3.6 Selecting VMSINSTAL.COM Options
  When you use VMSINSTAL.COM, the command procedure
  allows you to select up to six options (summarized previ-
  ously in Table 3-4.) The following sections describe those
  VMSINSTAL.COM options in detail.

  3.6.1 Using the Autoanswer Option ( A ) (Layered Products
            Only)
  The Autoanswer option makes it easier to reinstall a product
  by providing responses to VMSINSTAL.COM questions and
  prompts during the reinstallation. You use the Autoanswer
  option most often to reinstall products after an upgrade.

  If you specify the Autoanswer option when you install a
  product initially, an answer file is created in the form prod-
  uct .ANS in the SYS$UPDATE directory, where product is the
  product name parameter that you provide when you start
  VMSINSTAL.COM.

  The answer file contains a record of your responses to ques-
  tions and prompts from VMSINSTAL.COM. For example, if
  you install the product NEWAID010 with the Autoanswer
  option, VMSINSTAL.COM creates an answer file called
  NEWAID010.ANS.

  When you reinstall the product and specify the Autoanswer
  option (typically after upgrading your operating system),
  VMSINSTAL.COM reads the answer file instead of asking
  you questions.

  If you want to create a new answer file when you reinstall a
  product, you must first delete the existing answer file.

  Example
  To use the Autoanswer option, specify the following com-
  mand:
  $ SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM NEW$PRODUCT010 CSA1: OPTIONS A

  You can then examine the file:
  $ TYPE SYS$COMMON:[SYSUPD]NEW$PRODUCT010.ANS;1
  * Do you want to install the entire kit [Y]? \
  * Are these selections correct [Y]? \
  * Does this product have an authorization key registered and loaded? \Y
  * Will you allow a system shutdown after this product is installed [YES]? \
  * How many minutes for system shutdown [0]: \
  * Do you want to do an automatic system reboot [YES]? \
  $

  3.6.2 Using the Alternate Working Device Option (AWD=)

  If you do not specify this option, VMSINSTAL.COM creates
  the temporary working directory in the following location:
  SYS$SPECIFIC:[SYSUPD.facvvu]

  Table 3-3 explains the format of facvvu .

  How to Perform This Task
  Use the following format to specify this option:
  AWD=dev:[dir]

  where:

  dev Specifies the alternate working device
  dir Specifies the directory under which the facvvu subdirectory
              will be created

  Specifying a directory is optional. If you do not specify a
  directory, VMSINSTAL.COM creates the working direc-
  tory on the specified device with the following directory
  specification: [000000. facvvu ]. If you specify a directory,
  VMSINSTAL.COM creates the working directory as a sub-
  directory within the directory that you specify (for example,
  [WORK. facvvu ]). If the directory that you specify does not
  exist, VMSINSTAL.COM does not create it.

  Example
  To use the working directory [INSTALL] on the alternate
  device DUA2:, specify the following:
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM NEWAID010 CSA1: OPTIONS AWD=DUA2:[INSTALL]

  3.6.3 Using the Get Save Set Option ( G ) (Layered
            Products Only)

  You might consider dedicating a user disk on a node that
  other licensed system users can access. You can store prod-
  uct save sets on this dedicated user disk to give other licensed
  system users fast access to the product save-set directory.

  3.6.3.1 Storing a Product Save Set
  To store a product save set on a disk directory using the Get
  Save Set option, enter a command using the following syntax:
  @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM product-list source OPTIONS G
  device:[directory]

  The directory you specify must exist, and the device must be
  mounted.

  Examples
  If you specify just one option, enter the disk directory name
  immediately after the OPTIONS G parameter, leaving a
  space between G and the disk directory. For example, if you
  are storing save sets for a product named NEWAID010 from
  the console drive into disk directory USER1:[PRODUCTS],
  enter the following command:
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM NEWAID010 CSA1: OPTIONS G USER1:[PRODUCTS]

  If you specify more than one option, place the disk directory
  name after the last option, leaving a space between the last
  option and the disk directory name. For example:
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL.COM NEWAID010 CSA1: OPTIONS G, N USER1:[PRODUCTS]

  VMSINSTAL.COM creates one or more files to store the
  product save set in the disk directory. The save-set file name
  has the following format:
  facvvu.x

  Table 3-3 explains the format of facvvu . The format of the
  file type ( x ) is:

  x A literal file type that is used to identify save-set files, where
            A is the first save set, B the second, and so forth

  3.6.3.2 Installing a Product
  To install the product on your system, enter a command in
  the following format:
  @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL product-list device:[directory]

  Example
  For the product NEWAID010, enter this command:
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL NEWAID010 USER1:[PRODUCTS]

  VMSINSTAL.COM installs the NEWAID product on your
  system disk.

  3.6.3.3 Specifying Backup Qualifiers
  When you use the Get Save Set option you can specify
  three BACKUP command qualifiers: /VERIFY, /LOG, and
  /CONFIRM. The qualifiers must be enclosed in quotation
  marks because they are passed as a parameter of the Get
  Save Set option (G). VMSINSTAL passes the parameter to
  the BACKUP command within VMSINSTAL. The follow-
  ing example includes the Get Save Set option and BACKUP
  qualifiers:
  $ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL TEST042 DUA0:[KITS] OPTIONS G DUB0:[KITS] -
  _$ "VERIFY/LOG/CONFIRM"

  Following are explanations of the qualifiers shown in the
  example:

  See the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
  Manual for more information about the BACKUP command
  and its qualifiers.

  3.6.4 Using the File Log Option ( L )
  The File Log option logs all file activity to the terminal during
  installation. File activity is defined as any action that alters
  the disposition of a file, such as creating a new file, updating
  a library, or deleting a file.

  3.6.5 Using the Release Notes Option ( N )
  Use the Release Notes option to display or print the online
  release notes file supplied by a layered product and by the
  update procedure.

  The release notes file receives the file name facvvu . release_
  notes , where facvvu represents the product name code, ver-
  sion, and update numbers (see Table 3-3); for example,
  NEWAID010.RELEASE_NOTES.

  How to Perform This Task
  If release notes are available and you specify option N,
  VMSINSTAL.COM asks you the following questions. (The
  default answers are indicated in brackets.)
    Release notes included with this kit are always copied to SYS$HELP.
    Additional Release Notes Options:
          1. Display release notes
          2. Print release notes
          3. Both 1 and 2
          4. None of the above.
    1 *Select option [2]:
    2 *Queue name [SYS$PRINT]:
    3 *Do you want to continue the installation [N]:

  Following are explanations that correspond to the numbered
  entries in the example.

    1 This prompt allows you to choose options 1 through 4.
    2 This prompt is displayed only if you select option 2 or op-
        tion 3. If you enter the name of a print queue, the system
        displays a message saying that the release notes have been
        queued successfully to the printer. If you do not specify a
        print queue, the release notes are sent to SYS$PRINT by
        default.
    3 This prompt allows you either to continue or to end the
        installation. The default is to end the installation.

        If the product does not supply release notes, VMSINSTAL.COM
        displays two error messages. It also asks whether you
        want to continue or to end the installation, as follows:
        %VMSINSTAL.COM-W-NOFILE, New File facvvu.RELEASE_NOTES does not exist.
        %VMSINSTAL.COM-W-NORELNOTE, unable to locate release notes.
        *Do you want to continue the installation [N]:

        To continue the installation (whether or not release notes
        are available), enter Y (for YES) and press Return.

  3.6.6 Using the Alternate Root Option ( R )
  You can use the Alternate Root option to install the prod-
  uct on a system disk other than that of the running system.
  You might use this option to test a layered product without
  disturbing the running system.

  The operating system in the alternate root must be complete
  and have the same version or update level as the running
  system. All files and software products that the product
  installation refers to must be present in the alternate root.

  If you specify option R, the product is installed on the alter-
  nate root. However, you cannot create accounts or request a
  system reboot on an alternate root.