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2. Enter the SHOW DEVICE command at the console prompt (>>>) and look for the correct
drive listed in the output (for example, DKA400). If you are booting from the InfoServer,
look for a device listed with its hardware address, as in the last line of the following example
(EWA0):
>>> SHOW DEVICE
dva0.0.0.1000.0 DVA0 RX23
dka200.2.0.5.0 DKA200 RZ28M 1004
dka300.3.0.5.0 DKA300 RZ29B 0016
dka400.4.0.5.0 DKA400 RRD42 442E
ewa0.0.0.3.0 EWA0 00-00-F8-1F-70-3D
For additional information, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.4 for Alpha and Integrity Servers
Software Product Description (SPD 82.35.xx) and the hardware manuals that you received
with your Alpha computer.
6.2.1.2 Booting from the Local Drive
To boot the operating system CD from the local CD drive, enter the boot command in the following
format:
BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 source-drive
Substitute the device name of the CD drive for source-drive, such as DKA400, as listed in the
SHOW DEVICE display example in Section 6.2.1.1 (page 103). In this case, you would enter the
following command and press Enter:
>>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 DKA400
6.2.1.3 Booting from the InfoServer
To boot the operating system CD using either the InfoServer hardware or the InfoServer utility,
follow these steps. To use the InfoServer utility, certain configuration steps are required initially
(one time only), as described in Appendix C (page 227); note that the operating system CD must
be mounted systemwide.
1. At the console prompt, enter the boot command in the following format:
>>> BOOT -FLAGS 0,0 -FILE APB_084 lan-device-name
Substitute the name of the local area network device for lan-device-name, such as EWA0,
as listed in the SHOW DEVICE display example in Section 6.2.1.1 (page 103).
The APB file name is the unique file name that was assigned to the APB.EXE file when it
was copied from the operating system CD to the InfoServer. This file is the name of the APB
program used for the initial system load (ISL) boot program.
NOTE: If you are using a DEC 3000 or 4000 series system, note the following:
• On DEC 3000 series systems, you can boot through the InfoServer using an alternate
TURBOchannel device, such as a PMAD (Ethernet) or DEFTA (FDDI), by specifying
the device name as n/ESA0. The value for n is the TURBOchannel slot number, which
you can obtain by entering the SHOW CONFIGURATION command at the console
prompt (>>>) and examining the display. For more information, see Section A.1.8
(page 175) in Appendix A (page 167).
• On DEC 4000 series systems, you must specify the ISL file name in uppercase (APB_084).
2. The InfoServer ISL program then displays the following menu:
Network Initial System Load Function
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