Check for Appropriate Versions of Software on Your System

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HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Upgrade and Installation...

Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System

Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions

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Check for Appropriate Versions of Software on Your System

Before upgrading, check that the appropriate versions of software are running on your system. Look for older versions of software that should be removed, such as the following and respond as directed:

The Performance Data Collector (TDC) versions 2.0 and earlier ( Remove Version 1.0 and 2.0 TDC Image Files)

DECamds; older versions will be removed automatically but you must install the latest version ( Install the Current Version of DECamds)

DECram ( Remove Older Versions of DECram for OpenVMS (OpenVMS Alpha Only))

TCP/IP for OpenVMS Version 5.3 Early Adopter Kits (EAKs) ( TCP/IP Services Version 5.3 Early Adopters Kits (EAKs))

PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) and Advanced Server for OpenVMS ( PATHWORKS (Advanced Server) and Advanced Server for OpenVMS)

Remove Version 1.0 and 2.0 TDC Image Files

When you install OpenVMS Version 8.2, which includes TDC_RT (the run-time version of TDC), any previously-installed TDC Version 1.0 or 2.0 image files are retained.

If you previously installed TDC Version 1.0 as part of a system management solution but are no longer using the software, HP recommends removing the TDC Version 1.0 files. However, if TDC Version 1.0 is still part of your system management solution, you can retain these files -- they can coexist safely with TDC_RT files.

If you previously downloaded and installed TDC Version 2.0, HP recommends removing the TDC Version 2.0 files. Note that if you download and install the latest version of TDC, the TDC Version 2.0 files are removed automatically.

Check for older files and remove them by following these steps:

Check for a POLYCENTER software installation (PCSI) utility TDC installation by logging on to a privileged account and issuing the following command:
```
$ PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT TDC
```

If the SHOW PRODUCT display shows an older version of TDC is installed, issue the following command to remove the product:
```
$ PRODUCT REMOVE TDC
```

Install the Current Version of DECamds

Beginning with OpenVMS Version 7.3 and DECamds Version 7.3, certain parts of DECamds that were previously supplied with the layered product kit are now incorporated into OpenVMS. Because of this, earlier versions of DECamds must be removed.

The upgrade procedure checks that the appropriate version of DECamds is present. If the upgrade procedure detects a earlier version of DECamds, it displays the following message and automatically removes the earlier version of DECamds. Note that you must reinstall DECamds if you want to continue using it.

            The target system contains a version of DECamds that is not
            compatible with this version of the operating system.
 
            If you continue DECamds will be removed.  A current version of
            DECamds can be installed after the upgrade completes.

Remove Older Versions of DECram for OpenVMS (OpenVMS Alpha Only)

Beginning with OpenVMS Version 8.2, DECram for OpenVMS becomes an integral part of the OpenVMS operating system. Before upgrading to OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2, you must manually remove earlier versions of DECram for OpenVMS. The upgrade procedure cannot remove DECram for OpenVMS automatically. If an old version of DECram for OpenVMS is installed, the upgrade procedure might abort; if the upgrade does complete, DECram for OpenVMS might cause errors or work improperly. This section explains how to remove an older version of DECram for OpenVMS from your operating system.

This requirement applies to OpenVMS Alpha systems only, and only to upgrades from any version of OpenVMS prior to Version 8.2. This requirement does not apply to OpenVMS I64 installations and will not apply to future upgrades from OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2.

Before you shut down the operating system that you plan to upgrade, follow these steps to remove DECram for OpenVMS (if you have already shut down your operating system, you must reboot before continuing):

Check for a POLYCENTER software installation (PCSI) utility DECram for OpenVMS installation by logging on to a privileged account and issuing the following command:
```
$ PRODUCT SHOW PRODUCT DECRAM
```
If the resulting display shows that DECram is not found on the system, skip to step 3; otherwise, proceed to the next step.

If the SHOW PRODUCT display shows that DECram for OpenVMS is installed, issue the following command to remove the product:
```
$ PRODUCT REMOVE DECRAM
```
Once this command has completed successfully, you are finished; it is not necessary to perform the next steps. If the product removal fails, go on to the next step.
Do not perform the next steps on OpenVMS Version 8.2. Perform these steps only on versions of OpenVMS prior to 8.2.

Check for files on your system from a VMSINSTAL utility DECram for OpenVMS installation by issuing the following commands:
```
$ DIRECTORY SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]DECRAM$HELP.HLB;.*
$ DIRECTORY SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$MDDRIVER.EXE;*
$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSTEM:MDMANAGER.EXE;* 
$ DIRECTORY SYS$STARTUP:MDRECOVER.EXE;*
$ DIRECTORY SYS$HELP:DECRAM$HELP.HLB;*
$ DIRECTORY SYS$TEST:DECRAM$IVP.COM;*
```
If files are found, use the commands in step 4 to remove these files. If no files are found, and your system is a standalone system, you are finished. If no files are found, and your system is a member of an OpenVMS Cluster, skip to step 5.

Remove the files found in the previous step by issuing the appropriate DELETE commands:

$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$COMMON:[SYSHLP]DECRAM$HELP.HLB;.*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:SYS$MDDRIVER.EXE;*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSTEM:MDMANAGER.EXE;* 
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$STARTUP:MDRECOVER.EXE;*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$HELP:DECRAM$HELP.HLB;*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$TEST:DECRAM$IVP.COM;*

In addition, remove the DECram for OpenVMS startup file from the startup database by issuing the following commands:

$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SYSMAN
SYSMAN> STARTUP SET DATABASE STARTUP$STARTUP_LAYERED
SYSMAN> STARTUP REMOVE FILE MDRECOVER.EXE

If your system is a standalone system, you are finished. If your system is a cluster member, continue with the next step.

In an OpenVMS Cluster, check for node-specific instances of DECram for OpenVMS by issuing the following command:

$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SYS$MDDRIVER.EXE
$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSEXE]MDMANAGER.EXE 
$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSMGR]MDRECOVER.EXE
$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSHLP]DECRAM$HELP.HLB;*
$ DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSTEST]DECRAM$IVP.COM;*

Remove the files found in the previous step by issuing the appropriate DELETE commands:

$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYS$LDR]SYS$MDDRIVER.EXE*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSEXE]MDMANAGER.EXE;* 
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSMGR]MDRECOVER.EXE;*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSHLP]DECRAM$HELP.HLB;*
$ DELETE/NOCONFIRM/NOLOG SYS$SYSDEVICE:[SYS*.SYSTEST]DECRAM$IVP.COM;*

TCP/IP Services Version 5.3 Early Adopter's Kits (EAKs)

If one or more of the following TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.3 EAKs have been installed on your system, you must remove them prior to installing the latest version of TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS. Otherwise, the upgrade will fail while writing files to the system disk.

SSH for OpenVMS EAK

failSAFE IP EAK

Remove these by using PCSI (the PRODUCT REMOVE command at the DCL prompt). For other related information about removing older versions and upgrading TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, refer to the HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Release Notes.

PATHWORKS (Advanced Server) and Advanced Server for OpenVMS

PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is not supported on Version 8.2 of OpenVMS (Alpha and I64). [PATHWORKS V6.1 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) is supported on earlier versions of OpenVMS Alpha and on OpenVMS VAX systems.]

Advanced Server V7.3A for OpenVMS is supported on OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2 systems. The Advanced Server for OpenVMS is not supported on OpenVMS I64 systems (or on OpenVMS VAX systems). Make sure you have the latest release of Version 7.3A (ECO4, at the time this manual was printed). Advanced Server V7.3 for OpenVMS must be updated to 7.3A. Earlier versions and releases of the Advanced Server are not compatible and should be removed before upgrading the operating system.

Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions

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