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Conference azur::mcc

Title:	DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:	Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:	TAEC::BEROUD

Created:	Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	6497
Total number of notes:	27359

709.0. "Not enough free disk to install BMS V1.1" by JUMP4::JOY (Get a life!) Mon Feb 11 1991 16:55

    I looked thru the notes back to the end of Nov. and didn't see this
    problem anywhere. Please excuse me if its there and I missed it. I'm
    trying to install V1.1 EFT on my 3100. I have 46000 free blocks on my
    system disk and about 300000 free blocks on the user disk. I created an
    [MCC] directory on the user disk to hold the files. During the
    installation when asked where to put the common files, I specify this
    directory on the user disk. According to the installation guide (I'm
    installing the BMS version), I need 13,000 free blocks on the system
    disk and 31,000 on the user disk. After I tell the installation
    procedure where to put the files, I get the fatal error about needing
    70,000 free block on the system disk and VMSINSTAL aborts. What am I
    doing wrong? Shouldn't I be able to install the files on the user disk?
    There is no way I can clean up enough space to have 70000+ block on my
    system disk.
    
    Any suggestions?
    
    Thanks
    Debbie

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
709.1	I believe that was a bug, which got fixed	TOOK::GUERTIN	E = mcc	`Mon Feb 11 1991 17:07`	10
	I believe that was a bug in the V1.1 EFT kit. It looked in your system disk for the available disk space even though you specified that you wanted most of disk space to be taken up on another disk. Is it possible for you to install the MCC v1.1 MCS kit (the 30 day SQM kit) instead? It's nicer and has fewer bugs! If not, perhaps specifying an Alternate Working Disk as an vmsinstal option AWD=myuserdisk:[tempdirectory] might do the trick. Good luck, -Matt.
709.2	Use AWD in VMSINSTAL	WELLIN::MCCALLUM		`Tue Feb 12 1991 04:13`	14
	There is another catch, you need working space for VMSINSTAL. Therefore if you do not explicitly state that you wish to use working space on another disk it will look for 70,000 blocks on the system disk for working space (nothing to do with MCC directory). There is an option with VMSINSTALL called AWD (alternate Working directory, added wityh VMS 5.2 ) which can be used to get this temporary space on to another disk. I haven't used with with MCC but it should work. Dave McCallum.
709.3	AWD works fine on MCC	TOOK::CAREY		`Tue Feb 12 1991 09:33`	13
	I use AWD all the time with my VAXstation 2000. There isn't a lot of anything extra on this one, so the alternate working directory saves me. when VMSINSTAL asks "installation options you wish to use", just respond with AWD=DISK:[ACCOUNT]. Works fine, but it seems to be important not to include any spaces around the equal sign. -Jim Carey
709.4	Thanks!	JUMP4::JOY	Get a life!	`Tue Feb 12 1991 11:11`	8
	Thanks for all the replies. I'll try the AWD option. Re: .1 If I can use the DECmcc demo with the MCS version, I can install that just as easily. Where is it located? Same place as the BMS kits? Thanks Debbie
709.5	see note 452.40	GOSTE::CALLANDER		`Tue Feb 12 1991 17:23`	7
	the demo pointer for the latest kit is located in note 452.40 (and no it is not in the same location as the BMS kit). Also note that keywords have been extensively used throughout the notes file. Searching using these may cut down on future "checks" for already reported problems. (that's how I found the "demo" pointer)