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OpenVMS Software Installation Release Notes
2.1 Installation and Upgrade Information Common to Alpha and VAX
For example:
%PCSI-I-RETAIN, file [SYSEXE]DTSS$SET_TIMEZONE.EXE was not replaced
because file from kit has a lower generation number
You can ignore these messages. The DECnet-Plus kit has been properly
installed.
2.1.8 Installing DECwindows with Some Layered Products May Cause
Insufficient Global Sections
V7.3
Compaq DECwindows does not calculate sufficient global sections to start up if
you install it together with certain layered products. If you install DECwindows
together with one or more other layered products, DECwindows may fail to start
up during the first system startup after reboot. You will see a message similar to
the following on the console:
%DECW-W-BADVALUE, Free GBLSECTIONS is 251, should be at least 280
At this point, DECwindows offers to run AUTOGEN for you:
Do you want the system to run AUTOGEN for you [YES]?
Some SYSGEN parameters must be reset for DECwindows to start. If you
type YES, AUTOGEN changes these parameters and reboots your system, but
DECwindows does not start. If you type NO, AUTOGEN does not run or cause
a reboot, allowing you to login and adjust the SYSGEN parameters manually to
enable DECwindows to start.
Perform the following steps so that DECwindows starts:
1. Type NO to the question:
Do you want the system to run AUTOGEN for you [YES]?
2. When the system completes startup, log in to the console.
3. Manually update SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT to increase the size
of the global sections. For example, you may add the following line to
SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT:
MIN_GBLSECTIONS = 700
4. Run AUTOGEN to correct the system parameters.
$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN GETDATA TESTFILES NOFEEDBACK
$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN GENPARAMS REBOOT NOFEEDBACK
5. Check whether current values are sufficient to run DECwindows by running:
$ @SYS$MANAGER:DECW$GETPARAMS.COM
2.1.9 Daylight Savings Time Error Message When Booting with Minimum
Startup
V7.3
When you boot with minimum startup (STARTUP_P1 "MIN"), the job controller
indicates that Daylight Savings Time adjustments are not possible with the
following message:
%JBC-W-SYSERROR, SYS$MANAGER:JBC$DST_COMMAND.COM daylight savings time process
failed system service error at PC 00000000
OpenVMS Software Installation Release Notes 2–5