This chapter introduces you to and prepares you for the VMS Authentication Module (VAM) product installation, configuration, startup, and testing. It is for the OpenVMS system manager or technician responsible for product installation and configuration.
To get VAM up and working, you must perform the following steps:
Table 1-1 Getting VAM Up and Running (Continued)
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Load the license pack. | |
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Install the software. |
See Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring VAM |
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Configure the VAM environment. |
See Chapter2, Installing and Configuring VAM |
VAM installation involves using the VMSINSTAL procedure. Preparing for installation involves:
• Understanding the hardware and software requirements
• Determining if you have sufficient disk space and global pages for the installation
• Determining where to install the software
VAM has no special hardware requirements beyond those stated in the Software Product Description for TCPware, MultiNet or HP’s TCP/IP Services.
VAM supports OpenVMS/VAX version 7.3; OpenVMS Alpha version 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2-1, 7.2-2, 7.3, 7.3-1, 7.3-2, 8.2, 8.3; OpenVMS I64 version 8.2, 8.2-1, 8.3; MultiNet version 4.4 or later, TCPware version 5.6-2 or later, UCX version 4.0 ECO 5 and later, and TCP/IP Services version 5.0 and later.
Disk space and global page requirements are documented in the release notes.
Check at this point that you:
• Have OPER, SYSPRV, or BYPASS privileges
• Can log in to the system manager's account
• Are the only user logged in (recommended)
• Backed up your system disk on a known, good, current, full backup (recommended)
• Need to reinstall VAM after performing a major VMS upgrade
• Ensure MultiNet, TCPware or TCP/IP Services (or UCX) is currently running.
Install VAM in a location depending on the following:
• Generally, on your system disk, but you can install VAM anywhere, just answer the question when it appears. This is also where you would keep your "common" files. Node-specific files should always be on your system disk.
• If the machine is in a single platform cluster, on a common disk.
• If the machine is in a mixed platform cluster, once on the Alpha system disk (or disks), once on the I64 system disk (or disks), and once on the VAX common system disk.
The VAM Release Notes provide important information on the current release.
• The Release Notes is a text file which can be obtained in one of three ways:
– By performing a partial installation
– During the full installation
– After the installation
To perform a partial installation (see Example 1-1):
1 Invoke VMSINSTAL at the system prompt:
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAM020 directory-spec OPTIONS N
The directory-spec is the location of the distribution savesets.
2 Press Return at the prompt
Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk [YES]?.
3 Select the option by number as to whether you want to display or print the Release Notes, or both.
4 If you requested a printout, enter the queue name for the printer. The default is SYS$PRINT.
5 Press Return at the prompt
Do you want to continue the installation [NO]?:.
This will print the VAM V2.0 Release Notes. (Note that if you enter YES at the prompt, you proceed with the full installation.)
6 You see the message
Product's release notes have been moved to SYS$HELP.
7 If you want to read or print the Release Notes after you exit the installation, you can access the VAM020.RELEASE_NOTES files in the SYS$HELP directory, as in:
$ TYPE SYS$HELP:VAM020.RELEASE_NOTES
$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL VAM020 DKA300:
OPTIONS N [1]
OpenVMS AXP Software
Product Installation Procedure V8.2
It is 3-NOVEMBER-2006 at 11:01.
Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help.
* Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk [YES]? Return [2]
The following products will be processed:
VAM V2.0
Beginning
installation of VAM V2.0 at 11:01
%VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set A ...
Release notes
included with this kit are always copied to SYS$HELP.
Additional Release Notes Options:
1. Display release notes
2. Print release notes
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of the above
* Select option [2]: Return [3]
* Queue name [SYS$PRINT]: Return [4]
Job VAM020 (queue SYS$PRINT, entry 1) started on SYS$PRINT
* Do you want to continue the installation
[NO]? Return [5]
%VMSINSTAL-I-RELMOVED, Product's release notes have been moved to SYS$HELP.[6]
VMSINSTAL procedure done at 11:02
.
$TYPE SYS$HELP:VAM020.RELEASE_NOTES [7]
