VAX APL Installation Guide

This document is the VAX APL Installation Guide (Order Number AA-P143F-TE), published in January 1990, and applies to VAX APL Version 3.2. It is primarily intended for system managers.

The guide provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for installing VAX APL on the VMS operating system (Version 5.2 or higher). Key aspects covered include:

• Prerequisites: Detailed requirements for free disk space, system global pages and sections, user account quotas (e.g., Buffered I/O byte count, Working Set Size), and necessary privileges (e.g., SETPRV). It also specifies required supporting software like VMS Workstation Software Version 4.1 or DECwindows Version 2.0 for APL character support.
• Licensing: Instructions for registering the VAX APL software license using the VMS License Management Facility (LMF).
• Installation Process: A walkthrough of using the VMSINSTAL command procedure, including checks performed by the installer, handling active processes, and options for installing components like workstation/DECwindows fonts, Workspace Interchange Standard (WSIS) tools, and APL meta-functions.
• Post-Installation Configuration: Steps for activating the APL command, verifying and configuring the PCDRIVER terminal driver (for APL character sets on Digital VT200/VT300 series terminals and VAXstations), modifying control character keywords, and identifying other modifiable files.
• Deployment Options: Specific instructions for installing VAX APL on VAXclusters and VAXstations, and how to install VAX APL as a shared image to optimize system overhead and memory.
• Troubleshooting: Common error conditions during installation and guidance on determining and reporting software or documentation problems.
• Ancillary Information: How to access online release notes, and general information regarding maintenance updates.

The document aims to be self-explanatory, with sample installation outputs provided.