Starting Hp-Ux; Hp-Ux Boot Process; Reviewing The State Of The File System - HP 9000 V-Class Operator's Manual

Starting and stopping HP-UX

Starting HP-UX

Starting HP-UX
You must start up, or boot, HP-UX after the operating system has been
completely shut down or after you have partially shut down the
operating system to perform system administration tasks. This section
provides a brief overview of the process; for complete instructions, see
the Managing Systems and Workgroups. This section describes:
• Starting HP-UX
• Reviewing the state of the file system
• Restarting HP-UX

HP-UX boot process

The process begins when you power up the V-Class server. OBP tests the
hardware, provides a complete and accurate description of all available
hardware, and boots the operating system.
OBP then passes control to the /sbin/init process, which sequentially
executes the contents of /etc/inittab. The inittab file executes the
initialize the system.
The operating system continues to boot and displays additional
information about your system. After the boot process completes, an
HP-UX login prompt appears in the sppconsole window.
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
/usr/sbin/fsclean:/dev/dsk/0s0(root device) ok file system is OK, not running
fsck
2. Improper file system shut down
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/sbin/bcheckrc and /sbin/rc scripts to check your file system and
The startup process continues, and you see the following message:
The start-up process is interrupted, and you see:
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