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Accounts
creating after installation or upgrade
ACPI configuration
Advanced Server for OpenVMS
defined
AGEN$INCLUDE files
returning to system disk
AGEN$PARAMS.REPORT file
examining
Allocation class (ALLOCLASS parameter)
for shadow sets
setting during installation
Alpha commands
compared with Integrity server commands
ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE command
error message
using before an upgrade
Architectures
in OpenVMS Cluster
Archived files
deleting
saving
Archived files
saving
AUTOGEN
reboot after
running after an installation or upgrade
running at end of installation
Authorization
files
network proxy
returning to system disk
AUTOGEN
tuning operating system
Availability Manager
configuring
defined
installing
installing or upgrading
upgrading

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Backing up the system disk
after customizing
Backing up the system disk
after installation or upgrade
before upgrade
Backing up the system disk
from OpenVMS main menu
in a shadow set
without booting the OpenVMS CD or DVD
Backspace key
Baseboard Management Controller See BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)
Batch queue
creating
BACKUP command
caution
BIB (boot-is-blocked state)
BIB (boot-is-blocked state)
BIB (boot-is-blocked state)
defined
BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)
defined
description
system event log (SEL)
Boot
defined
Boot block
writing
Boot command
Alpha and Integrity server equivalents
qualifiers for XDELTA
Boot device paths
configuring on FC
list of
Boot options
changing EFI boot timeout
displaying
setting
Boot options
setting
Boot server
configuration for InfoServer
defined
Booting
automatic (OpenVMS I64)
cell-based servers
emergency
with default system parameters
without startup and login procedures
without the user authorization file
failure
from a different root
from the InfoServer
Fibre Channel storage devices
interactive
manual
operating system kit
for OpenVMS I64 installation
for OpenVMS I64 upgrade
OpenVMS I64 OE DVD
problems
with minimum startup
with XDELTA
Bootstrap
defined
Bugcheck

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CDSA
defined
initializing
installing
installing or upgrading
upgrading
Cell
defined
Cell boot phase
Cell-based servers See also nPartition
booting
defined
Cell-based servers
EFI
terminology
Cell-based servers
utilities
Checklist
installation
postinstallation and postupgrade
preinstallation for OpenVMS Cluster
preupgrade
preupgrade for OpenVMS Cluster
upgrade
CI-only OpenVMS Cluster
defined
Cluster See OpenVMS Cluster
Cluster size (disk volume)
Command procedures
checking after upgrade
site-specific
Computer interconnect (CI)
defined
Concurrent upgrades
defined
how they work
preparing for
preparing system for
tasks after shutdown
Configuration options
during upgrade
Console
configuring
delete or backspace key
firmware
interface
MP
MP interface (Integrity servers)
options
system serial port (Integrity servers)
CONTINUE command
Core I/O
defined
Customizing the system

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DCL option
Debug devices
configuring
Delete key
Device name
conventions
DECamds
check for valid versions for system upgrade
DECnet
declaring during installation
installing or upgrading
node address
providing during installation
node name
possible values
providing during installation
DECnet Phase IV
configuring
DECnet Phase IV
configuring
DECnet Phase IV
defined
ignoring during startup
installing
registering license after installation
running with DECwindows
upgrading
DECnet-Plus
configuring
defined
installing
upgrading
DECnet/OSI See DECnet-Plus
DECram
checking for valid versions for system upgrade
DECwindows Motif
defined
installing
installing or upgrading
upgrading
Device name
defined
Diagnostic partition
defined
removing
Disk server
defined
Disk space
amount needed for upgrade
Dump file
checking size
modifying size
Dump Off the System Disk (DOSD)
configuring

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EFI Boot Manager
EFI Boot Manager See also OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
adding boot options to
manually
using OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility
setting boot behavior
setting timeout
EFI Utilities for OpenVMS (I64)
documentation
entering commands
vms_bcfg
EFI Utilities for OpenVMS (I64)
vms_set command
EFI Utilities for OpenVMS (I64)
vms_show command
EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)
adding boot options
changing boot option timeout
defined
description
displaying boot options
on nPartition
EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)
using
EFI$BCFG See OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
Emergency system startup
OpenVMS I64
with default system parameters
without startup and login procedures
without the UAF
Errors
cluster hang during preupgrade shutdown
running ANALYZE/DISK_STRUCTURE
troubleshooting system problems
Extensible Firmware Interface See EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)

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FEEDBACK.DAT file
Fibre Channel
as system disk
booting
Fibre Channel
booting
configuring boot device paths
Fibre Channel
firmware
IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD
Files
restoring on the system disk
Firmware
revision checking
updating
FIELD account
creating after installation or upgrade

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Graphics
console device
interface, DECwindows
option
multihead configuration

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Halting the system
Hard links
specifying
Hardware components
preinstallation
Hardware documentation
Integrity servers
Hardware problems
diagnosing (Integrity server)
HSx device
defined
definition
HSx drive
defined

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InfoServer
boot server configuration
booting
client configuration
configuration
defined
losing connection
server configuration
troubleshooting
Installable products
displaying
Installation See also Preinstallation tasks, Postinstallation tasks
and AUTOGEN
booting
new system disk
checklist
completing the procedure
component options, list of
differences between Alpha/I64
help text
information needed for OpenVMS Cluster
layered products
after installation or upgrade
license registration
on target disk
PCSI
procedure
prompts
rebooting system
recording
selecting component options
setting passwords
specifying OpenVMS Cluster configuration
stages of
system information, providing
third-party networking software
windowing and networking products
Installed products
displaying
Installed products
removing
Integrated Lights-Out See iLO (Integrated Lights-Out)
Integrity servers
boot behavior
configuring
boot device
setting
showing
boot options
Integrity servers
boot options
Integrity servers
booting
automatic
conversational
emergency
failure
from a different root
manually
Integrity servers
booting
with minimum startup
Integrity servers
booting
with XDELTA
commands
and equivalent Alpha commands
console configuration
documentation
Integrity servers
documentation
Integrity servers
firmware
halting
hangs or crashes
overview
iLO (Integrated Lights-Out)
Integrity servers
OE DVD
INITIALIZE option
alternative use of
INITIALIZE option
on OpenVMS main menu
Integrity servers
OE DVD
booting
setting up and booting
shutting down
system event log (SEL)
troubleshooting procedures
utilities and console options
Internationalization (VMSI18N) data kit
installation
IPF Offline Diagnostics and Utilities CD

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Kerberos
configuring
defined
installing
installing or upgrading
upgrading

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Layered products
defined
installing
after OpenVMS installation or upgrade
alternative procedure
during OpenVMS installation
during OpenVMS upgrade
installing or upgrading independently of system
Layered products
installing or upgrading independently of system
Layered products
reconfiguring
registering
system upgrade effect on
Libraries
compressing and decompressing
License (License Management utility)
using
Licenses
OpenVMS I64
registering
after installation or upgrade
update requirements for system upgrade
upgrade effect on layered products
Local area OpenVMS Cluster
defined
Local drive
defined
Log
for installation
Logging in
problems due to forgotten password
problems due to login procedure
problems due to startup procedure
Logical names
UAFALTERNATE
Login command procedures
booting without
errors preventing login
Login welcome message
defining

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Magnetic media
defined
Maintenance Operations Protocol (MOP)
defined
Management Processor (MP)
co command
Management Processor (MP)
defined
description
Management Processor (MP)
setting as console interface
Media
defined
Migration support
Migration support
defined
Minimum startup
Mixed-architecture OpenVMS Cluster systems
Mixed-architecture OpenVMS Cluster systems
OpenVMS Management Station
Mixed-version OpenVMS Cluster systems
MODPARAMS.DAT parameter file
modifying after installation or upgrade
modifying after upgrade
modifying before upgrade
modifying for cluster
MOP server
defined
MP See Management Processor (MP)
Multihead system
configuring

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Network booting
InfoServer
Network proxy authorization files
creating
Networking products See also TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, DECnet, DECnet Phase IV, DECnet-Plus
configuring
installing
reconfiguring
third-party
installing
upgrading
NETCONFIG.COM procedure
running
nPartition See also Cell-based servers
ACPI configuration
boot phase
BIB (boot-is-blocked state)
defined
hardware booting
reboot for reconfiguration
shutdown for reconfiguration
software booting

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ODS-2
selecting on installation
selecting on upgrade
ODS-5
selecting on installation
selecting on upgrade
OE See Operating Environment (OE)
On-Disk Structure Level
specifying
OpenVMS Cluster
and OpenVMS Management Station
OpenVMS Cluster
becoming a member
during installation
during upgrade
OpenVMS Cluster
becoming a member
preupgrade requirements
BACKUP caution
configuring
after installation
during installation
defined
EXPECTED_VOTES parameter
group number
rules for creating
information required for OpenVMS installation
installation
prompts
installation of TDC_RT
installing
label for system disk
local area
migration support
defined
mixed-version support
parameters
after upgrade
OpenVMS Cluster
password
rules for creating
OpenVMS Cluster
quorum
maintaining during rolling upgrades
rebooting members
OpenVMS Cluster
upgrade
concurrent
OpenVMS Cluster
upgrade
preparing for
rolling
setting membership information
tasks after shutdown
types of
warranted support
defined
OpenVMS Galaxy
creating an instance
OpenVMS I64
booting
automatic
conversational
from a different root
manually
with minimum startup
with XDELTA
component options
layered products
installing
OE DVD
OE DVD
booting
shutting down
OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility See also EFI Boot Manager
adding boot entry for system disk
OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
adding boot entry for system disk
OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
changing EFI boot timeout value
displaying boot options
OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager (BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) utility
overview
OpenVMS instance
defined
OpenVMS internationalization (VMSI18N) data kit
installation
OpenVMS Management Station
and OpenVMS clusters
OpenVMS Management Station
caching storage configuration data
OpenVMS Management Station
controlling printer and storage
OpenVMS Management Station
defined
defining TCP/IP nodes
disk quotas
distribution files
error log
OpenVMS Management Station
getting started
OpenVMS Management Station
installation directory
installation procedure (TNT032-D.EXE)
OpenVMS Management Station
memory and disk space
OpenVMS Management Station
preparing system
preparing the PC
preparing to use
OpenVMS Management Station
printer and storage database
printing environment
OpenVMS Management Station
problem reporting
OpenVMS Management Station
recovering from errors
OpenVMS Management Station
removing
OpenVMS Management Station
software requirements
OpenVMS Management Station
starting server on other nodes
storage environment
OpenVMS Management Station
system files
OpenVMS Management Station
third-party TCP/IP stacks
uninstalling
OpenVMS Management Station
uninstalling V2.1 client
Operating Environment (OE)
DVD
defined
for OpenVMS
defined
Operating system
CD
defined
Operating system
files
removing
Operating system
media
defined
Operating system kit
booting for installation
booting for upgrade
OPCCRASH.EXE
Output
saving from installation

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Page file
checking size
modifying size
Partition
defined
Partition Manager
Partition Manager
Password
forgotten
minimum length
setting during installation
Patches
installing
required for existing OpenVMS Cluster members
PAK See Product Authorization Key (PAK)
PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server)
defined
PCSI (POLYCENTER Software Installation utility)
and recovery data
installing layered products independently
installing patches
installing the operating system
PCSI (POLYCENTER Software Installation utility)
upgrading the operating system
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
defined
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
initializing and running
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
installing
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
installing
in OpenVMS Clusters
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
installing or upgrading
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
running the software
startup file
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
upgrading
Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
user privileges and quotas
Performance Data Collector (TDC)
defined
Platform
defined
POLYCENTER Software Installation utility See PCSI (POLYCENTER Software Installation utility)
Postinstallation tasks
accounts
backing up the system disk
Postinstallation tasks
checklist
Postinstallation tasks
customizing the system
DECnet
layered products
license registration
login welcome message
multihead system
MODPARAMS.DAT file
network proxy authorization files
OpenVMS Management Station
patches
print queues
queue manager and default queues
shadow sets
system parameters
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
system files
Postinstallation tasks
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
Postinstallation tasks
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
testing the system
third-party networking software
tuning the system
Postupgrade tasks
accounts
backing up the system disk
cluster members
command procedure templates
customizing the system
DECnet
dump file size
layered products
license registration
Postupgrade tasks
login welcome message
Postupgrade tasks
multihead system
MODPARAMS.DAT file
network proxy authorization files
OpenVMS Management Station
page file size
patches
print queues
queue manager and default queues
shadow sets
license required
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
swap file size
system file sizes
system files
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
third-party networking software
tuning the operating system
POSSE (Pre-OS System Environment)
defined
HP implementation of EFI
Preinstallation tasks
collecting information for
Preinstallation tasks
firmware revision checking
Preinstallation tasks
OpenVMS Cluster environment
Preinstallation tasks
software and hardware components
Preupgrade tasks
backing up system disk
checklist
OpenVMS Cluster
Preupgrade tasks
DECamds and DECram
FEEDBACK.DAT file
Preupgrade tasks
shutting down system
system disk
Preupgrade tasks
system disk
Preupgrade tasks
volume shadowing
Pre-OS System Environment See POSSE (Pre-OS System Environment)
Print queue
creating after installation or upgrade
default
creating
Printer
recording installation on
PRESERVE option
Problems
booting
fix by booting with default parameter values
troubleshooting
forgotten password
fix by booting without UAF
logging in
Product Authorization Key (PAK)
registering after an installation or upgrade
Proxy files See Network proxy authorization files
PRODUCT INSTALL command
PRODUCT REMOVE command
files not removed with
PRODUCT REMOVE command
files not removed with
PRODUCT REMOVE command
removing operating system files

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Queue database
creating
Queue manager
starting
Quorum
maintaining during rolling upgrades

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Reboot See also Boot, Booting
after AUTOGEN
after installation
automatic after AUTOGEN
example
OpenVMS Cluster members
Recovery data
checking for during upgrade
Release notes
after installation or upgrade
before installation
Releases
upgrade paths
Remedial kits
deleting archived files
required for existing OpenVMS Cluster members
saving archived files
Removing operating system files
Restoring system disk
Restoring system disk
without booting the OpenVMS CD or DVD
Restrictions
for OpenVMS upgrade
Rolling upgrades
caution
Rolling upgrades
defined
description
maintaining cluster quorum
operating system version required
Rolling upgrades
preparing for
Rolling upgrades
restrictions
tasks after shutdown

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Satellite node
defined
Save sets
transferring to system disk
SCSSYSTEMID system parameter
specifying
Scratch disk
defined
Selecting active console devices
SET BOOT command
SETBOOTBLOCK command
Server complex
defined
Shadow sets See also Volume shadowing
adding to boot and dump device lists
backing up system disk
forming
license required
system parameters
reforming
system disk
upgrading
Shutdown
after installation
before an upgrade
procedures
Shutdown option
SHUTDOWN.COM procedure
Site-specific command procedures
restored during upgrade
SIPs (System-integrated products)
defined
installing after installation or upgrade
Source drive
defined
Standalone Backup
Startup command procedure
booting without
errors preventing login
Swap file
checking size
modifying size
SWAPFILES.COM procedure
executing to change system file sizes
System
customizing
files
adding
removing
hang
OpenVMS I64
libraries
compressing and decompressing
parameters
booting with default
for volume shadowing
incorrect values prevent boot
modifying after installation or upgrade
modifying after upgrade
modifying before upgrade
verifying
problems
troubleshooting
shutting down before upgrade
startup in an emergency
OpenVMS I64
with default system parameters
without startup and login procedures
without the UAF
System disk
adding boot entry to EFI Boot Manager menu
adding system files
analyzing and repairing
backing up
after an installation
after installation or upgrade
alternate disk for
before an upgrade
from OpenVMS main menu
boot options
booting
after installation
creating
defined
initializing
alternative methods
preparing an alternate for backup
preparing for upgrade
preserving
removing system files
System disk
restoring
System disk
restoring files on
SYSBOOT.EXE
commands
SYSGEN
ALLOCLASS parameter
for shadow sets
setting during installation
System disk
space needed
for upgrade
System disk
specifying
during installation
System disk
specifying
during upgrade
unique volume label requirement
upgrading
System event log (SEL)
System Generation utility See SYSGEN
SYSGEN
commands for conversational boot
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
editing to control DECnet Phase IV
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
for starting network software at boot
SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM procedure
updating to start layered products and print queues
SYSTEM account
forgotten password
logging in
setting password
SYSTEST account
creating after installation or upgrade
SYSUAFALT.DAT file
SYS$BATCH queue
creating
SYS$EFI.SYS file
and writing a boot block
saving files on before upgrade
SYS$EFI.SYS file
saving files on before upgrade
SYS$PRINT queue
creating
SYS$UPDATE.STABACKIT.COM procedure
SYS$WELCOME
defining
System-integrated products See SIPs (System-integrated products), Layered products

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Target disk
using backup copy for
Target drive
Target drive
defined
TCP/IP
third-party
installing
OpenVMS Management Station
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
configuring
TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
defined
installing
installing or upgrading
upgrade
remove older versions prior to
upgrading
TDC See Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT), Performance Data Collector (TDC)
TDC_RT See Performance Data Collector base software (TDC_RT)
TDF
setting during an installation
Time differential factor See TDF
Time zones
setting during an installation
Time zones
updating during an upgrade
Timeout
EFI boot option
Troubleshooting
InfoServer boot problems
system problems
Tuning operating system

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UAFALTERNATE logical name
UETP (User Environment Test Package)
defined
Uninstall
OpenVMS operating system
recovery data for
Upgrade See also Preupgrade tasks, Postupgrade tasks
cautions and restrictions
checklist
disk space requirement
effect
on command procedures
on layered products
on MODPARAMS.DAT file
OpenVMS Cluster
adding a new CPU
notes and cautions
preliminary tasks
preparing for
required operating system version
PCSI
preparation checklist
recovery data
shadowed disks
stages of
time zones
Upgrade paths
OpenVMS releases
User accounts
creating after installation or upgrade
User authorization file See UAF
User Environment Test Package See UETP

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VGA graphics as console device
Virtual partition
defined
VMSINSTAL utility
installing layered products independently
VMSI18N
Volume label
OpenVMS I64 OE DVD
requirement for OpenVMS Clusters
Volume label
specifying
during installation
Volume label
specifying
during upgrade
Volume shadowing See also Shadow sets
backing up the system disk
defined
forming shadow set
license required
system parameters
preparing for upgrade
VOTES parameter
checking for rolling upgrades
Volume shadowing
reforming shadow set
vms_bcfg command
vms_show command

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Warranted support
Warranted support
defined
Welcome message
defining
Windowing products
installing
reconfiguring
upgrading

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