HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD from the Local Drive, I64 system disk

A.6.1.2 Booting OpenVMS I64 on an nPartition

CAUTION: To prevent loss of data when booting your OpenVMS I64 operating system, note the following:

•You must first ensure that the nPartition has its ACPI configuration set to the default (see Section A.5.1 (page 165)).

•OpenVMS I64 does not support using cell local memory (CLM). The nPartition on which OpenVMS I64 is booted must have all memory configured as interleaved memory (memory that can be mapped across more than one cell). Although you might be able to run OpenVMS I64 on an nPartition that has cell local memory configured, such a configuration is untested and is not supported. To check cell local memory configuration details, use the Partition Manager or the parstatus command. For more information, see the nPartition Administrator's Guide (previously titled HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions) or the following website:

http://docs.hp.com/en/PARMGR2/

You can also use the EFI Shell info mem command. If the reported “NonInterleaved Memory” is less than 512 MB, the cell is configured completely as interleaved memory (the indicated amount of noninterleaved memory is used by the firmware). If the command reports more than 512 MB of noninterleaved memory, use Partition Manager or the parstatus command to confirm the CLM configuration details.

As with all Integrity servers that run OpenVMS, you can boot OpenVMS I64 either by selecting a boot entry from the EFI Boot Manager or by starting the system loader (VMS_LOADER.EFI) from the EFI Shell. To boot OpenVMS I64, access the nPartition console and use either of these two methods:

•From the EFI Boot Manager, select the OpenVMS I64 boot entry from the boot options list and press Enter.

•From the EFI Shell, start the OpenVMS system loader by entering the following command at the EFI Shell prompt, where fsn: (such as fs1:) is the device associated with the OpenVMS

I64 system disk:

Shell> fsn:\efi\vms\vms_loader.efi

When starting the VMS_LOADER.EFI system loader, you must either specify its full path (as shown in this example) or start it from the \efi\vms directory. For more information, see Section A.3.1 (page 162).

For booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD, the path is different. Enter the following command instead:

Shell> fsn:efi\boot\bootia64.efi

NOTE: The nPartition must be at EFI before beginning the OpenVMS I64 boot process. If the nPartition is not at EFI, you can use VFP to check the nPartition boot state. An nPartition might be inactive or cells might be powered off. If VFP indicates that all cells in the nPartition are in the boot-is-blocked (BIB) state, the nPartition is inactive and you must use the MP bo command to boot the nPartition past BIB and make it active. For more information, see your hardware documentation.

A.6.2 Booting the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD from the Local Drive

To boot the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD, follow these steps. To boot the DVD on a cell-based server, a DVD device must be accessible for the nPartition that OpenVMS is being installed on.

1.Make sure your Integrity server is powered on. If your system has an attached external device, make sure it is turned on and operational.

2.Insert the DVD into the drive.

3.Cycle power.

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