CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Preparing for Installation

  1.1     Checking the Distribution Kit

  1.2     Prerequisite Hardware

  1.3     Prerequisite Software

  1.4     Required Operating System Components

  1.5     Registering Your License

  1.6     DECdecision Sample Files

  1.7     VAXcluster Considerations

  1.8     Preparing Your System and the Installing Account
    1.8.1      Checking Privileges of the Installing Account
    1.8.2      Checking Quotas of the Installing Account
    1.8.3      System Disk Space Requirements
    1.8.4      User Disk Space Requirements
    1.8.5      System Parameter Values
      1.8.5.1      Checking Parameter Values
      1.8.5.2      Calculating GBLPAGES and GBLSECTIONS Parameter Values
      1.8.5.3      Changing Parameter Values with AUTOGEN

  1.9     Preparing Your Databases
    1.9.1      Recovering the Databases
    1.9.2      Exporting the Databases

  1.10    Shutting Down Current Versions of Rdb/VMS and DECdecision

  1.11    Backing Up Your System Disk

  1.12    Determining and Reporting Problems

  1.13    Pre-Installation Check List

  2      Installing DECdecision

  2.1     Installation Overview

  2.2     Running the VMSINSTAL Command Procedure

  3      Post-Installation Procedures

  3.1     Editing System Startup and Shutdown Files

  3.2     Activating DECdecision on a VAXcluster

  3.3     User Account Requirements
    3.3.1      User Account Privileges
    3.3.2      User Account Quotas

  3.4     Converting Your Databases

  3.5     Rebooting the System

  3.6     Running the Installation Verification Procedure Separately

  3.7     Running DECdecision

  3.8     Post-Installation Check List

  4      Managing Your DECdecision Environment

  4.1     Performance Considerations
    4.1.1      Working Set Values
    4.1.2      Global Pages and Global Sections
    4.1.3      System Parameters

  4.2     Managing Access Files and Databases
    4.2.1      Managing Run Unit Journal Files
    4.2.2      Using DECdecision with DATATRIEVE Domains
    4.2.3      Granting Database Access to Users on Other Systems

  4.3     Assigning Print Formats to Print Queues

  4.4     DECdecision Fatal Errors

  A   Sample First-Time DECdecision Installation

  B   Sample DECdecision Upgrade from Version 1.0

  C   DECdecision Files

  TABLES

  1-1        DECdecision Default Directories

  1-2        DECdecision Sample Files

  1-3        Minimum Installing Account Quotas

  1-4        Free Disk Blocks Required

  1-5        Required Minimum System Parameter Values

  1-6        Pre-Installation Check List

  2-1        Rdb/VMS Component Installation

  2-2        DECchart Component Installation

  2-3        DECdecision Save Set Contents

  3-1        Minimum User Account Quotas

  3-2        Post-Installation Check List

  4-1        System Parameter Tuning Suggestions