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4.3 Boot Command Syntax
With the system in console mode, you can issue a boot command.
You must give a complete specification in which the parameters
determine the boot device. (These parameters can be defined and
stored as a nickname used for future booting.)
Figure 4-3
Boot Command
b[oot] -fl[ags] NNNN, M, PPPP QQ RR SSSS.AAA.B.CC.D -FILE FILENAME
Invokes boot
command
Allows
Options N,M,P
Shadow set value (hex)
System root (0-F hex)
Booting options
Device code (dk, du, ex, fx, mk)
Device controller (a-zz)
Device unit number
Device XMI slot number (1-14)
= Optional depending on command;
N, M, P qualifiers not used with OSF/1 operating system.
1
DEC 10000 systems only
2
VAX 10000 systems only
NOTE: The boot command can be shortened to b, the -file parameter to fi,
and the -flags parameter to -fl.
Figure 4-3 shows the components of the boot command. The -flags pa-
rameter allows the use of additional boot command parameters. Not all
parameters are required; some are optional. These parameters are not
used with the OSF/1 operating system. The parameters are:
4-6 Booting
Device node number (0-255)
Device channel number (0,1)
I/O channel number (0-3)
File name for MOP booting
BXB-0303A-92
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