Installation guide

Configuring the Boot Environment
HP-UX version 11.00.03 Starting and Stopping the System 3-15
Secondary Bootloader Commands
Table 3-6 lists the secondary bootloader commands you can enter at the ISL>
prompt. See the hpux(1M) man page for more information.
rootdev Specifies the root device for the system. The rootdev
parameter is a devicefile specification. See “Modifying
CONF Variables” for the format of devicefile.
swapdev Specifies the swap device for the system. The swapdev
parameter has the form (v/w/x.y.z;n) where v/w/x.y.z
specifies the hardware path to the swap device and n is the
minor number (n is always 0). The default is (;).
Table 3-6. Secondary Bootloader Commands
Command
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Entering hpux is optional; for example, you can enter either hpux boot or just boot.
Meaning
hpux boot Loads an object file from an HP-UX operating system file
system or raw device and transfers control.
hpux env Lists some environment settings, such as the rootdev and
consdev.
hpux ll Lists the contents of HP-UX operating system directories in a
format similar to ls -aFln. (See the ls(1) man page. ls only
works on a local disk with an HFS file system.)
hpux ls Lists the contents of the HP-UX operating system directories.
(See the ls(1) man page. ls only works on a local disk with an
HFS file system.)
hpux -v Displays the release and version number of the HP-UX
operating system utility.
Table 3-5. Boot Environment Variables (Continued)
Parameter Meaning