- download axpbox and build it for your platform
- ask VSI for a license
- download the zip file from their server
- download the Layered Product CDs and other stuff from their server
- download the opensource CD if you can find it
- note that you can install openvms on Windows and copy the img file to Unix, this works fine
- configure axpbox to create a new disk of at least 2GB possibly 5GB
- On unix, enable pcap:
- sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_bind_service=+eip ./axpbox
- start axpbox, set to boot off the ISO
- first time round manually enter “boot dqaX” where X is the ISO
- But next time, type
- set auto_action boot
- set bootdef_dev dqa0
- boot dqa0
- to automatically boot in future
- install OpenVMS with default options
- set date/time
- select install
- select INITIALIZE
- hardlinks yes
- Don’t add PAKs now, do it later.
- make sure you install TCPIP
- continue from any errors
- add license
- boot from the main disk
- on unix. create a folder “license”, copy the license file into it, renamed license.com
- run genisoimage -V license -o license.iso license
- add this as a disk to the es40.cfg file
- mount /over=id dqa1 or whatever
- copy dqa1:[000000]license.com;1 sys$login
- set file/attribute=(rfm=stm) license.com;1
- @license.com
- reboot and licenses should be active
- TCPIP config:
- run @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$CONFIG.COM
- core environment
- set domain
- set primary interface (manual config)
- set routing to point to your router
- set DNS resolver as appropriate
- start TCPIP
- configure any client or server processes you want
- exit and test by pinging say google
- To autostart TCPIP
- edit :
SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM - find $! @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM and uncomment it by removing the !
- edit :
- mounting disks
- to ignore label: mount /over=id dqb0
- to use label, if known : mount dqb0 label logical_name
- to mount for all users: mount/sys
- eg mount/sys dqb1 AVMS842L2LP1 LP1
- to mount permanently, add to systartup_vms.com
- Remember though that if the label mismatches VMS will hang waiting for the “right” disk…
- set term/vt102
- set term/ins
- both can be added to sys$login:login.com
- add user
- create/dir somedisk:[users]
- assign somedisk:[users] sys$users
- create/dir somedisk:[users.mark]
- set def sys$system
- r authorize
- add mark/password=temp/owner=”Mark McIntyre”/dev=somedisk/dir=[users.mark]/uic=[200,201=/flag=nodisuser/priv=all
- SET DIRECTORY/OWNER=MARK somedisk:[USERS.MARK]
- logout and try logging in as new user
- to “sudo” : set proc/priv=sysprv
To find kits to install
- mount the disk
- dir dqb0:[*.kit] /nohead /notrail
- folders containing .A .B files are VMS save sets and can be installed with @sys$update:VMSINSTAL:
- @sys$update:vmsinstal PASCAL LP2:[PASCAL.KIT]
- pcsi$compressed files should be installed with PRODUCT:
- product install fortran /source=lp2:[fort.kit]
- zipexes can be run directly, but do it into a temp folder as it probably contains a saveset
Enabling ssh keys
- create [SSH2] folder in your homedir
- create file SSH2_CONFIG containing “AllowedAuthentications publickey, password”
- create file AUTHORIZATION containing “KEY filename.pub”
- on Linux. convert your key to IETF SECSH format using
- ssh-keygen -e -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
- paste the resulting key into your keyfile
- set file permissions with
- SET FILE /PROTECTION=(S:WRED,O:WRED,G:RE,W:R) [.SSH2]filename.pub
- more info here https://raymii.org/s/blog/SSH_public_key_authentication_on_OpenVMS.html
- install other stuff
- get zip from ftp.process.com
- binary
- passive on
- get vms-freeware/unzip.alpha_exe
- run unzip.alpha_exe
- unzip :== $SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSMGR]unzip.alpha_exe
- add that to the system login script
- Other software can be found at ftp.digiater.nl/openvms/freeware/v80
To delete a directory
SET FILE/PROTECTION=O:RWED SSH.DIR;1