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## OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3
Upgrade and Installation Manual

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## 7.6 Upgrade Phase 4

At the beginning of Phase 4, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

    Continuing with OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Upgrade Procedure.

         Upgrade Phase 4            13-NOV-2000 11:21:40.65

During Phase 4, the upgrade procedure does the following:

1. Corrects back pointers for system directories.
2. Shuts down the system.
3. Reboots the system, or requires that you manually reboot the system.

### 7.6.1 How to Proceed

If the procedure requires that you manually reboot the system from the original system root (usually SYS0), do the following:

1. If you are upgrading a VAX 8530, 8550, 8810, or 8820-N computer, do the following:
   1. Restore the original copies of DEFBOO and dddGEN to boot from the original root directory.
   2. In the preupgrade procedure (Chapter 5), you made copies of the boot command procedures, DEFBOO.SAV and dddGEN.SAV. To restore the original names to these files, enter the following commands and press Return after each one:

           >>> EXIT
           $ COPY DEFBOO.SAV DEFBOO.COM
           $ COPY dddGEN.SAV dddGEN.COM

2. For most MicroVAX and VAXstation computers, use the BOOT command in the following format and substitute the device name of the system disk for ddcu:

       >>> B ddcu

   If the system fails to boot, you can boot into SYSBOOT by entering the following:

       >>> B/1 ddcu

For more information on booting your system, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

When the system reboots, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

    OpenVMS (TM) VAX Version V7.3 Major version id = 1 Minor version id = 0

After the system reboots, the procedure continues with upgrade Phase 5. Do not move the system disk to a different drive. The system disk must remain in the same drive for the procedure to continue with Phase 5.

## 7.7 Upgrade Phase 5

At the beginning of Phase 5, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

    Continuing with OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Upgrade Procedure.

         Upgrade Phase 5            13-NOV-2000 11:36:36.95

During Phase 5, the upgrade procedure does the following:

1. Deletes the temporary [SYSF] directory tree.
2. Cleans up files used only during the upgrade procedure.
3. Registers the OpenVMS VAX V7.3 operating system in the POLYCENTER Software Installation product database.
4. Installs DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS VAX V7.3. Earlier in the procedure you were asked whether you wanted to install the DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS VAX product. If you answered YES, the procedure now installs it.
5. Converts all VAXVMSSYS.PAR parameter files found in system roots to Version 7.3 format.
6. Displays messages listing tasks that you can perform after the upgrade procedure is completed. These tasks are described in Chapter 8.

## 7.8 Upgrade Phase 6

At the beginning of Phase 6, the procedure displays a message similar to the following:

       Continuing with OpenVMS VAX V7.3 Upgrade Procedure.

            Upgrade Phase 6       13-NOV-2000 11:38:46.83

       Configuring all devices on the system ...

### 7.8.1 Restoring System Files

The procedure restores SYS$SPECIFIC and SYS$COMMON versions of the following system files that were renamed with .COM_OLD_SPECIFIC and .DAT_OLD_SPECIFIC extensions during Phase 1:

> SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM
> SYCONFIG.COM
> SYPAGSWPFILES.COM
> SYSECURITY.COM
> SYSHUTDWN.COM
> SYLOGIN.COM
> LOGIN.COM
> SYLOGICALS.COM
> AGEN$NEW_SATELLITE_DEFAULTS.DAT
> AGEN$NEW_NODE_DEFAULTS.DAT
> LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM
> TFF$STARTUP.COM

You might not have site-specific versions of all of these files. The procedure displays a message listing each file as it is restored.

You might receive any of the following network messages, which can be ignored:

       %NCP-W-UNRCMP, Unrecognized component, Object

Or:

       %NCP-I-SUCCESS, Success
       Object = X$X0
       %NML-I-RECDELET, Database entry deleted

### 7.8.2 Updating Time Zone Information

At this point in the upgrade, the procedure checks for the presence of time zone and time differential factor (TDF) files on your system. If it does not find one or the other of these files, the procedure prompts you for information to be used for providing local time zone support.

For local time zone support to work correctly, the upgrade procedure must set the time zone that accurately describes the location you want to be considered as your default time zone. Usually, this is the time zone in which your system is running. In addition, your system must be correctly configured to use a valid OpenVMS time differential factor (TDF).

The procedure displays a series of time zone menus and prompts you to make selections from those menus. The first menu is the main time zone menu. Select the time zone that best describes your location. If you do not select a time zone, the default is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Some time zone choices cause an additional menu to be displayed. This happens when the time zone you select has subcomponents. For example, if you choose the United States (US) time zone from the main menu, a second menu displays the specific time zones within the United States. You then select the menu item that best represents your local time zone.

The procedure then prompts you for the TDF. The TDF is the difference between your system time and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is an international standard for measuring time of day. You can choose from the following options:

- Exit the time zone procedure without setting a TDF
- Set a TDF
- Display the TDF for your local time zone

For more information about TDF and local time zone support, refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

### 7.8.3 Installing Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX

Earlier in the procedure, you were asked whether you wanted to install the Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX product. If you answered Yes, the procedure now installs it.

Note that if Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX is already installed on your system and if the installed version is the same as or higher than the version supplied with OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3, then Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX is not reinstalled, and the procedure displays the following message:

        DECnet-Plus is already installed.

If Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX is not already installed on your system, the procedure displays a message similar to the following and prompts you for information it needs to install the Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS VAX product:

        DECnet-Plus will now be installed.

        Media containing the DECnet-Plus kit must be available.

        If you are installing OpenVMS from an InfoServer (DAD1)
        or local CD-ROM, there is a DECnet-Plus kit on the CD-ROM.

        If you are installing from a cartridge tape (TK50) or
        from an open reel tape, you should have a DECnet-Plus kit
        on cartridge tape or open reel tape.

        An appropriate DECnet-Plus kit may also be available on
        the Consolidated Distribution CD-ROM, or you may have a
        separate DECnet-Plus kit.

        NOTE: You may choose any available media for the
        DECnet-Plus kit.  It is NOT NECESSARY to use the same
        type of media that contained the OpenVMS kit.

    * Enter name of drive holding the DECnet-Plus kit: dkb200
    * Is DKB200: ready to be mounted? [N] y

    The following product has been selected:
        DEC VAXVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3                Layered Product

    Configuration phase starting ...

    You will be asked to choose options, if any, for each selected product and for
    any products that may be installed to satisfy software dependency requirements.

    DEC VAXVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3: DECnet-Plus V7.3 for OpenVMS VAX

        Copyright (c) Compaq Computer Corporation 1999. All rights reserved.

        Compaq Computer Corporation

        This product requires one of two PAKs: DVNETEND or DVNETRTG.

        Do you want the defaults for all options? [YES]

        Do you want to review the options? [NO] y

        VAXVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3: DECnet-Plus V7.3 for OpenVMS VAX
        DEC VAXVMS VMS V7.3 [Installed]
        VAX P.S.I. or P.S.I. Access software: NO
        VAX Wide Area Device Drivers: NO
        DECdns Server software: NO
        DECdts Server software: NO

    Are you satisfied with these options? [YES]

    Execution phase starting ...

    The following product will be installed:
        DEC VAXVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3             Layered Product

    Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...80%...90%...100%

    The following product has been installed:
        DEC VAXVMS DECNET_OSI V7.3             Layered Product

### 7.8.4 Running AUTOGEN

Next, the procedure displays the following message and runs AUTOGEN:

    Running AUTOGEN to compute the new SYSTEM parameters ...

If AUTOGEN encounters any problems, it displays the following message:

    %AUTOGEN-W-REPORT, Warnings were detected by AUTOGEN. Please review the
            information given in the file SYS$SYSTEM:AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT.

If AUTOGEN displays this message, be sure to check AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT as one of your postupgrade tasks. This task is described in Section 8.4.

### 7.8.5 Shutting Down the System

After AUTOGEN finishes, the procedure displays a sequence of shutdown messages that begins like this:

    The system is shutting down to allow the system to boot with the
    generated site-specific parameters and installed images.

    The system will automatically reboot after the shutdown and the
    upgrade will be complete.

             SHUTDOWN -- Perform an Orderly System Shutdown
                         on node VXPCSI
       .
       .
       .

The system shuts down and will reboot automatically if your system is set up to do so. If the system does not reboot automatically, reboot it manually. For more information about booting your system, refer to the upgrade and installation supplement for your VAX computer.

### 7.8.6 Booting Voting Nodes

If you are upgrading a standalone system, go to the next step.

If you are upgrading a VAXcluster system, the system might hang when you try to reboot the upgraded system disk. This is because the total cluster value is less than the cluster quorum value. To remedy this situation, boot voting members that run from the system disk you just upgraded. (For more information about quorum values and voting members, refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems.) All nodes that are booted at this time will run AUTOGEN and reboot.

### 7.8.7 Executing STARTUP

After the system reboots, the procedure displays the following message:

    ***********************************************************

    OpenVMS VAX V7.3

    You have SUCCESSFULLY installed the OpenVMS VAX Operating System.

    The system is now executing the STARTUP procedure. Please
    wait for the completion of STARTUP before logging in to the
    system.

    ***********************************************************

Finally, the procedure displays informational messages as well as accounting information indicating that your OpenVMS VAX operating system is running. For example:

    %STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 13-NOV-2000 13:36:40.32
       .
       .
       .
    %SET-I-INTSET, login interactive limit=64, current interactive value = 0

     SYSTEM       job terminated at 13-NOV-2000 13:39:28.31

    Accounting information:
     Buffered I/O count:       1845   Peak working set size:        970
     Direct I/O count:          677   Peak virtual size:           5165
     Page faults:              8906   Mounted volumes:                0
     Charged CPU time 0 00:00:53.34   Elapsed time        0 00:02:58.77

At this time, you can log in to the SYSTEM account (so you can perform postupgrade tasks), as described in the following sections.

### 7.8.8 Logging in to the SYSTEM Account by Means of a Character Cell Terminal

Log in to a character cell terminal by entering the user name SYSTEM followed by the password. The display is similar to the following:

         Welcome to OpenVMS VAX V7.3

    Username: SYSTEM
    Password:
         .
         .
         .
         Welcome to OpenVMS VAX Version V7.3

(If you forget your password, follow the instructions in the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials to perform an emergency startup.)

### 7.8.9 Logging in to the SYSTEM Account by Means of a Workstation

If you installed the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS VAX software on your workstation, do the following after the login window displays on your screen:

1. Enter the user name SYSTEM followed by the password.
2. Click on the OK button.

## 7.9 What to Do Next

After you have successfully upgraded the OpenVMS VAX operating system and logged in to the SYSTEM account, you must perform certain postupgrade tasks before you can use the system. For complete information, go to Chapter 8.

## Chapter 8
After Upgrading the OpenVMS VAX Operating System

After you upgrade the OpenVMS VAX operating system, you need to perform several important tasks before you can use the system. These tasks, described in the order in which you perform them, are as follows:

- Verifying system time
- Restoring the preferred node list
- Replacing SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT
- Examining AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT
- Checking the size of system files
- Examining your command procedures
- Changing MODPARAMS.DAT
- Updating your console media
- Decompressing system libraries
- Testing the system with UETP, the user environment test package
- Increasing free space on your system disk
- Purging system files
- Restoring your modifications to the system password dictionary
- Customizing DECwindows support software
- Preparing to run the OpenVMS Management Station software
- Installing layered products
- Backing up the system disk
- Running AUTOGEN
- Completing the postupgrade checklist

If you are an experienced system manager, you can use the checklist at the end of this chapter to complete the necessary postupgrade tasks.

If you are a less-experienced system manager, you should read the entire chapter and then use the checklist to make sure you have completed all the postupgrade tasks.

## 8.1 Verifying System Time

During the upgrade, the procedure displayed the system time and gave you the opportunity to enter the correct time if the displayed time was incorrect.

Now that you have upgraded your system, verify that the system time is correct by entering the following command:

    $ SHOW TIME

The system displays the date and time.

If the time displayed by your system is not correct, reset it by entering the command SET TIME using the following format:

`SET TIME=dd-mmm-yyyy:hh:mm:ss`

For example:

    $ SET TIME=12-JUN-2000:10:19:25

## 8.2 Restoring the Preferred Node List

After the upgrade completes, the queuing system on the upgraded nodes is enabled, and you must restore the preferred node list for the queue manager.

To restore the preferred node list, enter the following command from any node:

`START/QUEUE/MANAGER/ON=(node1, node2 . . . noden)`

For node1, node2, and so forth, supply the names of the nodes --- separated by commas --- that you want to restore to the preferred node list.

## 8.3 Replacing SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT

If you permanently store the SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT files on the system disk, go to Section 8.4.

If you do not permanently store SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT on the system disk, you copied them to the system disk before you did the upgrade. During the upgrade procedure, these files were updated.

Note If you did a rolling upgrade, the shared version of SYSUAF.DAT was not updated.

To replace the updated files, copy the updated versions of SYSUAF.DAT and VMS$AUDIT_SERVER.DAT from the system disk to the directory where you usually keep them.

## 8.4 Examining AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT

When AUTOGEN runs, it writes informational and, if necessary, warning messages to the file SYS$SYSTEM:AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT. You can view the contents of this report file to examine these messages.

To display AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT on your screen, enter the following command and press Return:

    $ TYPE SYS$SYSTEM:AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT

If the report includes a message similar to the following, you can modify the size of the page, swap, or dump file:

    (******************
    %AUTOGEN-W-DSKSPC, The disk on which DISK$OpenVMS072:[SYS0.SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS
            resides would be over 95% full if it were modified to hold 20000
            blocks.
    ******************)

For more information about modifying the sizes of the page, swap, or dump files, see Section 8.5.

## 8.5 Checking the Size of System Files

AUTOGEN sets the following files at sizes appropriate for your system:

> [SYSEXE]SYSDUMP.DMP
> [SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS
> [SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYS

For special workloads or configurations, you can specify different sizes for these files. Check the sizes of these files to be sure they meet your needs. Log in to the SYSTEM account and enter the following command:

    $ @SYS$UPDATE:SWAPFILES

For more information, refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials.

## 8.6 Examining Your Command Procedures

The upgrade procedure places a new version of WELCOME.TXT on your system disk. If your system uses a site-specific version of this file, you must modify the new version of the file with your changes.

The upgrade procedure restores your site-specific version of the following files with *.COM_OLD_SPECIFIC extensions:

> SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM
> SYCONFIG.COM
> SYPAGSWPFILES.COM
> SYSECURITY.COM
> SYSHUTDWN.COM
> SYLOGIN.COM
> LOGIN.COM
> SYLOGICALS.COM
> LAT$SYSTARTUP.COM
> TFF$STARTUP.COM

The upgrade procedure provides new templates for some of these files with the .TEMPLATE extension. The new templates can include features that are not in your site-specific files. Check the templates against your site-specific files and edit your files as necessary.

Remember, you do not need a START/QUEUE/MANAGER command in your startup file because the queue manager automatically starts up when you boot the system.

## 8.7 Changing MODPARAMS.DAT

Review the file SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT. The upgrade procedure created a new version of this file. The old version is named SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT_OLD. Modify the new file, if necessary, for your system.

If you are upgrading a VAXcluster, you must update the MODPARAMS.DAT file for each VAX computer that boots from the system disk. Make sure the value for the EXPECTED_VOTES parameter is correct. The value is the sum of all VOTES in the cluster. For example, if there are five VAX computers in the cluster, and each has one VOTE, the value is five. As you reboot each VAX computer, AUTOGEN runs automatically. The cluster forms when you have booted enough computers to attain cluster quorum.

For more information, refer to the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems.

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