Running the Upgrade Program

The system is at the Options: prompt.

Options: F)ile only, A)BS only, X) eXecute. Q)uit = _

To execute the upgrade program:

  1. Press X to boot the D3 System. A similar message displays:

Locking ABS...Flush process started

Diagnostics .. successfully completed

Activating processes ......

[3] The verb 'SYSTEM-COLDSTART' is not defined.

:_

The last error message is normal for the upgrade process and can be ignored. The term type may need to be set. See the D3 Reference Manual for more information. The following example changes the D3 term type to VT100:

term VT100

  1. Enter:

set-device

The list of tape devices in the configuration file displays. The tape device numbers may vary, depending on the particular system configuration:

Tape  Status                            DD MMM YYYY  hh:mm:ss

#    Type             Density         Owner  Device Name

-------------------------------------------------------------

0  | compressed   |               |        | /usr/lib/pick/ab

1  | compressed   |               |        | /usr/lib/pick/dt

2  | Quarter Inch |               |        | /dev/rmt0.1

3  | Quarter Inch |               |        | /dev/rmt0.5

 

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Enter a unit number from the above list :1

  1. Enter the number that corresponds to the/usr/lib/pick/dt device.

In this example, 1 is entered.

To begin the upgrade process, execute these instructions:

  1. To begin the upgrade process, enter:

t-rew

upgrade

 

In order to complete this upgrade,all other D3 processes must be logged off.

Press 'c' to continue with the upgrade, or any other key to stop:

  1. To continue with the upgrade, type c.

Insert Data Files #1 and press ā€˜c’

#

  1. Type c to continue. (Do not press ENTER).

This procedure updates all system files in the dm, spooler, sql and sqldemo accounts, as well as the md of all user accounts on the system.

  1. As the upgrade procedure finishes, the system prompts whether to run the system-coldstart again. Enter Y to re-run the routine.

  2. The D3 upgrade procedure with data files in place is complete. D3 is installed and running on the system. Note that D3 must be restarted to put UNIX in multiuser mode.

NOTE

It is highly recommended that you activate your system at this point. To activate, see Activating D3.

See Also

Upgrading with Data Files in Place

Performing the Pre-Upgrade Procedure

Starting the D3 Virtual Machine

Restarting the Virtual Machine

How to Proceed