After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System

If both a Table of Contents and Search form are not displayed in separate frames along with this one, you may wish to redisplay this book in a frameset, beginning with the first page.

HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Upgrade and Installation...

Postinstallation Tasks

Postinstallation and Postupgrade Checklist

4	After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System

After you have installed or upgraded the OpenVMS operating system, you must perform several important tasks to prepare the system for operation. Postinstallation and Postupgrade Checklist includes a checklist that you can use to make sure you perform all the postinstallation or postupgrade tasks necessary for your needs.

Postinstallation and Postupgrade Checklist
Backing Up Your System Disk
Registering Your Licenses
Set System Parameters for Volume Shadowing (New Installations Only; Optional)
Tuning BAP System Parameters (Alpha Upgrade Only)
Forming the Shadow Set
Customizing the System (New Installations, Possibly Upgrades)
Initializing or Configuring Installed Optional Components
Creating a System-Specific Login Welcome Message (Optional)
Examining Your Command Procedures (Upgrades Only)
Adding and Removing Operating System Files (Optional)
Expanding the System Libraries (Optional, Alpha Only)
Installing Patches (Optional but Recommended)
Installing and Configuring Layered Products (New Installations, Possibly Upgrades)
Creating Print Queues (New Installations, Possibly Upgrades)
Updating SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM to Start Layered Products and Print Queues
Creating Accounts (New Installations, Possibly Upgrades)
Testing the System with UETP (Optional)
Backing Up the Customized System Disk and Initiating Systematic Backups
Reforming the Shadow Set as Final Postupgrade Backup
Rebooting Cluster Members (Upgrades Only)
Running AUTOGEN to Tune the System
Modifying System Parameters

Postinstallation Tasks

Postinstallation and Postupgrade Checklist