System Console Emergency Boot Procedure; To Configure The Cd-Rom Drive On The System Console - Sun Microsystems StorEdge A7000 Service Manual

7.12 System Console Emergency Boot
Procedure
If the System Console's Solaris operating environment becomes corrupted and the
System Console will not start, you can boot from the Solaris CD-ROM.
To boot from the CD-ROM:
Configure the CD-ROM drive on the System Console
Boot from the Solaris operating environment CD-ROM
7.12.1 To Configure the CD-ROM Drive On the System
Console
1. Power on the System Console.
The following message is displayed:
Press ESCAPE to interrupt autoboot in 5 seconds
2. Press the Escape key.
A message appears, prompting you to press the F2 function key to enter the BIOS
settings menu.
3. Press the F2 key to continue. When a menu appears, press the F2 key again.
The next menu allows you to choose between booting from a disk (the default) or a
CD-ROM.
4. Using the space bar, move the cursor down to CD and press the F2 key to select
booting from a CD-ROM.
5. When the "Select type of installation:" prompt appears, type
Select type of installation: b -s
You have 30 seconds to complete this step. The root prompt (#) now displays.
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b -s