Installation manual

Multiversion VAX Upgrade Process
A.2 Multiversion Upgrade Procedure
A.2.3 Final Upgrade
Follow these steps to perform the final upgrade of your OpenVMS VAX operating
system.
1. Review the version-specific documentation. Compaq recommends that you
read the New Features, Release Notes, Installation Guide, and Software
Product Description available in your software kit.
2. Perform the preupgrade checklist located in the Installation Guide.
3. Perform the complete upgrade and select the optional files that you need for
your final version.
4. Perform the postupgrade checklist located in the Installation Guide.
5. Upgrade the layered products on your system based on your review of layered
products in Section A.2.1. See the web page at the following URL:
http://www.support.compaq.com/openvms/
A.3 Specific Layered Product and Firmware Information
This section provides specific information about the following layered products
and firmware:
• BASEstar
• Debugger
A.3.1 Layered Products
This section contains information about layered products.
BASEstar Classic Domain
A BASEstar Classic domain that consists of BASEstar Classic for OpenVMS VAX
Versions 3.2 and 3.3 is fully supported on OpenVMS Version 7.3, as long as you
obtained the kits through normal support channels.
However, on Alpha systems you need to be running BASEstar Classic Version 3.4.
This means that any BASEstar Classic domain consisting of both VAX and Alpha
systems can only have the VAX systems upgraded to OpenVMS Version 7.3 at
this time.
Debugger Graphical User Interface (GUI)
To run the Debugger Graphical User Interface (GUI) on OpenVMS Version 7.3,
you must be running the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS layered product. See
Section 1.1.3 for information about DECwindows Motif.
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