Booting And Installing An Operating System - Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Reference Manual

Booting and Installing an Operating
This chapter gives instructions for booting the Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, and
Linux operating systems and for starting an operating system installation. It
also describes how to switch from one operating system to another. Refer to
your operating system documentation for complete instructions on booting or
starting an installation.
The following topics are included:
Setting Boot Options for Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS
Booting Tru64 UNIX
Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation
Booting OpenVMS
Booting Linux
Switching Between Operating Systems
NOTE: Your system may have been delivered to you with factory-installed software
(FIS); that is, with a version of the operating system already installed. If so, refer to the
FIS documentation included with your system to boot your operating system for the first
time.
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