OpenVMS System Manager's Manual

3.4 Running VMSINSTAL.COM
Before you run VMSINSTAL.COM, note the following:

  .
        Read the installation instructions for the specific product
        or update. If you need assistance during an installation,
        enter a question mark ( ? ) for an explanation of possible
        responses.
  .
        When you first start VMSINSTAL.COM, the procedure
        displays several prompts and messages that direct and
        explain the installation. These prompts and messages
        differ, depending on the software product that you are
        installing.
  .
        When the procedure asks if you are satisfied with the
        backup of your system disk, back up your system disk be-
        fore continuing with the installation if you do not have a
        recent backup of your system disk.
  .
        If you do not satisfy all conditions required to start
        VMSINSTAL.COM, the procedure displays a warn-
        ing message explaining the problem and asks you if
        you want to continue. Digital strongly recommends
        that you satisfy these conditions before you try to start
        VMSINSTAL.COM again.

                                          Caution

        If you continue the procedure without making the re-
        quired corrections, Digital cannot guarantee that the
        installation will be supported.

  How to Perform This Task
  To run VMSINSTAL.COM, enter a command in the follow-
  ing format:
  @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL product-list source: [OPTIONS option-list]
  [destination] [qualifiers]

  Example
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL CALENDAR020 MUA0:
  The command in this example installs the product CALENDAR,
  from save sets named CALENDAR020, on a magnetic tape
  on the MUA0: drive. (This command shows the simplest
  case, in which you use no options or qualifiers.)

The following sections explain required and optional parame-
ters in the VMSINSTAL.COM command line:

  Parameter Section

  Product list Section 3.4.1
  Source Section 3.4.2
  Options Section 3.4.3
  Destination Section 3.4.4
  Backup qualifiers Section 3.4.5 and Section 3.6.3.3

  Section 3.4.6 explains how to complete an installation.

  3.4.1 Selecting a Product List
  Products are stored in a save set , which is a specially for-
  matted file that contains a group of files. Installation and
  upgrade procedures move the files from the save set to your
  system disk.

  The product-list parameter lists the products that you want
  to install. You can use this parameter when you install lay-
  ered products or update the operating system. (When you
  perform an upgrade procedure, you can list only one product,
  VMSvvu .)

                                            Note

        Do not use the wildcard character (
                                                            *

                                                              ) if you are
        installing layered products and updating the oper-
        ating system at the same time. In this case, update
        the system first. If you use the wildcard character,
        VMSINSTAL sorts the product list in alphabetical
        order; the operating system would probably not be
        installed first.

  If you want to specify more than one item in the product-
  list parameter, separate the items using commas and no
  intervening spaces. Use the following format to specify the
  product list:
  facvvu

  Table 3-3 explains the format of facvvu . Using this format,
  you can install a specific version and update of a product
  from distribution media containing several versions and up-
  dates. If you do not include a version and update number, all
  versions and updates to the specified product from the source
  are installed in alphabetical order.

  If you are installing from a distribution kit, the list of prod-
  ucts on your distribution media is included with the bill of
  materials for the distribution kit. If the list is not available,
  you can obtain one by using the DIRECTORY command; the
  distribution media then finds and displays the products that
  are included.

  How to Perform This Task
  To obtain the product list, enter commands in the following
  format:
  MOUNT/OVERRIDE=ID device:
  DIRECTORY device:[0,0]

  Device is the drive that holds the distribution media.
If you are installing from a disk directory, obtain the product
  list by entering the DIRECTORY command, specifying the
  disk directory in the following format:
  DIRECTORY node::device:[directory]

  Examples
  1.
        $ MOUNT/OVERRIDE=ID MUA0:
        %MOUNT-I-MOUNTED, VMS060 mounted on _MUA0:
        $ DIRECTORY MUA0:[0,0]
        The DIRECTORY command in this example directs the
        distribution media to find the products included on the
        MUA0: drive; for example:
        Directory MUA0:[000,000]
        000000.DIR;1 BACKUP.SYS;1 BADBLK.SYS;1 BADLOG.SYS;1
        BITMAP.SYS;1 CONTIN.SYS;1 CORIMG.SYS;1 DECW060.C;1
        DECW060.D;1 DECW060.E;1 DECW060.F;1 INDEXF.SYS;1
        ISL_SCRIPT.ESS;1 SECURITY.SYS;1 SYS0.DIR;1 VMS060.A;1
        VMS060.B;1 VMS060.C;1 VMS060.D;1 VMS060.E;1
        VMS060.F;1 VOLSET.SYS;1
        Total of 22 files.
  2.
        $ DIRECTORY BRAVO::DUA1:[0,0]
        The DIRECTORY command in this example directs
        the distribution media to find the products on the node
        BRAVO, which is on the DUA1: device.