Complete these instructions to run the pre-upgrade program.
To run the pre-upgrade program:
Run the pre-upgrade program. Enter:
do-pre-upgrade |
The do-pre-upgrade macro:
Deletes and recreates the upgrade.file.
Imports necessary programs from the new /tmp/ugf.
Compiles those programs.
Runs the pre-upgrade program.
This macro also compares ABS sizes to ensure that the upgrade can be performed on the existing configuration. If this cannot be determined, the macro displays the message:
Unable to compare ABS sizes. Make sure that the ABS size of the new system is less than or equal to the ABS size of this system. Otherwise, attempting to run an upgrade will corrupt the file system. Press 'c' if you have confirmed the above: _ |
If this message displays, contact your support provider to verify that the ABS sizes are compatible.
If the ABS are not compatible, this message displays:
The ABS size of the new system is larger than your current ABS size. You cannot upgrade using this procedure. |
If this message displays, an upgrade with data files in place cannot be completed. A full file-save must be performed (the file-save tape generated at the beginning of this procedure can be used), followed by an upgrade, then restoring accounts. Proceed to Upgrading with a File-Save Tape.
If the ABS are compatible, this message displays:
The ABS sizes are compatible. You may continue with the upgrade. |
If any hold files exist, it displays:
nn spooler hold files have been copied to the SP.HFILES file |
Hold files are copied to this file and assigned a numerical item-ID, beginning with 001.
D3 shuts down automatically.
Executing system shutdown procedure... Do you wish to continue (y/n)? _ |
Enter y.
Wait for the Flush complete message to display. It may display before or after the virtual machine halted message.
Flushing memory, boot when disk is quiescent... Wait for ... Flush complete... Flush complete. Virtual machine pick0:LINUX halted. Disconnected from Virtual Machine 'pick0:LINUX' |
The D3 virtual machine is halted.
See Also
Performing the Pre-Upgrade Procedure
Loading the Pre-Upgrade Program