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Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software
3.3 Preparing Your System to Run VMSINSTAL.COM
3.3.3 Preventing Nodes from Sharing PAKs
The /NO_SHARE qualifier for the LICENSE MODIFY command lets you add
the NO_SHARE option to a PAK registered in a license database (LDB). NO_
SHARE PAKs are assigned to a single node in an OpenVMS Cluster system. A
NO_SHARE PAK cannot be shared with other OpenVMS Cluster nodes.
This qualifier remedies problems that occasionally occur when you attempt to
use the PAK of a software product for which you already have other PAKs in
your LDB. The PAK does not combine with the other PAKs for the same software
product, resulting in LICENSE-W-NOCOMB warnings. Often, the license is not
loaded on the nodes on which you want it loaded.
To remedy this problem, perform the following actions:
1. Add the NO_SHARE option to the PAK or PAKs causing the NOCOMB
warnings.
2. Assign each PAK to a specific OpenVMS Cluster node.
3.4 Running VMSINSTAL.COM
Before you run VMSINSTAL.COM, note the following points:
• Read the installation instructions for the specific product or update. If you
need assistance during an installation, enter a question mark (?) for an
explanation of possible responses.
• When you first start VMSINSTAL.COM, the procedure displays several
prompts and messages that direct and explain the installation. These
prompts and messages differ, depending on the software product that you are
installing.
• When the procedure asks if you are satisfied with the backup of your system
disk, back up your system disk before continuing with the installation if you
do not have a recent backup of your system disk.
• If you do not satisfy all conditions required to start VMSINSTAL.COM, the
procedure displays a warning message explaining the problem and asks you
if you want to continue. Compaq strongly recommends that you satisfy these
conditions before you try to start VMSINSTAL.COM again.
Caution
If you continue the procedure without making the required corrections,
Compaq cannot guarantee that the installation will be supported.
How to Perform This Task
To run VMSINSTAL.COM, enter a command in the following format:
@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL product-list source: [OPTIONS option-list] [destination] [qualifiers]
Example
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL CALENDAR020 MUA0:
The command in this example installs the product CALENDAR, from save sets
named CALENDAR020, on a magnetic tape on the MUA0: drive. (This command
shows the simplest case, in which you use no options or qualifiers.)
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