Owner`s manual

5.6 BOOT

The BOOT command initializes the system and begins the

boot program. See Section 4.1 for information on how

booting works on a VAX 6000 series system. The examples

are explained in Section 5.6.2. For details on the SET BOOT

command, see Section 5.18.1.

5.6.1 BOOT Command Examples and Qualiﬁers

Examples

>>> BOOT ! Boots from the special boot

! specification named DEFAULT.

>>> BOOT/XMI:C DU0 ! Boots from a disk with hex unit no. 0 con-

! nected via a KDM70 controller at XMI node C.

>>> BOOT DIAG ! Boots from the saved boot specification

! that was created and given the name DIAG.

>>> BOOT /XMI:E/BI:4/R5:70000000/NODE:0E02 DU0

! Boots on a VAXcluster from an HSC con-

! troller dual-ported at unit numbers 0E and 02

! with a system root of SYS7. A VAXBI device

! is used to boot this system.

! See Section 4.6.2.

>>> BOOT /XMI:E /FILENAME:ISL_LVAX_B EX0

! Boots VAX/DS from an Ethernet-based CD server.

! This example shows access from a DEMNA adapter.

! CD server can also be accessed over the FDDI

! using the DEMFA adapter; device then would be FX0.

! The server boots the system with the file

! ISL_LVAX_B.

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