Searching for Bootable Media
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Unless congured otherwise in the boot console handler, the boot console
process will automatically search exhaustively for bootable media.
In automatic mode, the boot process searches all types of I/O devices in the
default order for that operating mode (Test, OEM, or User), or in another
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order, if you have so specied in the
menu. When it nds
BOOT FROM DEVICE
an ISL le, the ISL process initiates boot processes on its device.
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To temporarily change to interactive use of ISL, go to the
and type
MAIN MENU
(
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). In that menu, type
. Note that this
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Boot from a Device
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4 Enter 5
4 Enter 5
toggles the
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setting, the value used only for this session.
Effective ISL Mode
To back out of this action, type
to return to the previous menu.
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4 Enter 5
To return to the automatic boot process (with any new congurations in the
list), type
. Automatic mode ISL uses an autoboot le to select which
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4 Enter 5
system or utility to load, non-interactively. Interactive mode ISL will always
provide you with a prompt.
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Using the Boot Console Handler