self-contained, intelligent, mass storage subsystem that lets computers
in an OpenVMS Cluster environment share disks.
The disk on which you install or upgrade the operating system can
be connected to one of these systems (for example, an HSV or HSG).
general-purpose disk storage server. For OpenVMS Alpha systems,
the InfoServer may be an independent hardware device or, beginning
with OpenVMS Version 8.3, it may be a utility (software application) on
an OpenVMS system. On OpenVMS I64 systems, the InfoServer is only
available as a software application on an OpenVMS system.
InfoServer hardware can serve CDs only (it does not support DVDs);
thus, the hardware device cannot serve the OpenVMS I64 operating
The InfoServer utility can serve
both DVDs and CDs (for OpenVMS I64 and OpenVMS Alpha systems, respectively).
The systems connected to the same LAN can boot the
OpenVMS operating system from a virtual drive (instead of the local
drive) using the InfoServer utility. For more information about
the InfoServer utility, see the HP OpenVMS Version 8.3 New Features and Documentation Overview.
drive on your computer system, such as a CD, DVD, or disk drive
(hard drive), that is connected directly to the computer. If you
have a standalone computer, it is likely that all drives connected
to the computer system are local drives.
Operating system media
OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD or the
OpenVMS for Integrity servers Operating Environment (OE)
DVD included with your OpenVMS distribution kit, which
contains the OpenVMS operating system and the installation and other procedures
described in this manual.
drive that holds the operating system media during an upgrade or
installation. This can be a local drive or an InfoServer virtual
drive. The drive contains the OpenVMS Alpha operating system CD
or the OpenVMS for Integrity servers Operating Environment DVD,
or a copy of it.
disk from which OpenVMS is booted. During an installation or upgrade,
this is the source drive. After installation, the target drive
is booted and becomes the system disk.
that holds the target system disk during the upgrade or installation.
Note: the target drive must be a hard drive, not a CD or DVD.