Installation manual

Getting Started
1.3 Locating Files on the Distribution Media
VOL_SHAD_SPD.PS
VOL_SHAD_SPD.TXT
Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
GALAXY_SPD.PS
GALAXY_SPD.TXT
OpenVMS Galaxy
To obtain all the SPD files and restore them to your current default directory,
enter a BACKUP command using the following format:
BACKUP source-drive:VMS073_SPD.BCK /SAVE_SET *.*;*
For source-drive, substitute the name of the device that holds your distribution
kit. For example, if your source-drive is a local magnetic tape drive with the
device name MUAO, you would enter the following command:
$ BACKUP MUAO:VMS073_SPD.BCK/SAVE_SET *.*;*
To restore all the SPD files in PostScript format to your default directory, enter
the following:
$ BACKUP MUAO:VMS073_SPD.BCK/SAVE_SET/SELECT=*.PS *.*;*
The following command restores the PostScript SPD file for the OpenVMS VAX
and OpenVMS Alpha operating systems to your current default directory:
$ BACKUP MUAO:VMS073_SPD.BCK/SAVE_SET/SELECT=OVMS_73_SPD.PS *.*;*
1.4 What Happens During an Installation
When you install the OpenVMS VAX operating system, the installation procedure
does the following:
• Initializes the system disk, overwriting its contents.
• Creates a system directory structure.
• Transfers the OpenVMS VAX files from the distribution media to the system
disk.
1.4.1 When to Perform an Installation
Use the installation procedure under the following conditions:
• If your VAX computer is new (it has never had any version of the operating
system running on it, including factory-installed software).
• If your VAX computer is running a previous version of the operating system
and you want to overwrite the entire contents of the system disk (the
OpenVMS VAX operating system, application software, and user files).
• If you are running a previous version of the operating system, but you cannot
upgrade. For example, if you changed the names of system directories on the
system disk, the upgrade procedure will not work correctly. You can either
restore the system disk to its original directory structure, or you can reinstall
the OpenVMS VAX operating system.
Caution
The installation procedure initializes the system disk, overwriting its
contents. For this reason, use the installation procedure only on new VAX
computers or if you want to destroy the contents of the system disk.
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