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Finishing Preupgrade Tasks  



Continue the preupgrade tasks as follows, depending on whether you are upgrading in a standalone or OpenVMS Cluster environment:

IF ... THEN ...
you are upgrading a standalone system,
  1. log in to the SYSTEM account.

  2. enter the following command and then press the Return key: 
    $ @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN

  3. when the procedure asks if an automatic system reboot should be performed, enter N (NO) and press the Return key.

  4. go to the checklist at the beginning of this chapter to verify that you have performed the necessary tasks; then go to Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System to begin the upgrade procedure.

you are upgrading an OpenVMS Cluster system,
  1. review the checklist at the beginning of this chapter.

  2. go to Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment.


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