Booting OSF/1
Booting OSF/1
Summary
This section describes how to boot the OSF/1 operating system
from the system disk.
OSF/1 Factory
Installed
Software
The OSF/1 operating system, if supplied, is factory-installed on
the system disk. OSF/1 factory installed software (FIS) saves
you time when installing the system, because you do not need
to install the operating system. For more information on OSF/1
Factory Installed Software, see the DEC OSF/1 AXP Factory
Installed Software User Information card.
Booting OSF/1
Automatically
When the system is shipped, the system default settings cause
the system to boot from the system disk automatically after it
successfully completes its power-up tests. You can change these
system default settings if you want. For example, you can cause
the system to halt at the console prompt after it completes its
power-up tests.
System
Defaults
The OSF/1 operating system uses default settings to tell the
system where the operating system is located and how to
boot the system. When the system is shipped, these default
settings cause the system to boot from the system disk. You
can set different default settings if, for example, you want to
boot the operating system from a different device. See the
Customer Technical Information manual for information on
setting different default settings.
Boot Command
Enter the following command to boot the OSF/1 operating system
using the system default settings:
>>>
>>> boot
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