Document Outline

• HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Upgrade and Installation Manual
• Table of Contents
• Preface
  • About this document
  • Intended Audience
  • When to Use This Manual
  • New and Changed Information in this Edition
  • Document Organization
  • Typographical Conventions
  • Related Information
  • Publishing History
  • HP Encourages Your Comments
  • How to Order Additional Documentation
• 1 Getting Started
  • 1.1 Key Terms
  • 1.2 Getting to Know Your Integrity servers
    • 1.2.1 Entering Commands at Integrity servers Console Interfaces
    • 1.2.2 Integrity server Tools
    • 1.2.3 Virtual Connect (VC) on HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures
    • 1.2.4 Cell-Based Server Terminology
    • 1.2.5 Getting Started: Steps After You Unpack Your Integrity servers
  • 1.3 Examining Hardware and Software Components
    • 1.3.1 Hardware Components
    • 1.3.2 Software Components
    • 1.3.3 OpenVMS Alpha Operating System CD
    • 1.3.4 OpenVMS for Integrity servers Operating Environment DVD
    • 1.3.5 Firmware on Alpha Systems
    • 1.3.6 Firmware on Integrity server Systems
      • 1.3.6.1 Checking Firmware Version
      • 1.3.6.2 Creating a Firmware Update CD
      • 1.3.6.3 Updating Your Firmware from the Firmware Update CD
    • 1.3.7 Device-Naming Conventions
  • 1.4 Using the Operating System Menu
    • 1.4.1 Using the Install, Upgrade, or Reconfigure OpenVMS Option (1)
      • 1.4.1.1 INITIALIZE Option
      • 1.4.1.2 PRESERVE Option
    • 1.4.2 Using the Display Layered Products Option (2)
    • 1.4.3 Using the Install or Upgrade Layered Products Option (3)
    • 1.4.4 Using the Show Installed Products Option (4)
    • 1.4.5 Using the Reconfigure Installed Products Option (5)
    • 1.4.6 Using the Remove Installed Products Option (6)
    • 1.4.7 Using the Patches and Recovery Data Option (7)
    • 1.4.8 Using the Execute DCL Option (8)
    • 1.4.9 Using the Shutdown Option (9)
  • 1.5 Selecting the Install/Upgrade/Backup Option
• 2 Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
  • 2.1 Preinstallation Tasks
  • 2.2 Documentation References
  • 2.3 Mixed-Version Support in OpenVMS Cluster Systems
  • 2.4 Required OpenVMS Cluster Information
  • 2.5 Dismounting the Target System Disk Elsewhere in the Cluster
  • 2.6 Beginning the Installation
• 3 Installing the OpenVMS Operating System
  • 3.1 Installation Tasks
  • 3.2 Booting the OpenVMS Operating System Media
    • 3.2.1 Booting the OpenVMS Alpha CD
      • 3.2.1.1 Determining the Boot Device
      • 3.2.1.2 Booting from the Local Drive
      • 3.2.1.3 Booting from the InfoServer
    • 3.2.2 Booting the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD
      • 3.2.2.1 Booting from the Local Drive
      • 3.2.2.2 Booting Over the Network Using the InfoServer Utility
      • 3.2.2.3 Booting Using HP SIM Provisioning
      • 3.2.2.4 Booting Using vMedia
  • 3.3 Installing the OpenVMS Guest Operating System
    • 3.3.1 Preparing to Install the Guest Operating System
    • 3.3.2 Installing the Guest Operating System
  • 3.4 Installing the OpenVMS Operating System on to a System Disk
    • 3.4.1 Differences Between OpenVMS Integrity servers and Alpha Installations
    • 3.4.2 Responding to Prompts During Installation
    • 3.4.3 Installing OpenVMS Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu
  • 3.5 Booting the New OpenVMS System Disk
    • 3.5.1 Booting the OpenVMS Alpha System Disk
      • 3.5.1.1 Specifying the Default Boot Device on OpenVMS Alpha Systems
      • 3.5.1.2 How to Boot the New System Disk
    • 3.5.2 Booting the OpenVMS Integrity servers System Disk
    • 3.5.3 Next Steps
  • 3.6 Joining an OpenVMS Cluster
  • 3.7 Running AUTOGEN
  • 3.8 Rebooting After AUTOGEN
  • 3.9 Logging In to the SYSTEM Account
    • 3.9.1 Logging In from a Character-Cell Terminal
    • 3.9.2 Logging In from a Workstation
  • 3.10 Postinstallation Tasks
• 4 Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System
  • 4.1 Preupgrade Tasks
  • 4.2 Documentation References
  • 4.3 Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions
    • 4.3.1 Upgrade Paths
      • 4.3.1.1 Direct Upgrade Paths
      • 4.3.1.2 Indirect Upgrade Paths
    • 4.3.2 Update License Requirements
    • 4.3.3 Components You Choose Not to Install
    • 4.3.4 Licenses and Layered Products
  • 4.4 Software That Must Be Manually Removed
    • 4.4.1 Remove Older Versions of DECram for OpenVMS (Alpha Only)
    • 4.4.2 Remove TDC Version 2.0 (Alpha Only)
  • 4.5 Software That Must be Deconfigured (Integrity servers Only)
  • 4.6 Saving Archived Files from Being Deleted by the Upgrade
  • 4.7 Preparing the System Disk
    • 4.7.1 Checking the Directory Structure and Preserving Your Security Protections
    • 4.7.2 Checking the SYSCOMMON Directories
    • 4.7.3 Purging Duplicate Files from the System Disk
    • 4.7.4 Examining the System Disk
    • 4.7.5 Checking the Size of the System Disk
    • 4.7.6 Returning Authorization and AGEN$INCLUDE Files to the System Disk
      • 4.7.6.1 Authorization Files
      • 4.7.6.2 AGEN$INCLUDE Files
    • 4.7.7 Verifying System Parameters
  • 4.8 Ensuring You Have a Recent FEEDBACK.DAT File
  • 4.9 Shadowing Environment
    • 4.9.1 Setting the Boot Device
    • 4.9.2 Creating a Nonshadowed Target Disk
  • 4.10 Backing Up the System Disk
  • 4.11 Finishing Preupgrade Tasks
• 5 Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
  • 5.1 Preupgrade Tasks for OpenVMS Cluster Environments
  • 5.2 Documentation to Review
  • 5.3 Mixed-Version Support in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
  • 5.4 Adding a New System to an OpenVMS Cluster
  • 5.5 Types of Upgrades
    • 5.5.1 Concurrent Upgrade
      • 5.5.1.1 How a Concurrent Upgrade Works
      • 5.5.1.2 Preparing Your System for a Concurrent Upgrade
    • 5.5.2 Rolling Upgrade
      • 5.5.2.1 How a Rolling Upgrade Works
      • 5.5.2.2 Notes and Restrictions
      • 5.5.2.3 Preparing Your System for a Rolling Upgrade
• 6 Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System
  • 6.1 Upgrade Tasks
  • 6.2 Booting the OpenVMS Operating System Media
    • 6.2.1 Booting the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System CD
      • 6.2.1.1 Determining the Boot Device
      • 6.2.1.2 Booting from the Local Drive
      • 6.2.1.3 Booting from the InfoServer
    • 6.2.2 Booting the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD
      • 6.2.2.1 Booting from the Local Drive
      • 6.2.2.2 Booting Over the Network Using the InfoServer Utility
      • 6.2.2.3 Booting Using HP SIM Provisioning
      • 6.2.2.4 Booting Using vMedia
  • 6.3 Performing the Upgrade
    • 6.3.1 Upgrading the System Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu
    • 6.3.2 Selecting INITIALIZE or PRESERVE
    • 6.3.3 Specifying the Target Disk
    • 6.3.4 Selecting Reinstallation and Reconfiguration Options
    • 6.3.5 Checking for Recovery Data
    • 6.3.6 Specifying the Volume Label
    • 6.3.7 Specifying the On-Disk Structure Level
    • 6.3.8 Selecting Whether to Allow the Procedure to Create and Validate Boot Options (Integrity servers only)
    • 6.3.9 Warning About Removal of the DECRAM Command
    • 6.3.10 Setting OpenVMS Cluster Membership Information
    • 6.3.11 Setting OpenVMS Galaxy Information (Alpha Only)
    • 6.3.12 Updating Time Zone Information
    • 6.3.13 Upgrading Windowing, Networking, and Related Products
  • 6.4 Completing the Upgrade
    • 6.4.1 Selecting Descriptive Help Text
    • 6.4.2 Removing Older Versions of ENCRYPT
    • 6.4.3 Secure Delivery Validation
    • 6.4.4 Saving Archived Files
    • 6.4.5 Selecting Product Component Options
    • 6.4.6 Component and Product Installation Confirmation Messages
    • 6.4.7 Upgrade Creates and Validates Boot Options (Integrity servers only)
    • 6.4.8 Upgrade Completes and Returns to OpenVMS Operating System Menu
    • 6.4.9 Shutting Down the System
  • 6.5 What to Do After Shutdown
• 7 After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System
  • 7.1 Postinstallation and Postupgrade Tasks
  • 7.2 Backing Up Your System Disk
  • 7.3 Registering Your Licenses
  • 7.4 Set System Parameters for Volume Shadowing (Optional)
  • 7.5 Tuning BAP System Parameters (Alpha Upgrade Only)
  • 7.6 Running AUTOGEN to Set System Parameter Changes
  • 7.7 Forming the Shadow Set
  • 7.8 Customizing the System (New Installations, Some Upgrades)
    • 7.8.1 Creating Network Proxy Authorization Files
    • 7.8.2 Setting Up the Queue Manager and Default Queues
    • 7.8.3 Configuring a Multihead System (Optional)
    • 7.8.4 Configuring DECnet
    • 7.8.5 Configuring HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
    • 7.8.6 Installing and Configuring Third-Party Networking Software
  • 7.9 Initializing or Configuring Other Installed Components
    • 7.9.1 Initializing CDSA (Optional)
    • 7.9.2 Configuring the Availability Manager Base Software (Optional)
    • 7.9.3 Configuring Kerberos (Optional)
    • 7.9.4 Configuring SSL for OpenVMS (Optional)
    • 7.9.5 Configure WBEM Services for OpenVMS (Optional; Integrity servers only)
      • 7.9.5.1 Configuring WBEM Services for OpenVMS (Where Not Configured Previously)
      • 7.9.5.2 Configuring WBEM Services for OpenVMS (Where Configured Previously)
    • 7.9.6 Configure WBEM Providers for OpenVMS (Optional; Integrity servers only)
    • 7.9.7 Configure the Instant Capacity Software (Optional; Integrity servers only)
    • 7.9.8 Configure HP SIM (Optional; Integrity servers only)
    • 7.9.9 Initializing and Running the Performance Data Collector Base Software (Optional)
      • 7.9.9.1 User Privileges and Quotas
      • 7.9.9.2 Startup File
      • 7.9.9.3 Compatibility with Prior Releases
      • 7.9.9.4 Running TDC_RT
      • 7.9.9.5 Installation in OpenVMS Clusters
    • 7.9.10 Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station (Optional)
    • 7.9.11 Installing OpenVMS Debugger Clients on a PC (Optional)
  • 7.10 Creating a System-Specific Login Welcome Message (Optional)
  • 7.11 Examining Your Command Procedures (Upgrades Only)
  • 7.12 Adding and Removing Operating System Files (Optional)
  • 7.13 Expanding the System Libraries (Optional; OpenVMS Alpha Only) Compressing the System Libraries (Optional, OpenVMS Integrity servers: Not Recommended)
  • 7.14 Installing Patches (Optional but Recommended)
  • 7.15 Installing and Configuring Layered Products (New Installations, Some Upgrades)
    • 7.15.1 Alternative Procedure
  • 7.16 Reinstall DECevent Software (Alpha Upgrades only; optional)
  • 7.17 Creating Print Queues (New Installations, Some Upgrades)
  • 7.18 Updating SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM to Start Layered Products and Print Queues
  • 7.19 Creating Accounts (New Installations, Some Upgrades)
  • 7.20 Testing the System with UETP (Optional)
  • 7.21 Backing Up the Customized System Disk and Initiating Systematic Backups
  • 7.22 Reforming the Shadow Set as Final Postupgrade Backup
  • 7.23 Rebooting Cluster Members (Upgrades Only)
  • 7.24 Running AUTOGEN to Tune the System
  • 7.25 Modifying System Parameters
    • 7.25.1 General Notes About Modifying System Parameters
    • 7.25.2 Modifying System Parameters After an Upgrade
      • 7.25.2.1 System File Sizes
      • 7.25.2.2 OpenVMS Cluster Parameters
• A Booting and Shutting Down Your OpenVMS Alpha System
  • A.1 Booting Operations
    • A.1.1 Booting the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System CD
      • A.1.1.1 Booting from the Local Drive
      • A.1.1.2 Booting from the InfoServer
    • A.1.2 Booting with a PMAZB or PMAZC TURBOchannel Adapter
    • A.1.3 Booting Manually from the System Disk
    • A.1.4 Performing a Conversational (Interactive) Boot
    • A.1.5 Booting with Minimum Startup
    • A.1.6 Booting with the XDelta Utility (XDELTA)
    • A.1.7 Booting from a Different Root Directory
    • A.1.8 Booting over the Network with an Alternate TURBOchannel Adapter
    • A.1.9 Booting in an Emergency
      • A.1.9.1 Booting with Default System Parameters
      • A.1.9.2 Booting Without Startup and Login Procedures
      • A.1.9.3 Booting Without the User Authorization File
  • A.2 Configuring Boot Behavior for Alpha Systems
    • A.2.1 Setting the System for Automatic Booting
    • A.2.2 Setting and Showing Boot Devices
    • A.2.3 Setting Boot Flag Parameters
    • A.2.4 Writing a New Boot Block
  • A.3 Halt and Shutdown Operations
    • A.3.1 Halting the System
    • A.3.2 Shutting Down the System
      • A.3.2.1 Orderly Shutdown
      • A.3.2.2 Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
      • A.3.2.3 Emergency Shutdown with Crash Commands
  • A.4 Troubleshooting Procedures
    • A.4.1 If the System Does Not Boot
      • A.4.1.1 For Hardware Problems
      • A.4.1.2 For Software Problems
    • A.4.2 Detecting and Responding to System Problems
• B Configuring OpenVMS Integrity servers Hardware Operation and Boot Operations, and Booting and Shutting Down Your System
  • B.1 Configuration and Management Utilities for HP Integrity servers
    • B.1.1 Overview of Utilities and Console Options
    • B.1.2 Configuration and Management Utilities on Cell-Based Servers
    • B.1.3 Using the Delete or Backspace Key with Integrity server Utilities
  • B.2 Selecting Your OpenVMS Console for the Integrity servers System
    • B.2.1 Selecting Your OpenVMS Console (Not Applicable to rx2600 Integrity servers)
      • B.2.1.1 Using the EFI Boot Manager to Select the OpenVMS Console
      • B.2.1.2 Using the EFI Shell to Select the OpenVMS Console
    • B.2.2 Selecting Your OpenVMS Console on rx2600 Integrity servers
  • B.3 Overview of Using EFI
    • B.3.1 General Notes About Using EFI
  • B.4 Enabling or Disabling Hyper-Threading on Dual-Core Processors
  • B.5 Configuring and Managing OpenVMS Booting on Integrity servers
    • B.5.1 Checking the ACPI Configuration for Booting OpenVMS in an nPartition
    • B.5.2 Setting Boot Options for Your System Disk
      • B.5.2.1 Adding a Boot Option and Setting Boot Flags
        • B.5.2.1.1 Using EFI to Set Automatic Booting of Your System Disk
      • B.5.2.2 Displaying EFI Boot Entries and Mapped OpenVMS Devices
      • B.5.2.3 Setting EFI Boot Option Countdown Timer (Timeout)
      • B.5.2.4 Saving and Restoring EFI Settings
    • B.5.3 Writing a New Boot Block
    • B.5.4 Alpha and Equivalent Integrity servers System Boot Commands
  • B.6 Booting Operations
    • B.6.1 Overview of Booting on a Cell-Based Server
      • B.6.1.1 Booting the nPartition Hardware
      • B.6.1.2 Booting OpenVMS Integrity servers on an nPartition
    • B.6.2 Booting the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD from the Local Drive
      • B.6.2.1 Alternate Method of Using EFI to Boot the DVD
    • B.6.3 Booting the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD from the InfoServer
    • B.6.4 Booting an Image of the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD Using HP SIM Provisioning
    • B.6.5 Booting an Image of the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD Using vMedia
    • B.6.6 Booting from a Fibre Channel Device
    • B.6.7 Booting Manually from the Local System Disk
    • B.6.8 Performing a Conversational (Interactive) Boot
    • B.6.9 Booting with Minimum Startup
    • B.6.10 Booting with the XDelta Utility (XDELTA)
    • B.6.11 Booting from a Different Root Directory
    • B.6.12 Emergency Booting
      • B.6.12.1 Booting with Default System Parameters
      • B.6.12.2 Booting Without Startup and Login Procedures
      • B.6.12.3 Booting Without a User Authorization File
  • B.7 Halt and Shutdown Procedures
    • B.7.1 Halting the Integrity servers to Recover from Hangs and Crashes
    • B.7.2 Shutting Down the System
      • B.7.2.1 Orderly Shutdown
      • B.7.2.2 Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
  • B.8 Troubleshooting Procedures
    • B.8.1 If the System Does Not Boot
      • B.8.1.1 For Hardware Problems
      • B.8.1.2 For Software Problems
    • B.8.2 Detecting and Responding to System Problems
• C Setting Up and Performing Network Booting
  • C.1 About the OpenVMS InfoServer Utility
  • C.2 Setting Up Your System as an InfoServer Client
    • C.2.1 Determining the Local Network I/O Card to Be Used
    • C.2.2 Adding the Network Boot Option to the EFI Boot Manager
    • C.2.3 Verifying the Network I/O Device Is Bootable by EFI
  • C.3 Setting Up the InfoServer Server
  • C.4 Setting Up the BOOTP Boot Server and TFTP Server (OpenVMS Integrity servers Only)
  • C.5 Booting OpenVMS Integrity servers from the InfoServer
  • C.6 Troubleshooting InfoServer Boot Problems
• D Using HP SIM and vMedia for Provisioning OpenVMS
  • D.1 HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS
    • D.1.1 About HP SIM and Provisioning
    • D.1.2 Prerequisites for HP SIM Provisioning
    • D.1.3 Setting Up InfoServer Support
    • D.1.4 Setting Up vMedia
    • D.1.5 Setting Up HP SIM and the Windows Server to Provision OpenVMS
      • D.1.5.1 Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Provisioning Plug-in for HP SIM
      • D.1.5.2 Discovering and Identifying Your New Provisioning Client Management Processors
        • D.1.5.2.1 Manually Discovering an MP with HP SIM
    • D.1.6 Provisioning OpenVMS
      • D.1.6.1 Provisioning OpenVMS Through the InfoServer
      • D.1.6.2 Provisioning OpenVMS Through vMedia
      • D.1.6.3 Installing Licenses on OpenVMS Servers Through Provisioning
      • D.1.6.4 Configuring OpenVMS TCP/IP Through Provisioning
        • D.1.6.4.1 Prerequisites for Configuring TCP/IP
        • D.1.6.4.2 Configuring TCP/IP
  • D.2 Using vMedia Independently of HP SIM
    • D.2.1 Prerequisites for Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS
    • D.2.2 Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS
• E Setting Up and Booting Fibre Channel Storage Devices
  • E.1 Booting on a Fibre Channel Storage Device on OpenVMS Alpha Systems
    • E.1.1 Using the AlphaServer Console for Configuring Fibre Channel (Alpha Only)
      • E.1.1.1 Viewing the FC Configuration from the Console
      • E.1.1.2 Setting Up FC Disks for Booting and Dumping
  • E.2 Booting on a Fibre Channel Storage Device on OpenVMS Integrity server Systems
    • E.2.1 Checking the Firmware Version
    • E.2.2 Obtaining the IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities
    • E.2.3 Configuring and Booting FC Boot Device
    • E.2.4 Configuring Additional Nodes to Boot into a Cluster Using a Shared Disk
• F Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk
  • F.1 Reasons for Backing Up the System Disk
  • F.2 Suggested Procedures
  • F.3 OpenVMS Cluster Caution
  • F.4 Backing Up the System Disk
    • F.4.1 Getting Started
    • F.4.2 Mounting Devices
    • F.4.3 Performing the System Disk Backup
    • F.4.4 Changing the Disk Volume Cluster Size
    • F.4.5 Logging Out, Shutting Down, and Rebooting
  • F.5 Restoring the System Disk
    • F.5.1 Getting Started
    • F.5.2 Mounting Devices
    • F.5.3 Performing the System Disk Restore
    • F.5.4 Logging Out, Shutting Down, and Rebooting
  • F.6 Alternative Backup and Restore Procedure (Minimum OpenVMS Environment)
    • F.6.1 Preparing an Alternate System Disk
    • F.6.2 Using the Alternate System Disk
• G Installing the OpenVMS Internationalization Data Kit
• H Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
  • H.1 Preparing Your OpenVMS System
    • H.1.1 Setting Up in a Mixed-Architecture Cluster Environment
    • H.1.2 Starting the Server on Other Nodes
    • H.1.3 Error Log Information
    • H.1.4 Updating the Printer and Storage Database
    • H.1.5 Editing the System Files
    • H.1.6 Controlling the Printer and Storage Environment
    • H.1.7 Keeping Your Printer Environment Up to Date
      • H.1.7.1 When Is the Database Updated?
      • H.1.7.2 Do You Need to Run TNT$UTILITY.COM Manually?
      • H.1.7.3 What Are the Requirements for Running TNT$UTILITY.COM?
    • H.1.8 Keeping Your Storage Environment Up to Date
    • H.1.9 Enabling Disk Quotas
    • H.1.10 Caching Storage Configuration Data
    • H.1.11 Running Third-Party TCP/IP Stacks
    • H.1.12 Determining and Reporting Problems
    • H.1.13 Removing the OpenVMS Management Station Server
  • H.2 Preparing Your PC
    • H.2.1 Required Memory and Disk Space
    • H.2.2 Distribution Files
    • H.2.3 Required Software
    • H.2.4 Time Required for Installation
    • H.2.5 Copying the Client File to the PC
    • H.2.6 Installation Directory
    • H.2.7 Installation Procedure
    • H.2.8 Recovering from Errors
  • H.3 After Installing the Client Software on Your PC
  • H.4 Defining TCP/IP Nodes
  • H.5 Removing Version 2.1 of the OpenVMS Management Station Client
  • H.6 Removing OpenVMS Management Station
  • H.7 Getting Started with OpenVMS Management Station
• I Removing the OpenVMS Operating System
• J Alternative Ways to Initialize the System Disk
  • J.1 Alternative Method of Initialization
  • J.2 Removing the Diagnostic Partition File (Integrity servers only)
• Glossary
• Index