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upgrades, STARTUP_P1, and conversational bootstrap

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The Question is:

 
We've lost the manual that came with our media!
 
After booting, we stop decnet, tcpware, que man etc.
 
then run
@sys$update:vmsinstall vms055 mka500
 
Everything starts to restore save set, then error
that STARTUP_P1 must be set to MIN
 
but if this is done, and system is rebooted
there is no Tape drive?
 
 

The Answer is :

 
  http://www.openvms.digital.com:81/ will provide you with access to the
  OpenVMS VAX V7.1 upgrade and installation manual.
 
  For information on resetting SYSGEN parameters such as STARTUP_P1, please
  see the OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), particularly see the
  section "MGMT5.  I've forgotten the SYSTEM password - what can I do?".
  This section covers how to perform a conversational reboot, which is
  one way to reset the STARTUP_P1 parameter.  (How to reset STARTUP_P1 is
  also covered in the aforementioned documentation.)
 
  The Wizard would STRONGLY recommend acquiring the appropriate OpenVMS
  documentation.  The Wizard would also recommend upgrading to a more
  recent version than V5.5 -- the current OpenVMS VAX version is V7.1.
  (Though the upgrade from V5.5 may be on the way to V7.1 -- various of
  the available OpenVMS upgrade paths are listed in the OpenVMS FAQ.)

  

     

     
answer written or last revised on ( 11-NOV-1998 )
     
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