Booting and Shutdown in HP-UX Release 11i Version 1.5

Booting From an Alternate Device

Chapter 16

As the system is booting, press the ESC (escape) key to stop the

automatic boot process.

Step 2. Specify the hardware path name of the device that you want to boot

from:

Server Systems

Enter the command:

Enter boot path, command, or ?> boot

hardware_path

Where

hardware_path

is the hardware path to the device that you want

to boot from.

You will then be asked:

Interact with IPL (Y or N)?

If you are booting from the standard kernel ﬁle name (/stand/vmunix)

and do not need to boot to single-user mode or LVM maintenance mode,

you do not need to interact with IPL (ISL). Answer N.

If you need to specify a different kernel name, or boot into a special

mode, you do need to interact with ISL. Answer Y.

NOTE IPL in the system prompt above refers to the Initial Program Loader,

which is ISL.

Interact with IPL (Y or N)? Y

ISL>

V-Class Servers

Enter the command:

command: boot

hardware_path

Where

hardware_path

is the hardware path to the device that you want

to boot from. If the alternate boot path listed on the system console

represents the device/path that you want to boot from,

hardware_path

can be speciﬁed as “ALT”: