Installing HP OpenVMS with Infoserver Utility
Infoserver Utility enables OpenVMS installations and upgrades over the network. To install the OS
using Infoserver, see the "Setting Up and Performing Network Booting" section in HP OpenVMS
Version 8.4 Upgrade and Installation Manual on the HP website http://h71000.www7.hp.com/
doc/84final/ba322_90087/ba322_90087.pdf
Installing the operating system with Virtual Media
NOTE: Installing the OS with Virtual Media (vMedia) might be significantly slower than installing
using other methods.
Using vMedia enables connections of a DVD physical device or image file from the local client
system to the remote server. The virtual device or image file can be used to boot the server with
an operating system that supports USB devices.
Using vMedia depends on a reliable network with good bandwidth, which is especially important
when you are performing tasks such as large file transfers or OS installations.
For more information regarding loading the OS with vMedia, see the vMedia Chapter of the HP
Integrity Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor Operations Guide.
NOTE: After the OS is loaded, to preserve boot entries in case of failure, make sure to save your
nonvolatile memory settings.
Configuring system boot options
• Boot Manager
Contains the list of boot options available. Ordinarily, the boot options list includes the UEFI
Internal Shell and one or more operating system loaders.
To manage the boot options list for each server, use the UEFI Shell, the Boot Maintenance
Manager, or operating system utilities.
• Autoboot setting
The autoboot setting determines whether a server automatically loads the first item in the
boot options list or remains at the UEFI Front Page menu. With autoboot enabled, UEFI loads
the first item in the boot options list after a designated timeout period.
Configure the autoboot setting for an HP Integrity server using either the autoboot UEFI Shell
command or the Set Time Out Value menu item from the Boot Maintenance Manager.
Examples of autoboot commands for HP-UX:
◦ Disable autoboot from the UEFI Shell by issuing autoboot off
◦ Enable autoboot with the default timeout value by issuing autoboot on
◦ Enable autoboot with a timeout of 60 seconds by issuing autoboot 60
◦ Set autoboot from HP-UX using setboot
◦ Enable autoboot from HP-UX using setboot -b on
◦ Disable autoboot from HP-UX using setboot -b off
For more information on the autoboot command, enter help autoboot.
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