Booting And Resetting The Vxibus Mainframe - HP 9000 700 Series Owner's Manual

Booting and Resetting the VXIbus Mainframe

In case you do not want the usual automatic boot sequence to occur, you can
start your system from an operating system that is stored on a device that is
di erent from your usual boot device. If your normal operating system kernel
or the disk on which it resides becomes damaged or unusable, you may wish
to boot from a di erent disk or perhaps another type of device, such as a
DDS-format tape drive.
To boot from an alternate device:
1. At power-up, stop the automatic boot process (if auto boot is con gured) by
typing at the following prompt:
4 ESC 5
System Search started ...
Press [ESC] to discontinue the Auto Boot process.
2. Select
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Boot From a Device
devices with bootable media appears.
3. Select a device or LAN path from the device list by entering its number, or
abandon the process by typing
In most boot console menus, you can enter
the automatic boot process.
Resetting the System
The act of resetting your system causes it to restart completely. It is similar to
o and then back on again.
turning the system
Reset the system by pressing the Rst/Abt switch on the front panel of the
controller to the \
Rst
from the menu list by typing
to return to the previous menu.
0
4 Enter 5
77
" (up) position.
Using the Boot Console Handler
1
4 Enter 5
to reset the system and return to
B
. A list of
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