Preparing to install the DS CLI on an OpenVMS System

The IBM System Storage™ DS CLI program enables open systems hosts to invoke and manage FlashCopy and Metro and Global Mirror functions through batch processes and scripts. The DS CLI is installed on an OpenVMS sytem by using the Polycenter Software Installation utility.

Be aware of the following requirements before you begin the installation of the DS CLI:

• The installation process places all command-line interface files in the [IBMDSCLI...] directory tree as a subdirectory of the Polycenter destination directory. You can specify this directory by using the PRODUCT INSTALL command with the /DESTINATION=devicename:[directoryname] qualifier. If you omit the device name, the Polycenter installation utility uses your current default device. If you omit the directory name, the Polycenter Software Installation utility uses the [VMS$COMMON] directory as the default destination directory.

  If you do not use the /DESTINATION qualifier at all, the utility installs the software in the location that is defined by logical name PCSI$DESTINATION. If this logical name is not defined, the utility installs the software in SYS$SYSDEVICE:[VMS$COMMON].

• Extract and check the Release Notes file from the DS CLI installation package in the root directory of the installation CD.
• Ensure that you have at least 140000 blocks (approximately 70 MB) of free space on the installation disk.
• Install the required prerequisite patches operating system patches (ECOs) on your OpenVMS host system.

To download these ECOs, use the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) database to perform a search for the patches from which you can select. These download steps are described at the Java SDK v1.4.2 patch installation page.