Adding and Removing
Operating System Files (Optional)
If you decide after the installation or upgrade to change
which OpenVMS operating system files you want installed on your
system, you can use the menu system contained on the OpenVMS operating
system media to add or remove files.
You can obtain information about individual system files
by entering HELP SYSTEM_FILES at the dollar sign prompt ($).
Unless you have a specific need to exclude operating
system files from your system disk, HP strongly recommends that
you accept the defaults and install all files that are part of OpenVMS.
In general, limited disk space is not a good reason to exclude
files; problems encountered when needed files are missing can cost
much more than the cost of a larger disk.
To add or remove operating system files:
Mount and boot
the OpenVMS operating system media.
Choose option 1 from the menu.
Choose the PRESERVE option.
Enter the name of the device that contains the system
disk and answer the questions.
After you answer the question "Do you want
detailed descriptions?," information regarding reconfiguring or
reinstalling is displayed. Read the instructions, then choose the
desired entry from the menu of options.
The following is a sample display:
Please choose one of the following:
1) Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS I64 Version 8.2-1
2) Display products and patches that this procedure can install
3) Install or upgrade layered products and patches
4) Show installed products
5) Reconfigure installed products
6) Remove installed products
7) Execute DCL commands and procedures
8) Shut down this system
Enter CHOICE or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/?) 1 ***********************************************************
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Do you want to INITIALIZE or to PRESERVE? [PRESERVE] PRESERVE
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Version 8.2-1 of the OpenVMS operating system is already installed
on the target disk. You may choose one of the following actions:
o Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform.
This action will allow you to change your selections of which
of the windowing and network products you included with your
OpenVMS operating system installation.
o Reconfigure the OpenVMS operating system.
This action will allow you to change your choices about which
options you included for the OpenVMS operating system.
o Reinstall the OpenVMS operating system.
This action will cause ALL operating system files to be replaced.
You can also change your choices about which options you included
for the OpenVMS operating system.
Reinstall will take longer than Reconfigure. Reinstall may be
appropriate if you suspect that files in the operating system,
or in the windowing and network products have become corrupted.
If you want to reinstall any of the windowing and network products,
choose "Install or upgrade layered products and patches" (option 3)
from the main menu.
If you want to change your choices about which options you included
for any of the windowing and network products, choose "Reconfigure
installed products" (option 5) from the main menu.
Please choose one of the following:
1) Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform.
2) Reconfigure the OpenVMS operating system.
3) Reinstall the OpenVMS operating system.
4) Return to the Main Menu (abort the upgrade/installation).
Enter choice or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/?) 2 The following product has been selected:
HP I64VMS VMS V8.2-1 Operating System
Configuration phase starting ...
You will be asked to choose options, if any, for each selected product
and for any products that may be installed to satisfy software dependency
requirements.
HP I64VMS OPENVMS V8.2-1: OpenVMS and related products Platform
COPYRIGHT 1976, 20-JUN-2005
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Do you want the defaults for all options? [YES]
Do you want to review the options? [NO]NO
Execution phase starting ...
The following product will be reconfigured:
HP I64VMS VMS V8.2-1
Portion done: 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...80%...90%...100%
The following product has been reconfigured:
HP I64VMS VMS V8.2-1
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Answer NO to this question, and select the options you want,
as described in step 17 of the installation procedure in
Installing OpenVMS Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu (a list of component
options is provided in
Component Options and Suboptions). After you respond to the prompts, the display continues
and the installation procedure completes. The following is a continuation
of the sample display:
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2-1 for Integrity Servers... 
After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating... 
