Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS

This guide, "Compaq PATHWORKS for OpenVMS Server Installation and Configuration Guide" (Version 6.1, October 2001), details the process of installing, configuring, and removing the PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) software. It is intended for OpenVMS system managers and network administrators.

The document covers:

1. Pre-installation Tasks: Extensive checks for hardware and software requirements, system parameters (GBLPAGES, GBLSECTIONS, PROCSECTCNT, SCSNODE, ENQLM quota), disk space, network configuration (DECnet, TCP/IP), time zone settings, and performing system backups. It also addresses considerations for OpenVMS Clusters and managing existing PATHWORKS (LAN Manager) or NetWare servers.
2. Installation Procedure: Step-by-step instructions using the VMSINSTAL command procedure, offering options to install the complete Advanced Server (file and print server, License Server, external authentication, Upgrade utility), standalone License Server only, external authentication software only, or the Upgrade utility only. It includes guidance on responding to prompts, potential system reboots, and troubleshooting installation issues.
3. Configuration Procedure: Details using PWRK$CONFIG.COM to set up the server. This involves specifying locations for data files, modifying system configuration parameters (like client capacity and memory usage), defining network transports (DECnet, NetBEUI, TCP/IP), and configuring the server's domain role (Primary, Backup, or Member Server).
4. Standalone License Server: Specific instructions for configuring and starting the optional License Server, which grants client-based licenses, supporting various network protocols.
5. Post-installation Tasks: Verifying the installation with the Installation Verification Procedure (IVP), manually or automatically starting and stopping the Advanced Server, defining server commands, and setting up external authentication (allowing OpenVMS logins with Advanced Server credentials and password synchronization, including OpenVMS Cluster considerations).
6. Wide Area Networking: Guidelines for implementing WANs, focusing on NetBIOS name resolution using LMHOSTS files, Windows Internet Name Service (WINS), and Domain Name System (DNS).
7. Removal Procedures: Instructions for deinstalling the Advanced Server software using PWRK$DEINSTAL, and for removing older PATHWORKS NetWare Server components.

The guide also includes appendices with installation checklists, sample procedures, and lists of installed files and logical names.