HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS

NOTE: When using vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS, HP recommends using an image of the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD located on your Windows-based PC or server. This has two advantages:

•If the DVD is defective or corrupted, the imaging software will fail when you attempt to create an image of it, thereby indicating the DVD's condition.

•Installing or upgrading OpenVMS from the image file is much faster than installing from a DVD. This advantage outweighs any extra cost or time of copying the DVD to the ISO image file.

NOTE: If your Integrity server has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade from the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers OE DVD inserted in the DVD drive on your Integrity server instead of using vMedia from your Windows-based management workstation. In short, for best performance with installations or upgrades, choose from the following, listed according to the potential speed (from fastest to slowest):

•If your Integrity server has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade using the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers OE DVD from that DVD drive instead of using vMedia from your Windows-based system.

•Install or upgrade using an ISO image of the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers OE DVD, where the image is stored on your Windows-based management workstation.

•Slowest, and not recommended unless you have no other recourse, install or upgrade from a DVD drive on your Windows-based management workstation.

C.2.2 Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS

To use vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS on an Integrity server, perform these steps:

1.Insert the OpenVMS OE DVD into the DVD drive of your PC or Windows server.

2.Make sure your Integrity server iLO 2 MP and vMedia are set up as documented in your Integrity server hardware documentation (for example, see the HP Integrity iLO 2 MP Operations Guide). Enable the right to use the vMedia applet.

Make sure your Integrity server is powered on. Once you connect to your server's iLO 2 MP and log in, you can check the status and power on your Integrity server from your browser. Select the Virtual Devices tab and access the Power & Reset screen by selecting Power Management (on the left of the screen).

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