2. Installing PSCSSH

 

 

This chapter takes you through the PSCSSH product installation procedure and certain post-installation tasks. It is for the OpenVMS system manager, administrator, or technician responsible for product installation.

To prepare for installation, see Chapter 1, Before You Begin.

 

Note: Once you have installed PSCSSH, you need to reinstall it after you have done a major OpenVMS upgrade.

 

 

To install PSCSSH:

1.      Load the software.

2.      Run the VMSINSTAL procedure.

3.      Install other products, if needed, and perform post-installation tasks.

Load the Software

PSCSSH is available as a download.

There are three steps to loading the PSCSSH software:

  1. Log in to the system manager's account.
  2. If PSCSSH is currently running, shut it down:

$ SSHCTRL SHUTDOWN

3.      If you are installing on a VMScluster, shut down PSCSSH on each node in the cluster.

 

 

Note: If you install PSCSSH on a VMS cluster that has a common system disk, install the software on only one node in the cluster. If reinstalling or upgrading PSCSSH, first shut down PSCSSH on all nodes in the cluster.

 

Be sure to configure PSCSSH on all systems in a VMS cluster that has a common system disk, even though it only needs to be installed once.

 

 

Start VMSINSTAL

VMSINSTAL is the OpenVMS installation program for layered products. VMSINSTAL prompts you for any information it needs. The below table shows the steps to follow.

1.      Make sure that you are logged in to the system manager’s account, and invoke VMSINSTAL

2.      Determine if you are satisfied with your system disk backup

3.      Determine where the distribution volumes will be mounted

4.      Enter the products you want processed from the first distribution volume set

5.      Enter the installation options you wish to use (such as obtaining the Release Notes)

6.      Specify the directory where you want the files installed.

7.      Specify the directory where you want the system-specific files installed

Sample Installation

 

$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL PSCSSH030 DKA600:[PSCSSH030]

 

     OpenVMS  Software Product Installation Procedure V9.2-3

 

 

It is 13-MAY-2025 at 11:38.

 

Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help.

 

%VMSINSTAL-W-NOTSYSTEM, You are not logged in to the SYSTEM account.

%VMSINSTAL-W-ACTIVE, The following processes are still active:

       Goat Busters

 

 

The following products will be processed:

 

  PSCSSH V3.0

 

 

     Beginning installation of PSCSSH V3.0 at 11:38

 

No signature manifests found for PSCSSH030

 

* Do you want to install this product [NO]? yes

 

%VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set A ...

%VMSINSTAL-I-RELMOVED, Product's release notes have been moved to SYS$HELP.

* Where do you want to install PSCSSH for OpenVMS [SYS$SYSDEVICE:[PSCSSH]]: RETURN

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory _X86$DKA0:[PSCSSH].

%VMSINSTAL-I-RESTORE, Restoring product save set E ...

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  _X86$DKA0:[PSCSSH.X86].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_COMMON_ROOT:[COMMON].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_COMMON_ROOT:[X86_EXE].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_LOCAL_ROOT:[LOG].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_LOCAL_ROOT:[SSH].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_LOCAL_ROOT:[SSH2].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_LOCAL_ROOT:[SSH2.HOSTKEYS].

%VMSINSTAL-I-SYSDIR, This product creates system disk directory  PSCSSH_LOCAL_ROOT:[SSH2.KNOWNHOSTS].

 

  Installation Complete.

 

  Please report any problems to support@process.com

 

 

  Before starting PSCSSH, you must configure it using this command:

 

                  $ @sys$startup:pscssh_startup.com logicals

                  $ @pscssh:pscssh configure

 

  Once configured, execute this command and add it to your system

  startup produre:

 

                  $ @sys$startup:pscssh_startup.com

 

%VMSINSTAL-I-MOVEFILES, Files will now be moved to their target directories...

 

     Installation of PSCSSH V3.0 completed at 11:38
$

Installing PSCSSH for the First Time on a Common VMScluster System Disk


After installing PSCSSH on one node of a VMScluster with a common system disk, you must perform the following steps on each additional cluster node that shares the common system disk:

1.      Log in (telnet/set host/etc.) to the next node of the cluster.

  1. Create the SSH logicals by using the following command:

$ @SYS$STARTUP:PSCSSH_STARTUP LOGICALS

  1. Make the node-specific SSH root and configure SSH for this node:

$ @PSCSSH:SSH_MAKE_ROOT

4.      Start PSCSSH:

$ @SYS$STARTUP:PSCSSH_STARTUP

5.      Repeat steps 1-4 for each remaining node of the cluster except for the one where SSH was originally installed.