Installation manual

Before Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
5.7 Gathering Information for the Upgrade
5.7 Gathering Information for the Upgrade
At different points during the upgrade, the procedure prompts you to supply
information. To save time once the procedure begins, be sure you have the
following information readily available. Remember, entering incorrect information
during the upgrade could force you to repeat the entire upgrade procedure.
Required Information Explanation
Device names You will need to specify the device names for the drives that will hold the
distribution media and the system disk.
Passwords You will be prompted to type passwords of at least 8 characters for the
SYSTEM, SYSTEST, and FIELD accounts.
Optional components and
OpenVMS Management
Station files
The upgrade procedure prompts you to specify whether you want to install
the library (VMS073.C), optional (VMS073.D) OpenVMS components, and
OpenVMS Management Station software PC files (VMS073.F). Appendix D
lists the files included in these save sets.
You can save some space on your system disk if you choose not to install
these components, but be sure to review Appendix D before deciding.
Location for Help Message
utility
Save set VMS073.E contains the online Help Message utility, which you can
install on your system disk or on an alternate disk. (However, if you copied
the distribution kit to some other media from which you will be performing
the installation, you cannot install this save set on that media.)
DECwindows components The installation procedure prompts you to specify which of the following
DECwindows components you want to install:
• DECwindows base support (required for running DECwindows software),
which includes:
– DECwindows transport
– DECwindows keymaps
• DECwindows workstation support (required for VAX workstations),
which includes:
– DECwindows X11 display server
– Graphics drivers
– 75 dots/inch video fonts
– 100 dots/inch video fonts (option available only if you select
DECwindows workstation support)
Note that you must install the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
(previously called VMS DECwindows Motif) layered product if you want to
run the DECwindows software. DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX
Version 1.2-4 is the minimum supported version for systems running
OpenVMS VAXVersion 7.3. If you do not know which version of DECwindows
Motif for OpenVMS VAX you are currently running on your system, you can
check by entering the following command:
$ ANALYZE/IMAGE SYS$LIBRARY:DECW$XLIBSHR.EXE
Also note that the layered product does not have the DECwindows base
and workstation support components. To get full DECwindows support, you
must select the DECwindows components provided with the OpenVMS VAX
Version 7.3 kit and install the separate DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS
VAX layered product, which supports both Motif and XUI environments.
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