CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Part I

  1      The Installation, Upgrade, and Update Procedures

  1.1    What Happens During an Installation

  1.2    What Happens During an Upgrade

  1.3    What Happens During an Update

  2      The Console Subsystem

  2.1    The Console Terminal

  2.2    The Processor Control Panel
    2.2.1      Indicator Lights
    2.2.2      Switches
      2.2.2.1      AUTO RESTART/BOOT Switch
      2.2.2.2      Keylock Switch

  2.3    The Console Tape Cassette Drives

  2.4    Inserting and Removing a Tape Cassette

  2.5    The Console Command Language

  3      Before Installing VMS

  3.1    The Distribution Media and the System Disk

  3.2    Device Names
    3.2.1      Boot Names

  4      Installing VMS

  4.1    Turning On the System

  4.2    Booting Standalone BACKUP
    4.2.1      Magnetic Tape Kit
    4.2.2      RA60 or RL02 Kit

  4.3    Booting the New System Disk

  4.4    Information on the Mandatory Update

  Part II

  5      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  5.1    Overview of Booting

  5.2    Booting the System

  5.3    Creating Default Boot Command Procedures
    5.3.1      Booting with DEFBOO.CMD
    5.3.2      Booting with DEFGEN.CMD-Conversational Boot

  5.4    Booting with XDELTA

  5.5    Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade

  5.6    Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk

  5.7    If the System Does Not Boot

  5.8    Shutting Down the System
    5.8.1      Types of Shutdowns
    5.8.2      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH

  6      Backup Procedures

  6.1    Overview of Standalone BACKUP
    6.1.1      Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk
    6.1.2      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk
    6.1.3      Installing Standalone BACKUP on Tape Cassettes
    6.1.4      Booting Standalone BACKUP from Tape Cassettes

  6.2    Backing Up the System Disk
    6.2.1      Backing Up an R80 System Disk
    6.2.2      Backing Up an RA60, RA80, RA81, or RA82 System Disk

  6.3    Restoring the System Disk
    6.3.1      Restoring an R80 System Disk
    6.3.2      Restoring an RA60, RA80, RA81, or RA82 System Disk

  6.4    Backing Up the Console TU58

  A   Redefining the Line Printer on a VAX-11/730

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  2-1        VAX-11/730 Processor Control Panel

  2-2        TU58 Locations on an IDC-Based VAX-11/730

  2-3        TU58 Locations on a UDA-Based VAX-11/730

  2-4        Inserting a Tape Cassette

  TABLES

  2-1        VAX-11/730 Indicator Lights on the Processor Control Panel

  2-2        Keylock Switch Settings

  2-3        Commonly Used Console Mode Commands

  3-1        Device Names and Boot Names for the VAX-11/730

  5-1        Device Codes for a VAX-11/730

  5-2        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT