HP 300 Series - Step 3: Loading the Installation Software

Step 3: Loading the Installation Software
1. The tape is in the tape drive and the disk drive is ON. Now, turn ON the:
a. Expander (if present)
b. Terminal or monitor (if it has its own switch)
2. Leave other peripheral devices OFF until the installation is complete.
3. Turn ON the computer, and hold down the space bar until you see
Keyboard displayed on the left side of the display.
4. Release
the space bar and wait. In a moment, a list of the available systems
displays on the upper right.
If you do not see this list, check that your destination disk is set at bus
address 0 and that the tape drive is not set at bus address O. Also check
that the cables are properly configured to the source device. Turn OFF the
computer, and start again at Step 3, above.
a. A
new system displays something like this:
: HP9144 TAPE, 700, 1,0 The model number (e.g., 9144) should indicate
1H SYSHPUX your tape drive.
b. An existing HP-UX system displays something like this:
: HP7958, 701, 0, 0
1H SYSHPUX
1D SYSDEBUG
1B SYSBCKUP
Current operating system on destination disk
: HP9144 TAPE, 700, 1, 0 The install tape
2H SYSHPUX
2-4 Installing the HP-UX Operating System