Installation and Upgrade Guide

NOTE: When using vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS, HP recommends using an image
of the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD located on your Windows-based PC or server. This has two
advantages:
• If the DVD is defective or corrupted, the imaging software will fail when you attempt to
create an image of it, thereby indicating the DVD's condition.
• Installing or upgrading OpenVMS from the image file is much faster than installing from a
DVD. This advantage outweighs any extra cost or time of copying the DVD to the ISO image
file.
NOTE: If your Integrity server has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade from the OpenVMS
for Integrity Servers OE DVD inserted in the DVD drive on your Integrity server instead of using
vMedia from your Windows-based management workstation. In short, for best performance
with installations or upgrades, choose from the following, listed according to the potential speed
(from fastest to slowest):
• If your Integrity server has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade using the OpenVMS for
Integrity Servers OE DVD from that DVD drive instead of using vMedia from your
Windows-based system.
• Install or upgrade using an ISO image of the OpenVMS for Integrity Servers OE DVD, where
the image is stored on your Windows-based management workstation.
• Slowest, and not recommended unless you have no other recourse, install or upgrade from
a DVD drive on your Windows-based management workstation.
C.2.2 Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS
To use vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS on an Integrity server, perform these steps:
1. Insert the OpenVMS OE DVD into the DVD drive of your PC or Windows server.
2. Make sure your Integrity server iLO 2 MP and vMedia are set up as documented in your
Integrity server hardware documentation (for example, see the HP Integrity iLO 2 MP
Operations Guide). Enable the right to use the vMedia applet.
Make sure your Integrity server is powered on. Once you connect to your server's iLO 2 MP
and log in, you can check the status and power on your Integrity server from your browser.
Select the Virtual Devices tab and access the Power & Reset screen by selecting Power
Management (on the left of the screen).
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