Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Administering a System: Booting and Shutdown
Booting Systems
Chapter 5 499
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > BOOT ALT
Alternate Boot Path: 0/0/0/3/0.6
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting? (y/n)
>> y
Initializing boot Device.
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ISL Revision A.00.43 Apr 12, 2000
ISL>
Step 3. From the ISL prompt, issue the Secondary System Loader (hpux)
command to boot the HP-UX kernel in single-user mode:
Example 5-25 Boot HP-UX in single-user mode on an HP 9000 System:
ISL> hpux -is boot /stand/vmunix
To exit the ISL prompt and return to the BCH interface, issue the EXIT
command instead of specifying the above hpux loader command.
Refer to the hpux (1M) manpage for a detailed list of other hpux loader
options.
Example 5-26 Example Single-User HP-UX Boot
ISL Revision A.00.42 JUN 19, 1999
ISL> hpux -is /stand/vmunix
Boot
: disk(0/0/2/0/0.13.0.0.0.0.0;0)/stand/vmunix
8241152 + 1736704 + 1402336 start 0x21a0e8
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INIT: Overriding default level with level ’s’
INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
INIT: Running /sbin/sh
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