FINAL
TRIM
SIZE
:
7.0
in
x
8.5
in
C
Boot
Console
User
Interface
Introduction
There
are
times
when
y
ou
w
an
t
to
in
teract
directly
with
the
hardw
are
of
y
our
w
orkstation
b efore
it
b o ots
the
op erating
system.
Y
our
w
orkstation
pro
vides
a
b o ot
console
user
in
terface
to
allo w
y
ou
to
p erform
sp ecial
tasks,
display
information,
and
set
certain
system
parameters,
ev
en
if
the
op erating
system
is
una
v
ailable.
Special
T
asks
Here
are
the
sp ecial
tasks
that
y
ou
can
p erform:
Bo ot
y
our
w
orkstation
from
an
y
sp ecied
hardw
are
device.
Searc
h
for
hardw
are
devices
that
con
tain
media
from
whic
h
y
our
w
orkstation
can
b e
b o oted.
Reset
the
w
orkstation.
Information
Display
ed
Here
are
some
of
the
kinds
of
information
that
y
our
system
can
display:
A
list
of
the
commands
y
ou
may
issue
from
the
b o ot
console
user
in
terface.
Real-time
clo
c
k
time
and
date.
Settings
of
the
Autoselect.
Status
( on
or
o
)
of
the
secure
b o ot
mo
de.
Station
address
for
the
built-in
LAN
in
terface.
Primary
and
secondary
b o ot
path.
Console
and
k
eyb oard
path.
VME
Bac
kplane
Net
w
orking
parameters.
System
P
arameters
Here
are
some
of
the
system
parameters
that
y
ou
can
set:
Real-time
clo
c
k
time
and
date.
Autoselect.
Status
( on
or
o
)
of
the
secure
b o ot
mo
de.
Status
( on
or
o
)
of
the
fastb
o ot
mo
de.
Primary
and
secondary
b o ot
path.
C-2
Using
the
Boot
ROM
DRAFT
2/5/97
11:31
