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Appendix A
System Parameters
This appendix describes how to customize your system's startup procedures,
including how to:
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Set the hardware to boot the operating system software from a device
other than the system disk
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Set your system to have a particular mode of action should the system
lose power
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Set the default boot flags for your software
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Set a remote trigger to permit a remote system to request a local boot
of the system
A.1 Booting the System
Booting your system means an internal program attempts to load the
operating system software from a mass storage device.
A.1.1 Set the Default Boot Device
Set the default boot device to the disk drive on which the operating system
is installed. Your operating system may have been installed on the system
disk before it left the factory. If so, the MicroVAX 3100 or VAXserver 3100
system can be booted from that device at startup, using the console program
BOOT command.
If you install a higher version of the operating system on another device, or
if you have copied it from one device to another, you must set the default
boot device to the new device. The operating system software can reside in
one of the following places:
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On a hard disk in the system unit
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On a hard disk in an expansion box
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On a compact disc
System Parameters
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