HPE AlphaServer 300 User Manual page 107

If you are installing the operating system on a disk that has not been partitioned and
formatted, follow the procedure in Table C-2.
Table C-2 Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Server Installation
Step Action
1 If the ARC (advanced RISC
computing) console is running, go
to step 2.
If the SRM (system reference
manual) console is running, at the
>>> prompt, type:
>>>set os_type nt
Then cycle the system's power.
(Leave the power off for 20
seconds.)
2 Insert the Microsoft Windows NT
CD-ROM into the CD drive.
3 From the ARC console, select
Run a Program.
4 At the prompt, type:
cd:\alpha\arcinst
5 Choose
Configure Partitions
6 Choose
Create Partition
Result
Cycling power after specifying an os_type of nt
results in the system restarting with the ARC
console running. (You will know that the ARC
console is starting when the screen turns blue.)
CD-ROM drive is ready.
You are prompted for the program name.
ARCINST, the ARC installation program,
provides a means to partition and format the disk
for NT prior to installing Windows NT.
If you see receive a "Pathname is not defined"
error, go to the ARC console Setup menu and
select Set the environment
variables. Select CD-ROM, then enter the
SCSI bus number and ID of the CD-ROM drive.
Next, select Set the default
configuration and follow the steps. Save the
changes and repeat step 4.
Partition menu displays choices that allow you to
create, delete, or make an existing partition into a
system partition.
A list of available target devices displays.
Scsi bus 0,Identifier 0,Disk 0
(scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0))
Identifier is the ID of the SCSI device, drive 0 in
this case.
Starting an Operating System Installation C–3