CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Console Subsystem

  1.1     Console Terminal

  1.2     Console Prompt

  1.3     Console Commands

  1.4     Console Control Panel

  1.5     Console Fixed Disk

  1.6     Console Tape Cartridge Drive
    1.6.1      Tape Cartridges
    1.6.2      Inserting a Tape Cartridge
    1.6.3      Removing a Tape Cartridge

  2      Preparing for a VMS Installation

  2.1     Turning On the System

  2.2     Installing Standalone BACKUP on the Console Fixed Disk

  3      Installing the VMS Operating System

  3.1     Before Installing the VMS Operating System
    3.1.1      Determining Device Names
    3.1.2      Editing Boot Command Procedures
    3.1.3      Editing DEFBOO.CMD

  3.2     Booting Standalone BACKUP

  3.3     Booting the New System Disk

  4      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  4.1     Booting the System
    4.1.1      Booting with DEFBOO.CMD
    4.1.2      Booting from Another System Disk
    4.1.3      Conversational Boot
    4.1.4      Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk
    4.1.5      Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade
    4.1.6      Booting with XDELTA
    4.1.7      If the System Does Not Boot

  4.2     Shutting Down the System
    4.2.1      Orderly Shutdown with SHUTDOWN.COM
    4.2.2      Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
    4.2.3      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH

  5      Backup Procedures

  5.1     Using Standalone BACKUP
    5.1.1      Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk
    5.1.2      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk
    5.1.3      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the Console Fixed Disk

  5.2     Backing Up the System Disk

  5.3     Restoring the System Disk

  5.4     Restoring the Console Fixed Disk

  A   Using SYSGEN to Connect Logical Console Terminals

  Glossary
    boot or bootstrap . . . hierarchical storage controller (HSC) device
    HSC drive . . . standalone system
    system disk . . . VAXcluster environment

  FIGURES

  1-1        Control Panel on the Console Subsystem

  1-2        The Console Tape Cartridge Drive

  1-3        Inserting a Label on a Tape Cartridge

  1-4        Positioning the Write-Protect Switch

  1-5        Inserting a Tape Cartridge

  TABLES

  1-1        Console Prompt

  1-2        Console Commands

  1-3        Controls and Indicator Lights on the Control Panel

  1-4        Summary of Tape Cartridge Drive Controls

  1-5        Tape Cartridge Drive Indicator Lights

  3-1        Device Names for the VAX 8820, 8830, and 8840 Computers

  3-2        Boot Command Procedures

  3-3        Values to Deposit in R1-R5: BCIBOO.CMD

  3-4        Values to Deposit in R1-R5: BDABOO.CMD

  4-1        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT