Installation guide

Then, repeat the steps in this section.
E.4.5 Installing the Operating System
When partitions are configured and initialized, you can install the
operating system to each partition. Install the operating system by
following the instructions in the Installation Guide.
AlphaServer GS140 systems ship with Tru64 UNIX preinstalled on one of
the disks. You can use this disk as the root disk for one of the partitions
(usually partition 0). To use the preinstalled disk, boot it and follow the
instructions for completing the installation. By default, the
bootdef_dev
console EV should be set to automatically boot the preinstalled disk. If it is
not, use the bootdef_dev value you recorded in section Section E.4.3.1.
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Depending on how you assigned IOP modules, the name of the
FIS (factory installed software) disk may change and might not
be assigned to partition 0. You can use the following command in
each partition to locate the disk:
P##>>> show device
E.4.6 Managing a Partitioned System
The operating system running in each partition can be managed as if it
were running on a system that is not partitioned. However, there are some
AlphaServer GS140 specific operational characteristics that you must be
aware of and take into account when managing a partitioned system. These
topics are documented in the following sections.
E.4.6.1 Operational Characteristics
During the course of normal partitioned system operations you may need to
repeat some of the configuration and initialization tasks. Some of these
tasks require special precautions to prevent interference between
partitions. The following sections describe these tasks.
E.4.6.1.1 Console init command (P##>>>init)
Typing the init command at the console prompt in any partition
reinitializes the entire system. This immediately terminates the operating
system on all partitions. Therefore, you should not execute the init
command unless you need to reinitialize the entire system.
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