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The Boot Console Interface
Booting Your Workstation
Booting Your Workstation
Usually, you start your workstation by turning it on and waiting for HP-UX
to boot automatically. However, you may not always want the usual
sequence to occur.
For example, you may want to start your workstation from an operating sys-
tem that is stored on a device that is different from your usual boot device. If
your normal operating system kernel or the disk on which it resides becomes
damaged or unusable, you may wish to boot from a different disk or perhaps
another type of device, such as a DDS-format tape drive.
Here are some situations and examples:
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If you know which device you want to boot from, and you know that it contains
a bootable operating system, follow the directions in “Accessing the Boot Con-
sole Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command >
boot device
where device is the hardware path to the device, specified in Mnemonic Style
Notation.
For example, if you wish to boot an operating system that is stored on a DDS-
format tape in a drive that is located at ‘‘sescsi.1.0’’, follow the directions in
“Accessing the Boot Console Interface” earlier in this appendix, and then type
the following command at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command >
boot sescsi.1.0
The operating system on the specified device is used to start your workstation.
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If you wish to interact with the Initial System Loader (ISL) before booting your
workstation, follow the directions in “Accessing the Boot Console Interface” ear-
lier in this appendix, and then type the following at the prompt:
Main Menu: Enter command >
boot device
You are prompted:
Interact with ISL (Y,N,Q)>
Summary of Contents for B132L+
Page 15: ...1 Preface ...
Page 20: ...6 ...
Page 21: ...7 1 System Overview ...
Page 40: ...26 System Overview Networking Overview ...
Page 41: ...27 2 Using Your CD ROM Drive ...
Page 60: ...46 Using Your CD ROM Drive Troubleshooting ...
Page 61: ...47 3 Using Your Digital Data Storage DDS Tape Drive ...
Page 77: ...63 4 Using Your 3 5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive ...
Page 89: ...75 5 Solving Problems ...
Page 105: ...91 A Safety and Regulatory Statements ...
Page 107: ...93 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 1 Declaration of Conformity 1 ...
Page 108: ...94 Safety and Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity 2 Declaration of Conformity 2 ...
Page 111: ...97 Safety and Regulatory Statements Emissions Regulations VCCI Class 2 ITE ...
Page 117: ...103 Safety and Regulatory Statements Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions ...
Page 118: ...104 Safety and Regulatory Statements Warnings and Cautions ...
Page 119: ...105 B Changing Your Workstation s Hardware Configuration ...
Page 184: ...170 Changing Your Workstation s Hardware Configuration Changing Your Monitor Type ...
Page 185: ...171 C SCSI Connections ...
Page 206: ...192 SCSI Connections Connecting to the SCSI Ports ...
Page 207: ...193 D The Boot Console Interface ...
Page 240: ...226 The Boot Console Interface Displaying PIM Information ...
Page 252: ...238 Glossary ...