Ingres 9.2 Migration Guide - Actian

Chapter 6: Considerations for AlphaOpenVMSThis section contains the following topics: OpenVMS Requirements (see page 81)Considerations When Installing Ingres on OpenVMS (see page 81) Schema Checking (see page 83) Application Rebuilding (see page 84) This chapter describes the steps required for upgrading Ingres on the AlphaOpenVMS platform from Ingres II 2.0 to Ingres 2.6/0401 or Ingres 2006(axm.vms/100).Use this chapter together with the appropriate edition of the Ingres GettingStarted guide or Installation Guide and the Readme file.OpenVMS RequirementsFor the minimum process requirements for an Ingres system administrator,see the appendix “System Requirements for OpenVMS” in the InstallationGuide. Also see the Readme file.Considerations When Installing Ingres on OpenVMSFor full instructions on installing Ingres on OpenVMS, see the InstallationGuide. The installation process has not changed significantly from Ingres II2.0.Ingres uses the VMSINSTAL procedure to install and configure its software.Using VMS, it is possible to create the new Ingres system administratoraccount, extract the software required, and configure Ingres. However,depending on how the installation progresses, some issues may develop.You can install Ingres either directly from the CD-ROM or from a working areaon the target system. If the files are transferred to the target node throughFTP, they must be moved across in binary mode.Considerations for Alpha OpenVMS 81