This section provides important information that can affect the success of your upgrade. Review the cautions, restrictions, and notes carefully before you begin the upgrade.
The following subsections describe the various types of upgrades to OpenVMS Version 8.4.
You can upgrade directly to OpenVMS Integrity servers Version 8.4 from only the following versions of OpenVMS Integrity servers:
You can upgrade directly to OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.4 from only the following versions of OpenVMS Alpha:
If you are running a version of OpenVMS Alpha earlier than Version 7.3-2, you cannot upgrade directly to Version 8.4. You need to perform intermediate version upgrades before upgrading to Version 8.4. HP recommends performing the various upgrades over a several-day period, allowing for system disk backups between upgrades. This allows to look for, and recover from, problems that might arise because of a specific upgrade. This also allows you to identify the exact point in the upgrade stream where the problem arises.
For example, if you are running OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1, you need to perform an intermediate upgrade to either Version 7.2, 7.2-1, or 7.2-2, and then upgrade to Version 7.3-2. After this, you can upgrade to Version 8.4.
NOTE: When performing an intermediate upgrade, review each OpenVMS installation manual available for the version of OpenVMS that you are upgrading to, checking for any special requirements such as patches that might have to be applied before upgrading. | |
IMPORTANT: Before upgrading to OpenVMS Integrity servers Version 8.4, you must have the appropriate OE license loaded on your system. Similarly, before upgrading your OpenVMS Alpha system, you must have the appropriate Alpha licenses loaded on your system. | |
HP software licenses grant the right to use the current version of a product or any previous version of the product at the time of purchase.
NOTE: When you initially purchase the OpenVMS software and license, HP provides a Product Authorization Key (PAK) that is required to enable the License Management Facility (LMF) to register the license and to validate and authorize subsequent use of the product. A PAK does not provide license or new version rights. For more information about licensing and the License Management Facility, see the HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual. | |
If you need an Update License, please contact your HP Sales representative.
If you choose not to install optional OpenVMS networking software (DECnet or TCP/IP) or the DECwindows/Motif GUI during the upgrade, the upgrade procedure removes these products from the system disk. Note that TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is installed automatically when OpenVMS is installed by HP SIM provisioning. For information about checking for appropriate versions of software on your system and for certain products requiring that you manually remove older versions, see Section .
The upgrade procedure is designed so that you do not need to reinstall most layered products after the upgrade. However, you might need to reinstall certain layered products because of product-specific installation procedures.
The upgrade procedure leaves your OpenVMS license and layered product licenses intact. You do not need to reinstall these licenses after you upgrade.