HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Removing the Diagnostic Partition File

3.Exit DCL (log off), and then select option 1 (“Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS”) on the main menu.

4.When you are asked whether to initialize or preserve the target disk, choose PRESERVE (the default).

5.Continue with the installation.

I.2 Removing the Diagnostic Partition File

To remove the diagnostic partition on an OpenVMS I64 system disk and to recover the disk space occupied, delete the file SYS$MAINTENANCE:SYS$DIAGNOSTICS.SYS and then reset the boot block. This file can contain hardware diagnostics but is not essential for operations. To delete the file, enter the following command:

$ DELETE SYS$MAINTENANCE:SYS$DIAGNOSTICS.SYS;*/LOG

Reset the boot block by entering the SET BOOTBLOCK command at the DCL prompt, as in the following example, where target-diskis the device on which your target system disk is mounted:

$ SET BOOTBLOCK /PRESERVE=SIGNATURE target-disk:[VMS$COMMON.SYS$LDR]SYS$EFI.SYS

270 Alternative Ways to Initialize the System Disk