a Save Request into several is better for reducing nightly backup time, simplifying an overall backup policy, or backing up different objects at different intervals. Consolidating Storage Classes (Archives) Consolidating the Storage Classes (Archives) is done by comparing their parameters. For each pair of Storage Classes (Archives), you can determine whether they can be combined by using the See Storage Class (Archive) Parameter. Note that in all cases, you can decide that one or the other parameter is correct for both, and consolidate based upon that decision. Table D-3 Storage Class (Archive) Parameter Storage Class (Archive) Parameter Matching Criteria Name Doesn't matter choose meaningful name Media Type Should match Tape Pool Should match Media Location Should match Access Control OK if different, choose best for intended Storage Class (Archive) use Owner Should both be ABS Retention OK if different, choose best for intended Storage Class (Archive) use Volume Set Name Not set, doesn't matter Consolidation Criteria OK if different, choose best for intended Storage Class (Archive) use Catalog name OK if different Number of Streams Always set to 1 from Conversion utility Execution Node Should match Drive name OK if different, choose best for intended Storage Class (Archive) use Only the Administrator at a site can truly determine if two separate Storage Classes (Archives) can be consolidated based upon the intended use of the Storage Class (Archive). Consolidating Execution Environments Consolidating Execution Environments is again done by comparing the parameters of pairs of Environments, and then combining those Environments if your decisions indicate they can serve the same purpose. Use See Execution Environment Parameter as a guide: Table D–4 Execution Environment Parameter Environment Parameter Matching Criteria Name Doesn't Matter choose meaningful name Data Safety options OK if different choose best for intended Environment's use Listing options OK if different Digital recommends not producing listings Span FileSystems Should Match Links Only Should Match Original object action Should Match Will always be ABS from conversion utility, User Profile choose PRIVI LEGES best for intended Environment's use Notification OK if different choose best for intended Environment's use Locking options Should match Number of drives OK if different choose best for intended Environment's use Retry options OK if different choose best for intended Environment's use Prolog and Epilog Should match, or be combined As with Storage Classes (Archives), only the Administrator at a site can truly determine if two separate Environments can be consolidated based upon the intended use of the Environment. Implement ABS Policy This section discusses the steps involved in implementing the ABS Policy as produced by the conversion utility and evaluated by the site Administrator. Executing the Command Procedures After you have examined the raw output command files from the conversion utility and done what consolidation or modifications seem appropriate, the command files can simply be executed using the at sign (@) operator at DCL. When each command procedure is invoked, it will: * Create a Storage Class (Archive) * Create an Execution Environment * Create one or more Save Requests and associated schedules. * Possibly create a Prolog command procedure * Possibly create an Epilog command procedure Integrating the Prolog and Epilog Commands There are several features of an SBK file which are not directly supported by ABS. The conversion utility creates a Prolog command file and an Epilog command file which implement some of these other features. For example, ABS does not support the Offsite Date or Onsite Date in the SBK file directly. However, by issuing the appropriate MDMS SET VOLUME command, this can be implemented. The conversion utility writes these commands into the Prolog or Epilog command files. When the conversion utility produces a Prolog and Epilog command procedure, they will be created in the ABS$SLS_CONVERSION directory, and will be called, the same name as the Save Request, but will have "_PROLOG" or "_EPILOG" appended. For example, if you convert the NIGHTLY_SBK.COM, you will end up with the Prolog and Epilog command files: ABS$SLS_CONVERSION:NIGHTLY_ABS_PROLOG.COM ABS$SLS_CONVERSION:NIGHTLY_ABS_EPILOG.COM If you need the features implemented in the Prolog or Epilog command procedures, you should integrate these into your own Prolog and Epilog command procedures (if any). Both the Execution Environment and the Save Request may have Prolog and Epilog commands associated with them, which are usually the execution of a site specific command procedure. If you want the features implemented in the Prolog or Epilog command procedures produced by the conversion utility, you should invoke them from your site specific command procedure. SBK Symbols and ABS Logicals When executing an SBK file, SLS makes various DCL symbols accessible to the prolog and epilog command files you invoke. For example, SLS will define the DCL symbol DO_DISK as the name of the disk being backed up during an SBK execution. The objective is to allow the prolog or epilog commands to produce log messages, or perform other operations based upon the SBK file execution. ABS provides logical names which provide similar functionality. For example, ABS defines the logical name ABS_OS_OBJECT_SET_1 as the set of files being backed up in the first data movement operation. Thus, it can be used in the place of the FILES_n symbol in an SBK file. The conversion utility kit provides a command procedure, SLS_SYMBOLS.COM, which attempts to define many of the same DCL symbols as an SBK file does based upon the ABS logical names. For example, it defines the DO_DISK symbol based upon the ABS logical name ABS_OS_OBJECT_SET_1. See ABS$SLS_CONVERSION:SBK_SYMBOLS.COM command procedure for details on the definition of each SBK symbol. Not all SLS DCL symbols defined are supported by the command procedure. Disable the SLS SBK Files It is very important to note that once you have executed the DCL Command procedures produced by the conversion utility, the ABS Save Requests will be executing according to their schedules. This means that you will be doing both SLS and ABS backups if you do not disable the SLS SBK files. The SLS SBK files can be disabled by changing their DAYS_n and TIME_n qualifiers to empty. This causes SLS to no longer schedule the SBK files for execution. Since SLS and ABS use different media management subsystems, it is highly recommended that you do not use both products on the same node. If you do, you will find that the SLS and MDMS volume databases may get out of synchronization, and there may be contention and other unexpected troubles with drives and jukeboxes. If you wish to stage your SLS to ABS conversion across your network, the following approach is recommended: Define your database server as your first set of nodes to convert; these nodes will run the MDMS database server Perform the MDMS conversion on these nodes - see See Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database. Perform the ABS conversion on these nodes On other client nodes still running SLS, define the appropriate TAPESTART.COM to point to nodes in the ABS/MDMS database server in the symbol DB_NODES At this point, your volume, magazine and slot databases are being managed by MDMS, but your client systems are still able to use SLS as the backup paradigm. It is recommended that you convert the remainder of your systems to ABS/MDMS as soon as practical, because some of the more unusual features of SLS/MDMS are not supported by the new MDMS database server. D.3.1.4 Converting User Backup policy The conversion utility does not convert User Backup policy automatically. It is only intended to make converting SBK files easier or automatic. To allow a particular user to do their own backups, follow the steps as outlined in Section . Note that there is no automatic way to set up archives for the entire user population, or a large set of users except by creating a DCL command procedure issuing the correct ABS DCL commands. D.3.1.5 Monitor ABS Activity After implementing your backup policy in ABS, you should carefully monitor the activities of ABS until you are confident that your policy is being executed as intended. There are three ways to monitor ABS activity: * Show the schedules (MDMS SHOW SCHEDULE, or MDMS SHOW SAVE *). * Set up Notification criteria on the Environments to send you mail when ABS operations complete. The mail will contain the name of the job and the final status. * Examine the ABS Log files. All ABS Log files are created in the ABS$LOG: directory, and are called the same name as the Save Request. * For catalog operations: * Monitor the Staging Log files * These are named ABS$LOG:_.LOG * Monitor the Catalog cleanup log files * These are named ABS$LOG:ABS$CATALOG_CLEANUP.LOG D.3.1.6 Restoring from SLS History Sets ABS has the ability to restore data backed up by SLS. After you have implemented your backup policy using ABS, it may be necessary to restore data which was backed up using SLS prior to the conversion. To restore from SLS history sets, you must create an ABS catalog for this purpose. These catalogs are not maintained by ABS and are used only for restore purposes. ABS catalogs that are created for SLS provide the following features: * The ability to perform an ABS selective restore operation for data that was previously saved using SLS. * The ability to perform an ABS lookup operation to search for data objects in an existing SLS history file. The MDMS SHOW CATALOG/FILES command will not work with SLS catalogs. * The ability to specify wildcard characters, such as an asterisk (*) or percent sign (%), for an ABS operation that searches SLS history sets. You can also specify the ellipsis within square brackets ([...]). Restrictions: An ABS catalog created for SLS restore operations imposes the following restrictions: * You cannot restore Oracle Rdb databases saved using SLS. * You cannot perform a full restore operation on an image backup used by SLS. * You cannot perform an incremental restore operation that used SLS. To create a catalog for restoring data that was saved using SLS, follow these steps: 1. Create a new catalog using the MDMS CREATE CATALOG command. 2. Specify the SLS history set name as the name of the catalog, for example: (name=MY_HIST). The catalog name must match the SLS history set name. For each SLS history set name for which you want to perform a lookup or restore operation, you must create a corresponding ABS catalog. 3. Set the catalog type as SLS. 4. Do not enable staging. 5. If you plan to perform a restore operation, create an Archive which references the new catalog name, specifies a media type, and enables READ only access control. Do not enable WRITE access. D.3.2 Conversion Utility Reference D.3.2.1 Command Syntax $ @ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT [] [...] This parameter identifies the set of SBK files to be converted by this command. The string given should not include SLS$SYSBAK: or the _SBK.COM suffix. For example, if you want to convert the SBK file SLS$SYSBAK:NIGHTLY*_SBK.COM, you should issue the command: $ @ABS$SYSTEM:SLS_CONVERT NIGHTLY* ... These optional parameters allow you to search the SBK files defined by the and only process those files which contain ALL of the given strings. The strings must all appear on the same line in the SBK file, since the SLS_CONVERT command procedure uses a /MATCH=AND on the Search command. D.3.2.2 Output Command File naming and contents The output of the SLS_CONVERT conversion utility is one DCL command procedure for each SBK file processed. The command procedures will be created in the ABS$SLS_CONVERSION directory. Each command procedure will be named the same as the SBK file, but substituting "ABS" for "SBK". For example, if the SBK file SYSTEM_DISK_SBK.COM is converted, the output command procedure will be ABS$SLS_CONVERSION:SYSTEM_DISK_ABS.COM. Although the command procedures can be executed immediately, it is highly recommended that you review their contents before executing them to ensure that the ABS Policy objects which will be created accurately reflect your intended backup policy. Each output command file will contain: * A block of comments indicating that the file was produced by the conversion utility, and the date and time of the conversion. * The name of the SBK file represented in the command file * The list of SBK parameters which are not handled by the conversion utility, and the reason they are not. * An ABS Create Storage command to create a Storage Class (Archive). This corresponds to the MDMS create Archive command. * An ABS Create Environment command to create an Execution Environment. * One or more ABS Save commands and ABS Set Save commands to create Save Requests. See See Determine your use of SLS for information on why a single SBK file might produce multiple Save Requests. * The creation of a Prolog command file. The Prolog command file should be integrated with any site specific prolog command files to complete the functions defined by the SBK. * The creation of an Epilog command file. The Epilog command file should be integrated with any site specific epilog command files to complete the functions defined by the SBK. D.3.3 SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology Table D-5 SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology See SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology, lists SBK Symbols in ABS Terminology. SBK Symbol ABS Equivalent Meaning Defines how often the DAYS_n Save Request /SCHEDULE and backup oper ations are /EXPLICIT performed TIME_n Save Request /START_TIME Defines when the backup operation starts Defines the node in your NODE_n Save Request /SOURCE_NODE network where the data resides Defines the type of data BACKUP_TYPE Save Request /OBJECT_TYPE to be backed up or restored. Defines a command to be PRE_PROCESS_FIRST Environment /PROLOG executed when the backup job starts Defines a command to be PRE_PROCESS_EACH Save Request /PROLOG executed prior to each backup operation within a job Defines a command to be POST_PROCESS_EACH Save Request /EPILOG executed when each operation within a job finishes Defines a command to be POST_PROCESS_LAST Environment /EPILOG executed when the backup job completes. Use dependencies in current Defines what job to run NEXT_JOB scheduler interface option next after the current if available job completes Gives overview SUMMARY_FILE ABS REPORT SAVE/FULL and ABS information about a save Catalogs operation in a job. Defines the set of PRIVS Environment /PRO privileges to be used FILE=(PRIVS) when executing the operation Defines the set of files FILES_n Save Request Include Specifi or other data objects to cation be backed up or restored. Environment /ACTION, /LOCK Defines characteristics QUALIFIERS and and /DATA_SAFETY of the save operation, such as the type of data QUALIFIERS_n Save Request movement, and options /FULL/SINCE=BACKUP /SELECT for execu tion of the backup. MNTFLAGS Not supported. ABS controls Defines how tapes are mounting of tapes. mounted. SAVESET_GEN Not supported. ABS generates Defines the name of the the saveset names. saveset stored on tape. Defines what access is PROTECTION Storage Class available to the backed (Archive)/ACCESS up data. Defines which MDMS media MEDIA_TYPE Storage Class (Archive) type is to be used for /TYPE_OF_MEDIA backup operations. Defines the tape density DENSITY Density is an attribute of to be used for backup the MDMS media type object. operations. This maps to the length For 9 track tapes, REEL_SIZE attribute of the MDMS media defines the length of type object. the tape (e.g. 2400 feet) Defines the MDMS pool TAPE_POOL Storage Class(Archive) from which tapes are /TAPE_POOL drawn for backup operations. The MDMS drive attribute Determines whether MDMS "AUTO_REPLY" can be will automatically QUICKLOAD specified on a per-drive recognize when a tape basis to determine whether a drive comes online drive comes on line. without opera tor intervention. Defines how long a LOAD QUICKLOAD_RETRIES Not supported request should remain outstanding before being canceled. Determines the number of volumes to pre allocate PREALLOC ABS allocates and manages before a backup begins, volume sets automatically. forming them into a volume set. ABS always automatically Determines whether SLS is allowed to AUTOSEL selects new volumes to automatically select new append to volume sets, if needed. volumes from the volume database if needed. Logical Name: ABS$DISABLE_SCRATCH_ LOADS set to one. By default, ABS Determines whether the CONTLOADOPT will request and accept operator can substitute scratch tapes. The logical a valid tape for the can be defined to force requested tape. specific tapes to be mounted. Determines whether ABS always attempts to per SYSBAK should default UNATTENDED_BACKUP Sform the backup without oper responses to ques tions ator intervention. rather than require operator intervention. ABS Storage Class (Archive)Name. Each Storage Class (archive) manages one Determines how data is CONTINUE or more volume sets, and consoli dated onto appends data to these volume volume sets. sets until the Consolidation Criteria is exceeded. Catalog Name Determines the catalog into which a record of HISTORY_SET the operations performed Storage Class (Archive)/CATALOG and the files backed up is written. Not supported. If a catalog supports staging, ABS always performs the catalog update Determines the Batch SBUPDT_Q in a detached process. Queue in which the System history set update is performed. Determines how long data SCRATCH_DAYS Storage Class (Archive) is saved before the /RETAIN tapes are recycled and catalog entries removed. MDMS volumes support OFFSITE_DATE OFFSITE_DATE and ONSITE_DATE Determines when the attributes, and will volume sets are moved ONSITE_DATE automatically generate MOVE offsite or onsite (i.e. VOLUME commands when these vaulting). dates are reached. Determines if paper TAPE_LABELS Not supported. labels are printed for the volumes used in the backup The MDMS description field Store a free form text NOTES in the volume object is the note in the volume equivalent attribute. record for the volumes used in the backup. Determines the list of tape drives to be used. DRIVE_TYPE Storage Class (Archive) It is recommended that /DRIVE_LIST MDMS media types be set up cor rectly rather than using this field. Determines the number of N_DRIVES Environment /DRIVE_COUNT tape drives to use during a backup opera tion. Notifies the operator PROGRESS Not supported after a certain number of files have been backed up. Determines the Not supported. MDMS issues notification to be REPLY_MSG all OPCOM messages in a performed when each standard format backup opera tion starts and ends. Determines who should be STATUS_MAIL Environment /NOTIFY sent MAIL when the job completes. Not supported. ABS generates Determines the name of LOG_FILE a log file in ABS$LOG with the log file for the the same name as the Save Request. operation. Environment /LISTING. ABS will generate listing files, but they are always located Determines the name of a LISTING_GEN in ABS$LISTINGS, and are backup listing file to named the same as the Save be produced from each Request and the operation operation. number. Determines if the listing file pro vides FULL Environment /LIST ING=FULL all information about backed up files, or only brief information. Determines the Print PRINT_Q Not supported. queue on which the listing file is printed. D.3.4 ABS Policy Attributes in SBK Terminology See ABS Storage Classes (Archives) and SLS SBK Equivalent, lists ABS Storage Class (Archive) object parameters and their SLS SBK Equivalents. Table D–6 ABS Storage Classes (Archives) and SLS SBK Equivalent Storage Class (Archive) Parameter SBK Equivalent Meaning A common name which can be Name CONTINUE referenced by multiple Save Requests For on disk backups, this gives Primary Archive Loca the disk and top level directory tion where the savesets will be stored. This determines whether the Primary Archive Type Storage Class (Archive) is tape based (type is TAPE) or disk based (type is DISK) Determines the NODE::USER of the Owner owner of the Storage Class (Archive). The owner always has CON TROL access. Determines the access to the backed up data. ABS provides ACL PROTECTION full ACL based access, while SLS provides only OpenVMS-style system, owner, group and world access. Tape Pool TAPE_POOL The MDMS pool from which volumes will be allocated for backups. Type of Media MEDIA_TYPE The MDMS media type to be allocated for back ups. The number of days the backed up data will be saved before the tapes are recycled. Note that a Retain SCRATCH_DAYS Save Request can specify a retention shorter or equal to the value in the Storage Class (Archive). This set of parameters determines how backup savesets will be consolidated onto tapes. Consolidation For example, if the Criteria CONTINUE Consolidation Interval is set to 7 days, savesets will be appended onto a volume set for 7 days before a new volume set is created. The name of the catalog which Catalog Name HISTORY_SET stores data about what files have been backed up, and where they are located. The number of simultaneous Save requests which can be writing into the Storage Class Number of Streams (Archive). Determines the number of MDMS volume sets simultaneously active in the Storage Class (Archive). The MDMS onsite location field Media Location to match for allocat ing volumes for backups. The list of specific drives to be used for backup operations in Drive List DRIVE_TYPE this Storage Class (Archive). Normally, this should be managed through MDMS drive objects. See ABS Execution Environment Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent, lists ABS Execution Environment parameters and their SLS SBK Equivalents Table D-7 ABS Execution Environment Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent Environment Parameter SBK Equivalent Meaning Name Identifies the Environment for reference by Save Requests Owner and ACL Identifies the owner and access to the Environment. A bitmask containing the data Data Safety safety options to be applied Options QUALIFIERS during the backup. Data safety options include CRC checking, and full data verification. LISTING_GEN Determines whether a listing Listing Options file is produced, and whether FULL the listing is a "full" listing or a "brief" list ing. For UNIX file systems, Span Filesystem determines whether the entire Options filesystem is backed up, even if it crosses multiple physical devices. For UNIX file systems, Links Only determines whether ABS backs up only the logical links, or backs up the data as well. For UNIX file systems, Compression determines the type of com Options pression to be applied to the savesets. Determines the action to be Original Object taken on the original data Action QUALIFIERS objects (e.g. the files backed up). Options include None, Record Backup Date, or Delete Determines the username, privileges and access rights used during the backup operation. The special keyword User Profile PRIVS "" indicates the backup operations should be performed with the username, privileges and access rights of the person issuing the ABS Save Command. Notification REPLY_MSG Determines when notification Criteria occurs, what method is used, STATUS_MAIL and who is notified. Determines how much interlocking is done between Locking Options QUALIFIERS the backup in progress and an active file system. Options include Ignore File Writers, and Hot Backup. Determines the number of tape Number of Drives N_DRIVES drives to be used during the backup operations. Retry Interval Determines how often and how and Count many times a failed backup should be retried. A command to be executed when Prolog Command PRE_PROCESS_FI RST the backup starts. Contrast to Save Request Prolog. A command to be executed when Epilog Command POST_PROCESS_ LAST the backup com pletes. Contrast to Save Request Epilog. See ABS Save Request Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent, lists ABS Save Request parameters and their SLS SBK equivalents. Table D–8 ABS Save Request Parameter and SLS SBK Equivalent Save Request Parameter SBK Equivalent Meaning Name SBK File name Identifies the group of backup operations to be per formed. Determines whether the Movement Type QUALIFIERS operations are Full, Incre mental or Selective (i.e. individual file) operations. Source Node NODE_n Node on which the data resides. Identifies the data to be backed up. Multiple include Include specifications can be given on Specification FILES_n a single Save Request, and each can have a different Object Type. Gives the type of the data. ABS Supports many dif ferent types Object Type BACKUP_TYPE of data, including OpenVMS Files, UNIX Files, Oracle RDB Databases, and so forth. Allows backup agent specific Agent Qualifiers QUALIFIERS qualifiers to be added to the command used to backup the data. Determine whether data objects Since and Before to be backed up should be Date QUALIFIERS selected based upon creation/modifica tion date. Exclude Determines selected data Specification QUALIFIERS objects to be excluded from the backup. Storage Class Gives the name of the Storage (Archive) Name Class (Archive) into which the data is backed up. Gives the name of the Execution Environment Name Environment to be used for the backup operations. Indicates the time at which the Save Request should start each time it is scheduled. Note that Start Time TIME_n an SBK can provide multiple DAYS_n and TIME_n parameters, an ABS Save Request is restricted to a single Start Time and Interval. Identifies the repeat interval for the Save Request. ABS provides a variety of predefined simple inter vals, such as Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Scheduling Option as well as several "complex" and Explicit DAYS_n intervals, such as Weekly Full with Daily Incremental, and log based schedules. See the information about "Log-n Backup Schedules"ABS for a full description of log based schedules. A command to be executed before Prolog Command PRE_PROCESS_E each backup operation within ACH the Save Request starts. Contrast to Environment Prolog. A command to be executed after Epilog Command POST_PROCESS_ each backup oper ation within EACH the Save Request completes. Contrast to Environment Epilog. D.4 Converting ABS V2.x Catalogs to V4.0 Format If you are upgrading from ABS V2.1, 2.1A or 2.1B, you must convert your catalog format before using them in V4.0. The catalog upgrade utility upgrades catalogs from their previous format to the new V4.0 format and also deleted expired summary records from those catalogs. A log file named ABS_LOG:ABS_CATALOG_V22_UPGRADE.LOG is generated with information about all of the catalog entries it has modified or deleted. The cagtalog upgrade has one update parameter: p1. The input to the p1 parameter is the name of the catalog you wish to upgrade. You can use the catalog upgrade to upgrade a single ABS catalog or all ABS catalogs. To upgrade an ABS single catalog, specify the catalog name to the p1 parameter. To upgrade all catalogs, enter an asterisk (*) as the wildcard character, or do not supply anything to the p1 parameter. To run the utility, use the following procedure: 1. Define the following symbol: $ CATALOG_UPGRADE :== $ABS_SYSTEM:ABS$CATALOG_UPGRADE.EXE 2. Enter one of the following commands: $ CATALOG_UPGRADE ! upgrades all ABS catalogs $ CATALOG_UPGRADE * !equivalent to example above $ CATALOG_UPGRADE ABS_CATALOG ! Upgrades a catalog named ABS_CATALOG Restriction: The ABS cagtalogs must be quiescent while executing the catalog upgrade utility. The catalog that is being upgraded will be locked; no save, restore, or lookup operations are allowed while the upgrade is occurring. D.5 Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) If you are still using an Rdb Policy Database, the command procedure to convert it to RMS was included in previous versions of ABS. You will have to either pull this command procedure from those kits, or contact COMPAQ Customer Support for assistance. This conversion should be done prior to updating to V4.0. Conversion of ABS V2.x or 3.x RDB Policy Database is a two step process. 1. Convert the RDB Policy Database to RMS Policy Database using the conversion programs provided with ABS V3.1A or V3.2 before updating to V4.0. $ @ ABS$SYSTEM:ABS$CONVERT_TO_RMS 2. Convert the RMS Policy Database to MDMS Database as described in See Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) D.6 Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) Before running the conversion ensure that 1. The old ABS Policy database files (ABS$DATABASE:EPCOT.DB%) are not being currently used 2. ABS V4.0 and MDMS V4.0 are configured and running on all the Clients and Servers. Run the SYS$SYSTEM: ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.EXE utility to convert the ABS 3.x database to MDMS Database. The utility exports only the highest version of the policy object. Details of new MDMS objects created are logged in ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.LOG. Sample Conversion: $ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:ABS$CONVERT_V3_TO_V4.EXE Enter the Path of ABS V3.x Policy Database Files [ABS$DATABASE:] : Converting ARCHIVE Objects... Converting ENVIRONMENT Objects... Converting SAVE Objects... Converting RESTORE Objects... $ Index A ABS deleting C-1 installation 3-1 NT clients 3-5 OpenVMS clients 3-4 UNIX clients 3-6 ABS and MDMS Startup Queues 4-3 ABS$SYSTARTUP.COM 4-3 ABS/MDMS Client Software 2-1 ABS/MDMS Graphical User Interface (GUI) Installation 4-8 ABS/MDMS Server Software 2-1 ABS-OMT License B-1 Adding Client Licenses A-1 Adding Windows Parameter 4-7 Allowing ABS Access to All Files on the Windows Systems 4-7 B Batch Queues 4-3 C Catalog Conversion D-26 Clients NT 3-5 OpenVMS 3-4 UNIX 3-6 Command Syntax D-18 Configuration of ABS/MDMS for System Backup to Tape for Oracle Databases 4-11 Configure MDMS 4-4 Configure Remote Tape Drives 4-5 Conversion Overview D-1 Convert ABS Policy Database to MDMS Database 4-5 Convert the MDMS Database D-11 Converting ABS V2.x Catalogs to V4.0 Format D-26 Converting ABS V2.x/V3.x RDB Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) D-26 Converting ABS V3.x RMS Policy Database to ABS V4.0 (MDMS Server Database) D-27 Converting SLS System Backups to ABS D-11 Converting SLS/MDMS V2.X Symbols and Database D-2 Converting User Backup policy D-17 Create a Node Object 4-2 D Decide Where to Install ABS/MDMS software 2-1 Deleting ABS C-1 Determine your use of SLS D-11 G Granting the Appropriate ABS/MDMS Access Right Identifiers 4-5 H Hardware requirements 2-3 How to Remove ABS/MDMS to Version 4.0 Files 4-10 I Installation ABS 3-1 NT clients 3-5 OpenVMS clients 3-4 UNIX clients 3-6 hardware requirements 2-3 optional software 2-4 privileges 2-2 process account quotas 2-5 required processes 2-6 software requirements 2-3 system parameters 2-4 verifying 4-2 Installing ABS for the First Time 4-1 Installing ABS/MDMS 1-1 Introduction D-1 IVP 4-2 J Java Runtime Environment 4-8 M MDMS$STARTUP_QUEUE Logical Name 4-3 MDMS$SYSTARTUP.COM 4-3 Meeting OpenVMS Cluster Requirements 4-4 Modifying ABS and MDMS Command Procedures 4-3 Modifying Client Licenses A-1 Monitor ABS Activity D-17 N Node in MDMS Database 2-7 O OpenVMS Clients 2-1 Output Command File naming and contents D-18 P Parameters system 2-4 Policy Database D-27 Privileges required 2-2 system 2-2 Process account quotas 2-5 Processes required 2-6 Providing Automatic Start Up and Shut Down 4-3 Q Quotas process account 2-5 R RDF 4-5 RDF Configuration 2-8 Removing Client Licenses A-3 Removing SLS/MDMS V2.x Automatic Startup 4-3 Requirements hardware 2-3 optional software 2-4 privileges 2-2 process account quotas 2-5 processes 2-6 software 2-3 system parameters 2-4 Restoring from SLS History Sets D-17 Right Identifiers 4-5 Running the GUI 4-9 S Showing Client Licenses A-2 SLS V2.x to ABS V4.0 Conversion Process D-11 Software requirements 2-3 Software requirements optional 2-4 T TCPIP Quotas for Clients 4-7 Tru64 UNIX C lient 3-6 Tru64 UNIX Clients 2-2 U UNIX 3-6 Updating ABS/MDMS 1-1 upgrade from ABS-OMT B-1 Upgrading from SLS to ABS/MDMS 1-1 V Verification installation 4-2 Verifying ABS Installation 4-2 Verifying Windows and Tru64 UNIX Client Quotas 4-7 W Windows Client 3-5 Windows Clients 2-2 Windows Parameter 4-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. See ABS Software Product Description (SPD) for supported versions. 2. The values listed for these system parameters represent the number of free global pages and global sections required to install and run ABS, not the total number you need to operate your system and other software. 3. This information is supplied in the LICENSE PAK document (provided with the software kit). 4. File is not replaced, only modified.