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4 Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System
This chapter describes which tasks you should perform prior to beginning an upgrade.
includes a checklist that you can use to make sure you perform all the tasks described
in this chapter.
4.1 Preupgrade Tasks
Use the checklist in
to ensure that you perform all necessary tasks prior to upgrading
your system.
Table 4-1 Preupgrade Checklist
Section
Task
Review relevant documentation.
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Review notes, cautions, and restrictions about the following:
• Upgrade paths to Version 8.4
• Update license requirements
• Components you choose not to install
• Upgrade issues after the system disk directory structure has
been changed
• Licenses and possible reinstallation requirements for layered
products
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Check for software that must be manually removed.
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Save files that you do not want deleted by the upgrade procedure.
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Prepare the system disk.
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Ensure that you have a recent FEEDBACK.DAT file.
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Perform required actions before upgrading in a volume shadowing
environment.
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Back up the current system disk.
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Shut down the system.
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4.2 Documentation References
In addition to reviewing the information in this chapter, you might need to refer to the following
sources of information as well.
•
Cover Letter for HP OpenVMS Version 8.4
•
Software Product Descriptions included with your distribution kit
•
HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 Release Notes
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HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 New Features and Documentation Overview
•
HP OpenVMS Cluster Systems
•
Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations
•
HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 2: Tuning, Monitoring, and Complex Systems
(specifically, the chapter entitled “Managing System Parameters”), for information about
using AUTOGEN, modifying the system parameters file (MODPARAMS.DAT), and related
operations
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