2. Choose option 1 on the menu.
3. Choose the PRESERVE option.
4. Enter the name of the device that contains the system disk and answer the questions.
5. After you answer the question “Do you want detailed descriptions?,” information regarding
reconfiguring or reinstalling is displayed. Read the instructions, then choose the desired
entry on the menu of options.
The following is a sample display:
Please choose one of the following:
1) Upgrade, install or reconfigure OpenVMS I64 Version 8.4
2) Display layered products that this procedure can install
3) Install or upgrade layered products
4) Show installed products
5) Reconfigure installed products
6) Remove installed products
7) Find, Install or Undo patches; Show or Delete recovery data
8) Execute DCL commands and procedures
9) Shut down this system
Enter CHOICE or ? for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/?) 1
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Do you want to INITIALIZE or to PRESERVE? [PRESERVE] PRESERVE
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Version 8.4 of the OpenVMS operating system is already installed
on the target disk. You may choose one of the following actions:
o Reconfigure the OpenVMS platform.
This action will allow you to change your selections of which
of the windowing and network products you included with your
OpenVMS operating system installation.
o Reconfigure the OpenVMS operating system.
This action will allow you to change your choices about which
options you included for the OpenVMS operating system.
o Reinstall the OpenVMS operating system.
This action will cause ALL operating system files to be replaced.
You can also change your choices about which options you included
for the OpenVMS operating system.
Reinstall will take longer than Reconfigure. Reinstall may be
appropriate if you suspect that files in the operating system,
or in the windowing and network products have become corrupted.
If you want to reinstall any of the windowing and network products,
choose "Install or upgrade layered products" from the main menu.
If you want to change your choices about which options you included
for any of the windowing and network products, choose "Reconfigure
installed products" (option 5) from the main menu.
Please choose one of the following:
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