HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation

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This document provides information about installing the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS, Version 4.4 software.

Revision/Update Information: This manual supersedes the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.3 Installation Guide.

Operating System: Compaq OpenVMS Alpha, Version 6.2, 7.2--1, or 7.3
Compaq OpenVMS VAX, Version 6.2, 7.2, or 7.3

Software Version: Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS, Version 4.4

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This installation guide describes how to install kits for the following Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS (ACMS) product packages:

• ACMS Development System
• ACMS Run-Time Option
• ACMS Remote Access Option

Intended Audience

Read this manual if you are responsible for installing and maintaining software for ACMS. To perform the installation procedures described in this manual, you must have access to a privileged OpenVMS system manager's account and be familiar with the OpenVMS installation procedure, VMSINSTAL.

Document Structure

This manual has the following chapters and appendixes:

Related Documents

Consult the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual for information about installing or upgrading layered product software on the OpenVMS operating system.

Three other manuals contain information about managing your ACMS system once it is installed:

• Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Managing Applications
  Explains how to start and stop the ACMS system, monitor system performance, and perform some tuning operations. This manual also discusses installing applications, and authorizing users, applications, and devices.
• Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.4 Release Notes
  Contains information about new features and current restrictions for ACMS. Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.4 Release Notes are available to you on line. They are stored in the file SYS$HELP:ACMS044.RELEASE_NOTES during the ACMS installation procedure. The installation procedure allows you to print Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Version 4.4 Release Notes at the start of the installation.
• Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Remote Systems Management Guide
  Describes how to install and use the Remote Manager (and Remote Manager web agent) to manage Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS software systems remotely.

Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Systems Interface Programming gives directions for building the BLISS library file and an environment file for Pascal agents.

For additional information on the compatibility of other software products with this version of ACMS, refer to the Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Software Product Description (SPD 25.50.xx).

For additional information about the Open Systems Software Group (OSSG) products and services, access the following OpenVMS World Wide Web address:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/openvms

Reader's Comments

Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual.

Print or edit the online form SYS$HELP:OPENVMSDOC_COMMENTS.TXT and send us your comments by:

How To Order Additional Documentation

Use the following World Wide Web address for information about how to order additional documentation:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/openvms

To reach the OpenVMS documentation website, click the Documentation link.

If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, call 1--800--ATCOMPA.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this manual:

References to Products

The ACMS documentation set to which this manual belongs often refers to certain products by abbreviated names:

This chapter describes the available ACMS kits. It also discusses the dependencies among ACMS Version 4.4, the OpenVMS operating system, and other layered products, and considerations for upgrading and using these products in a distributed environment.

The Part List, found in the transparent plastic envelope in your kit, specifies the number and contents of your media. Be sure to verify the contents of your kit with this information. If your kit is damaged or if you find that parts of it are missing, contact your Compaq representative.

1.1 Types of ACMS Kits

ACMS is available in three different kits:

• ACMS Development Kit
  This kit provides all the features of ACMS. You can define, build, and debug multiple-step tasks, task groups, menus and applications, as well as use the ACMS task queuing facilities. You can use DECforms or TDMS as standard presentation services, or use the Request Interface (RI) and Systems Interface (SI) to access other presentation services. You are provided with samples of ACMS applications using standard presentation services and the Request Interface.
  The development kit also includes the features provided by the run-time and remote-access kits.
• ACMS Run-Time Kit
  This kit allows you to use existing applications or programs under the control of ACMS. It also allows you to define and debug menus, applications, task groups, and single-step tasks that use DCL servers, if Oracle CDD is present when this kit is installed. It allows ACMS users to sign in and select tasks that are implemented on the local node as well as remote nodes. The run-time kit allows you to use the ACMS Queued Task Initiator (QTI) to submit tasks to run on the local node as well as remote nodes.
  The run-time kit also includes the features provided by the remote-access kit.
• ACMS Remote-Access Kit
  This kit is suitable for installation on a network node that does not have any ACMS applications running on it, but requires access to ACMS applications running on another network node. The remote-access kit allows users to sign in to ACMS and select tasks on remote nodes, and handles the terminal I/O associated with those tasks. The remote access kit allows you to use the ACMS QTI to submit tasks to run on remote nodes.

Each ACMS kit has an unlimited-use ACMS license associated with it. Table 1-1 shows the licenses that are applicable to each ACMS kit.

For more information about these ACMS licenses, refer to Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Managing Applications.

To install an ACMS Version 4.4 kit, you must register and load an ACMS software license, using the OpenVMS License Management Facility (LMF). You must register and load your ACMS license before you perform the installation.

For more information on registering and loading your ACMS license, refer to Appendix B.

1.3 Required Operating System Components

Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS Alpha Version 4.4 requires OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2, 7.2--1, or 7.3.

Compaq ACMS for OpenVMS VAX Version 4.4 requires OpenVMS VAX Version 6.2, 7.2, or 7.3.

For distributed processing with ACMS, you must have DECnet software installed.

The ACMS Version 4.4 installation procedure and IVP interact with a number of OpenVMS layered products. Some of these products are required, while others are optional.

Each of these layered products has a minimum version (based on the OpenVMS version) that is supported with ACMS Version 4.4. The ACMS Version 4.4 Software Product Description (SPD) identifies the minimum layered product versions required to successfully install ACMS Version 4.4 and run the IVP.

If a product is required, you must make the minimum version available before you can install ACMS. If a product is not required, you do not need to make it available before installing ACMS, however, you must upgrade it to the minimum required version before using it with ACMS.

1.4.1 Determining Software Version Numbers

Before installing ACMS Version 4.4, identify the other products that you need to upgrade. The ACMS SPD contains a complete list of the products that are compatible with this version of ACMS, including information about the minimum version of OpenVMS and layered products that interact with ACMS Version 4.4.

To check the current version of the products, execute the DCL commands ANALYZE/IMAGE and SEARCH in the following formats:

In the ANALYZE/IMAGE command, substitute for file-name the file name listed in Table 1-2 or Table 1-3 for each product.

The line that OpenVMS displays in response to the SEARCH command shows the current version of the product. The following example shows that the system has LSE Version 4.2 installed:

$ ANALYZE/IMAGE SYS$SYSTEM:LSEDIT.EXE /OUTPUT=ACMS_VERSION.TMP
$ SEARCH ACMS_VERSION.TMP "image file id"
                 image file identification: "LSEDIT V4.2-17"

Oracle CDD/Repository Version 7.0 is supported by ACMS Version 4.4.

The following paragraphs discuss the requirements for Oracle CDD when installing the different ACMS kit types.

If you are installing the ACMS development kit, at least the minimum version of CDD as identified in the ACMS SPD must be installed on your system. If CDD is not installed or if a lower version of CDD is installed, VMSINSTAL terminates the installation procedure.

If you are installing the ACMS run-time kit, CDD is optional; however, the minimum version of CDD is required for the run-time kit to be fully functional. Specifically, if you install the ACMS run-time kit with CDD available, you can create new applications and menus and modify existing applications and menus, on your ACMS run-time system. If you install the ACMS run-time kit without CDD available, you can use only existing applications and menus; you cannot create new ones on your run-time system. If you subsequently install CDD, you can make the ACMS run-time CDD-related features available by reinstalling the ACMS Version 4.4 run-time kit and choosing the CDD-related files option at the beginning of the installation.

If you are installing the ACMS remote-access kit, CDD is not required.