Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsd!mvb.saic.com!eafbvax!eafbtems!martin From: martin%boot.decnet@edwards-tems.af.mil Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec Subject: Re: VMS upgrade path question Summary: VMS Upgrade Path Keywords: VMS, Upgrade, Version Message-ID: <1991Jun14.112726.76@%boot.decnet@edwards-tems.af.mil> Date: 14 Jun 91 18:27:26 GMT References: <962@hadron.COM> <1991Jun13.225429.1537@gp.co.nz> Reply-To: martin@edwards-tems.af.mil Followup-To: comp.sys.dec Organization: T&E Mission Simulator - Edwards AFB, CA Lines: 19 In article , k2@bl.physik.tu-muenchen.de (Klaus Steinberger) writes: > > Sure, but it's a long long way to do the upgrade, i believe you better do > an fresh install of the highest version of VMS, you have. I spent at least > two days to walk through the upgrade from 4.7 to 5.0-2. And every major > upgrade (5.0 -> 5.1, 5.1 -> 5.2 and so on) eats one more day of your > live. One nice effect: A fresh install defragments your disk (INITIALIZE !). > If I remember correctly, there is no full VMS tape between 4.6 (maybe 4.7) and 5.2. So you can do a fresh install with only a 5.2 tape, but not with only 5.0 or 5.1. To get to 5.1, you must install 4.6 (or maybe 4.7), and then do the upgrades up through each rev to 5.1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gary S. Martin ! (805)277-4509 DSN 527-4509 6510th Test Wing/TSWS ! Martin@Edwards-TEMS.af.mil Edwards AFB, CA 93523-5000 ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -