Provisioning OpenVMS Through the InfoServer | HP OpenVMS 8.x

C.1.6.1 Provisioning OpenVMS Through the InfoServer

To provision OpenVMS using HP SIM with the InfoServer, follow these steps:

1.From the HP SIM home page, select System and Event Collections→All Management Processors.

2.Select Deploy→OpenVMS, and then select one of the following options from the OpenVMS menu:

1.Install OpenVMS from InfoServer...

2.Install OpenVMS from vMedia...

3.Upgrade OpenVMS from InfoServer...

4.Upgrade OpenVMS from vMedia...

In the following example, Upgrade OpenVMS from InfoServer is selected.

IMPORTANT: For upgrades, your OpenVMS boot flags must be set to (0,0).

NOTE: Do not interrupt the installation or upgrade process at your server's console. Do not allow write access to your server's console while the installation or upgrade is in progress.

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HP Part Number BA322-90077 Published October Edition Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P Table of Contents Installing the OpenVMS Operating System Authorization Files AGEN$INCLUDE Files 113 149 191 189189 196 247 203241 255 271 267269 281Page List of Figures Page List of Tables Getting OpenVMS Started on Integrity ServersPage List of Examples Page About this document When to Use This ManualPreface Intended AudiencePage Document Organization This manual is organized as follows Following conventions are used in this manual Typographical ConventionsGlossary page 271 defines key terms used in this manual Related Information Publishing History How to Order Additional Documentation HP Encourages Your CommentsPage Definitions of Terms Getting StartedKey Terms Integrity Server Tools Entering Commands at Integrity Server Console InterfacesGetting to Know Your Integrity Server Virtual Connect VC on HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures Cell-Based Server Terminology Getting OpenVMS Started on Integrity Servers Examining Software and Hardware ComponentsHardware Components Firmware on Integrity Server Systems Software ComponentsOpenVMS for Integrity Servers Operating Environment DVD Checking Firmware Version Creating a Firmware Update CD Updating Your Firmware from the Firmware Update CD Device-Naming Conventions Using the Operating System Menu Using the Install, Upgrade, or Reconfigure OpenVMS Option Initialize Option Preserve Option Using the Display Layered Products Option HP I64VMS Availmanbase V8.3-1H1 Using the Install or Upgrade Layered Products Option Layered Product Using the Show Installed Products Option HP I64VMS Tcpip Using the Reconfigure Installed Products Option Using the Remove Installed Products Option Using the Patches and Recovery Data Option Using the Execute DCL Option Using the Shutdown Option Making the Install/Upgrade/Backup Selection 49 . PerformPage Review OpenVMS Cluster Information Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster EnvironmentPreinstallation Tasks for OpenVMS Cluster Environments Mixed-Version Support in OpenVMS Cluster Systems Warranted Cluster Support Supported Migration Pairs Type of configuration OpenVMS Cluster Information You Need Dismounting the Target System Disk Elsewhere in the Cluster Beginning the Installation Booting the OpenVMS Operating System Media Installing the OpenVMS Operating SystemInstallation Tasks Installation Checklist Booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD Booting from the Local Drive Booting Over the Network Using the InfoServer utility Booting Using HP SIM Provisioning Responding to Prompts During the Installation Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System DiskDifferences Between OpenVMS I64 and Alpha Installations Booting Using vMedia Scssystemid Product KIT Type KIT Format Respond to the Initialize or Preserve prompt as follows ODS-5 Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System Disk You must enter a password for the System account Following is an example of the display and a valid response Installing the OpenVMS Operating System Time Indicates a menu Procedure Availability Manager base for OpenVMS I64 o Cdsa for OpenVMS Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System Disk Following product has been selected HP I64VMS Example 3-1 Component Options and Suboptions HP I64VMS Openvms V8.3-1H1 DISK$I64SYSVMS$COMMON If you answered no in , the following message is displayed Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System Disk Booting the New OpenVMS System Disk Booting the OpenVMS I64 System Disk Next Steps Blk1 AcpiHWP0002,100/Pci10/ScsiPun0,Lun0 Joining an OpenVMS Cluster You can do this by entering the following commandPrompts for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations Rebooting After Autogen Running Autogen Logging In from a Character-Cell Terminal Postinstallation TasksLogging In to the System Account Logging In from a Workstation Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Preupgrade TasksPreupgrade Checklist Documentation to Review Before Upgrading Your System Components You Choose Not to Install Upgrade PathsUpdate License Requirements Earlier OpenVMS Version Documents Licenses and Layered Products Saving Archived Files from Being Deleted by the UpgradePreparing the System Disk Checking the Syscommon Directories Ignore the following message Examining the System DiskChecking the Size of the System Disk Authorization Files Logical Names for Relocated Authorization Files Verifying System Parameters AGEN$INCLUDE Files Ensuring You Have a Recent FEEDBACK.DAT File Shadowing Environment Creating a Nonshadowed Target Disk Setting the Boot DeviceBacking Up the System Disk Finishing Preupgrade Tasks $ @SYS$SYSTEMSHUTDOWN Preupgrade Checklist for OpenVMS Cluster Environments Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster EnvironmentPreupgrade Tasks for OpenVMS Cluster Environments For information about valid upgrade paths, see .3.1 3shows the supported migration pairingsSupported Migration Pairing Mixed-Version Support in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment How a Concurrent Upgrade Works Types of UpgradesConcurrent Upgrade Preparing Your System for a Concurrent Upgrade Log in locally to the System account Rolling UpgradeHow a Rolling Upgrade Works Preparing Your System for a Rolling Upgrade IPC Ctrl/Z Types of Upgrades Page Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Upgrade TasksUpgrade Checklist Shell fsn\efi\boot\bootia64.efi Performing the Upgrade Specifying the Target Disk Procedure displays the following information and promptsChoosing Initialize or Preserve Selecting Reinstallation and Reconfiguration Options Checking for Recovery Data Next the menu is redisplayed Specifying the Volume Label Specifying the On-Disk Structure Level Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Performing the Upgrade Setting OpenVMS Cluster Membership Information Updating Time Zone Information Upgrading Windowing, Networking, and Related Products Choosing Descriptive Help Text Completing the UpgradeProcedure next prompts you as follows Removing Older Versions of Encrypt Selecting Product Component Options Secure Delivery ValidationSaving Archived Files Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Component and Product Installation Confirmation Messages Upgrade Creates and Validates Boot Options Completing the Upgrade What to Do After Shutdown Shutting Down the System After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Postinstallation and Postupgrade Tasks Postinstallation and Postupgrade Checklist Shadowing Backing Up Your System Disk Tdcrt Registering Your Licenses $ @SYS$UPDATEVMSLICENSE Running Autogen to Set System Parameter Changes Forming the Shadow Set Example Customizing the System New Installations, Some UpgradesEnter a command in the following format Creating Network Proxy Authorization Files Setting Up the Queue Manager and Default Queues Configuring a Multihead System Optional Configuring DECnet Installing and Configuring Third-Party Networking Software Initializing or Configuring Other Installed ComponentsConfiguring HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Before Initializing Cdsa Optional Following is an example of the output you might see Configuring the Availability Manager Base Software Optional Configuring Kerberos Optional Configuring SSL for OpenVMS Optional Configure Wbem Services for OpenVMS Optional $ RUN SYS$SYSROOTWBEMSERVICESWBEMSERVICES$CONFIG Utility asks whether to start the CIMServer Perform the recommended steps, as in the following example Configure Wbem Providers for OpenVMS Optional Utility now asks you whether to start the CIMServer Configure HP SIM Optional Configure the Instant Capacity Software OptionalConfigure the Pay per use Software Optional User Privileges and Quotas Startup File Running Tdcrt To start the collector application, enter the TDC commandCompatibility with Prior Releases Installation in OpenVMS Clusters Creating a System-Specific Login Welcome Message OptionalInstalling OpenVMS Debugger Clients on a PC Optional Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station Optional Examining Your Command Procedures Upgrades Only Adding and Removing Operating System Files Optional Adding and Removing Operating System Files Optional After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System Installing Patches Optional but Recommended Enter the command Passive ON, as in the following example FTP passive on Page Alternative Procedure HP OpenVMS System Managers Manual, Volume 1 Essentials Testing the System with Uetp Optional Creating Print Queues New Installations, Some UpgradesCreating Accounts New Installations, Some Upgrades Running Autogen to Tune the System Reforming the Shadow Set as Final Postupgrade BackupRebooting Cluster Members Upgrades Only Modifying System Parameters General Notes About Modifying System Parameters OpenVMS Cluster Parameters Modifying System Parameters After an UpgradeSystem File Sizes Modifying System Parameters 148 Http//docs.hp.com Overview of Utilities and Console Options Page Configuration and Management Utilities on Cell-Based Servers Page Page Using the EFI Boot Manager to Select the OpenVMS Console Using the EFI Shell to Select the OpenVMS Console Shellconconfig Selecting Your OpenVMS Console on rx2600 Integrity Servers Testing Page Notation Pci is one of the system serial ports. Notice These four lines indicate any of the valid devices thatPort. Any line that has the notation Uart but not That the lines are almost identical except for the text Overview of Using EFI General Notes About Using EFI Example 1 From Top Level Example 2 First Moving to \efi\vms Shell cpuconfig Setting Boot Options for Your System Disk Adding a Boot Option and Setting Boot Flags Enter the device name enter ? for a list of devices DKA0 Displaying EFI Boot Entries and Mapped OpenVMS Devices Using EFI to Set Automatic Booting of Your System Disk Setting EFI Boot Option Countdown Timer Timeout Saving and Restoring EFI Settings Writing a New Boot Block Or more blocks. For example $ DUMP/HEADER/BLOCK=END=0 SYS$SYSDEVICE000000GPT.SYS Booting Operations Alpha and Equivalent Integrity Server System Boot Commands Overview of Booting on a Cell-Based Server Booting the nPartition Hardware I64 system disk Booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD from the Local DriveBooting OpenVMS I64 on an nPartition Alternate Method of Using EFI to Boot the DVD Shell reconnect -r Shell map -r Boot Booting from a Fibre Channel Device Booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD from the InfoServerBooting an Image of the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD Using vMedia Booting Manually from the Local System Disk Performing a Conversational Interactive Boot Table A-2 Sysgen Commands Used in the Sysboot Procedure Enter the following command to continue booting Booting with Minimum StartupBooting with the XDelta Utility Xdelta Booting with Default System Parameters Booting from a Different Root DirectoryEmergency Booting At the Sysboot prompt, enter the following command Example Booting Without Startup and Login ProceduresEnter the following command at the Sysboot prompt Booting Without a User Authorization File Halt and Shutdown Procedures Orderly Shutdown Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE Detecting and Responding to System Problems Troubleshooting ProceduresIf the System Does Not Boot For Hardware Problems Troubleshooting Procedures 188 Setting Up and Performing Network Booting About the OpenVMS InfoServer Utility Table B-2 Procedure for Enabling InfoServer Network Booting Section B.2 Setting Up Your System as an InfoServer Client Determining the Local Network I/O Card to Be Used Adding the Network Boot Option to the EFI Boot Manager Exit the utility by entering E at the prompt Setting Up the InfoServer ServerVerifying the Network I/O Device Is Bootable by EFI Buffersize @SYS$STARTUPESS$LADSTARTUP.COM Setting Up the Bootp Boot Server and Tftp Server SYS$MANAGERSYSTARTUPVMS.COM $ CREATE/DIRECTORY TCPIP$TFTPROOTV831H1 Example B-1 Setting Up the Boot Server and Client $ CREATE/DIRECTORY TCPIP$TFTPROOTV831H1 Booting OpenVMS I64 from the InfoServer Booting with the EFI Boot Manager Booting with EFI lanboot select command Troubleshooting InfoServer Boot Problems Sample display follows Setting Up and Performing Network Booting About HP SIM and Provisioning Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMSHP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Prerequisites for HP SIM Provisioning Support of HP SIM provisioning requires the following Setting Up InfoServer Support $ CREATE/DIRECTORY TCPIP$TFTPROOTV831H1 Setting Up vMedia Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Installing the OpenVMS Provisioning Plug-in for HP SIM Discovering and Identifying Your New Provisioning Client MPs HP SIM Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS Provisioning OpenVMS Provisioning OpenVMS Through the InfoServer HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Provisioning OpenVMS Through vMedia HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS Next Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS HP SIM Provisioning of OpenVMS Using vMedia Independently of HP SIM Prerequisites for Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS Using vMedia Independently of HP SIM Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS Using vMedia Independently of HP SIM Using HP SIM and vMedia to Install and Upgrade OpenVMS Shell reconnect -r Shell fs0\efi\boot\bootia64.efi Setting Up and Booting Fibre Channel Storage Devices Checking the Firmware Version Obtaining the IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities Configuring and Booting FC Boot Device $$$ @SYS$MANAGERBOOTOPTIONS Enter your choice E FC SAN $$$ @SYS$MANAGERBOOTOPTIONS Reasons for Backing Up the System Disk Suggested ProceduresBacking Up and Restoring the System Disk OpenVMS Cluster Caution Getting Started Performing the System Disk BackupFollowing sections describe how to back up the system disk Mounting Devices Restoring the System Disk Changing the Disk Volume Cluster SizeLogging Out, Shutting Down, and Rebooting Example Performing the System Disk Restore Preparing an Alternate System Disk Using the Alternate System Disk Page 254 Installing the OpenVMS Internationalization Data Kit HP I64VMS VMSI18N V8.3-1H1 DISK$I64SYSVMS$COMMON Installing the OpenVMS Internationalization Data Kit Preparing Your OpenVMS System Setting Up in a Mixed-Architecture Cluster EnvironmentPreparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station Updating the Printer and Storage Database Error Log InformationStarting the Server on Other Nodes Editing the System Files Keeping Your Printer Environment Up to Date Add the following command line to the system shutdown fileControlling the Printer and Storage Environment Name of the generated file is TNT$EMERGENCYMOUNT.COM You need the Sysnam privilege to run TNT$UTILITY.COM When Is the Database Updated?What Are the Requirements for Running TNT$UTILITY.COM? Caching Storage Configuration Data Running Third-Party TCP/IP Stacks Preparing Your PC Removing OpenVMS Management Station After Installing the Client Software on Your PCDefining TCP/IP Nodes Getting Started with OpenVMS Management Station 266 Removing the OpenVMS Operating System Use the following commands to remove individual productsEnter the following DCL command Target-diskVMS$COMMON.SYSEXE MODPARAMS.DAT LMF$LICENSE.LDB RIGHTSLIST.DAT SYSUAF.DAT Alternative Ways to Initialize the System Disk Alternative Method of Initialization Removing the Diagnostic Partition File Glossary Manager Dssi EFI Mcoe MOP DVD SIM Uetp Wbem 280 Index Dwmotifsupport 283 Initialize ODS-2 Index Pcsi Index 289 TDC Wbemcim