Switching From Srm To Alphabios Console - Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual

4.17 Switching from SRM to AlphaBIOS Console

It is necessary to switch to the AlphaBIOS console to run configuration utilities.
To switch from SRM to AlphaBIOS, issue the alphabios command.
Example 4-30 Switching to the AlphaBIOS Console
P00>>> alphabios
The alphabios command loads and starts the AlphaBIOS console. This is necessary
for running AlphaBIOS-based utilities (such as the RAID configuration utility). The
syntax is:
alphabios
To return to the SRM console, do one of the following:
•
If the os_type environment variable is set to unix or openvms, reset the system
by pressing the Reset button.
•
If the os_type environment variable is set to nt, press the Reset button, wait 5
seconds, then press the Halt button. Alternatively, select DIGITAL UNIX
console (SRM) or OpenVMS console (SRM) from the Advanced CMOS
Setup screen and reset the system.
To switch permanently to the AlphaBIOS console (that is, if the permanent operating
system is changed to Windows NT), do the following:
1. Set the SRM os_type environment variable to nt.
2. Set the SRM console environment variable to graphics.
3. Reset the system with the Reset button or by power cycling.
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