Booting Openvms From The Infoserver; Example 3-12 Booting Openvms From The Infoserver - Compaq ES40CSLP Installation, User & Service Manual

3.8.2 Booting OpenVMS from the InfoServer

You can boot OpenVMS from a LAN device on the InfoServer. The devices are designated
EW*0 or EI*0. The asterisk stands for the adapter ID (a, b, c, and so on).
1. Power up the system. The system stops at the P00>>> console prompt.
2. Insert the operating system CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive connected to the InfoServer.
3. Enter the show device command
device.
4. Enter the boot command and any command line parameters
is EWA0. APB_0712 is the file name of the APB program used for the initial system load
(ISL) boot program.
5. The InfoServer ISL program displays a menu
6. Respond to the menu prompts
For complete instructions on booting OpenVMS from the InfoServer, see the OpenVMS
installation document.

Example 3-12 Booting OpenVMS from the InfoServer

P00>>> show device
dka0.0.0.1.1
dka100.1.0.1.1
dqa0.0.0.15.0
dva0.0.0.1000.0
ewa0.0.0.6.1
pka0.7.0.1.1
P00>>>
.
.
.
P00>>> boot -flags 0,0 -file apb_0712 ewa0
(boot ewa0.0.0.6.1 -file APB_0712 -flags 0,0)
Trying MOP boot.
.............
Network load complete.
Host name: CALSUN
Host address: aa-00-04-00-a4-4e
bootstrap code read in
base = 200000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 70400
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 3ffee000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
Network Initial System Load Function
Version 1.2
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to determine the unit number of the drive for your
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, using the selections shown in this example.
DKA0
DKA100
DQA0
DVA0
EWA0
PKA0
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RZ2CA-LA
RZ2CA-LA
TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6302B
00-00-F8-10-D6-03
SCSI Bus ID 7
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N1H0
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