Booting The System From Console Mode; Successful Power-Up To Console Mode - Digital Equipment DECsystem 5500 Operation

2.4.1 Booting the System from Console Mode

When the bootmode environment variable is not initialized (as shipped
from the factory) the system powers up to console mode ( prompt) after
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successfully completing its self-tests.
NOTE: The memory size and Ethernet address are displayed when self-tests
complete successfully.
Figure 2–3 shows a successful power-up to console mode.
Figure 2–3: Successful Power-Up to Console Mode
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Performing normal system tests.
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Tests completed.
Memory Size: 16777216 (0x1000000)
Ethernet Address: 08-00-2b-0c-c4-7a
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NOTE: If the line
?79 1 0A FF 0000 0000
is displayed during power-up tests, your CPU is not configured to run
Prestoserve™ software. Contact your Digital service representative before
running Prestoserve software.
Loading System Software
To load system software from console mode, use the command
boot [-f file] [-s | -m] [-n] [arg...]
For example,
>> boot -f tm(0,0)
tells the system to boot software from a cartridge in the TK70 tape drive.
For a complete description of the boot command, refer to the section on
console commands, Section 2.11.
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