Basic Operation
AlphaServer 1000 Rackmount Owner's Guide 4-19
Entering the Windows NT Firmware
The system enters and remains in the Windows NT firmware under these conditions:
•
When
os_type
is set to NT and
autoload
is set to NO
•
When
autoload
is set to YES and you choose another menu item on the Boot menu
before the
countdown
time limit expires.
Entering the DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS Firmware
The system enters and remains in the DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS firmware under these
conditions:
•
When
auto_action
is set to HALT and
os_type
is set either to OSF or VMS.
•
When the startup tests fail, the system ignores the
os_type
setting and enters the
DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS console automatically. If the
os_type
setting is NT
when the system fails, it returns to the Windows NT firmware when you correct the
error.
Verify Your Configuration
Windows NT Systems
To verify your Windows NT configuration, select the ARC console menu option "Display
Hardware Configuration,"
which lists the ARC boot device names for devices installed in
the system. For a more complete listing of the options that are recognized by your system,
you may want to enter the DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS commands described in the section
"Viewing the System Configuration" in Chapter 6, "Configuring." To enter these
commands, you must switch from the Windows NT (ARC) console to the DEC OSF/1 and
OpenVMS (SRM) console. For information about switching to the DEC OSF/1 and
OpenVMS (SRM) console, refer to "Switching to the DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS (SRM)
Console" earlier in this section.
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Switch back to the Windows NT (ARC) console before you boot the Windows
NT operating system
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