System Startup, Configuration, and Shutdown Reference Manual (32650-90907)

Chapter 2

Initiating System Activity

The Booting Process

Interactively Booting the System with Autoboot Disabled

Interactively booting the system with autoboot disabled allows you to select a particular boot path or to

activate ISL from the keyboard.

The initial interactive sequence is similar to the initial autoboot sequence, except in the interactive sequence,

the system does not prompt the user with the option to override the process. Example 2-7 demonstrates the

interactive boot sequence for an N-Class system. The screen display may contain a different boot path and

additional information, depending on the system you are using.

NOTE If you have a 99X system, you must transfer to the service processor before you reset the

system.

CM> SP

Example 2-7 Interactively Booting an N-Class System

GSP> tc

Execution of this command irrecoverably halts all system processing and

I/O activity and restarts the computer system.

Type Y to confirm your intention to restart the system: (Y/[N]) y

-> SPU hardware was successfully reset.

GSP Host Name: csyprel18(csysas18)

GSP>

********** VIRTUAL FRONT PANEL **********

System Boot detected

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LEDs: RUN ATTENTION FAULT REMOTE POWER

FLASH FLASH OFF ON ON

platform config 626F

processor test 1142

processor test 1100

. . .

platform test 612A

I/O config 8238

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************ EARLY BOOT VFP *************

End of early boot detected

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