HP OpenVMS 8.x manual You must enter a password for the System account

Boot options in the EFI Boot Manager boot option menu can provide a convenient way to boot your system. The installation procedure can automatically create a new boot option (if none exists) or validate existing boot options.

Do you want to create or validate boot options? (Yes/No) [Yes] YES

If your newly installed system disk will normally be booted on this system and this device, and if you want the installation procedure to assist you in setting up or validating boot options on the EFI console in the EFI Boot Manager menu, answer YES. The installation procedure creates and validates a new boot option if one does not exist, or validates existing boot options, just before the installation completes (see step 21).

When you answer YES and no boot option exists, the procedure allows you to set OpenVMS boot flags (VMS_FLAGS), as shown in the following example. Enter the OpenVMS flags (for example, 0,1), or press Enter to set no flags (the default). If a boot option exists, you can change boot flags after the installation completes (for information about changing boot flags, see Section A.5.2 (page 165)).

You can set VMS_FLAGS or accept the default, 0,0.

Enter the value for VMS_FLAGS: (n.n) [0,0]

If you do not want the installation procedure to assist you in setting up or validating boot options on the EFI console, answer NO.

HP recommends that you allow the installation procedure to assist you in setting up and validating boot options.

NOTE: If your newly installed system disk is a Fibre Channel device, HP recommends that you add it as a boot option in the EFI boot menu. If you do not allow the installation procedure to add the device to the boot menu, you can add it by using the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility (SYS$MANAGER:BOOT_OPTIONS.COM) after the installation completes. (To add Fibre Channel devices to the EFI boot menu, use the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility instead of EFI.)

HP recommends using the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility to add shadowed system disks in a multiple-member shadow set to the EFI boot device list and dump device list. Be sure to add all members to both lists.

For information about the OpenVMS I64 Boot Manager utility, see Section A.5.2 (page 165). For more information about configuring and booting Fibre Channel devices, see Appendix D (page 241).

9.Specify SYSTEM Account Information (Initialized Disks Only): If you are initializing the target disk, you are prompted for SYSTEM account information. Before you respond to the prompt asking you to enter a password for the SYSTEM account, note the following:

•Passwords must be at least 8 characters in length (but must not exceed 31 characters). Valid characters for the password include A through Z, 0 through 9, the dollar sign ($), and underscore (_). Passwords must contain at least one alphabetic character (A through Z). The system converts all characters to uppercase, so the case of characters you enter does not matter.

•Press Enter after you enter the password. (The password does not display as you type it.)

•After you enter the password, the procedure checks to make sure it meets the requirements for a valid password.

•Reenter the password for verification.

The following is a sample display:

You must enter a password for the SYSTEM account.

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