Installation manual

After Installing the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
4.2 Registering Your Licenses
4.2 Registering Your Licenses
The installation procedure gave you the opportunity to register any software
product licenses. If you did not register your OpenVMS VAX license at that time,
you must do so before you can use the OpenVMS VAX operating system. You
must register the licenses for any of the following System Integrated Products
you have purchased:
OpenVMS Cluster Software for VAX or Alpha
OpenVMS RMS Journaling for OpenVMS
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
You must also register the licenses for any of the following DECnet products you
have purchased:
Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX
DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS VAX
For step-by-step instructions about registering licenses, refer to the OpenVMS
License Management Utility Manual and Appendix B in this manual.
4.3 Backing Up Your System Disk
After you install the operating system, protect your work by making a backup
copy of the system disk in case you have any problems during customization.
Compaq recommends that you perform the following operations:
• Make a standalone BACKUP kit on the system disk and on removable media.
• Perform a standalone BACKUP of your system disk.
In addition to backing up the system disk now before you customize it, you
should back up your system disk again after you successfully complete your
customization tasks.
For complete information about backup operations, refer to the upgrade and
installation supplement for your VAX computer and the system manager’s guide.
4.4 Customizing the System
You can customize the system to meet your site-specific needs. In addition, if your
VAX computer is part of an OpenVMS Cluster environment, you must prepare
the cluster environment and configure the cluster.
For instructions on customizing the system, read the following documentation:
• The chapter on booting in the upgrade and installation supplement for your
VAX computer. This chapter explains the different ways to boot the system.
It also tells you how to shut down the system.
• If the computer is part of an OpenVMS Cluster environment, the OpenVMS
Cluster Systems Manual for further information about setting up a cluster.
• The release notes, for notes and restrictions that might be relevant to your
customization plans.
• The OpenVMS System Manager’s Manual, Volume 1: Essentials for
instructions on customizing and using your system. It contains information
about the following tasks:
– Editing the template files SYCONFIG.COM, SYLOGICALS.COM,
SYLOGIN.COM, and SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM
4–2 After Installing the OpenVMS VAX Operating System