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Installing, Upgrading, and Updating Software
3.6 Selecting VMSINSTAL.COM Options
You can use the Alternate Working Device option to specify an alternate
working device for the temporary working directory (defined as the logical
name VMI$KWD). This option allows you to perform an installation with fewer
free blocks on the system disk than are otherwise required.
If you do not specify this option, VMSINSTAL.COM creates the temporary
working directory in the following location:
SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSUPD.facvvu]
Table 3–1 explains the format of facvvu.
How to Perform This Task
Use the following format to specify this option:
AWD=dev:[dir]
where:
dev Specifies the alternate working device
dir Specifies the directory under which the facvvu subdirectory will be created
Specifying a directory is optional. If you do not specify a directory,
VMSINSTAL.COM creates the working directory on the specified device with
the following directory specification: [000000.facvvu]. If you specify a directory,
VMSINSTAL.COM creates the working directory as a subdirectory within the
directory that you specify (for example, [WORK.facvvu]). If the directory that you
specify does not exist, VMSINSTAL.COM does not create it.
Example
To use the working directory [INSTALL] on the alternate device DUA2:, issue the
following command:
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM NEWAID010 CSA1: OPTIONS AWD=DUA2:[INSTALL]
3.6.3 Using the Get Save Set Option ( G ) (Layered Products Only)
Note
You cannot use this option to copy operating system kits.
Installing products either from a distribution tape or from console media directly
onto your system disk is time-consuming. The Get Save Set option saves you
time by allowing you to copy product save sets and store them temporarily while
you do other work; you can then perform an update more quickly at a time that
is convenient for you.
You might consider dedicating a user disk on a node that other licensed system
users can access. You can store product save sets on this dedicated user disk to
give other licensed system users fast access to the product save-set directory.
3.6.3.1 Storing a Product Save Set
To store a product save set on a disk directory using the Get Save Set option,
enter a command using the following syntax:
@SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM product-list source OPTIONS G device:[directory]
The directory you specify must exist, and the device must be mounted.
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