Technical data

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Powering On and Off
Turning On the System
4 The system displays a sequence of boot messages. The Model 744 boots
from the host system unless it has its own external disk or another LAN-
configured system from which to boot. See Appendix A for configuring
an automatic boot selection. Otherwise, allow the boot to continue.
NOTE: The remaining steps apply for HP-UX. If you are using HP-RT, refer to HP-
RT System Administration Tasks for information on booting an HP-RT
system.
5 During the boot process, a new system displays messages prompting you
for the host name, IP number, and time zone. If you have this information,
enter it as requested. Otherwise, press Enter
.
You can also enter or update this information later by typing the following
after you log in as root:
set_parms initial Enter
The information is as follows:
a The time zone where your system is located.
b The host name for your system: any alphanumeric, single-word name
with eight or fewer characters.
c The network address number, also called an IP address, for your sys-
tem. This consists of four address fields separated by periods: for ex-
ample, 255.32.3.10. You may need to consult with your system
administrator for this information. Or, if your host name and IP ad-
dress have already been assigned, you can find out the host name, after
boot, by entering uname -a. If you know your host name, you can de-
termine your IP address by entering nslookup host_name, at the sys-
tem prompt.
6 The system prompts you to set a root password at this time.
The system completes the boot sequence and displays the following
prompt:
Console login: