HP 9000 V2500 SCA, Operator'S Manual

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128 Chapter 6
HP-UX Operating System
Starting HP-UX
Table 14 Boot variables
Reviewing the state of the file system
During the start-up process, the
/sbin/bcheckrc
script executes
/usr/sbin/fsclean
. This command determines the shut down status
of the system and returns three possibilities:
1. Proper file system shut down
The startup process continues, and the following message is
displayed:
/usr/sbin/fsclean:/dev/dsk/0s0(root device) ok file system is OK, not running
fsck
2. Improper file system shut down
Variable Description
AUto BOot [ON|OFF
] If set to
ON
, the server automatically boots HP-
UX from the primary (
PRI
) device during system
startup or reset. When set to
OFF
the server boots
to the OBP menu interface.
AUto SEArch
[
ON
|
OFF
] If set to
ON
, the server searches for and lists all
bootable I/O devices.
AUto Force
[
ON
|
OFF
] If set to
ON
, then OBP allows HP-UX to boot even
if one or more cabinets does not complete power
on self test. When set to
OFF
, all cabinets must
successfully pass power on self test for OBP to
permit the server to boot HP-UX.
BootTimer [
seconds
]
Sets the number of seconds for the system to wait
before booting. This is used to allow external
mass storage devices to come online.
PAth [PRI|ALT|CON][
path
]
Displays and sets primary, alternate, and console
hardware paths. Keyboard path is displayed but
cannot be modified.
SECure [ON|OFF]
If set to ON, enables secure boot mode. If set, the
boot process cannot be interrupted. Only useful if
autoboot is ON; the system will autosearch and
autoboot.