HP BA322 90087 - Manual (Page 281)

NOTE: When using vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS, HP recommends using an image
of the OpenVMS Integrity servers OE DVD located on your Windows-based PC or server. This
has two advantages:
•
If the DVD is defective or corrupted, the imaging software will fail when you attempt to
create an image of it, thereby indicating the DVD's condition.
• Installing or upgrading OpenVMS from the image file is much faster than installing from a
DVD. This advantage outweighs any extra cost or time of copying the DVD to the ISO image
file.
NOTE: If your Integrity servers has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade from the OpenVMS
for Integrity servers OE DVD inserted in the DVD drive on your Integrity servers instead of
using vMedia from your Windows-based management workstation. In short, for best performance
with installations or upgrades, choose from the following, listed according to the potential speed
(from fastest to slowest):
•
If your Integrity server has a local DVD drive, install or upgrade using the OpenVMS for
Integrity servers OE DVD from that DVD drive instead of using vMedia from your
Windows-based system.
• Install or upgrade using an ISO image of the OpenVMS for Integrity servers OE DVD, where
the image is stored on your Windows-based management workstation.
• Slowest, and not recommended unless you have no other recourse, install or upgrade from
a DVD drive on your Windows-based management workstation.
D.2.2 Using vMedia to Install or Upgrade OpenVMS
To use vMedia to install or upgrade OpenVMS on Integrity servers, perform these steps.
NOTE: Contents of screens shown in this section may vary according to the type of browser
software being used.
1. Insert the OpenVMS OE DVD into the DVD drive of your PC or Windows server.
2. Make sure your Integrity servers iLO 2 MP and vMedia are set up as documented in your
Integrity servers hardware documentation (for example, see the HP Integrity iLO 2 MP
Operations Guide). Enable the right to use the vMedia applet.
Make sure your Integrity server is powered on. Once you connect to your server's iLO 2 MP
and log in, you can check the status and power on your Integrity server from your browser.
Select the Virtual Devices tab and access the Power & Reset screen by selecting Power
Management (on the left of the screen).
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