HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Using the Operating System Menu

1.4 Using the Operating System Menu

The following sections describe how to use the operating system menu to install, upgrade, and modify your system disk, and perform other related tasks.

The OpenVMS operating system main menu displays automatically when you boot the OpenVMS operating system from the operating system media (for instructions on how to boot from the operating system media, see Section 3.2 (page 49)). From the menu, you can choose options to perform any of the following tasks:

•Install or upgrade the operating system from the operating system media.

•Display a list of products that can be installed from the operating system media.

•Install or upgrade layered products from the operating system media.

•Show which products are installed on your system.

•Reconfigure layered products installed on your system.

•Remove products.

•Find, install, and remove patches, and display and remove recovery data.

•Enter the DCL environment from which you can perform preinstallation or maintenance tasks, such as mounting or showing devices and backing up or restoring files on the system disk.

•Shut down the system.

The following is a sample display of the OpenVMS main menu:

OpenVMS I64 Operating System, Version 8.3-1H1

(c)Copyright 1976-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Installing required known files...

Configuring devices...

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You can install or upgrade the OpenVMS I64 operating system

or you can install or upgrade layered products that are included on the OpenVMS I64 distribution media (CD/DVD).

You can also execute DCL commands and procedures to perform "standalone" tasks, such as backing up the system disk.

Please choose one of the following:

1)Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS I64 Version 8.3-1H1

2)Display layered products that this procedure can install

3)Install or upgrade layered products

4)Show installed products

5)Reconfigure installed products

6)Remove installed products

7)Find, Install or Undo patches; Show or Delete recovery data

8)Execute DCL commands and procedures

9)Shut down this system

Enter CHOICE or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/?)

Review the following sections to understand how the menu works. Then you can choose appropriate menu options when you are asked to do so before, during, and after an installation or upgrade.

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