System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Chapter 3
System Startup Functions
Installing the Operating System
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Back up the System and Retain the Current Configuration
If you are installing over an existing system, ensure that it has been thoroughly backed up. If up-to-date
backups do not exist, reschedule the installation. The backups provide a method of restoring your data.
Please refer to the HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual if you need additional
information on backing up your system.
You should also retain a hard copy of your system’s current configuration. If you have a listing of your current
configuration, you can easily regenerate your system’s current configuration, if necessary. A
customer-generated tape may contain configuration data in the CONFIG.SYS group.
Use SYSGEN to modify the sample configuration file you used when you started the system from the disk.
For information on using SYSGEN, refer to Chapter 4, “Using the System Generator (SYSGEN),” through
Chapter 8, “Modifying System File Configurations.”
NOTE Do not use these instructions to install your system. This information is only an overview.
Please refer to the HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual for complete
installation information.