Installation manual

Small Capacity System Disks
H.3 Installing OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
Remember to use the ANALYZE/DISK/REPAIR command to recover any lost
space from partially deleted files.
H.4 Upgrading OpenVMS VAX and DECwindows Motif for
OpenVMS VAX
The following sections describe how to upgrade to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3
and DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX Version 1.2-6 from an OpenVMS VAX
Version 6.1 or 6.2 (or higher) system running an older version of DECwindows
Motif for OpenVMS VAX. (Note that Version 1.2-4 is the minimum version of
DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX that you can run on OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.3.)
This option requires the most attention and extra tailoring consideration because
the disk blocks used by the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX layered
product cannot be used during the OpenVMS VAX upgrade procedure. This
means that you might not be able to select even the library save set during
the upgrade and that you will need to tailor on portions of it (most notably, the
DECnet support).
Depending on your configuration, it might be necessary to tailor off DECwindows
Motif for OpenVMS VAX and then reinstall it following the upgrade.
H.4.1 Upgrading to OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3
Before beginning the upgrade procedure, prepare the system environment —
notably the dump, page, and swap files (see Section H.2.2) — and remove as
many excess files from the system disk as possible. Use the tailoring facilities to
remove files that will be replaced or obsoleted by the upgrade procedure. This is
a good way to get the necessary space (48,950 blocks) to start the upgrade but
probably does not contribute to the final additional capacity required.
Tailor off all the OpenVMS programming files, examples, and miscellaneous
utilities and any DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX support that is not
required. Before upgrading the operating system, keep, at most, one language
support option, and do not keep any DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
examples unless you have sufficient space to get at least the OpenVMS VAX
required and library save sets directly in the upgrade.
If you have sufficient space after tailoring to allow both the OpenVMS VAX
required and library save sets to be selected, then the upgrade will include
DECnet support and DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX will start normally
after the upgrade.
If you cannot select the library save set, the lack of DECnet support will likely
keep DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX from starting on your system (at
which point you will have only the operator window on your workstation). You
can then tailor on the DECnet support to get DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
VAX running again. After you have DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
running, tailoring on any other pieces you might not have already acquired from
either the library or optional save sets will be easier.
Compaq recommends that you not take the optional Help Message utility (unless
you install it on an alternate device). You want to choose the DECwindows device
support if you are upgrading a workstation.
Remember to use the ANALYZE/DISK/REPAIR command to clean up any
partially deleted files.
H–6 Small Capacity System Disks