Installation guide

Console User Interface 2-1
Chapter 2
Console User Interface
This chapter describes the console program’s command language, console
special characters, console environment variables, and device naming con-
ventions. Console commands (see Chapter 3) allow you to boot the operat-
ing system, display the configuration, and verify the system.
When the system is in console mode, the system is halted and the console
firmware is executing. The operator communicates with the firmware
through the console terminal, which displays the following prompt:
>>> for a uniprocessor system, or
P0n>>> for a multiprocessor system
where n is 0 to 5, depending on which LSB slot the primary processor is in.
Sections in this chapter include:
• Command Syntax
• Console Special Characters
• Console Environment Variables
• Device Naming Conventions