VMS V5.5 Upgrade Questions

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#73

Author: Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 61953...
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 02:43

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We're planning on upgrading our V5.4-3 mixed-interconnect VAXcluster to V5.5-1
of VMS tomorrow evening (Tue.).  In preparation for this task I thought I'd
query this group to see if anyone had any "last minute" suggestions or
recommendations regarding this upgrade.  Our system disk is a shadow set
comprised of two (2) RA90's.  I am familiar with the fact that one cannot
upgrade a shadow set, and plan on making it a "regular" disk during the
upgrade.  I've also heard that there are still some problems associated with
print/batch queues, after the upgrade completes.  That is my primary interest
on this message - print/batch queue problems.
 
Feel free to e-mail me or post a response here.  Any pieces of info will be
appreciated!
 
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Re: VMS V5.5 Upgrade Questions

#74

Author: Sepp Huber, CERN -4439,-6712
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:01

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In article <9675584@MVB.SAIC.COM>, Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com (Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 619535-7043 %%%) writes...
>We're planning on upgrading our V5.4-3 mixed-interconnect VAXcluster to V5.5-1
..
>print/batch queues, after the upgrade completes.  That is my primary interest
>on this message - print/batch queue problems.
> 
V5.5 upgrade is very friendly in the step towards the new queue system.
It lets  You finish the upgrade to A5.5-x still using the old queue system.
With the new system running , You have time to plan the queue system upgrade,
a command procedure is prepared to do this. And You should not do that BEFORE 
reading the release notes carefully!
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Joseph "Sepp" Huber        | At present in CERN, phone -4439/-6712
Max-Planck-Institut Physik | Internet: huber@vxcern.cern.ch
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Re: VMS V5.5 Upgrade Questions

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Author: Pat Rankin
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 02:10

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In article <9675584@MVB.SAIC.COM>, Hoverson@Fwva.Saic.Com (Jeff Hoverson %%% SAIC %%% 619535-7043 %%%) writes...
> We're planning on upgrading our V5.4-3 mixed-interconnect VAXcluster to
> V5.5-1 of VMS tomorrow evening (Tue.).  In preparation for this task I
> thought I'd query this group to see if anyone had any "last minute"
> suggestions or recommendations regarding this upgrade.

     Don't update the queueing system during the upgrade; if you try to
do so, that portion will fail.  After the upgrade you'll be running A5.5
instead of V5.5 and there is a command procedure documented in the
installation guide which will complete the upgrade from A5.5 to V5.5.
You could also keep the old queue system and update to A5.5-1.

     After the upgrade, be sure to check and possibly reset your system
clock.  Chances are pretty high that it'll be off by a year.  If you do
reset it by that large amount, you should probably reboot immediately...

		Pat Rankin, rankin@eql.caltech.edu

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