Starting an Operating System Installation C–3
If you are installing the operating system on a disk that has not been partitioned and
formatted, follow the procedure in Table C-2.
Table C-2 Setting Up Partitions for a Windows NT Server Installation
Step
Action
Result
1
If the ARC (advanced RISC
computing) console is running, go
to step 2.
If the SRM (system reference
manual) console is running, at the
>>>
prompt, type:
>>>set os_type nt
Then cycle the system's power.
(Leave the power off for 20
seconds.)
Cycling power after specifying an os_type of nt
results in the system restarting with the ARC
console running. (You will know that the ARC
console is starting when the screen turns blue.)
2
Insert the Microsoft Windows NT
CD-ROM into the CD drive.
CD-ROM drive is ready.
3
From the ARC console, select
Run a Program
.
You are prompted for the program name.
ARCINST, the ARC installation program,
provides a means to partition and format the disk
for NT prior to installing Windows NT.
4
At the prompt, type:
cd:\alpha\arcinst
If you see receive a "Pathname is not defined"
error, go to the ARC console Setup menu and
select
Set the environment
variables.
Select CD-ROM, then enter the
SCSI bus number and ID of the CD-ROM drive.
Next, select
Set the default
configuration
and follow the steps. Save the
changes and repeat step 4.
5
Choose
Configure Partitions
Partition menu displays choices that allow you to
create, delete, or make an existing partition into a
system partition.
6
Choose
Create Partition
A list of available target devices displays.
Scsi bus 0,Identifier 0,Disk 0
(scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0))
Identifier is the ID of the SCSI device, drive 0 in
this case.
