Changing The Default Diagnostic Startup Mode (Diag_Quick) - DEC 3000 800 Owner's Manual

You can set the
Command
Example Using systems tries to boot from a list of devices, rather than from a
single device.
a Device List
To set the
enter a command similar to the following, substituting your
system's boot device names:
>>> set bootdef_dev dka100,esa0
In this instance, the system would first try to boot from the drive
called dka100. If that drive was unavailable, or the boot failed,
the system would then try to boot from a remote device across an
Ethernet connection (esa0).
You can enter a maximum of 20 characters following the
bootdef_dev

Changing the Default Diagnostic Startup Mode (diag_quick)

Description The
TURBOchannel diagnostic test mode. The system enters
the diagnostic test mode each time the system is powered on.
Available You can set the
Settings
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Changing the Default Boot Device (bootdef_dev)
bootdef_dev
environment variable to a list of devices,
bootdef_dev
variable.
environment variable determines the
diag_quick
diag_quick
on to perform quick diagnostic tests of TURBOchannel
devices
off to perform normal diagnostic tests of TURBOchannel
devices
environment variable so that the
Return
environment variable to on or off:
Changing Environment Variables 10–9