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2. Be sure you know how to turn on and operate your system components, including
the system unit, console, monitor or terminal, drives, and printer. Refer to the
section, "Basic Operation" in this guide, if necessary.
3. Set up your system to record the installation procedure on either a hardcopy
terminal or a printer attached to the console terminal. If you do not do this, the
screen messages will be lost. You may want to record a transcript of screen
messages to refer to during installation.
Preparing Software Components
To prepare the software components, follow these steps:
1. Be sure you have all the items listed on the bill of materials in the software
distribution kit. If your distribution kit is incomplete, notify your service
representative and request priority shipment of any missing items.
2. Review all cover letters and release notes.
Setting the Operating System Type
To set the operating system type, follow steps 1 through 7.
1. Turn the system on. After a short wait, the operator control panel on the front of
the system displays the message "Model 4/2xx" and the screen displays
initialization and testing information.
2. Press the Enter key. If the screen displays a triple arrow prompt (>>>), you
have booted the SRM console. Verify that the
environment variable is set to "new." (See "Booting the Operating System" in
Chapter 4, "Basic Operation.") Then, proceed to the section "Installing
OpenVMS Alpha".
If the computer booted directly into the ARC Boot menu, and you did not see the
>>> prompt, you must proceed to step 3 to switch to the SRM console.
3. From the ARC Boot menu, select the Supplementary menu.
4. From the Supplementary menu, select "Set up the system."
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.
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