The Boot Console Handler; Special Tasks; Boot Console Information Display - HP 9000 700 Series Owner's Manual

The Boot Console Handler

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There are times when you want to interact directly with the hardware of your
VXIbus mainframe before it boots the operating system. The system provides
an EEPROM con guration interface, called the boot console handler, which
you can use before booting the operating system to display information, set
paths, and set other system parameters even though the operating system isn't
running. This appendix gives you guidance on the functions of the boot console
handler which especially relate to using HP-UX.
Most of these tasks can be performed by selecting from menus, or by using the
default values set in the EEPROM at the factory.

Special Tasks

Here are some of the special tasks that you can perform:
Con gure your system for di erent monitor types.
Boot your system from any speci ed hardware device.
Search for hardware devices that contain media from which your system can
be booted.
Con gure the tests your system undergoes at the time of booting.
Get rmware and hardware information.
Reset the system.
Change or recon gure the boot mode.

Boot Console Information Display

Here is some of the information the boot console handler can display:
Settings of the Boot Device paths.
Boot Device search order for unattended operation.
Operating Mode.
ISL Mode (Automatic or Interactive).
Hardware Information:
Processor revision and frequency.
Memory RAM size.
Instruction and Data Cache size.
I/O ASIC revision.
LAN interface address.
B-2 Using the Boot Console Handler