Booting OpenVMS
OpenVMS can be booted from a CD-ROM on a local drive (the CD-ROM
drive connected to the system) or from a CD-ROM drive on the InfoServer.
Example 4-4 Booting OpenVMS from the Local CD-ROM Drive.
P00>>> show device
dka0.0.0.1.1
dka100.1.0.1.1
dqa0.0.0.15.0
dva0.0.0.1000.0 DVA0
ewa0.0.0.6.1
pka0.7.0.1.1
P00>>>
.
.
P00>>> boot -flags 0,0 dka0
(boot dka0.0.0.1.1 -flags 0,0)
block 0 of dka0.0.0.1.1 is a valid boot block
reading 898 blocks from dka0.0.0.1.1
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 70400
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 3ffee000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.1-2
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer: Robert Young Project: Compaq AlphaServer DS20E System Comments:
Part Number: FR-K8F6W-UA .A01 File Name: e-ch4 Operating the System.doc Last Saved On: 10/4/99 2:40 PM
Booting and Installing an Operating System 4-15
DKA0
RZ2CA-LA
DKA100
RZ2CA-LA
DQA0
TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6302B
EWA0
00-00-F8-10-D6-03
PKA0
SCSI Bus ID 7
N1H0
N1H0
1012
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