Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing User Manual

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Chapter 14: Software installation, upgrade, and update procedures 423

Meridian Link Release 5C/CCR Release 3C Installation and Upgrade Guide

Procedure 5: Load the operating system tape on an Application Module
with an MVME147 card (continued)

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Type the number corresponding to your disk drive, and press
[Return].

The system response is ÒSelected the XXXX disk type,Ó where XXXX
represents the disk type selected.

Figure 159
Format disk drive prompt

If the root file systemÕs disk is new or needs to be formatted,
it can be formatted now. In order for you to take advantage of
dynamic disk slicing capabilities and the use of the
sledit(1M) utility you may have to reformat the disk if it
was formatted with the R3V3 or earlier version of
the BOS disk formatter, dinit(1M).

WARNING - FORMATTING THE DISK WILL DESTROY ALL DATA ON THE DISK.

---> Format the root file systemÕs disk drive (y, n, ?, q) [n]:

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You are prompted to format the root file systemÕs disk drive. Type y
and press [Return] to indicate that you wish to format the drive.

Figure 160
Same disk drive prompt

The usr file system is often on the same disk drive as
the root file system, but not always. The following
questions determine where to install the usr file system.

---> Will the root and usr file systems be
on the same disk drive? (y, n, ?, q) [y]:

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You are prompted to indicate whether or not the root and user file
systems will be on the same disk drive. Type y and press [Return] to
indicate yes.

Figure 161
Slice number prompt

The default usr file system slice number for the MVME147
controller is slice number 2, but it may be changed.
Enter below, the slice number where the usr file system is to be installed.

---> Enter the slice number for the usr file system (0-6, ?, q) [2]:

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