Installation manual

After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
8.7 Changing MODPARAMS.DAT
8.7 Changing MODPARAMS.DAT
Review the file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT. The upgrade
procedure created a new version of this file. The old version is named
SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT_OLD. Modify the new file, if necessary,
for your system.
If you are upgrading an OpenVMS Cluster system, you must update the
MODPARAMS.DAT file for each VAX computer that boots from the system disk.
Make sure the value for the EXPECTED_VOTES parameter is correct. The
value is the sum of all VOTES in the cluster. For example, if there are five VAX
computers in the cluster, and each has one VOTE, the value is five. As you reboot
each VAX computer, AUTOGEN runs automatically. The cluster forms when you
have booted enough computers to attain cluster quorum.
For more information, refer to the OpenVMS System Manager’s Manual, Volume
2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems.
8.8 Updating Your Console Media
If your computer does not use console media, skip this section and go to
Section 8.10.
If your computer uses console media, you must copy the Version 7.3 VMB.EXE
onto your system’s console media. The procedure differs depending on the VAX
series computer you have. Follow the instructions in the section that applies to
your VAX computer.
8.9 VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), 8820-N (8800) Computers
If you upgraded a VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), or 8820-N (8800) computer, do
the following:
1. Insert a blank RX50 diskette in one of the console diskette drives. The
console refers to the upper (or left-hand) diskette drive as DZ1 while the
OpenVMS VAX operating system refers to it as CSA1. The console refers to
the lower (or right-hand) drive as DZ2 while the OpenVMS VAX operating
system refers to it as CSA2.
2. Make sure the diskette drives are connected to the OpenVMS VAX operating
system, as follows:
$ SHOW DEVICE CSA
Device Device Error Volume
Name Status Count Label
CSA0: (SYSTEM) Online 0
CSA1: (SYSTEM) Online 0
CSA2: (SYSTEM) Online 0
If the drives are not connected, the following message is displayed:
%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
If this message is displayed, enter the following commands (you need
CMKRNL privilege):
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN
SYSGEN> CONNECT CONSOLE
SYSGEN> EXIT
3. To initialize the disk, enter a command in the following format:
$ INITIALIZE/STRUCTURE=1 device-name: volume-label
8–4 After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System