The media containing the OpenVMS VAX operating system software. The installation or upgrade procedure transfers the OpenVMS operating system from the operating system CD - ROM on the source drive to the system disk. Local drive A drive that is connected directly to a VAX computer. For example, a magnetic tape drive connected directly to a VAX computer is referred to as a local tape drive. If you have a standalone VAX computer, it is likely all the drives connected to your system are local drives.
Source drive The drive that holds the distribution media during the upgrade or installation.
A self-contained, intelligent, mass storage subsystem that lets computers in a VAXcluster environment share disks. For definitions of other specialized terms used in this manual, see the Glossary at the end of this book. OpenVMS VAX Version 7.2 CD - ROM contains all the save sets and DECwindows base and workstation support files on one compact disc. You can install or upgrade the operating system from a local compact disc drive as well as from an InfoServer device.