KZPCM
5.2 Installing the DIGITAL OpenVMS Driver
You can install the driver in a new system or in an existing system. Refer to the applicable subsection for your version of DIGITAL OpenVMS.
NOTE
Refer to the
The minimum Alpha firmware console upgrade CD version is 5.0.
5.2.1 DIGITAL OpenVMS, Version 7.1-1H1 Only
Do the procedures in this subsection to install the driver in a new or in an exist- ing system.
5.2.1.1 Installing the Driver in a New System
NOTE
The procedure here MUST be followed when in- stalling the KZPCM UltraSCSI driver. Do NOT rely on the prompts from the DIGITAL OpenVMS installation CD; if you do, the process will termi- nate prematurely and your driver will NOT be loaded.
Beginning with DIGITAL OpenVMS Version 7.1, DIGITAL has
Third Party Boot uses a new boot flag (0,80000) to indicate to the operating sys- tem that the Third Party Boot sequence is to be invoked, and uses a specially prepared floppy disk. This floppy disk contains the driver and the necessary in- structions to instruct Third Party Boot where to put the drivers and how to map the new drivers to their respective hardware devices.
Third Party Boot has the following significant advantages over the
∙It allows drivers that are not part of the DIGITAL OpenVMS kit to be loaded onto VMS, and to be configured automatically as though they were kitted with the operating system.