How can I install on a machine which does not have a CD or tape drive?

Using a node that does have a tape or CD drive, you will need to copy the savesets from the distribution CD or tape to a disk that can be read from the node where you want to do the installation, then run VMSINSTAL from the machine you wish to install on. Instead of specifying a tape drive in the VMSINSTAL command, use the directory string for the directory you copied the savesets to.

Example:

Copy from the distribution CD to directory TEMP on $1$DUA0:

              
              
                
                  $ COPY DKA400:[ESI.DISKEEPER.KIT]*.* $1$DUA0:[TEMP]
                
              
            

To do the copy from a distribution tape, use this copy command:

              
              
                
                  $ COPY MUA0:*.* $1$DUA0:[TEMP]
                
              
            

Then do the installation from the TEMP directory:

              
              
                
                  $ VMSINSTALL CNTRL_MASTER,DISKEEPER $1$DUA0:[TEMP]
                
              
            

Of course, you would use the designation for your tape or CD drive instead of the example name used above, adding the allocation class ($1$, $2$, etc.) if necessary.

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