HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-06 - Ignite-UX

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 17 (of 58)
Chapter 06 Ignite-UX
October 29, 2013
• To display settings in the direct boot profile:
Shell> dbprofile
or
Shell> dbprofile -dn test
• To create and modify settings in a direct boot profile:
Shell>dbprofile -dn test -dhcp -sip 192.168.0.1 \
-m 255.255.255.0
Shell>dbprofile -dn test -b "tmp/nparsys1/loader.efi" \
-od "optional data "
Where optional data is the actual data you want to pass to the boot file.
• To copy a direct boot profile:
Shell> dbprofile cp test profile
• To remove a direct boot profile:
Shell> dbprofile rm test
Troubleshooting checklist for Itanium boot situations with /etc/bootptab
In setting up an /etc/bootptab configuration, there are several places where things can go
wrong. Following is a typical error that indicates that the client was unable to boot from the
server: Shell> lanboot select
Running LoadFile()
CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 30 6E 10 0B 32
PXE-E16: Valid PXE offer not received.
Exit status code: Invalid Parameter
If this error occurs, following is a checklist that can be used to help troubleshoot the problem: