Installation manual

Preparing to Install the OpenVMS VAX Operating System

2.3 Preparing for an Installation

Table 2–1 (Cont.) OpenVMS Cluster Information for Installations

Information You Need How to Get It

MOP servers, disk

servers, tape servers

To establish either a local area or a mixed-interconnect cluster, determine

which systems will be Maintenance Operations Protocol (MOP) servers, disk

servers, and tape servers. Refer to OpenVMS Cluster Systems.

Cluster group number and

cluster password

To establish either a local area or a mixed-interconnect cluster:

• Cluster group number - A number in the range from 1 to 4095 or from

61440 to 65535

• Cluster password - Can range from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters,

including dollar signs ($) and underscores (_)

2.3.2 Preparing Tape and Disk Drives

Prepare your tape and disk drives using the following steps:

1. Decide which drive will hold the distribution media and which drive will

hold the system disk. Determine the device names for each drive. You will

need this information throughout the installation. If you need information

about devices and device names, refer to the Before Installing the OpenVMS

Operating System section in the upgrade and installation supplement for your

VAX computer.

Note

Do not place the distribution media in the drive at this point.

2. Follow this step only if the source drive or target drive is attached to an

HSx device. Otherwise, go to step 3.

Make sure that both the CI and HSx devices are turned on and are on

line. Obtain the HSx name from the system manager, or use the following

procedure:

a. Press Ctrl/C at the HSx console terminal.

b. Enter the following command at the HSx> prompt and press Return:

HSx> SHOW SYSTEM

The information displayed includes the name of the HSx. For example:

11-SEP-2000 15:00:00.00 Boot:11-SEP-2000 11:31:11.41 Up: 51:00

Version V350 System ID: %X000000011 Name: MUTT

DISK allocation class = 1 TAPE allocat ion class = 0

Start command file Disabled

SETSHO - Program Exit

For more information, refer to the HSx User’s Guide.

3. Place a scratch disk in the drive for the system disk (unless the system disk

is ﬁxed).

4. Spin up the disk that will be the system disk but do not write protect it.

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