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3. You should see a sequence of boot messages. As shipped, the Model V743
VXI controller will rst attempt to boot from an external SCSI device
at SCSI address 6 if present, then at SCSI address 5 if present, then from
any LAN-con gured system for which this system is a valid cluster client.
If there are multiple cluster servers that could recognize this client, or
if you are installing HP-UX from CD-ROM, you should interrupt the
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automatic boot selection by pressing the
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more information about con guring the automatic boot selection.
4. During the boot process, a new system will give you messages prompting
you for the host name, IP number, and time zone. If you have this
information, enter it as requested. Otherwise, press
enter or update this information later by typing
login. The information is as follows:
a. The time zone where your system is located.
b. The host name for your system - any alphanumeric, single-word name
with eight or fewer characters.
c. The network address number, also called an IP number, for your system.
This consists of four address elds separated by periods: for example,
255.32.3.10 . You may need to consult with your system administrator
for this information. Or, if your host name and IP number have already
been assigned, you can nd out the host name after boot by entering
uname -a
by entering
5. You will also be asked if you want to set a root password at this time. If so,
see \Selecting a New Password" in this chapter for password requirements.
Finally, you will see the \
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to select the correct boot device. See Appendix B for
. If you know your host name, you can nd out your IP number
host name at the system prompt.
nslookup
Console login:
key, then select key 1
4 ESC 5
. You can also
4 Enter 5
set_parms
4 Enter 5
" prompt.
after