HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Selecting Reinstallation and Reconfiguration Options

MKA500 is not a disk device

CAUTION: If the selected target disk includes .EXE or .COM files installed by a previous upgrade or installation in one or more system-specific root directories in SYS$COMMON, the upgrade procedure tells you that when you boot from a root that contains any of these files, they are used instead of the files provided by the newer version of OpenVMS. This can make the upgraded system unbootable or cause errors after booting. Unless an HP representative has advised you to keep one or more of these files where they are, you must delete, rename, or move these files from the system-specific root directory. The procedure lists the names and locations of these files. Record these if you are not using a hardcopy terminal. The procedure gives you the option of terminating the upgrade so that you can do what is necessary for these files: select option 8 (“Execute DCL commands and procedures”) on the OpenVMS main menu and enter the appropriate DCL commands.

6.3.4 Selecting Reinstallation and Reconfiguration Options

If you are using the OpenVMS Version 8.3-1H1 operating system media and you selected a target disk that already has Version 8.3-1H1 installed, you are presented with several configuration options. A sample display follows. See also the example in Section 7.11 (page 136).

Version 8.3-1H1 of the OpenVMS operating system is already installed on DKB400:.

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 a "?" for more information.

If you enter a question mark (?), the following information is displayed:

o Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform.

This action will allow you to change your selections of which products you installed along with the OpenVMS operating system installation.

This will NOT change any options in the OpenVMS operating system, nor will it reinstall any operating system files.

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.

This will NOT change any options for the products you installed along with the OpenVMS operating system installation, nor will it reinstall or upgrade any of them.

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.

This will NOT change any options for the products you installed along with the OpenVMS operating system installation, nor will it reinstall or upgrade any of them.

Reinstall will take longer than Reconfigure. Reinstall may be

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