CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Installing the VMS Operating System

  1.1     Before Installing the VMS Operating System
    1.1.1      Turning On the System
    1.1.2      Adding an Alternate Console Terminal
      1.1.2.1      Connecting the Alternate Console Terminal to the Serial Port
      1.1.2.2      Connecting a Printer to the Alternate Console Terminal
      1.1.2.3      Disconnecting the Alternate Console Terminal
    1.1.3      Determining and Specifying Device Names
    1.1.4      Preparing the System Disk

  1.2     Booting Standalone BACKUP
    1.2.1      Tape Cartridge Kit
    1.2.2      Compact Disc Kit

  1.3     Booting the New System Disk

  2      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  2.1     Overview of Booting
    2.1.1      Booting the System Manually from the System Disk
    2.1.2      Using the SET BOOT and SHOW BOOT Commands
    2.1.3      Setting the System for Automatic Booting
    2.1.4      Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade
    2.1.5      Booting from a Different Directory
    2.1.6      Performing a Conversational Boot
    2.1.7      Booting with the XDelta Utility
    2.1.8      If the System Does Not Boot

  2.2     Shutting Down the System
    2.2.1      Orderly Shutdown with SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN.COM
    2.2.2      Emergency Shutdown with the OPCCRASH.EXE Program
    2.2.3      Emergency Shutdown with CRASH Commands

  2.3     Troubleshooting

  3      Backup Procedures

  3.1     Using Standalone BACKUP
    3.1.1      Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk
    3.1.2      Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk
    3.1.3      Installing Standalone BACKUP on a Tape Cartridge
    3.1.4      Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Tape Cartridge
    3.1.5      Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Compact Disc

  3.2     Backing Up the System Disk

  3.3     Restoring the System Disk

  A   Device-Specific Notes

  A.1     Restriction on the Use of the Tape Drive

  A.2     Restriction on the Use of the Compact Disc Drive

  A.3     Restriction on the Use of a TK50 Expansion Box from a VAXstation 2000 System

  A.4     Performance on the TK50 and TZ30 Tape Drives

  Glossary
    boot or bootstrap . . . save set
    scratch media . . . VAXserver system

  TABLES

  2-1        SYSGEN Commands Used in the SYSBOOT Procedure