Installation and Upgrade Guide

adding system files, 136
analyzing and repairing, 80
backing up, 247–253
after an installation, 143
after installation or upgrade, 115
alternate disk for, 251
before an upgrade, 85
from OpenVMS main menu, 32
boot options, 165
booting, 72, 178
after installation, 76
checking amount of free space on, 138
creating, 55
defined, 25, 277
initializing, 55, 98
alternative methods, 34, 269
preparing an alternate for backup, 251
preparing for upgrade, 79
preserving, 34, 55, 98
removing system files, 136
restoring, 249
restoring files on, 32
space needed
for upgrade, 80
to decompress libraries, 138
specifying
during installation, 55
during upgrade, 98
unique volume label requirement, 247
upgrading, 84
System Dump Analyzer
(see SDA)
System event log (SEL), 172
System Generation utility
(see SYSGEN)
System Integrated Products
(see SIPs (System Integrated Products), Layered
products)
SYSTEST account
creating after installation or upgrade, 143
SYSUAFALT.DAT file, 184
T
Target disk
using backup copy for, 85
Target drive, 248
defined, 25
TCP/IP
third-party
installing, 122
OpenVMS Management Station, 262
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
configuring, 122
defined, 277
installing, 64
installing or upgrading, 33
upgrading, 105
TDC
(see Performance Data Collector base software
(TDC_RT), Performance Data Collector (TDC))
TDC_RT
(see Performance Data Collector base software
(TDC_RT))
TDF
setting during an installation, 62
Temporary Instant Capacity (see TiCAP (Temporary
Instant Capacity))
TiCAP (Temporary Instant Capacity)
defined, 278
requirements, 33, 66, 106
Time differential factor
(see TDF)
Time zones
setting during an installation, 61
updating during an upgrade, 104
Timeout
EFI boot option, 169
Troubleshooting
InfoServer boot problems, 201
system problems, 186
Tuning operating system, 144
U
UAFALTERNATE logical name, 184
UETP (User Environment Test Package), 143
defined, 278
Uninstall
OpenVMS operating system, 267
recovery data for, 100
Upgrade, 95–112
booting
operating system kit, 95–97
cautions and restrictions, 78
checklist, 95
concurrent (OpenVMS Cluster), 89
disk space requirement, 80
effect
on command procedures, 136
on layered products, 79
on MODPARAMS.DAT file, 146
OpenVMS Cluster
adding a new CPU, 89
preliminary tasks, 87–93
preparing for, 87–93
required operating system version, 90
paths, 78
PCSI, 33
preparation checklist, 77
procedure, 97–112
recovery data, 100
rolling (OpenVMS Cluster), 90
shadowed disks, 84
stages of, 95
time zones, 104
User accounts
creating after installation or upgrade, 143
User authorization file (see UAF)
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