Digital Equipment AlphaServer 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Turning the System On
Autobooting
an Operating
System If the system is set to autoboot, the operating system boots
automatically after you power up the system, after you press the
Reset button, or after recovery from a system crash.
DEC OSF/1 or OpenVMS
1. Set the auto_action environment variable to either ‘‘boot’’ or
‘‘restart.’’ For more information, refer to the
set auto_action
command in the AlphaServer 2000/2100 Firmware Reference
Guide.
2. Ensure that the default boot device has been set to the device
from which you want the operating system to boot. Enter
show bootdef_dev
to see whether your default boot device
has already been assigned. For information about setting the
default boot device, refer to the
set bootdef_dev
command
in the AlphaServer 2000/2100 Firmware Reference Guide.
3. Enter the
init
command.
Microsoft Windows NT
The Windows NT operating system autoboots by default. If
your system does not autoboot, set the system to autoboot
by following the instructions in the AlphaServer 2000/2100
Firmware Reference Guide.
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