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HP OpenVMS Systems Documentation |
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OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3
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This manual is intended for anyone responsible for installing or upgrading the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system and for the startup, shutdown, and backup operations required on Alpha computers running this software.
If you received factory-installed software (FIS) with your Alpha computer, refer to that user documentation to start up your system for the first time. Use this manual if you need to install or upgrade the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system software yourself or if you need to perform certain startup, shutdown, or backup operations.
This manual is organized as follows:
Before installing, upgrading, or using the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system on your Alpha computer, be sure you have access to the following documents:
During the course of installing, upgrading, or using the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system on your Alpha computer, you might need to refer to the following documents as well:
For additional information about the Compaq OpenVMS products and services, access the Compaq website at the following location:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com |
Compaq welcomes your comments on this manual. Please send comments to either of the following addresses:
| Internet | openvmsdoc@compaq.com |
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Compaq Computer Corporation
OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08 110 Spit Brook Rd. Nashua, NH 03062-2698 |
Use the following World Wide Web address to order additional documentation:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com |
If you need help deciding which documentation best meets your needs, call 800--282--6672.
In this manual, Compaq software products are often referred to by their abbreviated names. Some of these are shown (for reference) in Table 1.
| Abbreviated Name | Full Name |
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| OpenVMS Cluster | Two or more OpenVMS systems (or two or more instances in an OpenVMS Galaxy configuration) running Compaq OpenVMS Cluster Software for Alpha (or VAX) |
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DECwindows
DECwindows Motif |
Compaq DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS |
| DECnet-Plus | Compaq DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS |
| OpenVMS | Compaq OpenVMS operating system |
The following conventions are also used in this manual:
| Ctrl/ x | A sequence such as Ctrl/ x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or a pointing device button. |
| [Return] |
In examples, a key name enclosed in a box indicates that you press a
key on the keyboard. (In text, a key name is not enclosed in a box.)
In the HTML version of this document, this convention appears as brackets, rather than a box. |
| ... |
A horizontal ellipsis in examples indicates one of the following
possibilities:
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A vertical ellipsis indicates the omission of items from a code example or command format; the items are omitted because they are not important to the topic being discussed. |
| ( ) | In command format descriptions, parentheses indicate that you must enclose the options in parentheses if you choose more than one. |
| [ ] | In command format descriptions, brackets indicate optional elements. You can choose one, none, or all of the options. (Brackets are not optional, however, in the syntax of a directory name in an OpenVMS file specification or in the syntax of a substring specification in an assignment statement.) |
| { } | In command format descriptions, braces indicate required elements; you must choose one of the options listed. |
| bold text | This text style represents the introduction of a new term or the name of an argument, an attribute, or a reason. |
| italic text | Italic text indicates important information, complete titles of manuals, or variables. Variables include information that varies in system output (Internal error number), in command lines (/PRODUCER= name), and in command parameters in text (where dd represents the predefined code for the device type). |
| UPPERCASE TEXT | Uppercase text indicates a command, the name of a routine, the name of a file, or the abbreviation for a system privilege. |
| Monospace text |
Monospace type indicates code examples and interactive screen displays.
In the C programming language, monospace type in text identifies the following elements: keywords, the names of independently compiled external functions and files, syntax summaries, and references to variables or identifiers introduced in an example. |
| - | A hyphen at the end of a command format description, command line, or code line indicates that the command or statement continues on the following line. |
| numbers | All numbers in text are assumed to be decimal unless otherwise noted. Nondecimal radixes --- binary, octal, or hexadecimal --- are explicitly indicated. |
This chapter defines key terms and describes preliminary procedures you
must perform before an installation or upgrade to version 7.3
of the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system.
1.1 Key Terms
The following are a few key terms you need to know before you install or upgrade the system:
| Term | Definition |
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| Operating system CD-ROM | The CD-ROM containing the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. |
| HS x device | A self-contained, intelligent, mass storage subsystem that lets computers in an OpenVMS Cluster environment share disks. The disk on which you install or upgrade the operating system can be connected to one of these systems (for example, an HSC or HSD). |
| InfoServer | A general-purpose disk storage server that allows you to use the operating system CD-ROM to install the operating system on remote client systems connected to the same local area network (LAN). |
| Local drive | A drive, such as an RRD42 CD-ROM drive, that is connected directly to an Alpha computer. If you have a standalone Alpha computer, it is likely that all drives connected to the system are local drives. |
| Source drive | The drive that holds the operating system CD-ROM during the upgrade or installation. |
| System disk | The disk that contains (or will contain) the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. The installation or upgrade procedure transfers the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system from the operating system CD-ROM on the source drive to the system disk. |
| Target drive | The drive that holds the system disk during the upgrade or installation. |
Before beginning an installation or upgrade, be sure you have all the
required hardware and software components, as described in the
following sections.
1.2.1 Hardware Components
Before you begin an installation or upgrade, do the following:
Before you begin an installation or upgrade, do the following:
Included in your kit is the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, which you use to install or upgrade the operating system, or to perform operations such as backing up the system disk. The CD-ROM is labeled similar to the following:
| CD-ROM Label: |
OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
Operating System |
| Volume Label: | ALPHA073 |
The volume label is the machine-readable name that the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system and InfoServer systems use to access the CD-ROM. |
Compaq OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.3 provides enhanced firmware checking for systems during a boot operation. When you boot the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, the system automatically checks the version of console firmware, which includes PALcode, that is running on your computer. The system also provides more explicit information about how to upgrade the firmware. Previously, only the PALcode version was checked and the informational messages were less specific.
If you do not have the required version of console firmware, the system displays a message similar to the following:
%SYSBOOT-F-FIRMREV, Firmware rev. nnn is below the absolute minimum of nnn.
Please update your firmware to the recommended revision nnn,
which can be found on the firmware CD labeled:
Alpha AXP Systems Firmware Update nnn.
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If you do not have the recommended version of console firmware, the system displays a message similar to the following:
%SYSBOOT-W-FIRMREV, Firmware rev. nnn is below the recommended minimum of nnn.
Please update your firmware to the recommended revision,
which can be found on the firmware CD labeled:
Alpha AXP Systems Firmware Update nnn.
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The latest console firmware CD-ROM is included with your kit.
Once you install this version of the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, the firmware check (similar to the previous PALcode check) will occur each time you reboot the system. |
When you perform specific operations, you are asked to specify device names for the source drive and target drive. When specifying those device names, note the following naming conventions:
DKA400 |
DAD1 |
DKA0: |
DUA20.14.0.2.0 |
The following sections describe how you use the operating system
CD-ROM to install, upgrade, and modify your system
disk.
1.3.1 Using the Menu
The Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM includes a menu system that allows you to easily upgrade or install the operating system and to perform related operations such as backing up the system disk, installing layered products, and removing or reconfiguring products. This command procedure starts automatically when you boot the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD-ROM, displaying a menu from which you choose options to perform the following tasks:
Review the following sections to understand how the menu works. You will then be prepared to choose appropriate menu options when you are asked to do so before, during, and after an installation or upgrade.
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