Booting and Installing an Operating System 3-1
Chapter 3
Booting and Installing
an Operating System
This chapter gives instructions for booting the Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS,or
Linux operating systems and for starting an operating system installation. Re-
fer to your operating system documentation for complete instructions on booting
or starting an installation.
The following topics are covered:
• Setting Boot Options
• Booting Tru64 UNIX
• Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation
• Booting Linux
• Booting OpenVMS
• Starting an OpenVMS Installation
NOTE: Your system may have been delivered to you with factory-installed soft-
ware (FIS); that is, with a version of the operating system already in-
stalled. If so, refer to the FIS documentation included with your system
to boot your operating system for the first time. Linux-ready systems do
not come with factory-installed software.