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OpenVMS Software Installation Release Notes
2.2 Installation and Upgrade Information Specific to Alpha
• The Registry
• Advanced Server
• COM layered products
• Any other applications using Registry
At some point, you will have to shutdown all remaining Registry-based activity
in the cluster just before you start up Registry and applications using Registry
services on the V7.3 nodes.
Note
If you are running Compaq Advanced Server for OpenVMS on OpenVMS
V7.2-1, you must upgrade all nodes to Advanced Server for OpenVMS
V7.3 before you upgrade any OpenVMS V7.2-1 node to OpenVMS V7.3.
The following steps describe the procedure you can use when upgrading from
V7.2-1 to V7.3 on systems running the OpenVMS NT Registry:
1. Though not required, it is best to shut down the Registry in a graceful
manner. Before shutting down the Registry, shut down all layered products
that use the Registry. First, shut down applications specific to your
environment, if any, which are known to use Registry services. Next, shut
down layered products which use Registry services: for example, first shut
down COM for OpenVMS, then Advanced Server. COM can be shut down
using the command:
$ @SYS$STARTUP:DCOM$SHUTDOWN.COM
Advanced Server can be shut down using the command:
$ @SYS$STARTUP:PWRK$SHUTDOWN.COM
2. Create a snapshot of the Registry database by using the command:
$ MCR REG$CP CREATE SNAPSHOT
3. Export the Registry database by using the command:
$ MCR REG$CP EXPORT DATABASE [/LOG/OUTPUT=filename]
4. If you are upgrading all nodes in the cluster at the same time, make a note as
to which node was acting as the master Registry server. You can determine
which node was the master by issuing the command:
$ SHOW SERVER REGISTRY/MASTER
5. Shut down the Registry server or servers. If you are upgrading all nodes in
the cluster at the same time, this can be performed using the command:
$ SET SERVER REGISTRY/CLUSTER/EXIT
If you are upgrading just one node in the cluster, issue the following command
on the node:
$ SET SERVER REGISTRY/EXIT
If that node was the master, wait until it exits before you take any other
action. Another node in the cluster will become the master.
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