CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  1      The Console Subsystem

  1.1     Console Terminal

  1.2     Control Panel
    1.2.1      Indicator Lights
    1.2.2      Switches
      1.2.2.1      TERMINAL CONTROL Switch
      1.2.2.2      RESTART Switch

  1.3     Console Disk Drive
    1.3.1      Inserting an RL02 Disk
    1.3.2      Removing an RL02 Disk

  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      Local System Boot
    2.4.2      HSC System Boot

  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.COM
    3.1.4      Booting with DEFGEN.COM-Conversational Boot
    3.1.5      Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk
    3.1.6      Booting from SYSF During an Upgrade
    3.1.7      Booting with XDELTA
    3.1.8      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

  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 an RL02 Disk
    4.1.4      Booting Standalone BACKUP from an RL02 Disk

  4.2     Backing Up the System Disk

  4.3     Restoring the System Disk

  4.4     Backing Up the Console RL02

  Glossary

  FIGURES

  1-1        VAX 8600 Control Panel

  TABLES

  1-1        Indicator Lights on the VAX 8600 Control Panel

  1-2        TERMINAL CONTROL Switch Settings

  1-3        RESTART Switch Settings

  1-4        Commonly Used Console Mode Commands

  2-1        Device Codes for the VAX 8600

  3-1        Device Codes for Disks on a VAX 8600

  3-2        SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT