VMS732_UPDATE v5 Problem

[Rick Dyson]

I went to install the update patch on my AlphaServer 2000 today and keep getting this:

$ @ sys$update:vmsinstal VMS732_UPDATE DISK$WOLF:[UPDATES.ALP]


OpenVMS AXP Software Product Installation Procedure V7.3-2


It is 5-NOV-2005 at 08:07.

Enter a question mark (?) at any time for help.

%VMSINSTAL-W-ACTIVE, The following processes are still active:
SETI@home 99%
TCPIP$IMAP_1
TCPIP$NTP_1
TCPIP$XDM_1
WWW server 80
WWW_253
Penguin Lust
* Do you want to continue anyway [NO]? y
* Are you satisfied with the backup of your system disk [YES]?

%VMSINSTAL-E-NOPRODS, None of the specified products were found.


VMSINSTAL procedure done at 08:07


I even have re-downloaded the compressed patch and uncompressed it. I have never seen this before.

Anyone have any ideas? I have some production systems that I was going to install this patch on soon, but wanted to test on box.

Note, all the patches in this update are already installed (including the recent MUP), but that does look like the reason for the above error. It is complaining about the name, right?

The file seems fine to me:
dir /full DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0500--4.PCSI;1

Directory DISK$WOLF:[UPDATES.ALP]

DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0500--4.PCSI;1 File ID: (16837,22,0)
Size: 227616/227656 Owner: [SYSTEM]
Created: 31-OCT-2005 17:22:06.85
Revised: 5-NOV-2005 08:00:12.64 (1)
Expires:
Backup:
Effective:
Recording:
Accessed:
Attributes:
Modified:
Linkcount: 1
File organization: Sequential
Shelved state: Online
Caching attribute: Writethrough
File attributes: Allocation: 227656, Extend: 0, Global buffer count: 0, No version limit
Record format: Fixed length 8192 byte records
Record attributes: None
RMS attributes: None
Journaling enabled: None
File protection: System:RWE, Owner:RWED, Group:RE, World:
Access Cntrl List: None
Client attributes: None

Total of 1 file, 227616/227656 blocks.


rick

[Jan van den Ende · Accepted solution]

Rick,

your update is a PCSI kit.

Those you do NOT instal with VMSINSTAL, but with the PCSI command PRODUCT,, function INSTAL, with /SOURCE to specify where the kit can be found.

So:

$ PROD INSTAL DEC-AXPVMS-VMS732_UPDATE-V0500 /source=DISK$WOLF:[UPDATES.ALP]


Succes!

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[comarow]

That eco is installed using product install.

[Rick Dyson]

My goodness! (I am not really saying that kind words to myself, just trying to keep it clean!)

What a bonehead mistake!

Of course, thank you for that!

Rick