Installation Prerequisites, Information Required

Installation Prerequisites

Before you install the HP MAILbus 400 MTA:

1.Ensure the following software is installed on your system: OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2, 8.2, or 8.3

HP DECnet-Plus/OSI for OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3-2, 8.2, or 8.3 including the OSI Applications Kernel (OSAK) component.

HP Enterprise Directory Service for OpenVMS V5.3 or later

2.Ensure you have access to the SYSTEM account.

3.Back up your system disk using the OpenVMS Backup Utility.

4.Register a valid MTA license, MAILBUS-400-MTA or MAILBUS-400-USER, where you install the MAILbus 400 MTA Server component. Use the OpenVMS License Management Facility (LMF) to do this.

5.Make sure that the MAILbus 400 MTA, and any applications that use the MAILbus 400 MTA, are shut down before installing the new version of the MAILbus 400 MTA.

See the OpenVMS system management documentation for information about the OpenVMS Backup Utility and the OpenVMS License Management Facility.

Information Required

To install the MAILbus 400 MTA, you need to know the name of the device from which the installation kit will be loaded.

Time Required

The time it takes to install the MAILbus 400 MTA depends on the resources available on your system. The installation takes approximately 3 minutes on a DEC 2000 Model 300.

Disk Space Required

The following table shows the approximate amount of disk space required on the system disk (in blocks) during and after installation for the different components.