HP 9000 rp8420 Server - User Service Guide, Fifth Edition

BOOT
Issuing the BOOT command with no arguments boots the device at the primary (PRI)
boot path.
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• BOOT bootvariable
This command boots the device indicated by the specified boot path, where bootvariable
is the PRI, HAA, or ALT boot path.
For example, BOOT PRI boots the primary boot path.
• BOOT LAN INSTALL or BOOT LAN.ip-address INSTALL
The BOOT... INSTALL commands boot HP-UX from the default HP-UX install server
or from the server specified by ip-address.
• BOOT path
This command boots the device at the specified path. You can specify the path in HP-UX
hardware path notation (for example, 0/0/2/0/0.13) or in “path label” format (for example,
P0 or P1) .
If you specify the path in “path label” format then path refers to a device path reported
by the last SEARCH command.
After you issue the BOOT command, the BCH interface prompts you to specify whether you
want to stop at the ISL prompt.
To boot the /stand/vmunix HP-UX kernel from the device without stopping at the ISL prompt,
enter n to automatically proceed past ISL and execute the contents of the AUTO file on the
selected device. (By default the AUTO file is configured to load /stand/vmunix.)
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > BOOT PRI
Primary Boot Path: 0/0/1/0/0.15
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n) >> n
ISL booting hpux
Boot
: disk(0/0/1/0/0.15.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
To boot an HP-UX kernel other than /stand/vmunix, or to boot HP-UX in single-user or
LVM-maintenance mode, stop at the ISL prompt and specify the appropriate arguments to
the hpux loader.
4. Exit the console and service processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the BCH environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and
returns to the service processor Main Menu. To exit the service processor, type X at the Main
Menu.
Procedure E-2 HP-UX Booting [EFI Boot Manager]
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select an item from the boot options list to boot HP-UX using
the selected boot option. The EFI Boot Manager is available only on HP Integrity servers.
See “ACPI Configuration for HP-UX Must Be “default”” (page 196) for required configuration
details.
1. Access the EFI Boot Manager menu for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
Login to the service processor (MP or GSP) and enter CO to access the Console list. Select
the nPartition console.
When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main
EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the sub-menus until you
return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading.
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