32V is the first UNIX (based on Version 7) which is ported to VAX.

Step 1:

Safely skipping formatting and verifying the disk drive, we now copy the root disk image to the drive. A new drive file will be created. You will be asked a rather vague question: `Overwrite last track?'. Answer `y' to create bad block tables. Now boot from the distribution tape.

% vax780 tboot.init↓

VAX780 simulator V3.7-0
RP: creating new file
Overwrite last track? [N] y↓

HALT instruction, PC: 0003002A (HALT)
=tdcopy↓
tdcopy : TM03 tape-to-disk copy

tape MBA # : 1↓
tape unit # : 0↓
tape file offset : 1↓
tape block offset : 0↓

disk MBA # : 0↓
disk unit : 0↓
disk block offset : 0↓

no. of input blocks : 480↓
10240 = tape block size

normal termination
480 input blocks read
9600 output blocks written
=Control-E
Simulation stopped, PC: 00050180 (BBC #7,R0,5017D)
sim> quit↓
Goodbye

Step 2:

You have got a root filesystem on the hard disk. Let us boot it.

% vax780 dboot.init↓

VAX780 simulator V3.7-0

HALT instruction, PC: 00030037 (HALT)

file : unix↓

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real mem  = 8323072
Warning: more page-frames than allocated in bit map
   Only 2048 of 16256 used. (Increase PHYSPAGES)
avail mem = 939008
# /etc/mkfs /dev/rp0h 322278↓
isize = 65496
m/n = 3 500
# /etc/mount /dev/rp0h /usr↓
# cd /usr↓
# cp /dev/rmt4 /dev/null↓
# cp /dev/rmt4 /dev/null↓
# tar xbf 20 /dev/rmt0↓
# cd /↓
# /etc/umount /dev/rp0h↓
# sync↓
# sync↓
# sync↓
# ctrl-E
Simulation stopped, PC: 80000798 (BLBC 8000B6FC,80000798)
sim> quit↓
Goodbye

Step 3:

Now you can follow the `Reconfiguration' Section of the setup document.