CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Preparing to Install Rdb/VMS 1.1 Required Operating System Components 1.2 Prerequisite and Optional Software 1.2.1 Prerequisite Software 1.2.2 Optional Software 1.3 Prerequisite Hardware 1.4 VMS License Management Facility 1.5 Requirements for Installing Rdb/VMS V4.0 1.5.1 Installing Over Previous Version of Rdb/VMS 1.5.2 Recover All Rdb/VMS Databases 1.5.3 Back Up All Existing Rdb/VMS Databases 1.5.4 Disk Space Required to Install Rdb/VMS 1.5.5 Check for the RDB$REMOTE Account 1.5.6 CDD/Plus Considerations 1.5.7 Shut Down the Rdb/VMS Monitor 1.5.8 VMS Privileges Required to Install Rdb/VMS 1.5.9 Process Account Quotas Required to Install Rdb/VMS 1.5.10 System Parameter Values Required to Install Rdb/VMS 1.5.10.1 Checking System Parameter Values 1.5.10.2 Calculating the Values for GBLPAGES and GBLSECTIONS 1.5.10.3 Changing System Parameter Values with AUTOGEN 1.5.10.4 Setting Dynamic System Parameters 1.5.11 Back Up Your System Disk 1.5.12 Avoid Giving Users Access to HELP 1.5.13 Prevent Interactive Users from Gaining Access to the System 1.5.14 Time Required to Install Rdb/VMS 1.6 Summation of Installation Requirements 1.6.1 VMSINSTAL Requirements 1.6.2 Rdb/VMS Requirements 2 Installing Rdb/VMS 2.1 Accessing the Online Release Notes 2.2 Installation Procedure 2.2.1 Invoking VMSINSTAL 2.2.2 Steps of the Installation Procedure 2.2.3 Completing the Installation Procedure 2.3 Errors That Cause the Installation to Fail 3 After Installing Rdb/VMS 3.1 Editing the System Files 3.1.1 Defining LNK$LIBRARY to Ease Program Linking 3.1.2 Running RMONSTART.COM Manually or by Running the Installation Verification Procedure (IVP) 3.2 Modifying System Parameters 3.3 Rebooting the System 3.4 VAXcluster Considerations 3.4.1 Using SYSMAN to Load Licenses, Run Startup Procedures and Run the IVP on Each Node 3.4.2 Executing RDBSERVER_NCP.COM in a VAXcluster Environment 3.5 User Account Requirements 3.6 Converting Existing Databases 3.7 Installing RMU with Privileges 3.8 Tailoring Your System 3.8.1 Setting up DECtrace 3.8.2 Using the RDB$REMOTE Account for Remote Access 3.8.3 Moving Rdb/VMS Demonstration and Sample Database Files to Another Directory 3.8.4 Logical Names Created by the Installation Procedure 3.8.5 List of Files Installed by Rdb/VMS 3.8.6 Modifying the SQL/Services Configuration File 3.9 Enhancing Rdb/VMS Performance 3.9.1 Tuning Your System 3.9.2 Installing Rdb/VMS Images as Shared 3.10 Running the Rdb/VMS IVP as a Standalone Procedure 3.11 Returning the System to Original Settings 3.12 Determining and Reporting Problems A VMS Security and Rdb/VMS A.1 VMS Privileges Used to Install Rdb/VMS A.2 VMS Privileges Required for RMU Commands A.3 VMS Privileges That Override Rdb/VMS Protection A.4 VMS Protection of Rdb/VMS Files A.5 Rdb/VMS Internal Protection A.6 Auditing B Installing the SQL/Services VMS API B.1 Preparing to Install the SQL/Services VMS API B.1.1 Prerequisite Software B.1.2 Requirements for Installing SQL/Services VMS API B.1.2.1 Time B.1.2.2 Privileges B.1.2.3 Disk Space B.1.2.4 VMSINSTAL Requirements B.1.2.5 Backing Up Your System Disk B.2 Installing the SQL/Services VMS API B.2.1 Accessing the Distribution Kit B.2.2 Installation Procedure B.2.3 Recovering from Errors B.3 After Installing the SQL/Services VMS API B.3.1 Accessing the Online Release Notes B.3.2 Files Added to the System B.3.3 Running the IVP B.4 Sample Installation C Installing the SQL/Services MS-DOS API C.1 Preparing to Install the MS-DOS API C.1.1 Prerequisite Software C.1.2 Installation Procedure Requirements C.1.2.1 Time C.1.2.2 Disk Space C.1.2.3 Installation Program Requirements C.2 Installing the MS-DOS API C.2.1 Creating the DECnet-DOS Programming Interface Library C.2.2 Copying and Running the Installation Program C.2.3 Verifying the Installation C.2.4 Recovering from Errors C.3 After Installing the MS-DOS API C.3.1 Files Added to the System C.3.2 Running the IVP C.4 Sample Installation D Installing the SQL/Services ULTRIX API D.1 Preparing to Install the ULTRIX API D.1.1 Prerequisite Software D.1.2 Installation Procedure Requirements D.1.2.1 Time D.1.2.2 Superuser Privileges D.1.2.3 Disk Space D.1.2.4 Installation Program Requirements D.2 Installing the ULTRIX API D.2.1 Installation Procedure D.2.2 Recovering from Errors D.3 After Installing the ULTRIX API D.3.1 Files Added to the System D.3.2 Running the IVP D.4 Sample Installation E Installing the SQL/Services OS/2 API E.1 Preparing to Install the SQL/Services OS/2 API E.1.1 Prerequisite Software E.1.2 Installation Procedure Requirements E.1.2.1 Time E.1.2.2 Disk Space E.1.2.3 Installation Program Requirements E.2 Installing the SQL/Services OS/2 API E.2.1 Installation Procedure E.2.2 Verifying the Installation E.2.3 Recovering from Errors E.3 After Installing the SQL/Services OS/2 API E.3.1 Files Added to the System E.3.2 Running the IVP E.4 Sample Installation F Installing the Macintosh API F.1 Preparing to Install the Macintosh API F.1.1 Prerequisite Software for the Macintosh Client System F.1.2 Prerequisite Software for the VMS Server System F.1.3 Installation Procedure Requirements F.1.3.1 Time F.1.3.2 Disk Space F.1.3.3 Installation Program Requirements F.2 Adding the Installation Volume F.3 Installing the Macintosh API F.4 Macintosh API Installation Files G Sample Installation: Full Development Kit H Sample Installation: Interactive Kit I Sample Installation: Run-Time Kit TABLES 1-1 Rdb/VMS Product Kits 1-2 Disk Space Requirements 1-3 Process Account Quotas for the Installing Account 1-4 Required Minimum System Parameter Values 3-1 User Account Quotas for Using Rdb/VMS 3-2 SQL/Services Logical Names 3-3 SQL and SQL/Services Images 3-4 Rdb/VMS Images A-1 Security Controls Required to Use RMU Functions A-2 VMS Privileges That Override Rdb/VMS Privileges B-1 VMS API Disk Space Requirements B-2 Files Created on or Copied to VMS C-1 Files Created on or Copied to MS-DOS D-1 Files Created on ULTRIX E-1 Files Created on or Copied to OS/2 F-1 Files Created on or Copied to Your Macintosh System