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Booting the OpenVMS Operating System Kit  



The OpenVMS Version 8.2 operating system includes procedures that allow you to easily install the operating system using the POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. First, you must boot the OpenVMS operating system kit. To boot an OpenVMS Alpha system kit, see Booting the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Kit. To boot an OpenVMS I64 system kit, see Booting the OpenVMS I64 Operating System Kit.

Booting the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System Kit  

This section explains how to boot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system kit, either from your local CD drive or from a CD drive connected to the InfoServer, as described in Booting from the Local Drive and Booting from the InfoServer. First, you need to identify the name of the CD drive, as explained in Determining the Boot Device. For more information about booting operations, see Booting Operations.

Determining the Boot Device  

To boot the operating system CD, you need to determine the identity of the CD drive. Follow these steps:

  1. Insert the operating system CD into the local CD drive.
  2. Enter the SHOW DEVICE command at the console prompt (>>>) and look for the correct drive listed in the output (for example, DKA400). If you are booting from the InfoServer, look for a device listed with its hardware address, as in the last line of the following example (EWA0):
    >>>SHOW DEVICE
     
    dva0.0.0.1000.0    DVA0                     RX23
    dka200.2.0.5.0     DKA200                   RZ28M  1004
    dka300.3.0.5.0     DKA300                   RZ29B  0016
    dka400.4.0.5.0     DKA400                   RRD42  442E
    ewa0.0.0.3.0       EWA0         00-00-F8-1F-70-3D
    
    For additional information, refer to the HP OpenVMS for Integrity Servers and HP OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2 Operating Systems Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx) and the hardware manuals that you received with your Alpha computer.

Booting from the Local Drive  

To boot the operating system CD from the local CD drive, enter the boot command in the following format:

BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 source-drive

Substitute the device name of the CD drive for source-drive, such as DKA400, as listed in the SHOW DEVICE display example in Determining the Boot Device. In this case, you would enter the following command and press Return:

>>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 DKA400

Booting from the InfoServer  

To boot the operating system CD using the InfoServer, follow these steps:

  1. At the console prompt, enter the boot command in the following format:
    >>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 -FILE APB_082 lan-device-name
    Substitute the name of the local area network device for lan-device-name, such as EWA0, as listed in the SHOW DEVICE display example in Determining the Boot Device.

    The APB file name is the unique file name that was assigned to the APB.EXE file when it was copied from the operating system CD to the InfoServer. This file is the name of the APB program used for the initial system load (ISL) boot program.
    NoteIf you are using a DEC 3000 or 4000 series system, note the following:
    • On DEC 3000 series systems, you can boot through the InfoServer using an alternate TURBOchannel device, such as a PMAD (Ethernet) or DEFTA (FDDI), by specifying the device name as "n/ESA0". The value for n is the TURBOchannel slot number, which you can obtain by entering the SHOW CONFIGURATION command at the console prompt (>>>) and examining the display. For more information, see Booting over the Network with an Alternate TURBOchannel Adapter.


    • On DEC 4000 series systems, you must specify the ISL file name in uppercase (APB_082).

  2. The InfoServer ISL program then displays the following menu:
       
    Network Initial System Load Function
    Version 1.2
     
     
      FUNCTION         FUNCTION
        ID
        1     -        Display Menu
        2     -        Help
        3     -        Choose Service
        4     -        Select Options
        5     -        Stop
     
    Enter a function ID value:
  3. Respond to the prompts as follows, pressing Return after each entry:

    1. Enter 3 for the function ID.
    2. Enter 2 for the option ID.
    3. Enter the service name (ALPHA082).
    A sample display follows:
    Enter a function ID value: 3 
    OPTION          OPTION
       ID
       1     -       Find Services
       2     -       Enter known Service Name
     
    Enter an Option ID value: 2 
    Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA082 

Note If you boot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD from an InfoServer but lose your connection during the installation procedure (the system is unresponsive and pressing Ctrl/Y does not return you to the menu), do the following:

IF ... THEN ...
You previously chose the INITIALIZE option
  1. Reboot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD.
  2. Choose the install option from the menu and perform the installation again, as described in this chapter.

You previously chose the PRESERVE option
  1. Reboot the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD.
  2. Enter the DCL environment by choosing option 7 from the menu.
  3. Mount the device containing your backup copy of the target disk and the device that is your target disk.
  4. Restore the backup copy of your target disk by entering the appropriate BACKUP commands. (See Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk for complete information using MOUNT and BACKUP commands to restore a system disk.)
  5. Log out from the DCL environment.
  6. Choose the install option from the menu and perform the installation again, as described in this chapter.



Booting the OpenVMS I64 Operating System Kit  

This section explains how to boot OpenVMS I64 from the Operating Environment DVD. (At present, you cannot boot OpenVMS I64 from an InfoServer or similar network device.) For information about required and optional tasks to be performed prior to booting the system, and tasks that can be performed after booting the system, see Setting Up, Booting, and Shutting Down HP Integrity Server Systems.

Booting the OpenVMS I64 Operating Environment DVD  

After powering on and setting up your system (see Setting Up, Booting, and Shutting Down HP Integrity Server Systems), boot the OpenVMS I64 DVD by following these steps:


NoteTo boot the DVD, you must be using a serial device for the console. OpenVMS does not support VGA graphics (nor USB keyboards) as console devices for booting. Setting Up, Booting, and Shutting Down HP Integrity Server Systems explains how to set up the console on your Integrity server.


NoteEFI shell commands are not case sensitive. However, in this manual, EFI and other Integrity server interface commands are displayed in lowercase to help distinguish them from OpenVMS DCL commands displayed in uppercase.

  1. Insert the OpenVMS software DVD into the DVD/CD drive on the front panel of the server.
  2. To ensure that EFI can access the DVD, enter the following command at the EFI Shell prompt (initially, the EFI Shell prompt is Shell>; the prompt can change, as explained in Using the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)):
    Shell> map -r
  3. To boot the DVD, type the following command at the EFI Shell prompt, where fs0: is the Integrity server DVD drive. For a new Integrity server, the DVD drive is normally fs0:.
    Shell> fs0:\efi\boot\bootia64.efi


    This assumes no other systems are present on any of your Integrity server's disks. If installations have been performed already on your server, then the DVD drive might be at another location. In the EFI list of mapped devices, look for the letters CDROM to determine where the DVD is, as in the following line:

    fs0 : Acpi(HWP0002,0)/Pci(2|0)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry0)/HD(Part1,Sig0)

    If the suggested command does not work, or if you have doubts about which device maps to the DVD drive, you can use the EFI Boot Manager menu system to boot the Operating Environment DVD, as explained in Booting the OpenVMS I64 Operating Environment DVD. EFI shell commands are not case sensitive. Remember that, by default, EFI interprets the Delete (or Backspace) key differently than do OpenVMS Alpha systems or Microsoft Windows computers. Use Ctrl/H to delete the last character entered. For more information, see The Delete or Backspace Key.
    NoteHP Integrity servers maintain a System Event Log (SEL) within system console storage, and OpenVMS I64 automatically transfers the contents of the SEL into the OpenVMS error log. During a successful boot operation while using a console, you might see a message indicating that the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) SEL is full. You can safely continue when the BMC SEL is full by following the prompts; OpenVMS will process the contents of the SEL. If you want to clear the SEL manually, enter the clearlogs SEL command at the EFI Shell prompt as in the following example:
    Shell> clearlogs sel
    This command deletes the contents of the SEL. The command is available with current system firmware versions.

    If your Integrity server is configured with a Management Processor (MP) and you see a BMC event log warning while connected to the MP console, you can also clear the BMC event log by using MP. Press Ctrl/B to revert to the MP> prompt. At the MP> prompt, enter SL (from the main menu) and use the C option to clear the log.

    HP recommends that you load and use the most current system firmware. For more information about updating the system firmware, see Firmware on Integrity Server Systems.


You can now install your OpenVMS I64 operating system onto the target disk, following the steps described in Installing the OpenVMS Operating System onto a System Disk.


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