OpenVMS VAX

This document provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance for installing or upgrading the OpenVMS VAX operating system to Version 7.0. It covers pre-installation and pre-upgrade tasks, such as hardware verification, system backups, and information gathering. It details the actual installation and upgrade procedures, including using standalone BACKUP, creating system disks, managing VAXcluster configurations, and registering software licenses. Additionally, the manual explains post-installation and post-upgrade procedures like customizing DECwindows, configuring DECnet, decompressing system libraries, and using utilities like VMSTAILOR and AUTOGEN. It also includes supplemental notes on license management and instructions for systems with small capacity disks.