[Vms.sig-hu] Installation of ECO kits - reminder (fwd)

[Fodor Zsuzsa]

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Dátum: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:22:09 -0400
Feladó: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>
Címzett: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>
Tárgy: Installation of ECO kits - reminder

Dear Distribution Lists,

I told George that you were not the kind of people that were hung up 
on
formality but you cared more about the content than anything else. So 
he
is letting me send this.

If you are new to the distribution lists please keep in mind that
Outlook has this very special and unique feature in that it occasionally
will remove people without letting anyone know including me.  Please 
be
assured that I would not remove folks without letting you know.  If all
of a sudden you stop getting email from me, that has probably 
happened
and you need to send me mail, or, I have been hit by a bus since that is
the only way I would stop sending mail about VMS.  Please NOTE with 
the
exception of the VMS SIG these are personal email distribution lists and
not one of the HP corporate email lists.  

Warm Regards,
Sue

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Pagliarulo, George  
Sent:	Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:19 AM
To:	Meagher, Kent
Cc:	Skonetski, Susan
Subject:	RE: Installation of ECO kits - reminder

Kent,

	Only because it was written pretty informally.  For customers,
in the spirit of a good corporate memo, I'd probably want to remove all
the attempts at humor and make it as dry as possible.   

George Pagliarulo
ECO Release Process
OpenVMS Sustaining Engineering
Hewlett-Packard Company
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
Tel# (603)884-1000
e-mail: george.pagliarulo at hp.com

	 -----Original Message-----
	For more information regarding HP's privacy policy or to obtain
contact information, 
	October 25, 2004 7:16 AM
	To:	Skonetski, Susan
	Subject:	RE: Installation of ECO kits - reminder

	Sue,

		Well, it was meant to be for ZKO only but sure, as 
long
as your lists are internal only feel free to send it out.  

	George Pagliarulo
	ECO Release Process
	OpenVMS Sustaining Engineering
	Hewlett-Packard Company
	110 Spit Brook Road
	Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
	Tel# (603)884-1000
	e-mail: george.pagliarulo at hp.com

		 -----Original Message-----
		From: 	Skonetski, Susan  
		Sent:	Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:15 PM
		To:	Pagliarulo, George
		Subject:	RE: Installation of ECO kits - reminder

		George should this go out to my distribution lists?

		Sue


			 -----Original Message-----
			From: 	Pagliarulo, George  
			Sent:	Wednesday, October 13, 2004 
8:23 AM
			To:	OpenVMS Systems Software 
Group
			Subject:	Installation of ECO kits -
reminder

				If you install remedial kits and 
are a
"Backups? We don need no stinkin backups" type of person, this 
reminder
is for you.  Our remedial kits provide two ways of recovering from a kit
related problem, one good and one not so good.

*	/SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA (good)

				Use of 
the /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA qualifier
on the PRODUCT INSTALL command will cause PCSI to save the pre- kit
installation state of the system and allow you to easily remove the kit
if there is a problem.   You should always use this qualifier.  If disk
space is an issue, once you have verified that everything is ok after
the installation you can remove the saved recovery data with a 
PRODUCT
DELETE RECOVERY_DATA command.  There are a couple of things to be 
aware
of.  In the past, if you forgot the qualifier or used the
/NOSAVE_RECOVERY_DATA (default) qualifier,  the installation files 
would
give you a second chance to change your mind.  This is no longer the
case.  If you use the /NOSAVE qualifier the installation now takes you
at your word and will not ask again.    Likewise, if you so not use any
qualifier and there is already recovery data on the system from previous
installations, PCSI will warn that you will lose your recovery data and
ask if you want to continue.  In the past, if you said yes, you would
get a second chance to change your mind.  This is no longer the case.
In life you get few second chances,  with the remedial kits, you don't
get any.  


*	Files renamed to _OLD (not so good)

				Regardless of how you choose 
to handle
recovery data, kits will also ask if you want to have replaced files
renamed to file.*_OLD rather then be deleted (recovery data is saved in
either case if you chose to do that).  In the event of a problem, having
the files saved as _OLD gives you the option of renaming them to the
original file name and recovering...sort of.  Trying to back out a kit
by renaming all the files back to the original file name is cumbersome
at best.   Also, it does not restore the PCSI database to its previous
state or correct any library changes that may have been done.   Trust
me. Use the /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA  qualifier as a recovery mechanism.


			George Pagliarulo
			ECO Release Process
			OpenVMS Sustaining Engineering
			Hewlett-Packard Company
			110 Spit Brook Road
			Nashua, New Hampshire 03062
			Tel# (603)884-1000
			e-mail: george.pagliarulo at hp.com