Specifications

AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide Basic Operation • 4-17
Setup Menu Help
Example 4-4 shows the Setup menu help display.
Example 4-4: Setup Menu Help Display
Do the following steps, in this order, to set up the system:
1. Set system time.
2. Set default environment variables.
3. Set default configuration.
4. Create at least one boot selection.
5. Setup autoboot, if desired.
6. Run the EISA configuration utility.
-> An arrow next to a menu item means that something is wrong
in this area of the machine, and you should select this item
to fix it.
"Reset system to factory defaults" does steps 2 -- 5 for a
typical system.
The ESCape key returns from a menu, and aborts a sequence.
The firmware automatically reboots if the configuration is
changed.
Press any key to continue. . .
Getting Help on the Digital UNIX and OpenVMS Alpha (SRM) Console
To get online help, enter
help
at the SRM console prompt. Example 4-5 shows the
help
command and the resulting display.
Example 4-5: The help Command
>>> help
NAME
help
FUNCTION
Display information about console commands.