HP OpenVMS 8.x Performing the Upgrade, Booting Over the Network Using the InfoServer Utility

NOTE: When booting OpenVMS from the installation DVD for the first time on any OpenVMS I64 system with a SAN storage device, you might experience a delay in EFI initialization because the entire SAN is scanned. Depending on the size of the SAN, this delay might range from several seconds to several minutes.

6.2.1.2 Booting Over the Network Using the InfoServer Utility

To use the InfoServer utility to boot from the network, certain configuration steps are required initially (one time only); see Appendix B (page 189). The instructions on booting over the network from a virtual DVD drive are also included in Appendix B (page 189).

6.2.1.3 Booting Using HP SIM Provisioning

To use HP SIM provisioning to boot an image of the OpenVMS OE DVD, certain configuration steps are required initially (one time only). For these steps and the booting instructions, see Appendix C (page 203). For upgrades, your OpenVMS boot flags must be set to (0,0).

6.2.1.4 Booting Using vMedia

To use vMedia to boot an image of the OpenVMS OE DVD, certain configuration steps are required initially (one time only); see Section C.1.4 (page 207). For instructions on booting with vMedia, see Section C.2 (page 232).

6.3 Performing the Upgrade

The following sections describe how to upgrade from the operating system media.

6.3.1 Upgrading the System Using Option 1 of the Operating System Menu

After you boot the operating system DVD (OpenVMS I64 OE DVD), the HP copyright banner and several messages appear, followed eventually by the operating system main menu. Choose the upgrade option (1) on the menu, as in the following example:

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/?) 1

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