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Making the Install/Upgrade/Backup Selection   



Now that you have reviewed key terms, examined hardware and software requirements, and learned how to use the menu system included on the OpenVMS operating system CD or DVD, you can do the following:

IF ... THEN GO TO...
You want to install the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment
Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment, and then Installing the OpenVMS Operating System.
You want to install the operating system in a nonclustered environment
Installing the OpenVMS Operating System.
You want to upgrade the operating system in an OpenVMS Cluster environment
Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System, Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment, and then Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System.
You want to upgrade the operating system in a standalone environment
Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System and then Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System.
You want only to back up or restore your system disk
Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk.

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