Specifications

AUTOCONFIGURE
AUTOCONFIGURE
Automatically identifies and configures all hardware devices attached to a system.
The AUTOCONFIGURE command connects devices and loads their drivers.
You must have CMKRNL and SYSLCK privileges to use the AUTOCONFIGURE
command.
Format
IO AUTOCONFIGURE
Parameters
None.
Description
The AUTOCONFIGURE command identifies and configures all hardware devices
attached to a system. It connects devices and loads their drivers. You must have
CMKRNL and SYSLCK privileges to use the AUTOCONFIGURE command.
Qualifiers
/SELECT=(device_name[,...])
Specifies the device type to be automatically configured. Use valid device names
or mnemonics that indicate the devices to be included in the configuration.
Wildcards must be explicitly specified.
The /SELECT and /EXCLUDE qualifiers are not mutually exclusive, as they are
on OpenVMS VAX. Both qualifiers can be specified on the command line.
Table 10–1 shows /SELECT qualifier examples.
Table 10–1 SELECT Qualifier Examples
Command
Devices that are
configured Devices that are not configured
/SELECT=P* PKA,PKB,PIA None
/SELECT=PK* PKA,PKB PIA
/SELECT=PKA* PKA PKB,PIA
/EXCLUDE=(device_name[,...])
Specifies the device type that should not be automatically configured. Use valid
device names or mnemonics that indicate the devices to be excluded from the
configuration. Wildcards must be explicitly specified.
The /SELECT and /EXCLUDE qualifiers are not mutually exclusive, as they are
on OpenVMS VAX systems. Both qualifiers can be specified on the command line.
/LOG
Controls whether the AUTOCONFIGURE command displays information about
loaded devices.
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