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         MessageTransfer Agent         
         Installing on an OpenVMS Alpha System



         Revision/Update Information:  Version 3.2


         This card contains the information that you need
         to install the MAILbus 400 MTA on an OpenVMS Alpha
         system.

         Use this card in conjunction with Part III of MAILbus
         400 MTA Planning and Setup.

 


Installation Prerequisites

Before you install the MAILbus[TM] 400 MTA:

1. Ensure the following software is installed on your
   system:

   -  OpenVMS[TM] Alpha Version 7.3-2

   -  DECnet[TM]-Plus/OSI for OpenVMS Alpha, Version 7.3-
      2, including the OSI Applications Kernel (OSAK[TM])
      component.

   -  HP X.500 Directory Service for Open VMS V5.3 or
      later

2. Ensure you have access to the SYSTEM account.

3. Back up your system disk using the OpenVMS Backup
   Utility.

4. Register a valid MTA license, MAILBUS-400-MTA or
   MAILBUS-400-USER, where you install the MAILbus 400 MTA
   Server component. Use the OpenVMS License Management
   Facility (LMF) to do this.

5. Make sure that the MAILbus 400 MTA, and any applications
   that use the MAILbus 400 MTA, are shut down before
   installing the new version of the MAILbus 400 MTA.

See the OpenVMS system management documentation for
information about the OpenVMS Backup Utility and the
OpenVMS License Management Facility.

Information Required

To install the MAILbus 400 MTA, you need to know the name
of the device from which the installation kit will be
loaded.

Time Required

The time it takes to install the MAILbus 400 MTA depends
on the resources available on your system. The installation
takes approximately 3 minutes on a DEC[TM] 2000 Model 300.

 


Disk Space  Required

   The following table shows the approximate amount of disk
   space required on the system disk (in blocks) during and
   after installation for the different components.

   Additional disk space is required after installation for a
   MAILbus 400 MTA to be able to handle message traffic.

   ___________________________________________________________
   Component Title                  Space Required (in blocks)
   ________________________________During______After__________

   MAILbus 400 MTA Mgt              3200        1400
   MAILbus 400 MTA Base             5700        5000
   MAILbus 400 MTA Server, Mgt     22900       20700
   and_Base___________________________________________________

Installing the MAILbus 400 MTA

   From the SYSTEM account on the node, or cluster, where you
   want to install a MAILbus 400 MTA component, complete the
   following steps:

   o  Mount the CD-ROM as follows:

      MOUNT device-name: volume-label

      where device-name and volume-label are as specified in
      the OpenVMS Alpha Layered Products Compact Disk User's
      Guide. The MTA files are located on the CD-ROM in the
      directory named MTA032.

   o  Install the MTA using the following command:

      @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL MTA032 device-name:[MTA032]
      OPTIONS N

   The installation procedure starts and prompts you to select
   the components you want to install. To specify more than
   one of the components offered, enter the number associated
   with each component, with a comma between numbers.

   Installing Components for the MTA

   On each single node, or on one node in a cluster, where
   you want to have an MTA, select the options to install the
   following components: MAILbus 400 MTA Mgt, MAILbus 400 MTA
   Server, and MAILbus 400 MTA Base.

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Installing Component for Remote Management

Select the option to install the MAILbus 400 MTA Mgt
component on each single node, or on one node in each other
cluster, where you want to remotely manage MTAs and the
MTAs' routing information in the directory.

Installing Component for Remote Access by XAPI Agents

Where an XAPI Agent (that is, an Agent using the MAILbus
400 Application Program Interface) is to be installed on
a system remote from the MTA, select the option to install
the MAILbus 400 MTA Base component on the single node,
or on one node in the cluster, where the Agent is to be
installed.

After the Installation

The set-up tasks required after installation, and the MTA
verification procedure are described in Part III of MAILbus
400 MTA Planning and Setup.

Before you set up each MAILbus 400 MTA that you have
installed, make sure that the Base component of the HP
X.500 Directory Service is installed on each node or
cluster where you intend to operate a MAILbus 400 MTA.

Refer to the HP X.500 Directory Service documentation for
details of how to install the Base component of the HP
X.500 Directory Service.

Release Notes  and Further Information

After installation, the release notes are kept in
SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]MAILBUS400_MTA.RELEASE_NOTES.

MAILbus 400 MTA Tuning and Problem Solving contains a list
of the files that should be present on your system after
installation, and information about how to contact HP if
the installation fails.