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

Administering a System: Booting and Shutdown
Booting Systems
Chapter 5 503
System Boot Tests
When your system boots, it performs the tests described in Table 5-2.
These are keywords for the hardware tests that are executed by
processor-dependent code (PDC) or firmware upon a boot or reboot of the
system.
Table 5-2 SpeedyBoot Tests
Test Name Values Description
all on
off
partial
All the listed tests.
SELFTESTS on
off
partial
Includes the early_cpu and late_cpu tests. This is
equivalent to the SELFTESTS option in the boot console
handler (BCH) service menu. The difference is that setboot
can control the sub-tests separately, while BCH cannot.
early_cpu on
off
When on, run firmware, cache, and CPU-specific tests.
Performed out of firmware. When off, skip the tests.
late_cpu on
off
When on, run firmware, cache, and CPU-specific tests.
Performed out of memory and therefore faster than the
early_cpu tests. When off, skip the tests.
FASTBOOT on
off
partial
Includes the full_memory and PDH tests on HP 9000 Systems
(PA-RISC). Includes the Platform and Full_memory tests on
HP Integrity Servers. This is equivalent to the FASTBOOT
option in the boot console handler (BCH) service menu. The
difference is that setboot can control the subtests separately,
while BCH cannot. Note: When FASTBOOT is on, the tests are
performed, and vice versa.
full_memory
(Note lowercase “f”)
on
off
When on, run write, read-write, and read tests on all memory
locations. When off, only initialize memory. Supported only
on HP 9000 (PA-RISC based) systems.
Platform on
off
When on, enables general platform hardware tests. When
off, do not perform platform hardware tests. Supported only
on HP Integrity Servers.
Full_memory
(Note Uppercase “F”)
on
off
When on, enables full destructive memory tests. When off,
do not perform full destructive memory tests. Supported only
on HP Integrity Servers.