Installation guide

Configuring the Boot Environment
3-6 Fault Tolerant System Administration (R1004H) HP-UX version 11.00.03
a. Edit the /stand/bootpath file and enter appropriate entries for the boot
device(s). Each line presents one boot device, and you can enter up to four
lines. The system searches for a boot device in the order entered in the file.
The following are sample entries:
2 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
b. Update the path partition with the information from the
/stand/bootpath file. To do this, enter
ftsmaint burnprom -F path -B hw_path
hw_path is the hardware path of the standby console controller
(determined in step 2), either 1/0 or 1/1.
5. Switch control to the newly updated console controller board and put the
online board in standby mode. To do this, enter
ftsmaint switch hw_path
hw_path is the hardware path of the standby console controller (determined
in step 2), either 1/0 or 1/1.
6. Verify the status of the newly updated console controller. To do this, enter
ftsmaint ls hw_path
hw_path is the hardware path of the newly updated console controller. Do not
proceed until the Status field is Online.
7. Update the path partition on the second console controller by repeating step
3 or step 4. (Note: The standby and online hardware paths are now reversed.)
Modifying CONF Variables
Whenever you boot the system, the primary bootloader loads files from the logical
interchange format (LIF) volume, which is located on the flash card. Table 3-1
describes files stored on the LIF volume.
The default CONF file defines various system parameters, such as the root
(rootdev), console (consdev), dump (dumpdev), and swap (swapdev) devices,
Table 3-1. LIF Files
LIF Files Description
CONF The bootloader configuration file, /stand/conf, on the root disk.
BOOT The secondary bootloader image, which is used to boot the kernel.