Operating instructions

Chapter 5
Firmware
The SRM user interface is the command-line interface that allows you to config-
ure and boot the operating system and verify the configuration of devices.
This chapter describes typical functions performed from the SRM console and
the commands and environment variables used for these functions. Key sections
of this chapter are:
• SRM Console Overview
• Booting an Operating System
• Command Summary
• Testing the System
• Getting Help
• Starting and Stopping CPUs
• Displaying the Configuration
• Updating Firmware
• Displaying the Bootable Devices
• Forcing a System Crash Dump
• Displaying the Memory Con-
• Initializing the System
figuration
• Reading a File
• Displaying the Power Status
• Creating a Power-up Script
• Displaying the SRM Console
• Setting Console Security
Version
• Displaying the CPU Status
• Setting and Viewing Environment
Variables
• Displaying the PALcode Version
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