The OpenVMS Alpha Version 8.2 operating system includes procedures
that allow you to easily upgrade the operating system using the
POLYCENTER Software Installation utility. To get started, boot the
OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD 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:
Insert the operating system CD into
the local CD drive.
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):
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:
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.
If 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 in
Halt, Boot, and Shutdown Procedures for OpenVMS Alpha Systems.
On DEC 4000 series systems, you must specify
the ISL file name in uppercase (APB_082).
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:
Respond to the prompts as follows, pressing Return
after each entry:
Enter 3 for
the function ID.
Enter 2 for the option ID.
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
If you boot
the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD from an InfoServer system
but lose your connection during the upgrade procedure (the system
is unresponsive and pressing Ctrl/Y does not return you to the menu),
do the following:
Reboot the OpenVMS
Alpha operating system CD.
Enter the DCL environment by choosing option 7 from
the menu.
Mount the device containing your backup copy of
the target disk and the device that is your target disk.
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 about using MOUNT and
BACKUP commands to restore a system disk.)
Log out from the DCL environment.
Perform the upgrade again by choosing the upgrade
option (1) from the menu and following the procedures described
in this chapter.
HP OpenVMS Version 8.2 Upgrade and Installation... 
Upgrading the OpenVMS Alpha Operating System
