Installation manual

After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
8.19 Postupgrade Checklist
8.19 Postupgrade Checklist
Use the following checklist to make sure you perform all the necessary
postupgrade tasks.
Verify the system time (described in Section 8.1)
Restore the preferred node list for the queue manager (described in
Section 8.2)
Replace SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT (described in
Section 8.3)
Examine AUTOGEN output stored in the file AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT
(described in Section 8.4)
Examine the command procedure templates supplied with OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.3 (described in Section 8.6)
Examine MODPARAMS.DAT (described in Section 8.7)
Update your console media (described in Section 8.8)
Decompress the system libraries using LIBDECOMP.COM (described in
Section 8.10)
Run UETP (the user environment test package) to test the system (described
in OpenVMS System Manager’s Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and
Complex Systems)
Remove unwanted files and check the sizes of system files (described in
Section 8.12)
Restore your local additions to the system password dictionary (described in
Section 8.13)
Customize your DECwindows environment (described in Section 8.14)
Build a standalone BACKUP kit (described in Section 8.17)
Back up the console media (described in Section 8.17)
Install layered products (described in Section 8.16)
Back up the system disk (described in the upgrade and installation
supplement for your computer)
Run AUTOGEN and reboot the system after the first 24 hours of operation
(described in Section 8.18)
After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System 8–13