Technical information

boot 2
NOTE: To boot from the flash card in card cage 3, enter boot 3
instead.
Once the system finds the boot device, it displays the boot hardware path, transfers control
to the primary bootloader, and displays the bootloader prompt lynx$.
NOTE: To get a complete list of the bootloader commands, enter
help
at the lynx$ prompt.
As part of the boot process, the primary bootloader reads the CONF file (from the LIF
volume) for configuration information However, entries at the lynx$ prompt have
precedence over entries in the CONF file.
3. When boot command is entered at the lynx$ prompt, the boot process continues,
control transfers to the secondary bootloader (isl) and the following prompt appears:
ISL>
At this point you can enter various secondary bootloader (isl) commands. However, do not
change the boot device.
5. Enter the hpux boot command to have the boot process continue without further
prompting. Various messages are displayed until the login prompt appears, at which point
the boot process is complete.
System parameter information such as the date and time can be modified using /sbin/set_parms.
To enter the appropriate set_parms dialog screen to manually add or modify information after
booting, log in as superuser and specify the following command:
set_parms option
where option is the system parameter you want to modify. For more information on this command, see
the manual HP-UX Operating System: Fault Tolerant System Administration (R1004H-03).
2.2 Shutting Down the System
This section describes how to perform an orderly shutdown of the system.
1. Login as
root.
2. Change to the root directory and enter the following command:
/usr/sbin/shutdown
This command shuts down to single-user state allowing the default 60 second grace period.
CAUTION: If the system is on a network, do not run shutdown from a
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