Installation manual

After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
8.9 VAX 8530, 8550, 8810 (8700), 8820-N (8800) Computers
2. Enter the following commands to check if there is enough space for the new
VMB.EXE. You need 120 blocks. If you are updating a VAX computer, use
CSA1 for device-name.
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSGEN
SYSGEN> CONNECT CONSOLE
SYSGEN> EXIT
$ EXCHANGE DIRECTORY device-name:VMB.EXE
Directory of RT-11 volume TINES$CSA1: 13-NOV-2000 18:40
VMB.EXE 80 13-NOV-2000
Total of 1 file, 80 blocks. Free space 43 blocks, largest 23.
If the size of the current VMB, plus the free space, does not equal at least
120 blocks, delete unneeded files on the console until you have 120 blocks
available. In the above example, the size of the current VMB.EXE (80 blocks)
plus the free space (43 blocks) equals 123 blocks, so files do not have to be
deleted.
3. Enter the following command and press Return:
$ @SYS$UPDATE:UPDATE_CONSOLE.COM
4. If you are updating the console media for a VAX 8600 or VAX 8650 computer,
the new VMB.EXE is copied onto the console media.
If you are updating the console media for one of the other VAX computers, the
procedure uses the EXCHANGE procedure to copy the contents of the existing
console media, merge the new files onto the copy of the console media, and
create a new version of the console media. When the computer is ready to
create the new version, it displays a message asking you to insert a scratch
tape cassette or diskette. Take out the original console media and insert a
new one.
8.9.2 VAX 9000 Computers
VAX 9000 computers use a special version of VMB.EXE named VMB9AQ.EXE.
The upgrade procedure automatically copies a new version of this file to the
console hard disk. However, if for some reason you need to update the console
hard disk, use the UPDATE_CONSOLE.COM command procedure described for
the VAX 8200, 8250, 8300, 8350, 8600, and 8650 computers. The device name for
the VAX 9000 console hard disk is CSA1.
8.10 Decompressing the System Libraries
Decompressing the system libraries gives the system faster access to the libraries.
You can decompress all the system libraries or just some of them.
The additional amount of disk space required to decompress all the system
libraries is about 22,600 blocks. To find out how much disk space you have, enter
the following command and press Return:
$ SHOW DEVICE SYS$SYSDEVICE
Table 8–1 gives the approximate number of blocks consumed by each library after
decompression.
8–6 After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System