TEXT FILE: INSTALL.TXT Author: Frank Dolatshahi Date: 8/24/89 **************************************** STEPS TO PREPARE YOUR SYSTEM FOR SQUEEZER **************************************** ******************* PLEASE NOTE ******************** Even though Squeezer has been tested many times on different setups, please backup your system disk before installation of squeezer, just as a precaution. ### Please perform the following steps in the order given ### **************************************************** A- MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS RUNNING VMS 5.0 OR HIGHER, AND YOU ARE LOGGED IN TO A PRIVILEGED ACCOUNT. B- CREATE THE DIRECTORY SYS$SYSDEVICE:[MEMPURGE] ON YOUR SYSTEM, SET DEFAULT TO IT ,AND CHECK TO ENSURE THAT ALL THESE FILES ARE THERE: 1-SQUEEZER.MAR 2-SQUZ_PRM.MAR 3-SQUZ_AST.MAR 4-SQUZ_AST.COM 5-SQUZ_START.COM 6-SQUZ_STOP.COM 7-READ_ME.1ST 8-INSTALL.TXT (this file) C- YOU MAY EDIT THE FILE SQUZ_PRM.MAR TO SET UP THE PARAMETERS THE WAY YOU LIKE. THESE PARAMETERS ARE EXPLAINED IN THAT FILE. D- WHEN YOU ARE READY JUST TYPE @SQUZ_SETUP.COM. TYPE THE DIRECTORY COMMAND TO MAKE SURE THAT SQUEEZER.EXE HAS BEEN GENERATED. E- NOW TYPE THE COMMAND @SQUZ_AST.COM. THIS MAY TAKE COUPLE OF MINUTES. YOU SHOULD SEE THE REPORT OF COPYING THE IMAGE MEMPURGE.EXE , IGNORE THE MESSAGE REGARDING THAT ... IMAGE MEMPURGE COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THIS COMMAND PROCEDURE ALWAYS TRIES TO LOAD UP THE NEWEST MEMPURGE.EXE, AND IT TRIES TO REMOVE THE OLDER VERSION. (Note: on a common system disk cluster or LAVC system, you need to run this command procedure on only one of the nodes.) F- ONCE YOU GET THE $ BACK, REBOOT THE SYSTEM. G- WHEN SYSTEM COMES BACK UP, LOG ON TO A PRIVILEGED ACCOUNT AND GO INTO SDA. TYPE 'SHO EXEC' AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE IMAGE 'MEMPURGE' ALONG WITH OTHER EXECUTIVE IMAGES. IF YOU SEE THIS YOU ARE ALL SET TO GO. IF NOT YOU MAY WANT TO REPEAT THESE STEPS AGAIN AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE VMS 5.X OR HIGHER, AND YOU HAVE ALL PRIVILEGES. H- YOU MAY NOW START THE PROGRAM BY TYPING @SQUZ_START.COM. WHEN YOU ARE PROMPTED FOR PROCESS NAME , ENTER A PROCESS NAME FOR SQUEEZER, OR JUST HIT FOR DEFAULT NAME OF 'Squeezer!!'. I- AS A PRECAUTION STEP, PLEASE GO THROUGH THESE INSTALLATION STEPS, ANYTIME AFTER YOU PERFORM AN OPERATING SYSTEM UPGRADE. J- PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME NEW FILES CREATED IN SYS$SYSDEVICE:[MEMPURGE] BY SOME OF THE ABOVE PROCEDURES.