Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Boot Problems
Boot Problems
This section describes how to troubleshoot problems that occur
while the system is booting operating system software.
Table 4–13 describes possible boot problems and their solutions.
Table 4–13 Troubleshooting Boot Problems
Symptom Action
System cannot find boot
device. Verify that your system recognizes the boot device,
using the
show device
command. Refer to ‘‘Verifying
System Configuration ’’ in Chapter 3.
Check that the boot device environment variable
correctly identifies the boot device:
• DEC OSF/1 and OpenVMS: See the
boot
command
in the AlphaServer 2000/2100 Firmware Reference
Guide.
• Windows NT: See the FWSEARCHPATH
environment variable in the AlphaServer 2000
/2100 Firmware Reference Guide.
Device does not boot. Check that the Halt button is set to the ‘‘out’’ position.
Run the
test
command. See the description in the
section ‘‘Console Reported Problems,’’ earlier in this
chapter.
Troubleshooting the System 4–27