CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Console Subsystem

  1.1     Console Terminal

  1.2     Control Panel
    1.2.1      Indicator Lights
    1.2.2      Switches
      1.2.2.1      Auto Restart Switch
      1.2.2.2      Boot Switch
      1.2.2.3      Keylock Switch

  1.3     Console Diskette Drive
    1.3.1      Inserting and Removing a Floppy Diskette

  1.4     Console Command Language

  2      Installing the VMS Operating System

  2.1     Before Installing VMS

  2.2     Turning On the System

  2.3     Booting Standalone BACKUP

  2.4     Booting the New System Disk
    2.4.1      Booting from a Local System Disk
    2.4.2      Booting from an HSC Drive

  3      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  3.1     Booting the System
    3.1.1      Booting from a Local Drive
    3.1.2      Booting from an HSC Drive
    3.1.3      Creating Default Boot Command Procedures
      3.1.3.1      Booting with DEFBOO.CMD
    3.1.4      Booting with DEFGEN.CMD-Conversational Boot

  3.2     Booting from SYSF During an Upgrade

  3.3     Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk

  3.4     Booting with XDELTA

  3.5     If the System Does Not Boot

  3.6     Shutting Down the System
    3.6.1      Orderly Shutdown with SHUTDOWN.COM
    3.6.2      Emergency Shutdown with OPCCRASH.EXE
    3.6.3      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH

  4      Backup Procedures

  4.1     Using Standalone BACKUP
    4.1.1      Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk
    4.1.2      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk
    4.1.3      Installing Standalone BACKUP on Floppy Diskettes
    4.1.4      Booting Standalone BACKUP from Floppy Diskettes

  4.2     Backing Up the System Disk

  4.3     Restoring the System Disk

  4.4     Backing Up the Console RX01

  A   Initializing Multiport (Shared) Memory Units

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785 Console Subsystem

  1-2        VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785 Control Panel

  1-3        Console Diskette Drive

  1-4        Inserting a Floppy Diskette

  TABLES

  1-1        VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785 Indicator Lights on the Control Panel

  1-2        Keylock Switch Settings

  1-3        Commonly Used Console Mode Commands

  2-1        Device Names for the VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785 Devices

  3-1        Device Codes for VAX-11/780 and VAX-11/785 Disks

  3-2        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT

  A-1        Values for Multiport Memory Structures