Specifications

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
Windows NT operating systems and for starting an operating system
installation. It also describes how to switch from one operating system to
another. Refer to your operating system documentation for complete
instructions on booting or starting an installation.
The following topics are included:
• Setting Boot Options for UNIX or OpenVMS
• Booting Tru64 UNIX
• Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation
• Booting OpenVMS
• Starting an OpenVMS Installation
• Booting Windows NT
• Starting a Windows NT Installation
• Switching Between Operating Systems
NOTE: Your system may have been delivered to you with factory-installed
software (FIS); that is, with a version of the operating system already
installed. If so, refer to the FIS documentation included with your
system to boot your operating system for the first time.