Operating instructions

Perform the following tasks to boot a Tru64 UNIX system:
1. Power up the system. The system stops at the SRM console prompt,
P00>>>.
2. Set boot environment variables, if desired. See Section 3.1.
3. Install the boot medium. For a network boot, see Section 3.2.1.
4. Enter the show device command to determine the unit number of the
drive for your device.
5. Enter the boot command and command-line parameters (if you have not set
the associated environment variables). In Example 3–1, boot flags have al-
ready been set.
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