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Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software
3.8 Installing with the POLYCENTER Software Installation Utility
Logical name PCSI$SOURCE defines the location of the software kits you
want to install. Logical name PCSI$DESTINATION defines the location where
you want to install the software. For example, if the software is located in
DISK1:[KITS] and you want to install it in DISK2:[APPLICATIONS], use the
following commands:
$ DEFINE PCSI$SOURCE DISK1:[KITS]
$ DEFINE PCSI$DESTINATION DISK2:[APPLICATIONS]
You can override the logical name definitions by using /SOURCE and
/DESTINATION qualifiers on the PRODUCT command to specify a different
source and destination.
If you do not define PCSI$DESTINATION, the utility installs the software
product in SYS$COMMON:[VMS$COMMON] and directories under it.
3.8.1.2 Installing Prerequisite Software
Install any prerequisite software or perform any prerequisite tasks. This
information should be in the software product’s installation instructions or release
notes.
Note that the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility will perform this
automatically if the kits are available.
3.8.1.3 Identifying Postinstallation Procedures
Note any postinstallation procedures. This information should also be in the
software product’s installation instructions or release notes.
3.8.2 Extracting a Product’s Release Notes
To read a product’s release notes, extract the notes to a file. For example, use
either of the following commands to copy the CMS product release notes to a text
file:
$ PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES CMS/FILE=CMS_RELNOTES.TXT
$ PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES CMS/SOURCE=WORK_DISK:[KITS]/FILE=CMS_RELNOTES.TXT
If you do not specify a file name, the release notes are written to a file named
DEFAULT.PCSI$RELEASE_NOTES in the current directory. It is not necessary
to install a software product before you use the POLYCENTER Software
Installation utility to extract its release notes.
3.8.3 Installing a Product
To start an installation, enter the PRODUCT INSTALL command. For example:
$ PRODUCT INSTALL CMS
To install more than one product at a time, enter a list of product names
separated by commas. You can use asterisk (*) wildcard characters in the
product names. For example:
$ PRODUCT INSTALL CMS/VERSION=3.4,LSE,COB*/VERSION=5.0
Table 3–7 lists some of the features you can control with command qualifiers. A
complete list is in the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual
and in online help.
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