Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Turning the System On
Booting DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS Software
If you are booting either DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS, the SRM
console prompt
P00>>>
should be displayed. Boot the operating
system as follows:
Step Action
1 Enter boot or b at the console prompt.
P00>>> b
The system boots the operating system using default
values for the boot device and boot flags. A ‘‘booting
system software’’ screen is displayed on your console
terminal.
After several minutes, the operating system login
banner is displayed on your console terminal.
2 Log in at the login prompt. When the operating
system prompt is displayed, you can begin normal
operation.
For information about specifying an alternative boot device or
boot flags, refer to the
boot
command section in the AlphaServer
2000/2100 Firmware Reference Guide.
Booting Microsoft Windows NT Software
If you are booting Microsoft Windows NT, the Windows NT Boot
menu (Example 1–1) should be displayed.
Microsoft Windows NT boots automatically after the Boot menu
is displayed for the specified countdown period.
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