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Before Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System
5.7 Gathering Information for the Upgrade
Required Information Explanation
PAK information The information listed on Product Authorization Keys (PAKs) for any new
products you will register. You do not need to register your OpenVMS VAX
license or the licenses for any System Integrated Products (SIPs) you are
already running.
5.8 Preupgrade Checklist
Before you begin the upgrade procedure, use the following checklist to make sure
you have completed all the necessary preupgrade tasks.
Read the OpenVMS Version 7.3 New Features and Documentation Overview,
the OpenVMS Version 7.3 Release Notes, and any cover letters that came with
your kit.
Read the cautions and restrictions described at the beginning of this chapter
and in Chapter 1.
Make sure you have enough free blocks for the upgrade. You need at least
48,950 free blocks for the required files to start the upgrade (described in
Section 5.5). The entire upgrade requires about 163,000 blocks.
Set up your system to record the upgrade procedure on either a hardcopy
terminal or a printer attached to the console terminal. If you do not do this,
the screen messages will be lost. You need a transcript in case there is a
problem during the upgrade. For information on how to connect a hardcopy
device to your console to record the procedure, refer to the upgrade and
installation supplement for your VAX computer.
Check your AUTOGEN feedback information to be sure it is valid before
rebooting the system. (Described in Section 5.3)
Make a backup copy of the system disk and, if applicable, of the console
media. (Described in the upgrade and installation supplement for your
computer)
If, in previous versions, your distribution kit provided standalone BACKUP
on one of the following media types, make sure you have created a standalone
BACKUP kit on one of the following media types:
RX33
TU58
RX50
RX01
RL02
(Described in Section 5.4)
Make sure SYSUAF.DAT is in the SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE] and
VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT is in the SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR] directory.
(Described in Section 5.5)
Make sure SWAPFILE.SYS (if it is located on the system disk) and
PAGEFILE.SYS are in the SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSEXE] directory. (Described in
Section 5.5)
Make sure the page file is at least 4600 blocks. (Described in Section 5.5)
If you have a shared system dump file in SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE], make
sure the shared file is not named SYSDUMP.DMP. (Described in Section 5.5)
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