Installation manual

Getting Started
1.1 Important Information
1.1.4 MACRO32.EXE and Standalone BACKUP
To build standalone BACKUP onto tape, you must have the image
MACRO32.EXE on your system disk. Do not tailor off (remove) the Macro
libraries before building standalone BACKUP onto tape.
1.1.5 Layered Product Availability
The most current information about layered product support is available online.
Use the following URL:
http://www.compaq.com/software/products
If you do not have access to the Internet, you can find the operating system
support information on any of the quarterly Software Products Libraries, in the
following file:
[README]SW_COMPAT_MATRIX.PS (.TXT)
1.1.6 Restrictions
Refer to the Compaq OpenVMS Operating System for VAX and Alpha, Version 7.3
Software Product Description (SPD) to note any restrictions that apply to using
OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3. For example, the SPD provides information about
minimum memory requirements for the operating system and layered products,
shared memory restrictions, and supported and unsupported VAX computers and
system disks.
If your system uses a small-capacity system disk, the entire OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.3 operating system and the complete DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
VAX layered product will not fit on your disk. Appendix H describes some
methods that may enable you to install or upgrade to OpenVMS VAX Version
7.3 and DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX on a small-capacity system disk.
These space-saving methods can be applied to larger disks as well.
1.2 Key Terms
You need to know the following key terms before you install or upgrade the
system:
Term Definition
Distribution media The media containing the OpenVMS VAX operating
system software.
System disk The disk that contains (or will contain) the OpenVMS
VAX operating system. The installation or upgrade
procedure transfers the OpenVMS operating system
from the operating system CD–ROM on the source
drive to the system disk.
Local drive A drive that is connected directly to a VAX computer.
For example, a magnetic tape drive connected directly
to a VAX computer is referred to as a local tape drive.
If you have a standalone VAX computer, it is likely all
the drives connected to your system are local drives.
InfoServer A general-purpose disk storage server that allows
you to use the distribution compact disc to install the
operating system on remote client systems connected
to the same LAN (local area network).
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