HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Performing the Upgrade

Hard links can be enabled on ODS-5 disks. WBEM Services for OpenVMS does not require hard links. (? for more information)

(***Enabling hard links can take from 5-10 minutes to an hour or more.***)

Do you want to enable hard links? (Yes/No/?) YES

If you choose to enable hard links, the procedure automatically executes an ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE/REPAIR operation to correctly set the reference (link) counts. ANALYZE/DISK/REPAIR counts the number of directory entries that reference each file, and sets the link count if it is incorrect. This operation can take from 5 to 10 minutes to an hour or more, depending on the complexity of the system disk configuration, the number of layered products installed, and the number of user files. During the process, messages similar to the following are displayed:

Hard links have been enabled on DKB400:.

The newly enabled hard links are not correct and need to be updated. The Analyze/Disk_Structure utility will now be run to do this.

This can take from 5 - 10 minutes to an hour or more. It is a normal requirement when hard links are enabled on an existing disk.

%ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 1000 hard link updates completed %ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 2000 hard link updates completed %ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 3000 hard link updates completed %ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 4000 hard link updates completed %ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 5000 hard link updates completed %ANALDISK-I-COUNT, 6000 hard link updates completed

OpenVMS I64 will be upgraded on DKB400:.

6.3.8 Choosing Whether to Allow the Procedure to Create and Validate Boot Options

On OpenVMS I64 upgrades, the procedure next asks whether you want to create or validate boot options.

Boot options in the EFI Boot Manager boot option menu can provide a convenient way to boot your system. The installation procedure can automatically create a new boot option (if none exists) or validate existing boot options.

Do you want to create or validate boot options? (Yes/No) [Yes] YES

If your system disk will normally be booted on this system and this device, and if you want the upgrade procedure to assist you in setting up or validating boot options on the EFI console in the EFI Boot Manager menu, answer YES. The procedure creates and validates a new boot option if one does not exist, or it validates existing boot options, just before the upgrade completes. (See Section 6.4.7 (page 110).)

If you answer YES and no boot option exists, the procedure allows you to set OpenVMS boot flags (VMS_FLAGS), as shown in the following example. Enter the OpenVMS flags (for example, 0,1), or press Enter to set no flags (the default). If a boot option exists, you can change boot flags after the upgrade completes (for information about changing boot flags, see Section A.5.2 (page 165)).

You can set VMS_FLAGS or accept the default, 0,0.

Enter the value for VMS_FLAGS: (n.n) [0,0]

If you do not want the procedure to assist you in setting up or validating boot options on the EFI console, answer NO.

HP recommends that you allow the procedure to assist you in setting up and validating boot options.

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