Document Structure

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Document Structure

This manual is organized as follows:

Getting Started defines key terms and provides information about hardware and software components. Review this chapter before performing any installation or upgrade.

Preparing to Install in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment provides preliminary information.

Installing the OpenVMS Operating System explains how to install the OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS I64 operating systems.

After Installing or Upgrading the OpenVMS Operating System describes the tasks you must perform after installing or upgrading the operating system.

Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System describes how to prepare your system for an upgrade.

Preparing to Upgrade in an OpenVMS Cluster Environment supplements Before Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System with additional tasks you must perform before upgrading an OpenVMS Cluster system.

Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System describes how to upgrade the operating system.

Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures for OpenVMS Alpha Systems contains instructions for halting an Alpha system, booting the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD and the system disk, using console commands to set system parameters, using the Writeboot utility, and invoking system shutdown procedures. Except for the system shutdown procedure, which works for both OpenVMS Alpha and I64 systems, information in this appendix applies to Alpha systems only.

Setting Up, Booting, and Shutting Down HP Integrity Server Systems explains how to set up and boot HP Integrity servers.

Backing Up and Restoring the System Disk explains how to back up and restore the system disk.

Installing the OpenVMS Internationalization Data Kit discusses the OpenVMS internationalization data kit (VMSI18N) and how to install it.

Preparing to Use OpenVMS Management Station contains supplementary information about registering licenses.

Removing the OpenVMS Operating System explains how to remove the OpenVMS operating system from your disk.

Alternative Ways to Initialize the System Disk explains alternate methods of initializing an OpenVMS Alpha or I64 system disk and includes information about diagnostic partitions on OpenVMS I64 system disks.