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After you have successfully installed the operating system, boot the new system disk, as described in the following sections.

3.7.1 Preparing to Boot the New System Disk

Before you boot the new system disk, you must do the following:

1. Halt the system by entering Ctrl/P or by pressing the Halt button. ¹
2. At the console prompt (>>>), enter the SET BOOTDEF_DEV command in the following format:

   SET BOOTDEF_DEV target-drive

   
   Substitute the device name of the system disk for target-drive. The SET BOOTDEF_DEV command tells the system which disk to boot from. For example, if the system disk has the device name DKA400, enter the following command and press the Return key:

   >>> SET BOOTDEF_DEV DKA400

   
   If the system disk is connected to a hierarchical storage device (HSx), the format for specifying that drive is different. For example, on a DEC 7000 series system connected to an HSC device, the command is similar to the following:

   >>> SET BOOTDEF_DEV DUA20.14.0.2.0

   
   For more information about setting and showing the default boot device, see Section A.2.2 in Appendix A.

To boot the system disk, enter the following command and press the Return key:

>>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0

When the system finishes booting, it displays informational messages that begin as follows:

    OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version 7.3

%DECnet-I-LOADED, network base image loaded, version = 05.0D.00

$!  Copyright (c) 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

    Installing required known files...

    Configuring devices...
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3.8 Joining an OpenVMS Cluster

If during the installation, you previously answered Yes to the question about joining an OpenVMS Cluster, the system now asks a series of questions about your configuration (CI, DSSI, SCSI, local area, or mixed-interconnect).

You might need to refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems or Guidelines for OpenVMS Cluster Configurations to answer these questions.

3.8.1 OpenVMS Cluster Prompts

Table 3-1 lists the OpenVMS Cluster prompts and suggested responses. Note that, depending on your responses and particular cluster configuration, some prompts will not be displayed.

The system next runs AUTOGEN to evaluate your hardware configuration and estimate typical work loads. AUTOGEN then sets system parameters, the sizes of page, swap, and dump files, and the contents of VMSIMAGES.DAT. When AUTOGEN finishes and you reboot your system, the installation procedure is complete.

The installation procedure displays messages similar to the following:

    AUTOGEN will now be run to compute the new SYSGEN parameters. The system
    will then shut down and reboot, and the installation or upgrade will be
    complete.

    After rebooting you can continue with such system management tasks as:

            Decompressing the System Libraries
            Configuring DECnet
            Using SYS$MANAGER:CLUSTER_CONFIG.COM to create an OpenVMS Cluster
            Creating FIELD, SYSTEST, and SYSTEST_CLIG accounts if needed

%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GETDATA phase is beginning.
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$SYSTEM:PARAMS.DAT has been created.
        You may wish to purge this file.
%AUTOGEN-I-END, GETDATA phase has successfully completed.
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GENPARAMS phase is beginning.
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$MANAGER:VMSIMAGES.DAT has been created.
         You may wish to purge this file.
%AUTOGEN-I-NEWFILE, A new version of SYS$SYSTEM:SETPARAMS.DAT has been created.
        You may wish to purge this file.
%AUTOGEN-I-END, GENPARAMS phase has successfully completed.
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, GENFILES phase is beginning.
%SYSGEN-I-EXTENDED, SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]PAGEFILE.SYS;1 extended
%SYSGEN-I-EXTENDED, SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]SWAPFILE.SYS;1 extended
%SYSGEN-I-CREATED, SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]SYSDUMP.DMP;1 created

%AUTOGEN-I-REPORT, AUTOGEN has produced some informational messages that
        have been stored in the file SYS$SYSTEM:AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT. You may
        wish to review the information in that file.

%AUTOGEN-I-END, GENFILES phase has successfully completed.
%AUTOGEN-I-BEGIN, SETPARAMS phase is beginning.
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After AUTOGEN finishes, the system shuts down, displaying messages similar to the following:

The system is shutting down to allow the system to boot with the
generated site-specific parameters and installed images.

The system will automatically reboot after the shutdown and the
installation will be complete.



        SHUTDOWN -- Perform an Orderly System Shutdown
                    on node ALPCSI

%SHUTDOWN-I-BOOTCHECK, performing reboot consistency check...
%SHUTDOWN-I-CHECKOK, basic reboot consistency check completed
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If the system does not reboot automatically, reboot the system manually.

For example, if the system disk is on an RZ25 disk drive with a unit number of 1, enter the following command and press the Return key:

>>> BOOT DKA1

After the system reboots, a message similar to the following is displayed:

     OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version 7.3


    Copyright (c) 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.
%STDRV-I-STARTUP, OpenVMS startup begun at 27-MAY-2001 14:50:18.35
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The system next displays informational messages and accounting information indicating that your Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system is running. For example:

%SET-I-INTSET, login interactive limit = 64, current interactive value = 0
  SYSTEM       job terminated at  27-MAY-2001 14:51:23.47

  Accounting information:
  Buffered I/O count:            2177         Peak working set size:   6848
  Direct I/O count:              1358         Peak page file size:   179552
  Page faults:                   1805         Mounted volumes:            0
  Charged CPU time:     0 00:00:13.37         Elapsed time:   0 00:01:06.20

At this time, you can log in to the SYSTEM account (so you can perform postinstallation tasks), as described in the following sections.

3.10 Logging in to the SYSTEM Account from a Character Cell Terminal

        OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version 7.3

Username: SYSTEM
Password:
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      OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version 7.3

(If you forget your password, follow the instructions in Appendix A to perform an emergency startup.)

3.11 Logging in to the SYSTEM Account from a Workstation

If you installed the DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Alpha software on your workstation, do the following after the login window displays on your screen:

1. Enter the user name SYSTEM followed by the password.
2. Click on the OK button.

After you have successfully installed the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system and logged in to the SYSTEM account, you must perform certain postinstallation tasks before you can use the system. For complete information, go to Chapter 4.

After you have installed the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system, you must perform several important tasks to prepare the system for operation. This chapter describes the following postinstallation tasks in the order in which you perform them:

• Registering licenses
• Creating accounts
• Backing up the system disk
• Customizing the system
• Configuring and starting networking software
• Testing the system with UETP
• Decompressing the system libraries
• Adding and removing files
• Preparing your Compaq OpenVMS Alpha system and your PC to run OpenVMS Management Station
• Installing layered products
• Installing OpenVMS Debugger clients on a PC
• Backing up the customized system disk
• Configuring a multihead system
• Running AUTOGEN
• Using the postinstallation checklist

The installation procedure gave you the opportunity to register any software product licenses. If you did not register your Compaq OpenVMS Alpha licenses at that time, you must do so before you can use the Compaq OpenVMS Alpha operating system. You must also register the licenses for Compaq OpenVMS Alpha layered products.

You can invoke the OpenVMS License utility by entering the following command:

$ @SYS$UPDATE:VMSLICENSE

(You can also use the LICENSE REGISTER command.)

For information about registering licenses, see the following:

• Section 3.4
• Appendix C
• The OpenVMS License Management Utility Manual

During the installation, DEFAULT and SYSTEM accounts are created for you automatically. However, if you plan to have Compaq service representatives test your system or if you plan to run testing software such as UETP, you must create accounts for each representative and a SYSTEST (standalone system) or SYSTEST_CLIG (OpenVMS Cluster system) account to run UETP.

For complete information about creating accounts for Compaq service representatives and UETP, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials.

4.3 Backing Up Your System Disk

After you install the operating system, protect your work by making a backup copy of the system disk in case you have any problems while customizing it.

To back up the system disk:

1. Shut down the system (described in Appendix A).
2. Boot the operating system CD-ROM (locally or from the InfoServer).
3. Use the menu system to enter the DCL environment (option 7).
4. Mount the system disk and the target device on which you will make the backup copy.
5. Enter backup commands to back up the system disk to supported media.
6. Log out from the DCL environment.
7. Shut down the system by selecting option 8 from the menu.
8. Boot from the system disk.

In addition to backing up the system disk now before you customize it, you should back up your system disk again after you successfully complete your customization tasks and install layered products.

For complete information about backup operations, including a description of an alternate method that does not require booting from the operating system CD-ROM and that allows you to back up a shadowed disk without disabling the shadow set, see Appendix B.

4.4 Customizing the System

You can customize the system to meet your site-specific needs. In addition, if your Alpha computer is part of an OpenVMS Cluster environment, you must prepare the cluster environment and configure the cluster.

For instructions on customizing the system, review the following documentation:

• If the computer is part of an OpenVMS Cluster environment, refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems for further information about setting up a cluster.
• The release notes, for notes and restrictions that might be relevant to your customization plans.
• The OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, for instructions on customizing and using your system. You will find information about the following tasks:
  • Editing the template files SYCONFIG.COM, SYLOGICALS.COM, SYLOGIN.COM, and SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM
  • Starting the queue manager and creating a queue database
  • Setting up user accounts
  • Adjusting system parameters
  • Setting up your system to run DECdtm services
• Section 4.5.

The following sections describe how to configure and start your networking software.

4.5.1 DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha

If you installed DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha software, refer to the DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Release Notes and DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Installation and Basic Configuration for postinstallation instructions.

4.5.2 DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha

If you plan to run DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software, note the following:

• After you have registered the license for the DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software, execute the interactive command procedure SYS$MANAGER:NETCONFIG.COM to automatically configure your system for networking. See the DECnet for OpenVMS Guide to Networking for instructions on using NETCONFIG.COM.
• After you start the queue manager (see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual), edit the commands in SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM that pertain to networking so that the DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software starts automatically when your system is booted. Edit the file as follows:
  • If you have batch queues set up on your system, choose the following command by removing the comment delimiter (!) from the command line. Enabling this command allows the system to start up more quickly and decreases the amount of time you must wait to log in.

    !$ SUBMIT SYS$MANAGER:STARTNET.COM

  • If you do not have batch queues set up on your system, remove the comment delimiter (!) from the following lines:

    $! DECNET_VERSION = F$INTEGER(F$EXTRACT(2,2,F$GETSYI("DECNET_VERSION"))) $! IF DECNET_VERSION .GE. 5 $! THEN $! START/NETWORK "DECNET/OSI" $! ELSE $! START/NETWORK DECNET $! ENDIF

• If you plan to run both DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha and DECwindows software, you must also edit SYS$COMMON:[SYSMGR]SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM to add a comment delimiter (!) immediately following the dollar sign ($) in the following command:

  $ DEFINE DECW$IGNORE_DECNET TRUE

  
  If you are not going to start the DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software or have not yet started it, this command tells the DECwindows software not to wait for the DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha software.

If you installed Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software, refer to the TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration manual for information about how to configure this software using the TCPIP$CONFIG.COM procedure.

4.6 Testing the System with UETP

The User Environment Test Package (UETP) is a software package designed to test whether the OpenVMS Alpha operating system is installed correctly. As part of the postinstallation procedure, Compaq recommends that you run UETP to verify the installation.

For complete information about using UETP, see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.

4.7 Decompressing the System Libraries

Decompressing the system libraries gives the system faster access to them. The decompressed libraries require several thousand additional blocks of disk space for all libraries to be decompressed. You use the LIBDECOMP.COM procedure to decompress the libraries.

4.7.1 Determining Disk Space

To find out how much disk space you have, enter the following command and press the Return key:

$ SHOW DEVICE SYS$SYSDEVICE

The additional amount of disk space required to decompress all the system libraries is about 55,000 blocks. Note that you can choose to decompress only the libraries that are used frequently.

Table 4-1 gives the approximate number of blocks consumed by each library after decompression.