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7.3 Environment Variables for Alpha SRM Console
Commands
This section describes environment variables that are used to define the system oper-
ational state and to pass information between the firmware and the operating system.
7.3.1 Environment Variable Descriptions
Environment variables are classified as either Alpha SRM Console architecture-
required or system-defined.
7.3.1.1 Architecture-Required Environment Variables
The following table shows common Alpha SRM Console architecture-required envi-
ronment variables and their descriptions. For a complete list, enter
show *
at the
Alpha SRM Console prompt.
>>>show memory
48 Meg of System Memory
Lists system random-access mem-
ory (RAM) size.
>>>show *
(refer to Section 7.3)
Lists all environment variables
and their settings.
>>>show boot*
(refer to Section 7.3)
Lists all environment variables,
beginning with boot.
Architecture-Required Environment
Variable
Description
auto_action
When used with the
set
or
show
command, this
variable modifies or displays the console action
that follows an error, halt, or power-up. The
action can be halt, boot, or restart. The default is
halt.
boot_file
When used with the
set
or
show
command, this
variable modifies or displays the file name to be
used when a bootstrap requires a file name. The
default is null.
show Command Example
Description
