Chapter 6 Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System
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Table of Contents
- Upgrade Tasks
- Booting the Operating System Media
- Performing the Upgrade
- Upgrading the System Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu
- Choosing INITIALIZE or PRESERVE
- Specifying the Target Disk
- Selecting Reinstallation and Reconfiguration Options
- Checking for Recovery Data
- Specifying the Volume Label
- Specifying the On-Disk Structure Level
- Choosing Whether to Allow the Procedure to Create and Validate Boot Options (I64 only)
- Warning About Removal of the DECRAM Command
- Setting OpenVMS Cluster Membership Information
- Setting OpenVMS Galaxy Information (Alpha Only)
- Updating Time Zone Information
- Upgrading Windowing, Networking, and Related Products
- Completing the Upgrade
- Choosing Descriptive Help Text
- Removing Older Versions of ENCRYPT
- Secure Delivery Validation
- Saving Archived Files
- Selecting Product Component Options
- Component and Product Installation Confirmation Messages
- Upgrade Creates and Validates Boot Options (I64 Only)
- Upgrade Completes and Returns to OpenVMS Operating System Menu
- Shutting Down the System
- What to Do After Shutdown
This chapter explains how to upgrade the OpenVMS operating system from a local CD or DVD drive and includes information about reinstalling or reconfiguring your system.
This chapter is organized into sections that describe the major tasks for upgrading OpenVMS, in the order in which these tasks must be performed. “Upgrade Tasks” includes a checklist that you can use to make sure you perform all the upgrade tasks described in this chapter.