Booting and Installing an Operating System 6-25
Network Initial System Load Function ➌
Version 1.2
FUNCTION
ID
FUNCTION
1 - Display Menu
2 - Help
3 - Choose Service
4 - Select Options
5 - Stop
Enter a function ID value:
Enter a function ID Value: 3
➍
OPTION OPTION
ID
1 - Find Services
2 - Enter known Service Name
Enter an Option ID value: 2
Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA_V71-2_SSB
OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.1-2
1. Power up the system. The system stops at the P00>>> console prompt.
2. Insert the operating system DVD/CD-ROM into the drive connected to the
InfoServer.
3. Enter the show device command ➊ to determine the unit number of the
drive for your device.
4. Enter the boot command and any command-line parameters ➋. In
Example 6–7 the device is EIA0. APB_0712 is the file name of the APB
program used for the initial system load (ISL) boot program.
The InfoServer ISL program displays a menu
➌.
5. Respond to the menu prompts ➍, using the selections shown in this
example.
For complete instructions on booting OpenVMS from the InfoServer, see the
OpenVMS installation document.
