Hp 9000 Boot Configuration Options; Booting And Shutting Down Hp-Ux; Standard Hp-Ux Booting - HP rp7440 Service Manual

HP 9000 Boot Configuration Options

On cell-based HP 9000 servers the configurable system boot options include boot device paths
(PRI, HAA, and ALT) and the autoboot setting for the nPartition. To set these options from HP-UX,
use the setboot command. From the BCH system boot environment, use the PATH command
at the BCH Main Menu to set boot device paths, and use the PATHFLAGS command at the BCH
Configuration menu to set autoboot options. For details, issue HELP command at the appropriate
BCH menu, where command is the command for which you want help.

Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX

This section presents procedures for booting and shutting down HP-UX on cell-based HP 9000
servers.

Standard HP-UX Booting

Procedure 7-1 HP-UX Booting (BCH Menu)
From the BCH Menu, use the BOOT command to boot the HP-UX OS. The BCH Menu is available
only on HP 9000 servers.
1. Access the BCH Main Menu for the nPartition on which you want to boot HP-UX.
Log in to the management processor, and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the
nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the BCH Main Menu
(the Main Menu: Enter command or menu> prompt). If you are at a BCH menu other
than the Main Menu, then enter MA to return to the BCH Main Menu.
2. Choose which device to boot.
From the BCH Main Menu, use the PATH command to list any boot path variable settings.
The primary (PRI) boot path normally is set to the main boot device for the nPartition. You
also can use the SEARCH command to find and list potentially bootable devices for the
nPartition.
Main Menu: Enter command or menu > PATH
Primary Boot Path:
HA Alternate Boot Path:
Alternate Boot Path:
Main Menu: Enter command or menu >
3. Boot the device by using the BOOT command from the BCH interface.
You can issue the BOOT command in any of the following ways:
•
BOOT
Issuing the BOOT command with no arguments boots the device at the primary (PRI)
boot path.
• BOOT bootvariable
This command boots the device indicated by the specified boot path, where bootvariable
is the PRI, HAA, or ALT boot path.
For example, BOOT PRI boots the primary boot path.
0/0/2/0/0.13
0/0/2/0/0.d (hex)
0/0/2/0/0.14
0/0/2/0/0.e (hex)
0/0/2/0/0.0
0/0/2/0/0.0 (hex)
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