TITLE : Booting from, and restoring a mksysb tape. OS LEVEL : AIX 4.x DATE : 06/05/99 VERSION : 1.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1, Place the mksysb into the correct tape drive. 2, On a classic RS6000 turn the key switch to service. 3, Power on the machine. 4, If the machine sucessfully IPL'd from the mksysb tape, the first prompt you will see is :- ******* Please define the System Console. ******* Type a 1 and press Enter to use this terminal as the system console. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5, Type the number requested and press return. 6, Type 1 and press Enter to have English during install. The next screen you should see is :- Welcome to Base Operating System Installation and Maintenance Type the number of your choice and press Enter. Choice is indicated by >>>. >>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings 2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install 3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery >>> Choice [1]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7, Type 2 and press enter to change/show the installation settings. The next screen you should see is :- System Backup Installation and Settings Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type the number of the setting you want to change and press Enter. Setting: Current Choice(s): 1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0 Use Maps............................. No 2 Shrink File Systems..................... No >>> 0 Install with the settings listed above. >>> Choice [0]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8, Type 1 and press enter to change the disks that you want rootvg to be re-installed across. The next screen you should see is :- Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install Type one or more numbers for the disk(s) to be used for installation and press Enter. To cancel a choice, type the corresponding number and Press Enter. At least one bootable disk must be selected. The current choice is indicated by >>>. Name Location Code Size(MB) VG Status Bootable Maps >>> 1 hdisk0 04-A0-00-0,0 8689 rootvg Yes No 2 hdisk1 04-A0-00-8,0 2291 rootvg Yes No 3 hdisk2 04-A0-00-9,0 4340 other vg Yes No 4 hdisk3 04-03-00-8,0 4303 other vg Yes No 5 hdisk4 04-03-00-9,0 4303 other vg Yes No 6 MORE CHOICES... >>> 0 Continue with choices indicated above 66 Disks not known to Base Operating System Installation 88 Help ? 99 Previous Menu >>> Choice [0]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9, Ensure that the disks that you require rootvg to be re-installed across have >>> next to them. Press the number next to the disk to turn on/off the >>> next to them. When you have the correct disks indicated then type 0 and press return. If you type 99 and press return your changes WILL NOT BE SAVED !!!! The next screen you should see is :- System Backup Installation and Settings Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type the number of the setting you want to change and press Enter. Setting: Current Choice(s): 1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0... Use Maps............................. No 2 Shrink File Systems..................... No >>> 0 Install with the settings listed above. >>> Choice [0]: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10, If you have selected multiple disks to re-install rootvg across then you should see that the current choice for the disk(s) will be the first disk selected followed by 3 dots eg hdisk0... This indicates more than one disk has been selected. If you are unsure of the settings type 1 and press enter again to double check that the correct disks have a >>> next to them. Type a 0 and press return to start the re-installation. The next screen you should see is :- Installing Base Operating System If you used the system key to select SERVICE mode, turn the system key to the NORMAL position any time before the installation ends. Please wait... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The operating system is now being re-installed.