Minimal bootup for Alpha and VAX

[Santhosh_5]

dear All,

Pls let me know how to do the minimal bootup on Alpha, [ DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V4.2 - ECO 1 on a AlphaServer 4100 5/400 4MB running OpenVMS V7.1-2] and MicroVAX [ DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS VAX Version V4.2 on a MicroVAX 3100-95 running OpenVMS V6.2].

Pls let me know the command procedure for the same.

Thanks in advance.

[Himanshu_3]

Hi Santhosh,

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Regards,
Himanshu

[Santhosh_5]

I am sorry, I am new bee. henceforth definetly i will do that.

Expecting CONVERSATIONAL BOOTSTARP command procedure for minimal bootup for alpha 4000 and mvax servers.

[Himanshu_3 · Accepted solution]

Ok no probs Santhosh,

Now for the conversational boot you will have to give the following commands

>>> boot -fl 0,1

You will get the sysboot prompt where you do...

SYSBOOT> USE DEFAULT
SYSBOOT> SET STARTUP_P1 "MIN"
SYSBOOT> CONTINUE

When the system finishes booting, determine which changed parameter caused the problem, and reset the parameter value. If you specified the value for the parameter in the AUTOGEN parameter file MODPARAMS.DAT, fix the value in that file and run AUTOGEN

Example:
SYSBOOT> USE DEFAULT

SYSBOOT> SET STARTUP_P1 "MIN"
SYSBOOT> CONTINUE
Username: SYSTEM
Password:

$ EDIT SYS$SYSTEM:MODPARAMS.DAT
.
$ @SYS$UPDATE:AUTOGEN SAVPARAMS REBOOT

Hope this helps Santhosh,
Regards,
HP

[Kris Clippeleyr]

Santhosh,

See also this thread http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=702895 for a conversational boot on a VAX.
The conversational boot on an Alpha is already explained.
The sequence of SYSBOOT> commands mentioned are the same for a VAX.

Greetz,

Kris

[Bojan Nemec]

Hi,

For the VAX the boot command is:
>>> boot /r5:1
or just
>>> boot /1

And just follow HP instructions for the alpha.
I will recomend another thing. The system will remember the STATRUP_P1 "MIN", so the system will boot minimal next time. You can set

SYSBOOT> SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0

to not write the parameters or remember to set
SYSGEN> SET STATRUP_P1 "".

Bojan

[Santhosh_5]

Dear All,

Thanks for your information. I would like to change the system time for summer to winter time change. i have to set back the time one hour when we have booted minimal. Then we have to wait for one hour before restarting the servers. This is to prevent double time entries in the Oracle databases.

One more ?; shall i do the above procedure through CA console connect. because we are mainitainig the alpha and vax servers from remotely. any suggestions.

[Santhosh_5]

I am sorry, CA console management

[Bojan Nemec]

I dont know CA console management, but I supose that it connects directly yo the console port. If it is so thats only a problem of "trusting" the communication between yours and remote place. You never knows what could happen, so its better to have a live person backup.


Now, when I know the reason for minimal boot the SYSBOOT> procedure will be:

SYSBOOT> SET STARTUP_P1 "MIN"
SYSBOOT> SET WRITESYSPARAMS 0
SYSBOOT> CONTINUE


Bojan

[Santhosh_5]

Hi BoJAN,

How to clear minimal parameters, is it through SYSGEN..

SYSGEN> SET STARTUP_P1 ""
SYSGEN> USE PARAMETERS CURRENT
SYSGEN> WRITE PARAMETERS CURRENT
SYSGEN> CONTINUE

thanks,