User guide

2: Software Installation
DC 900-1333P 61
You might find it useful to perform the installation at a hardcopy terminal. This pro-
vides a printed record that you can use for troubleshooting if needed.
Step 1: On the boot server (previously configured as described in Section 2.1), log in
to an account that has system-manager privileges.
Step 2: Change to the default directory called
SYS$SYSDEVICE. The installation
procedure is designed to use this default directory and the directory structure under it.
Note
It is highly recommended that you use the default directory structure.
If you install the software in a non-default directory, you must later
modify certain files as described in Section 2.5.
Step 3: Insert the protocol distribution media into the appropriate drive. Run
VMSINSTAL as follows to copy the files from each distribution media to your VMS
computer (
Vnnnn is the current software version number). Then insert the server/cli-
ent distribution media and retrieve the files in the same manner.
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL
OpenVMS VAX Software Product Installation Procedure Vnnnn
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The computer checks the following conditions:
• Are you logged in to the system manager’s account? You should install the soft-
ware from that account; however, any account with the necessary privileges is
acceptable.