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However, before proceeding with the installation of the guest utilities, it is necessary to attach the virtual disk image to the guest. This is described in the section section "Preparing to Install the Guest Utilities" below.
Preparing to Install the Guest Utilities
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Although each of the guest utilities is installed separately, they are all installed from a single virtual disk image that is installed along side the CHARON-AXP/SMA(+) virtual machine software. In order to install the utilities from the virtual disk it must first be added to the virtual machine configuration file. The following excerpt contains an example of the configuration lines necessary to attach the virtual disk as DKA400.
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Once attached, the device DKA400: can be mounted on the guest OpenVMS Alpha system. The commands below demonstrate how to mount the disk.
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Please refer to the documentation for the individual utilities for specific installation instructions.
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At this time, the guest utilities are only available for OpenVMS Alpha guest operating systems. |