Installation manual

Using VMSTAILOR and DECW$TAILOR
10.1 Using VMSTAILOR
If you are adding files from a compact disc on an InfoServer, first determine
whether the SYSGEN parameter SCSNODE is defined on your system
(see Section 5.5) or start the DECnet software, and then refer to step 2 of
Section 7.2.
3. Enter the following command and press Return:
$ RUN SYS$UPDATE:VMSTAILOR
VMSTAILOR displays a description of the VMSTAILOR program and the
following message:
Do you want to tailor files "ON" or "OFF"?
4. Enter ON to add files and press Return.
The VMSTAILOR program lists each group, or class, of files and its size in
blocks. Files are grouped according to their function. For example, all the
files required for network support are in one class. A file class is made up of
many smaller groups called subclasses. You can add an entire class of files, or
you can add one or more of its subclasses. For example:
CLASS - Network support
Size of entire class (with subclasses): 1499
Size of common files required for any subclass: 1249
Do you wish to select the entire class (default = NO)?
.
.
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5. Decide which file classes or subclasses you need to add. VMSTAILOR displays
step-by-step instructions. Follow these instructions to specify which classes or
subclasses of files you want to add.
6. VMSTAILOR adds the files you specified and displays the names of the files.
After the files have been added, AUTOGEN runs automatically to make the
adjustments that are necessary after system files are added. AUTOGEN also
reboots the system.
Caution
To cancel VMSTAILOR during the first and second phases, press Ctrl/C,
Ctrl/Y, or Ctrl/Z. Canceling VMSTAILOR during the third phase can cause
a partially tailored disk.
For a description of each phase, see Section 10.1.1.
After adding files to the system disk, apply any updates that affect them.
OpenVMS VAX update procedures create a .TXT file that contains a
description of patched files. This file usually has the following format:
SYS$UPDATE:VMSUn06n.TXT.
For example, assume that you do not need the OpenVMS Phone utility (PHONE)
and you run VMSTAILOR to remove those files. Later, you decide you want to
use Phone. Run VMSTAILOR to return the Phone files to the system disk; then,
apply any OpenVMS VAX update that has occurred since Version 7.3 that affected
the Phone utility.
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