CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      Console Subsystem

  1.1     Console Terminal

  1.2     Console Fixed Disk Drive

  1.3     Console Dual-Diskette Drive
    1.3.1      Inserting or Removing a Floppy Diskette

  1.4     Console Subsystem Modes

  1.5     Console Command Language

  2      Installing the VMS Operating System

  2.1     Before Installing VMS
    2.1.1      Specifying Device Names
    2.1.2      Turning On the System and Initializing the Hardware
    2.1.3      Editing Boot Command Procedures
    2.1.4      Editing DEFBOO.COM
    2.1.5      Completing the Hardware Initialization

  2.2     Booting Standalone BACKUP

  2.3     Booting the New System Disk

  3      Startup and Shutdown Procedures

  3.1     Booting the System
    3.1.1      Booting with DEFBOO.COM
    3.1.2      Booting from Another System Disk
    3.1.3      Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk
    3.1.4      Booting from SYSF During an Upgrade
    3.1.5      Conversational Boot
    3.1.6      Booting with XDELTA
    3.1.7      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

  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

  A   Logical Console Terminals

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        Inserting a Diskette into CSA1

  TABLES

  1-1        Console Commands

  1-2        Console Commands Requiring the CPU to Be Stopped

  2-1        Device Names for VAX 8530, VAX 8550, VAX 8810 (8700), and VAX 8820-N (8800) Computers

  2-2        Boot Command Procedures

  2-3        Values to Deposit in R1-R5: BCIBOO.COM, BCIGEN.COM, BCIXDT.COM

  2-4        Values to Deposit in R1-R5: BDABOO.COM, BDAGEN.COM, BDAXDT.COM

  2-5        Values to Deposit in R1-R5: UDABOO.COM, UDAGEN.COM, UDAXDT.COM

  3-1        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT