Use the following initialization method to avoid
use of the /LIMIT qualifier or, for OpenVMS Integrity servers, to
prevent creation of the diagnostic partition.
NOTE: When you initialize your target disk using the following method,
you must use the PRESERVE option during the installation of OpenVMS
on the disk. If you use the INITIALIZE option, the disk is reinitialized
using the defaults.
booting the operating system media, and before installing the operating
system, select option 8 (“Execute DCL commands and procedures”)
on the main menu.
the intended target disk with the following command:
target-disk is the device for
the target disk (such as DKA100:).
target-label is the label for
the target disk (you can change the label later).
If you specified ODS-5 and you want support for
hard links, include the /VOLUME_CHARACTERISTICS=HARDLINKS qualifier
with the INITIALIZE command.
If you are using this method of initialization
to prevent creation of a diagnostic partition, and you do not intend
to mount the disk on an OpenVMS system prior to version 7.2, include
the /LIMIT qualifier with the INITIALIZE command. If you do not use
the /LIMIT qualifier, your new system disk might be initialized with
a relatively large minimum allocation size. This can cause small
files to use more space than necessary.
DCL (log off), and then select option 1 (“Upgrade, install
or reconfigure OpenVMS”) on the main menu.
you are asked whether to initialize or preserve the target disk, choose
PRESERVE (the default).