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2Installation and Initialization  


This chapter provides important information about CDSA installation and initialization.
NoteYou must have the SYSPRV and CMKRNL privileges to initialize CDSA. Users of CDSA applications do not need SYSPRV, but you will likely need SYSPRV to develop CDSA signed applications and plugins


Table 2-1 lists the currently supported versions of CDSA, and the installation and configuration requirements for the versions of OpenVMS that support CDSA.

Table 1  CDSA Installation and Configuration Summary
OpenVMS Version CDSA Version 1.0 CDSA Version 2.0
V7.2-2 & V7.3 (See Installation of CDSA on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 or 7.2-2)
  1. Install CDSA kit.

  2. Execute this command: @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$INITIALIZE

  1. Install CDSA kit.

  2. Execute this command: @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$UPGRADE

V7.3-1 (See Installation of CDSA on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-1)
  1. CDSA is already installed.

  2. Execute this command: @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$INITIALIZE

  1. Install CDSA kit.

  2. Execute this command: @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$UPGRADE

V7.3-2 (See Installation of CDSA on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2)
V1.0 is not supported
  1. CDSA is already installed.

  2. Execute this command: @SYS$STARTUP:CDSA$UPGRADE


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