HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Routine Management Tasks

2. Access the BCH Configuration menu by entering CO at the Main menu, and set
the boot action for each boot path, as desired, by using the PATHFLAGS command.
At the BCH Configuration menu, you can list the path flags (boot actions) for all
boot path variables by entering PATHFLAGS with no arguments
To set the boot action for each of the boot paths, enter PATHFLAGS VAR action,
where VAR is the boot path Variable (PRI, HAA, ALT) and action is the boot
action (0 for “go to BCH”, 1 for “boot, if fail, go to BCH”, 2 for “boot, if fail try next
path”, or 3 for “skip this path, try next path”).
For example, to configure the system to boot from the PRI device or (if PRI fails
to boot) the HAA device, use the following two BCH Configuration commands:
PATHFLAGS PRI 2 and PATHFLAGS HAA 1, as shown below:
Configuration Menu: Enter command > PATHFLAGS PRI 2
Primary Booth Path Action
Boot Actions: Boot from this path.
If unsuccessful, got to the next path.
Configuration Menu: Enter command > PATHFLAGS HAA 1
HA Alternate Boot Path Action
Boot Actions: Boot from this path.
If unsuccessful, go to next path.
Configuration Menu: Enter command >
For other help in setting path flags, enter HELP PATHFLAGS at the BCH
Configuration menu prompt.
Setting Autoboot and Autosearch Flags Using the HP-UX setboot Command You
can set the values of the autoboot and autosearch flags from a running HP-UX system.
To do this, use the setboot command (see setboot(1M) for complete details).
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