[Info-vax] Help with JAVA80 Install on a Freshly Upgraded OpenVMS 8.4-2L1

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/10/2019 8:19 AM, Chris wrote:
> On Tuesday, 10 September 2019 12:06:55 UTC+1, Volker Halle  wrote:
>> did you check the release notes ? The answer should be in there. See
>>
>> https://eisner.decus.org/anon/htnotes/note?f1=VMS&f2=3719.0&f3=n
> 
> Thank you for your answer, I take it this is the part the previous poster is talking about.
 >
> “Installation of the Java? 8u144 kit requires the new (February 2018)
> V1.2-1 binary checker to be installed in order for kit validation to
> be performed by PCSI. For HPE OpenVMS V8.4, the
> HP-I64VMS-HPBINARYCHECKER-V0102-1-1 kit should be installed prior to
> installing Java? 8u144, and for VMS Software Inc. OpenVMS V8.4-1H1
> and higher the VSI-I64VMS-HPBINARYCHECKER-V0102-2-1 kit must be
> installed.”
That is the right solution.

The wrong solution is:

$ PROD INSTALL /OPTION=NOVALIDATE_KIT ...

Arne