CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Hardware

  1.1     Controls and Indicators

  1.2     Turning On the Monitor

  1.3     Turning On the System

  1.4     The Compact Disc Drive
    1.4.1      Restrictions on the Use of the Compact Disc Drive
    1.4.2      Inserting a Compact Disc
    1.4.3      Removing a Compact Disc

  1.5     The Tape Cartridge Drive

  1.6     Using a Tape Cartridge
    1.6.1      Inserting a Tape Cartridge into the Drive
    1.6.2      Initializing a Tape Cartridge
    1.6.3      Mounting a Tape Cartridge
    1.6.4      Dismounting a Tape Cartridge
    1.6.5      Removing a Tape Cartridge from the Drive

  1.7     Rules for Configuring Your SCSI Bus

  2      Installing the VMS Operating System

  2.1     Before Installing the VMS Operating System
    2.1.1      Determining Device Names
      2.1.1.1      Summary of Device Names
      2.1.1.2      The Console Command SHOW SCSI
    2.1.2      Choosing a System Disk

  2.2     Booting Standalone BACKUP
    2.2.1      Tape Cartridge Kit
    2.2.2      Compact Disc Kit

  2.3     Booting the New System Disk

  3      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  3.1     Booting the System
    3.1.1      Manual Boot
    3.1.2      Booting from the Network
    3.1.3      Using the SET BOOT and SHOW BOOT Commands
    3.1.4      Automatic Boot
    3.1.5      Conversational Boot
    3.1.6      Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk
    3.1.7      Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade
    3.1.8      Booting with XDELTA
    3.1.9      If the System Does Not Boot

  3.2     Shutting Down the System
    3.2.1      Orderly Shutdown with SHUTDOWN.COM
    3.2.2      Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
    3.2.3      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH Commands

  3.3     If the System Fails

  4      Backup Procedures

  4.1     Using Standalone BACKUP

  4.2     Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk

  4.3     Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk

  4.4     Installing Standalone BACKUP on a Tape Cartridge

  4.5     Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Tape Cartridge

  4.6     Backing Up the System Disk

  4.7     Restoring the System Disk

  Glossary
    boot or bootstrap . . . save set
    scratch disk . . . VAXserver

  FIGURES

  1-1        Control Panel

  1-2        Monitor Power Switch

  1-3        A Compact Disc Drive

  1-4        Inserting a Compact Disc

  1-5        A Tape Cartridge Drive

  1-6        Inserting a Label on a Tape Cartridge

  1-7        Positioning the Write-Protect Switch

  1-8        Inserting a Tape Cartridge into the Drive

  TABLES

  1-1        Controls and Indicator Lights on the Control Panel

  1-2        Lights on the Compact Disc Drive

  1-3        Tape Cartridge Drive Controls

  1-4        Indicator Lights

  2-1        Device Names

  3-1        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT