HP-UX 11i Version 1 Installation and Update Guide, June 2004

Booting HP Servers and Workstations
Booting Workstations
Appendix A150
Older workstation
boot menu
Older HP Workstations display a menu similar to this:
b) Boot from specified device
s) Search for bootable devices
a) Enter Boot Administration mode
x) Exit and continue boot sequence
?) Help
Select from menu:
To start a search for bootable devices, enter: s
Older workstation
search results
Searching for Devices with Bootable Media.
To terminate search, press and hold the ESCAPE key.
Device Selection Device Path Device Type and Utilities
P0 scsi.6.0 HP 2213A IPL
P1 scsi.3.0 HP HP35480A IPL
P2 scsi.0.0 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-3301TA IPL
Enter boot selection, (h)elp, or e(x)it:
You will see a list of Pn selections, as shown above.
If your boot device does not appear in the search list:
Step 1. Check the hardware.
To exit, enter: x
Step 2. To initiate another search, enter: s
Step 3. At the prompt Enter boot selection, enter the Pn device selection for
the device containing your install media.
If you know the SCSI address of the device beforehand, you can skip the
search and simply enter this at the Select from menu prompt:
b scsi.x
After choosing the boot path and loading the Ignite-UX utility, the
Ignite-UX keyboard languages screen appears (if your system has a
PC-style keyboard). From this point on, respond to the requests for
information on this and successive screens.