Document revision date: 19 July 1999

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Getting Started
1.1	Key Terms
1.2	Examining Software and Hardware Components
1.2.1	Hardware Components
1.2.2	Software Components
1.2.3	Operating System CD-ROM
1.2.4	Firmware Revision Checking
1.2.5	Device Naming Conventions
1.3	Using the Operating System CD-ROM
1.3.1	Using the Menu
1.3.2	Sample Menu Display
1.3.3	How the Install or Upgrade Option Works
1.3.3.1	Specifying the INITIALIZE Option
1.3.3.2	Specifying the PRESERVE Option
1.3.4	How the Layered Products Options Work
1.3.5	How the DCL Option Works
1.3.6	How the Shutdown Option Works
1.4	What to Do Next
Chapter 2
2	Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment
2.1	Mixed-Version Support
2.2	OpenVMS Cluster Information You Will Need
2.3	What to Do Next
Chapter 3
3	Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
3.1	Preparing to Respond to Prompts During the Installation
3.2	Booting the Operating System CD-ROM
3.2.1	Booting from the Local Drive
3.2.2	Booting from the InfoServer
3.3	Creating the System Disk
3.3.1	Installing from the CD-ROM
3.3.2	Choosing INITIALIZE or PRESERVE
3.3.3	Specifying the Target Disk
3.3.4	Specifying the Volume Label
3.3.5	Setting the SYSTEM Account Password
3.3.6	Becoming a Cluster Member
3.3.7	Becoming an OpenVMS Galaxy Instance
3.3.8	MEMORY CHANNEL Information
3.3.9	Installing Windowing and Networking Products
3.3.10	Setting System Parameters
3.3.11	Updating Time Zone Information
3.4	Registering Licenses
3.4.1	Types of OpenVMS Alpha Licenses
3.4.2	How to Register Licenses
3.4.3	Using the Licensing Procedure
3.5	Completing the Installation
3.5.1	Choosing Descriptive Help Text
3.5.2	Selecting Components
3.5.3	List of Components
3.5.4	Completing the Procedure
3.6	Installing Layered Products
3.7	Booting the New System Disk
3.7.1	Preparing to Boot the New System Disk
3.7.2	How to Boot the New System Disk
3.8	Joining an OpenVMS Cluster
3.8.1	OpenVMS Cluster Prompts
3.9	Running AUTOGEN
3.10	Rebooting the System
3.10.1	Rebooting the System Manually
3.11	Logging in to the SYSTEM Account By Means of a Character Cell Terminal
3.12	Logging in to the SYSTEM Account By Means of a Workstation
3.13	What to Do Next
Chapter 4
4	After Installing the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
4.1	Registering Your Licenses
4.2	Creating Accounts
4.3	Backing Up Your System Disk
4.4	Customizing the System
4.5	Configuring and Starting Networking Software
4.5.1	DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Alpha
4.5.2	DECnet Phase IV for OpenVMS Alpha
4.5.3	DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
4.6	Testing the System with UETP
4.7	Decompressing the System Libraries
4.7.1	Determining Disk Space
4.7.2	Methods of Using LIBDECOMP.COM
4.7.3	Responding to LIBDECOMP.COM Prompts
4.7.4	Using LIBDECOMP.COM Interactively
4.7.5	Using LIBDECOMP.COM in Batch
4.8	Adding and Removing Operating System Files
4.9	Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station
4.10	Installing Layered Products
4.10.1	Alternate Procedure
4.10.2	DECevent
4.10.3	Monitoring Performance History
4.11	Installing DIGITAL OpenVMS Debugger Clients on a PC
4.12	Backing Up the Customized System Disk
4.13	Configuring a Multihead System
4.14	Running AUTOGEN
4.14.1	Modifying Parameters
4.15	Postinstallation Checklist
Chapter 5
5	Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
5.1	Notes, Cautions, and Restrictions
5.1.1	Spiralog File System Not Supported
5.1.2	Required Operating System Version
5.1.3	Upgrade Paths
5.1.4	Update License
5.1.5	Files and Directories
5.1.6	Licenses and Layered Products
5.2	Preparing to Upgrade in a Volume Shadowing Environment
5.2.1	Creating a Nonshadowed Target Disk
5.2.2	Changing the Label
5.2.3	Setting the Boot Device
5.3	Backing Up the System Disk
5.4	Preparing the System Disk
5.4.1	Examining the System Disk
5.4.2	Checking the Size of the System Disk
5.4.3	Verifying System Parameters
5.5	What to Do Next
5.6	Preupgrade Checklist

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