HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation

The following is a sample display of the menu:

    OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version 7.3

    Copyright (c) 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

    Installing required known files...

    Configuring devices...

    ***************************************************************

    You can install or upgrade the OpenVMS Alpha operating system
    or you can install or upgrade layered products that are included
    on the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM.

    You can also execute DCL commands and procedures to perform
    "standalone" tasks, such as backing up the system disk.

    Please choose one of the following:

        1)  Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
        2)  Display products and patches that this procedure can install
        3)  Install or upgrade layered products and patches
        4)  Show installed products
        5)  Reconfigure installed products
        6)  Remove installed products
        7)  Execute DCL commands and procedures
        8)  Shut down this system

Enter CHOICE or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/?)

The OpenVMS Installation and Upgrade implement a POLYCENTER Software Installation (PCSI) utility concept called a platform. The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha platform contains the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, plus options for certain other products, including DECwindows, DECnet, and Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS. Including these products in the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha platform allows you to install or upgrade these products along with the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system.

Once you select which of these optional products you want to install, information is retained in the database maintained by the PCSI utility. This information allows future OpenVMS upgrades to select the correct default choices for these optional products.

When you choose the install or upgrade option (1) from the menu, the system asks whether you want to preserve or initialize the system disk. The display is similar to the following:

    There are two choices for Installation/Upgrade:

    INITIALIZE - Removes all software and data files that were
        previously on the target disk and installs OpenVMS Alpha.

    PRESERVE -- Installs or upgrades OpenVMS Alpha on the target disk
        and retains all other contents of the target disk.

   * Note: You cannot use PRESERVE to install OpenVMS Alpha on a disk on
        which OpenVMS VAX or any other operating system is installed.

Do you want to INITIALIZE or to PRESERVE? [PRESERVE]

When you specify the INITIALIZE option, the following operations take place:

• All software and data files that were previously on the target disk are removed.
• The operating system is installed.

Specify the INITIALIZE option and perform a full installation under the following conditions:

• If your Alpha computer is new (it has never had any version of the operating system running on it, including factory-installed software).
• If your Alpha computer is running a version of the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system and you want to overwrite the entire contents of the system disk (the operating system, application software, and user files).
• If you want to create a new system disk but keep the old one (if you want to alternate between the two).
• If you are running the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system but cannot upgrade. For example, if you changed the names of system directories on the system disk, the upgrade procedure will not work correctly. Therefore, unless you chose to restore the system disk to its original directory structure, you would have to reinstall the operating system.

When you specify the PRESERVE option, the following operations take place:

If you choose the PRESERVE option and choose a target disk that already contains the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 software, you are provided with the option to either reconfigure or reinstall the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. Reconfigure the operating system if you want to change the options you chose to include when the operating system was installed. Reinstall the operating system if you think that your system files may have become corrupted.

See Section 8.8 for additional configuration information.

1.3.4 How the Layered Products Options Work

After you have installed or upgraded the operating system, you can use the menu to show, install, reconfigure (change previously selected options for a layered product), or remove products as well.

When you choose the DCL option (7) from the menu, you can use a subset of DCL commands (such as SHOW DEVICE, MOUNT, and BACKUP) to perform specific preinstallation and maintenance operations. Note, however, that this is a restricted DCL environment in that certain DCL commands and utilities will not function as expected because you are booting from read-only or write-locked media and because the full system startup is not performed.

A triple dollar sign system prompt ($$$) indicates that you are in this restricted DCL environment, as shown in the following example:

$$$ SHOW DEVICE

To exit from the DCL environment and return to the main menu, enter the LOGOUT command.

1.3.6 How the Shutdown Option Works

When you choose the shutdown option (8) from the menu, your system shuts down and you are returned to the console prompt (>>>). The system displays a message similar to the following:

    Shutting down the system

        SYSTEM SHUTDOWN COMPLETE

Now that you have reviewed key terms, examined hardware and software requirements, and learned how to use the menu system included on the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, you can do the following:

This chapter contains information that you should review before performing an installation in an OpenVMS Cluster environment.

Before installing the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment, be sure you review any relevant OpenVMS Cluster information, contained in the following documents:

• The cover letters and the software product descriptions included with your distribution kit
• OpenVMS Version 7.3 New Features and Documentation Overview
• OpenVMS Version 7.3 Release Notes

Be sure the following sources of information are available as well:

• OpenVMS Cluster Systems manual
• Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations manual
• Your network or system manager

Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 and Compaq OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 provide two levels of support for mixed-version and mixed-architecture OpenVMS Cluster systems. These two support types are warranted and migration.

Warranted support means that Compaq has fully qualified the two versions coexisting in an OpenVMS Cluster and will answer all problems identified by customers using these configurations.

Migration support is a superset of the Rolling Upgrade support provided in earlier releases of OpenVMS and is available for mixes that are not warranted. Migration support means that Compaq has qualified the versions for use together in configurations that are migrating in a staged fashion to a newer version of Compaq OpenVMS VAX or to Compaq OpenVMS Alpha. Problem reports submitted against these configurations will be answered by Compaq. However, in exceptional cases Compaq may request that you move to a warranted configuration as part of answering the problem.

Migration support will help you move to warranted OpenVMS Cluster version mixes with minimal impact on your cluster environment. Table 2-1 shows the level of support provided for all possible version pairings.

If during the installation you answer YES to the system prompt asking whether your system will be a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, you will need to provide the following information after you boot the system disk:

Enter a value for
this_node ALLOCLASS parameter:

After you have completed all the tasks in this chapter, go to Chapter 3 to begin the installation.

This chapter describes the following installation tasks:

• Preparing to respond to prompts during the installation
• Installing from the operating system CD-ROM
• Creating the system disk
• Registering licenses
• Selecting operating system components
• Installing layered products
• Booting the new system disk
• Rebooting the system
• Joining an OpenVMS Cluster (optional)
• Running AUTOGEN
• Logging in to the SYSTEM account

At different points during the installation, you must respond to prompts asking you to supply specific information. This manual and the Help text available during the installation procedure tell you how to obtain most of this information and how to make decisions when responding to specific prompts.

However, Compaq recommends that you review the following summary before you begin the installation so that you have an understanding beforehand of the types of information you will need to provide.

During the installation, the system will prompt you for the following information:

• The names of the source drive, target drive, and local area network device (if you are booting from an InfoServer system).
• Whether you want to select the INITIALIZE or PRESERVE option (as described in Chapter 1).
• A volume label for the target disk (if you choose not to use the default volume label).
• A password for the SYSTEM account. You will be prompted to enter a password of at least 8 characters (but not exceeding 31 characters).
• Whether you want to join an OpenVMS Cluster system and, if so, what kind (as described in Chapter 2).
• DECnet node name and address (or values for the system parameters, SCSNODE and SCSSYSTEMID).

  Note If you install the DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha software but want to use addresses compatible with DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software, you still need to provide this information. These settings identify your system by name and number in a DECnet or cluster environment. Note that if you supply a DECnet address, the system will automatically calculate the SCSSYSTEMID value. If necessary, see the network or system manager to obtain this information.

• Information listed on Product Authorization Keys (PAKs) for your OpenVMS licenses. To register your licenses, you will need to enter the information listed on the PAK for each license.
• Operating system components that you want to install (including DECwindows and OpenVMS Management Station files). You can install all components by default, or you can select each component individually.
  You can install DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha, Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, and either DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha or DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha with the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. If you install DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha, you must include the Support for DECwindows components. If you install either implementation of DECnet, you must include the Support for DECnet components. You must also include these components if you later plan to install these products separately.
  If you need to create a kit to install the PC component of the OpenVMS Management Station software, then you must include the OpenVMS Management Station Software---PC files component.
  See Section 3.5.3 for a complete list of components included with the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system.

The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 operating system includes procedures that allow you to easily install the operating system using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. To get started, boot the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM either from your local CD-ROM drive or from a CD-ROM drive connected to the InfoServer, as described in the following sections.

3.2.1 Booting from the Local Drive

To boot the operating system CD-ROM from the local CD-ROM drive, follow these steps:

1. Insert the operating system CD-ROM into the local CD-ROM drive.
2. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the SHOW DEVICE command so you can identify the name of the CD-ROM drive (for example, DKA400:).
3. Enter the boot command in the following format:

   BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 source-drive

   
   Substitute the device name of the CD-ROM drive (as listed in the SHOW DEVICE display) for source-drive.
   For example, if the SHOW DEVICE display lists the device name of your CD-ROM drive as DKA400, enter the following command and press the Return key:

   >>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 DKA400

To boot the operating system CD-ROM using the InfoServer, follow these steps:

1. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the SHOW DEVICE command and scan the devices listed in the output to determine the name of the CD-ROM drive. Look for a device listed with its hardware address; for example, see the last line in the following example:

   >>>SHOW DEVICE dva0.0.0.1000.0 DVA0 RX23 dka200.2.0.5.0 DKA200 RZ28M 1004 dka300.3.0.5.0 DKA300 RZ29B 0016 dka400.4.0.5.0 DKA400 RZ26L 442E ewa0.0.0.3.0 00-00-F8-1F-70-3D Twisted-Pair

   
   For additional information, refer to the Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for Alpha and VAX Software Product Description and the hardware manuals that you received with your Alpha computer.
2. At the console prompt, enter the following command:

   >>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 -FILE APB-filename lan-device-name

   
   Note the following conventions:
   • APB-filename is the unique file name that was assigned to the APB.EXE file when it was copied from the operating system CD-ROM to the InfoServer (for example, APB_V73). This file is the name of the APB program used for the initial system load (ISL) boot program.
   • lan-device-name is the name of the local area network (LAN) device identified with your computer, as determined by using the SHOW DEVICE command in the previous step.

   Note If you are using a DEC 3000 or 4000 series system, note the following: On DEC 3000 series systems, you can boot through the InfoServer using an alternate TURBOchannel device, such as a PMAD (Ethernet) or DEFTA (FDDI), by specifying the device name as "n/ESA0". The value for n is the TURBOchannel slot number, which you can obtain by entering the SHOW CONFIGURATION command at the console prompt (>>>) and examining the display. For more information, see Section A.1.8, in Appendix A. On DEC 4000 series systems, you must specify the ISL file name in uppercase (APB_073).

3. The InfoServer ISL program then displays the following menu:

   Network Initial System Load Function Version 1.2 FUNCTION FUNCTION ID 1 - Display Menu 2 - Help 3 - Choose Service 4 - Select Options 5 - Stop Enter a function ID value:

4. Respond to the prompts as follows, pressing the Return key after each entry:
   1. Enter 3 for the function ID.
   2. Enter 2 for the option ID.
   3. Enter the service name (ALPHA073).
   
   A sample display follows:

   Enter a function ID value: 3[Return] OPTION OPTION ID 1 - Find Services 2 - Enter known Service Name Enter an Option ID value: 2[Return] Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA073[Return]