Installation and Upgrade Guide

Earlier OpenVMS Version Documents
Information in the following documents remains valid except where superseded by the OpenVMS
documents listed previously.
• HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems
• Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
• HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems
(specifically, the chapter entitled “Managing System Parameters”), for information about
using AUTOGEN, modifying the system parameters file (MODPARAMS.DAT), and related
operations
• HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual, for information about using
system management utilities such as SYSMAN and ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE
• HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security, for information about reestablishing your security
environment after the upgrade
4.3 Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions
This section provides important information that can affect the success of your upgrade. Review
the cautions, restrictions, and notes carefully before you begin the upgrade.
4.3.1 Upgrade Paths
You can upgrade directly to OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1 from only the following versions of
OpenVMS I64:
• Version 8.3
• Version 8.2-1
4.3.2 Update License Requirements
IMPORTANT: Before upgrading to OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1, you must have the appropriate
OE license loaded on your system.
HP software licenses grant the right to use the current version of a product or any previous
version of the product at the time of purchase.
NOTE: When you initially purchase the OpenVMS software and license, HP provides a Product
Authorization Key (PAK) that is required to enable the License Management Facility (LMF) to
register the license and to validate and authorize subsequent use of the product. A PAK does
not provide license or new version rights. For more information about licensing and the License
Management Facility, see the HP OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual.
If you need an Update License, please contact your HP Sales representative.
4.3.3 Components You Choose Not to Install
If you choose not to install optional OpenVMS networking software (DECnet or TCP/IP) or the
DECwindows/Motif GUI during the upgrade, the upgrade procedure removes these products
from the system disk. Note that TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS is installed automatically when
OpenVMS is installed by HP SIM provisioning.
78 Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System