CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Part I 1 The Installation, Upgrade, and Update Procedures 1.1 What Happens During an Installation 1.2 What Happens During an Upgrade 1.3 What Happens During an Update 2 MicroVAX II Hardware 2.1 VAXstation II, II/GPX and MicroVAX II Common Features 2.2 VAXstation II, II/GPX and MicroVAX II Differences 2.3 MicroVAX Models 2.4 Processor Control Panel 2.5 CPU Panel 2.5.1 Baud-Rate Control Knob 2.5.2 Halt Enable/Disable Switch 2.5.3 Power-Up Mode Switch 2.6 Controls and Indicators on the BA200 series Model 2.7 The Console Terminal 2.8 Turning on the Console Terminal 2.8.1 Checking the Baud Rate on the Console Terminal 2.9 The Tape Cartridge Drive 2.10 The Diskette Drive 3 Using Tape Cartridges and Floppy Diskettes 3.1 Tape Cartridges 3.1.1 Inserting a Tape Cartridge 3.1.2 Initializing a Tape Cartridge 3.1.3 Mounting a Tape Cartridge 3.1.4 Dismounting a Tape Cartridge 3.1.5 Removing a Tape Cartridge 3.2 Floppy Diskettes 3.2.1 Inserting an RX33 Diskette 3.2.2 Initializing and Formatting an RX33 Diskette 3.2.3 Mounting an RX33 Diskette 3.2.4 Dismounting an RX33 Diskette 3.2.5 Removing an RX33 Diskette 4 Before Installing VMS 4.1 The Distribution Media and the System Disk 4.2 Device Names 4.3 MicroVAX Devices 4.3.1 MicroVAX II System Without RA-series Disks 4.3.2 MicroVAX II System with RA-series Disks 4.3.3 Console Subsystem with a KFQSA Controller 4.3.4 Additional Device Names 4.4 Preparing the System Disk 4.5 Information on VAXcluster Environments 5 Installing VMS 5.1 Turning On the System 5.2 Booting Standalone BACKUP 5.2.1 Magnetic Tape or Tape Cartridge Kit 5.2.2 Floppy Diskette Kit 5.2.3 Compact Disc Kit 5.3 Booting the New System Disk 5.4 Information on the Mandatory Update Part II 6 Startup and Shutdown Procedures 6.1 Overview of Booting 6.2 Sniffer Boot 6.3 Automatic Boot 6.4 Manual Boot 6.5 Conversational Boot 6.6 Booting with XDELTA 6.7 Booting from [SYSF] During an Upgrade 6.8 Booting from a Different Directory on the System Disk 6.9 If the System Does Not Boot 6.10 Shutting Down the System 6.10.1 Types of Shutdowns 6.10.2 Emergency Shutdown with CRASH Commands 6.11 If the System Fails 7 Backup Procedures 7.1 Overview of Standalone BACKUP 7.1.1 Installing Standalone BACKUP on the System Disk 7.1.2 Booting Standalone BACKUP from the System Disk 7.1.3 Installing Standalone BACKUP on Diskettes 7.1.4 Booting Standalone BACKUP from Diskettes 7.1.5 Installing Standalone BACKUP on a Tape Cartridge 7.1.6 Booting Standalone BACKUP from a Tape Cartridge 7.2 Backing Up the System Disk 7.2.1 Backing Up the System Disk to Diskettes 7.2.2 Restoring the System Disk from Diskettes 7.2.3 Backing Up the System Disk to a Tape Cartridge 7.2.4 Restoring the System Disk from a Tape Cartridge Glossary FIGURES 2-1 The MicroVAX II 630QY and 630QZ Models 2-2 The MicroVAX II 630QB Model 2-3 The MicroVAX II 630QE Model 2-4 The MicroVAX II BA200 series Model 2-5 The MicroVAX II 630QY and 630QZ Models Processor Control Panels 2-6 The MicroVAX II 630QB Model Processor Control Panel 2-7 The MicroVAX II 630QE Model Processor Control Panel 2-8 The MicroVAX II CPU Panel 2-9 Front View of the BA200 series Chassis 2-10 Mass Storage Tray - BA200 series 2-11 CPU Cover Panel - BA200 series 2-12 Power Supply - BA200 series 2-13 A Vertical Tape Cartridge Drive 2-14 The RX33 Diskette Drive 3-1 Inserting a Label on a Tape Cartridge 3-2 Positioning the Write-Protect Switch 3-3 Inserting a Tape Cartridge 3-4 The RX33 Diskette 3-5 The Diskette Write-Protect Tab 3-6 Inserting an RX33 Diskette TABLES 2-1 Controls and Indicator Lights on the Processor Control Panel 2-2 Settings on the Power-Up Mode Switch 2-3 Controls on the BA200 series Model 2-4 Indicator Lights on the BA200 series Model 2-5 Settings of the Power-Up Mode Switch on the BA200 series Model 2-6 Turning On the Console Terminal 2-7 TK50 Controls 2-8 TK50 Indicator Lights 3-1 Differences Between RX33 and RX50 Diskettes 6-1 SYSGEN Commands Used in SYSBOOT