Instruction manual

Parameters/Qualifiers
device_name
A device from which the firmware attempts to boot.
Note
A default boot devices may be specified by using the SET BOOTDEF_DEV
command.
Device Name Identifiers: The following names are supported device identifiers:
VMS Device Identifiers OSF Device Identifiers Device Type
DK RZ Fixed or removable disk
MK TZ Tape
ES – Ethernet, MOP protocol
– EZ Ethernet, BOOTP protocol
Device Naming Convention:
The device naming convention for the VMS operating system is: ddiunn . The
device naming convention for the OSF operating system is ddui . See Table 54 for
a description of the VMS and OSF device naming conventions.
Table 54 VMS and OSF Device Naming Conventions
VMS Convention OSF Convention Description
dd dd Device name identifier
iiDesignates SCSI controller (A/B)
uuDesignates SCSI ID number
nn Logical unit number is always 00, LUN must
be two digits.
Note
BOOT commands can either be in VMS or OSF format when the system
is operating under either VMS or OSF. Two command syntaxes matching
current VMS and OSF syntaxes are available.
Qualifiers
Qualifier Description
-fl <value> FLAGS, ASCII string of up to 23 characters
-fi <filename> Used when booting across a network device to specify the
name of a file to load into the system. The file name must be
enclosed in quotes and typed in upper and lower case exactly
as the system expects.
‘‘slot_number/boot_
device’’
Specifies the the TURBOchannel slot number through which to
boot. Direct the boot class driver to call the MIPS emulator to
execute the device’s boot object.
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