OpenVMS

This manual, dated July 2006, serves as a comprehensive guide for installing or upgrading the HP OpenVMS operating system (Version 8.3) on OpenVMS Alpha and OpenVMS Integrity (I64) systems. It covers the entire lifecycle of an installation or upgrade, including:

• Preparation: Pre-upgrade and pre-installation checklists, hardware and software component requirements, and cluster environment preparation.
• Installation: Detailed procedures for booting from various media (CD/DVD, InfoServer/Network) and performing the installation on a system disk.
• Upgrading: Specific steps for upgrading existing systems, including saving archives, removing older software, and preparing system disks.
• Post-installation/Post-upgrade: Necessary tasks such as backing up the system disk, registering licenses, running AUTOGEN for system tuning, and customizing the environment.
• Configuration: Detailed information on hardware configuration, boot options (including Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)), and managing network booting.
• Troubleshooting: Procedures for handling boot failures and common system problems.
• Support: Coverage for both Alpha and I64 architectures, with specific appendices for each.