OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.2

This manual covers the installation and upgrade procedures for the OpenVMS Alpha operating system, version 7.2. It includes detailed information on:

• Preparation: Necessary software and hardware components, firmware checks, and cluster-specific configurations.
• Installation: Booting from the CD-ROM or InfoServer, creating the system disk, configuring clusters, registering licenses, and selecting OS components.
• Post-Installation: Essential follow-up tasks such as setting up accounts, backing up the system disk, configuring networking, testing with UETP, and tuning system parameters with AUTOGEN.
• Upgrading: Specific procedures for upgrading existing systems, including rolling and concurrent upgrades within cluster environments.
• Maintenance: How to halt, boot, and shut down systems, perform backups and restorations, and manage software licenses using the License Management Facility (LMF).
• Management: Instructions for setting up the OpenVMS Management Station.