Booting And Shutting Down Hp-Ux; Standard Hp-Ux Booting Using Boot Console Handler - HP 9000 rp3410 User's & Service Manual

Booting the Operating System

Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX

Booting and Shutting Down HP-UX
This section describes booting and shutting down HP-UX on the HP 9000 rp3410 and rp3440 servers.
• To boot HP-UX, follow one of these procedures:
— "Standard HP-UX Booting Using Boot Console Handler" on page 132describes the standard way to
boot HP-UX. Typically this results in booting HP-UX in multi-user mode.
— "Booting HP-UX in Single-User Mode" on page 133 describes how to boot HP-UX in single-user mode.
— "Booting HP-UX in LVM Maintenance Mode" on page 133 describes how to boot HP-UX in Logical
Volume Management (LVM) maintenance mode.
• To shut down the HP-UX operating system, see "Shutting Down HP-UX" on page 133.

Standard HP-UX Booting Using Boot Console Handler

To the autoboot function is enabled, the server boots to the installed operating system. If autoboot is not
enabled, the server enters the boot console handler (BCH). The BCH enables you to control the server's
booting environment.
To set the boot path if HP-UX is at a path other than the primary path, follow these steps:
To boot HP-UX, follow these steps:
Step 1. At the BCH
Step 2. From the
COnfiguration Menu
Step 3. From the
COnfiguration Menu
To boot HP-UX once you have set the primary path, follow these steps:
Step 1. At the BCH
Do you wish to stop at the ISL prompt prior to booting (y/n)?
Step 2. Enter n.
If the server fails to boot, you may be required to boot from a DVD that contains the operating
NOTE
system and other necessary software.
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, enter Menu> co.
Main Menu
> prompt, enter pa pri xx/xx/xx.
> prompt, enter ma.
, enter Menu> bo pri. The following prompt displays:
Main Menu
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