Stable Storage; Boot Command Notations; Supported Boot Paths - HP Visualize b160L Supplementary Manual

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Stable Storage

Stable Storage is non-volatile memory associated with
each PA-RISC processor module. Stable storage is
used by the processor (CPU) to store device path
information, the state of the boot flags, HPMC error
information, and operating system initialization data.

Boot Command Notations

The boot command supports the following two notations:
• Mnemonic
• Path number
Type help scsi or help lan for more information on the
boot path parameters.
Here are examples of mnemonic notation:
• boot with "no parameters" selects the primary boot path
in stable storage.
• boot with the alternate or alt parameter selects the alter-
nate boot path in stable storage.
Here is an example of path number notation:
boot p1 attempts to boot from the second path indicated
by the search command.

Supported Boot Paths

SCSI devices are bootable when connected to the
built-in SCSI or optional Fast, Wide SCSI bus. Disk-
less workstations can only boot from the LAN port on
the System card.
Troubleshooting
Dealing with a Boot Failure
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