HI I need help.. Actually I have VAX 7000-740 work stations running on open vms 6.2 version.
Now I need to upgrade from 6.2 to 7.3..what are procedures and who is point of contact and details.. whether i need to change any hardware component? where can i get valid licence?
The OpenVMS VAX Version 7.3 Upgrade and Installation Manual
is online at the URL
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/os73_... .
It describes in all detail the steps to be done.
Qickly flying over it, I don't see any restrictions for the VAX7000 hardware.For acquiring licenses and media, probably HP sales offices in Your Region are the right places to contact.
(On the HP web site http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/pro... at least I can't find VMS/VAX).Joseph Huber
http://www.huber-joseph.de
Hi I am sorry delay in response Actually My open vms system is VMS ALPHA SERVER 4000-700A in 6.2 version. so i need to port to 7.3. Your manual is saying how to proceed upgradation but i need how to get upgradation.hp is site is asking product number which i do not have. whether i need to change any hardware to my 6.2 server really i am sure..Like this so many doubts.. Can you please help?
As I have written, also can no longer find any information on ordering VAX/VMS on the HP web, but maybe the contact page ( http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp... ) has the phone numbers/email addresses.
Maybe if You post a message on newsgroup comp.os.vms there might be more people listening with contacts to HP.
(I do no longer by something VMS related myself).As to the VAX hardware for the upgrade: VAX 4000/700 is a Qbus box if I remember right ?
i would believe the installation manual, which doesn't mention restriction for 4000/700. Just go through the checklist in the manual to see if You find anything.The only problem could be a CDrom drive for the VMS installation: booting the VMS installation either needs a local CDrom drive (SCSI interface ?), or You have to copy the CD to a VMS/Vax bootable disk. (The last VMS/VAX installation on (the smaller) Vax4000/200 I did from a an Infoserver without having a local CD on the Vax.
Sorry for being not more helpfull, but the last time I installed VMS/VAX is more than 10 years now.
Joseph Huber
http://www.huber-joseph.de
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