Installing Digital Unix; Preparing To Install Openvms Alpha; Preparing The System - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

5. From the Setup menu, select "Switch to OpenVMS or Digital UNIX console."
This allows you to select your operating system console.
6. Select your operating system, then select "Enter" on the Setup menu.
7. When the system displays the message, "Power-cycle the system to implement
the change," press the Reset button.
These steps initiate loading of the firmware. Once the Digital UNIX and
OpenVMS Alpha firmware is loaded and the system is initialized, the system
displays the SRM console prompt (>>>).
8. Verify the value of the
should be set to "new." (See "Booting the Operating System" in Chapter 4,
"Basic Operation.")

Installing Digital UNIX

To install the Digital UNIX operating system from a CDROM or to do a remote
installation over a local network using Remote Installation Service (RIS), refer to
your operating system documentation.

Preparing to Install OpenVMS Alpha

Preparing the System

Before you install the OpenVMS Alpha operating system on your system, make sure
that you have the following:
OpenVMS Alpha operating system, Version 6.2-1H2 or later
SRM console firmware, Version 2.0-3 or later
EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) diskette for Digital UNIX (DEC OSF/1)
and OpenVMS Alpha, Version 1.8.
Before beginning the installation or upgrade, prepare the required hardware and
software components, as described in this section. After preparation is complete,
refer to the OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.2 Upgrade and Installation Manual to install
the operating system.
Preparing Hardware Components
To prepare the hardware components, follow these steps:
1. Be sure the hardware has been installed and checked for proper operation.
3-8 Preparing to Install Operating System
set bus_probe_algorithm
environment variable. It
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