HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)

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setboot(1M) setboot(1M)
late_cpu
FASTBOOT
full_memory
PDH
CEC
value can be one of:
on Enable the test.
off Disable the test.
default
Reset the test to the system default, which is shown in the Defaults column of the
setboot -v display.
-T testname=value
Change the values for the test testname for the next system boot only. The changes are reflected
in the NEXT BOOT column of the
setboot -v
display. The change does not modify stable
storage, so the permanent values, shown in the Current column, are restored after the boot.
testname and value are the same as for the
-t option.
RETURN VALUE
The setboot command returns one of:
0 Successful completion
1 Failure
DIAGNOSTICS
The setboot command returns the following error messages:
"bootpath" is not a proper bootpath
The boot path bootpath is not in correct format. See ioscan(1M) for the proper hardware path format.
cannot open /dev/kepd - message
setboot cannot open the kernel pseudo driver file /dev/kepd . The message explains why.
cannot set autoboot/autosearch flags
The autoboot or autosearch flag could not be set.
cannot set type boot path
setboot
can’t set the specified boot path. type may be primary
or alternate.
error accessing boot path - message
The message explains why. For example, you may not have permission (not be superuser) to change
parameters.
error accessing firmware - message
The firmware could not be read or written. The message explains why.
Invalid Arguments Passed to the invoked PDC routine
This is an internal error.
test not found in /etc/setboot_tests file
The test you specified is not defined for your system.
The firmware of your system does not support querying or changing
SELFTEST and FASTBOOT settings except through the boot-time console
interface, ie, BCH menu. Invoked PDC routine
[option] not implemented
You have specified a SpeedyBoot option (-t, -T,or-v) and your system does not have the firmware
to support it. Currently, K-class and N4000 systems are the only platforms supporting -t, -T, and
-v options.
Unknown error errornum encountered by setboot(1M)
An unexpected error, number errornum, was encountered while setboot was processing Speedy-
Boot parameters.
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