User's Guide

The auto_ad
m command is intended for the management of the AUTO file in an LIF that is used by
Ignite-UX. The bootcmd field only accepts one argument.
ISL data
The following example presents the same data as the CONF data although it is translated into ISL
format:
# auto_adm -f ./output -o ./isl -O ISL
# cat isl
hpux KernelPrompt "Choose a boot action" 0 2
reset
"target OS is B.11.11" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL
"target OS is B.11.23 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.23/WINSTALL
"target OS is B.11.31 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.31/WINSTALL
"Exit" reboot
# auto_adm -f ./lif -D -L "target OS is B.11.11" -O ISL
hpux KernelPrompt "Choose a boot action" 0 1
reset
"target OS is B.11.11" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL
"target OS is B.11.23 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.23/WINSTALL
"target OS is B.11.31 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.31/WINSTALL
"Exit" reboot
The auto_adm command operates on CONF or ISL format data equally well. The default
destination, if –o is not given, is to send the result to stdout.
Usage examples
Creating new files
This is the form of the auto_adm command used to create new files:
/opt/ignite/bin/auto_adm -n -T timeout -M message -l label -c command -b
device -i image [-o outfile] [-O output_format] [-?]
The –n means that a new file is being created and the other options allow you to provide enough
data to give the higher-level menu information and the first option on the menu. The following
example creates the file:
# auto_adm -n -T 10 -M "Please select something to boot" \
> -l "HP-UX 11.11 32bit
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" -c boot -b "(;0)" \
> -i boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL -o boot.adm -O CONF
$ cat boot.adm
timeout = 10
default = 1
message = Please select something to boot
label = HP-UX 11.11 32bit
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This format is not strictly 32-bit, as it correctly boots 32-bit and 64-bit capable systems (but not V class systems).
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Even though this menu choice says 32-bit, the PA-RISC primary loader (ISL) changes the INSTALL kernel to WINSTALL if
the system can only run a 64-bit kernel. So, even though the one line says 32-bit, it actually supports both 32-bit and 64-bit
systems.
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